6088 Found this Beetle in Sherwood Park Alberta. Mike C. This is a roundheaded poplar borer, Saperda calcarata (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), see https://tinyurl.com/3t6lf74 for an image and more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
6087 Hello, could you help me in identifying this bug found indoors in Montreal, Canada. kindly yours, Danny This is a darkling beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), likely in the genus Tenebrio – see https://tinyurl.com/pf53k4 for an example. Their larvae are known as mealworms, and they occasionally can become pests of grains that have been improperly stored – see https://tinyurl.com/y8craz7d for […]
6089 Hello. We have been noticing more and more of these popping up in our home. I live in barrie ontario and these photos were taken in July 2017. They are indoors in the kitchen. I find one or two everyday. Today was the last draw as I found one in my lunch bag. It’s pretty hot out […]
6099 I found it in Moncton, NB (August) There have been several of them flying around and landing on the deck. Mike. This is a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the genus Monochamus, it looks like a northeastern pine sawyer, M. notatus – see https://tinyurl.com/y9huk6a3 for an image. This does not appear to be […]
6095 We just suddenly have thousands of these invading our back yard. We are in Penticton BC Canada in the south Okanagan Valley. This is a nymph of a bug in the superfamily Lygaeoidea, possibly either a dirt-colored seed bug (family Rhyparochromidae) or a false chinch bug (family Lygaeidae). In either case, these are nuisance pests […]
6098 Hello. I have had the attached bugs for approximately 4-5 months (spring until end of summer). They are approximately an inch (adult) and are mostly in the kitchen. They come out at night. They are indoors. I am in Ottawa Ontario. Joanne, Thank you. Like No. 6097, these also are German cockroaches, an adult and two […]
6096 Could you identify this for me please? Found it while emptying my dehumidifier in the basement. About 1 inch in length. Sarah M. Toronto, Ontario. July, 2017. Thank you. This is a pole borer, Neandra brunnea (Coleoptera: Ceranbycidae; subfamily Parandrinae). See https://tinyurl.com/y97oksfo for an image and more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, […]
6109 Measuring 3 cm in length, we found this bug (a beetle?) in our finished basement, in Toronto, ON, in August. It has been a rain-filled summer and the basement has definitely felt damp. Can someone help me identify what it is? Thanks, Laura Like no. 6105, this is a scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the […]
6100 Aldershot area which is on the border between Hamilton and Burlington, Ontario. I searched through the spiders on your website but couldn’t find this one. Found this spider today in an empty plant container. Took its pic and let it go. It’s body was about 1/2″ long. What’s curious is the three red orbs […]
6101 Hi. My name is Teresa. I have an infestation of these bugs on one type of bush at my camp site in Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park. (first noticed in mid to late June but still active as they move to new bushes) Do you know what they are? This is a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: […]
6094 Please tell me what this is. I live in Quinte West, Ontario and this bug was on my screen door around dinner time. I live close to a creek and have many spruce and cedar trees around. The she’ll on its back almost looks prehistoric with spikes on it. Hope to hear from you. Dana […]
6097 Hello , Found this insect in the 5th floor apartment, Noticing since 2 months (may), Toronto. This comes in night outside specially in bathroom , earlier was in kitchen dustbin cabinet too but now after lot of cleaning reduced in kitchen, found today in bedroom under the bed hiding when we were moving the […]
6102 Hi, Attached is a photo of a beetle we found by an outside doorway of our home. We live in Lake Country, BC Canada where it is summer and has been very hot and dry. It is 2 inches long. It does have a bit of white dust or something on its body, antennae and […]
6104 Attached are the following 2 photos of a bug mostly in the basement and they now are appear to be moving up to the main and second floors of our house. We live in Calgary. What kind of big is this and how do we get rid of it? Thanks JT. This is a short-snouted/broad-nosed […]
6103 Hi. i found tons of these on my garden flowersbtoday on lac largille val des bois quebec. Not sure if its a green wasp. we have a wasp nest under the eavestrough. its new this spring. we have tons of bees as well. please help me id it. thanks Sonja This is a solitary ground-nesting […]
6105 Hi, Found this big guy in the garage today. He has some spider webs on him, but I wasn’t about to take them off…he only PLAYS dead! Beside a loonie for sizing. Thanks! Sharon. Winnipeg Manitoba This is a This is a scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the genus Osmoderma; see https://tinyurl.com/ycmskym6 for an […]