5685 Hello, My name is Dziepy. I found about 50 of these bugs underneath my leather couch while sweeping my wooden floor living room. The couch sits directly in front of a glass sliding door that we do not open. The skin has a shiny sheen to it. Only 5 or so bugs have no sheen but were dark brown and […]
5693 Hello, I am seeing these insects/bugs since April 2016 at my apartment at Chatham, Ontario. Please help me find what is its name and please let me know if they are harmful and if pest control is required. I have tried checking previously submitted photos on your website several times but I cannot identify […]
5691 Saw this flying in my house never seen a spotted bee before. Dan B. Ontario. This is a wasp in the family Vespidae and the genus Vespula; see http://tinyurl.com/hxroz49 for an example. These wasps collectively are known as yellowjackets and are not noted for having a sense of humor when their nests are disturbed. […]
5692 My name is Tara. This is on my deck umbrella in Kamloops. Dallas part of Kamloops right behind the wildlife park. This is a cicada (Hemiptera/Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae); likely in the genus Okanagana; see http://tinyurl.com/gvb7sdp for an example. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
5689 Hi, my name is Desiree. I found this spider in a house I work at. The area/location is Qualicum Bay, Central Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Month is early June. It was about the size of a dime. Maybe slightly smaller. And was quite quick. I have never seen one quite like this out here and […]
5690 I found this spider in Victoria British Columbia. The date is June 3rd. What kind is it? It’s about 2 cm long. Tim – Like nos. 5638, 5640, 5656, and 5660, this appears to be another folding-door trapdoor spider in the family Antrodiaetidae; see http://tinyurl.com/lp7j62z for an image. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
5711 Something is eating the leaves on my snowball bush. This is the third year. The leaves are like lace, but I can never see any grubs, day or night. All I see is a number of these little characters. Could this be the culprit? If so, how do I spoil his lunch? Brian This […]
5694 Hello, Wondering what this is. We’ve been seeing them all around our deck outside. We are in central Alberta. It’s summer now (June) and I’d say I’ve been seeing them for a few weeks. I see them by themselves and are about the size of my pinkie finger. Can you help? Thank you! Darleina […]
5697 Hi, I’m Dave. This fella landed on my windshield last night. I live near Edmonton Alberta Canada. It is about an inch long. This is an ichneumon wasp (Hymeniptera: Ichneumonidae). These wasps all are parasitic on other arthropods, mainly other insects. They lack venom, but some species that have a short, stout ovipositor can […]
5700 Hi there, I live in Brantford Ontario and found these little guys all over my grass and fence. They are various sizes from half a centimetre to 1 centimetre. The weather is hot and humid and very sunny out. I tried researching and the best I could come up with was Jadera haematoloma but I don’t […]
5712 Hello, I live in Ottawa Ontario and these bugs are everywhere eating my plants especially my fruit tree leaves. They started to show up on the 15th of June, and they where around all summer until the end of August. They are around 3/8ths long and brown with black wings. Like no. 5710, this […]
5699 Large quantities of these bugs found in planter boxes Comox Valley, Vancouver Island Jo This appears to be a whitecrossed seed bug, Neacoryphus bicrucis (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Lydaeidae); see http://tinyurl.com/3g4z8yd for an image and more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
5710 A lady in UXBRIDGE took this picture this week. What are they and how to get rid of??? Thanks very much. DR These appear to be rose chafers (Macrodactylus subspinosus; Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), a destructive pest species. See http://tinyurl.com/hdg4zfx for some control suggestions. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
5703 Sheila, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Size: a nickel, Month: May/June, Conditions: Attracted to water, e.g., dog’s outdoor water bowl, but also found on land, i.e, driveway, deck, cluster together in cracks, rusty brown in colour. This is a type of scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) known as a May beetle or June bug; it appears to be in the […]
5705 I don’t sleep as way too many spiders in my house. Linda Mc. This looks like a wolf spider, which is a good one to have around, as they are voracious hunters that provide volunteer pest control services. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
5695 Found on fruit trees in Comox Valley, Vancouver Island. Jo R. This is a larva of a lady beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae); it looks like Harmonia axyridis, known as the Asian multi-colored lady beetle – see http://tinyurl.com/zh3r6o4 for an image. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.