6125 Hello, I don’t think I saw this one on any of the pages. It was found just outside of Port Elgin Ontario. I would say it was maybe 2 inches long and crawling pretty quickly. Thanks! Russ This is a caterpillar of a sphinx moth (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae); possibly Ceratomia undulosa (the waved sphinx) – […]
6116 My name is Sonja and this little guy was on my lawn furniture this morning. Never seen anything like it before. Location is Simcoe County Ontario. It is Aug. 2017, cool out 13°C, rained last night, we live in a maple bush. Thanks. This is a nymph of a stink bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pentatomidae); it appears […]
6119 Hi there, Jordan from Winnipeg here. There have been a lot of these insects popping up over the last couple of days (mid August). They are tiny black beetle like insects with yellow stripes on the sides that will land on anything including the side of the house, furniture and people. They fly away […]
6130 On September 8, 2017 we found aprox. 50 bugs in our home. We have never had a bug problem in the past. We spent the night vacuuming and were hoping that they were gone, unfortunately two days later they are back. Size : aprox 2 mm, month: September, after a hot dry summer, we first […]
6123 Hi There – I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba & found this 2 inch × 1.6 inch huge beetle on the sidewalk outside of my apartment a few days ago. It’s been quite humid all week & rather hot. Never seen a beetle this large ever, let alone in the Canadian prairies before. Where might it […]
6129 What is this? Found him crawling on the kitchen floor and it’s about 1.5cm long and is a reddish brown colour. We are in the Fraser Valley and it’s early September. Thanks Andy. This is a reproductive termite that has shed its wings; it looks like a Pacific dampwood termite, Zootermopsis angusticollis (Blattodea: Archotermopsidae). Unlike […]
6127 Dear Sir/ Madam, Kindly help me identify these insects. Photo was taken in Mission, British Columbia, Canada on the last week of August, 2017. I am not sure if those insects at the back of the beetle are its babies or some kind of “Tick’? Thanks very much in advance! Martin This appears to […]
6128 Hi there. Would you mind please helping me identify this beetle. Found on a grapevine in Southern Okanagan, Duncan These appear to be flea beetles, possibly grape flea beetles, Altica chalybea (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae); see https://tinyurl.com/y9sfpcuo for an image. Foliage feeding such as shown in your image seldom causes any serious harm to the plants, […]
6131 Hello! My name is Nikki. I found this guy at work in the gorge today, at the base of the Niagara Falls. Ontario, Canada This is a flat-backed millipede (family Polydesmida) in the family Xystodesmidae; it looks like Sigmoria trimaculata – see https://tinyurl.com/yct6dqg9 for an image. These are harmless detrivores, but have an interesting […]
6133 Hi, there, I saw this under my deck. Did not see the ant, but I am wondering if it sign of white ant? Thanks a lot. I live in Burnaby, B.C. Jerry The holes and course wood fibre (frass) indicate typical damage caused by carpenter ants. See this web page for more information: http://pestcontrolcanada.com/ants/carpenter-ants
6132 Hi. We found this beetle by the garage in July in Grand Forks BC. I couldn’t find any photos to match on the website. Can you identify it? Thanks, Lennette. This is a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae); it looks like Prionus californicus – see https://tinyurl.com/2ue3qel for an image and detailed information on its life […]
6134 Hi. This bug was just inside my house in Nova Scotia. Is this a form of tick? This is a masked Hunter. Both adults and nymphs are predators that feed on other insects including flies, carpet beetles, mealworms and bed bugs. The adult bug is dark brown or black and about 3/4 of inch […]
6140 Hello I’m hoping to identify this insect that was on our dock by the lake in Renfrew, ON. Taken late August. It was as large as the top of my thumb. This is a cicada, specifically one of the so-called dog-day cicadas in the genus Neotibicen – see http://tinyurl.com/y8ngs5m9 for an image. Ed Saugstad, retired […]
6141 My name is Diane. I am 10 years old. I found this insect: Outside, Sunny day, July 21, 2017 (summer) Geography (Orleans / Ottawa area) very near the Ottawa river The insect looks a bit like bark off of a tree. Grey in colour. The insect from tail to head (not including the antennae) is […]
6142 I didn’t see anything else like this odd little thing on your site. It was found at Victoria Beach, Manitoba, in August (summer), outdoors on a nice day – 25-ish degrees Celsius. Thanks for looking at it – your site is great. Ida I cannot tell for certain what this is – if it was […]