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Moths in garage
5881 Hi, I found a number of these bugs in the space above my garage in Nova Scotia. Last year and this year a woodpecker has done considerable damage and I just discovered why (I think). What is it and how do I get rid of them? Thank you, Liam This little moth would not […]
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caddisfly
5890 See attached Photo a friend of mind took on New years eve, found in a home in Eastern Newfoundland . Just curious as flying bugs in Winter doesn’t seem the Norm. The image is not clear enough for me to be certain, but I believe that this could be a caddisfly (order Trichoptera) – see […]
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Adult mouse
5898 My name is Esther, I’m a single mom of 3 kids, 2 dogs, and 1 crested gecko. I had been hearing noises at night, but i brushed it away thinking it was my crested gecko’s activity since he is nocturnal, until i seen a rodent dash behind my fridge. I purchased glue traps and set […]
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broad-nosed/short-snouted weevil
5893 My name is jen i found this on my kitchen stove in toronto ontario i was wondering if someo e can help me please im terrified of bugs This is a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; possibly in the subfamily Entiminae (broad-nosed/short-snouted weevils) – see http://tinyurl.com/heh23d5 for an example. Weevils such as these often enter buildings […]
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fragment of a dead insect
5899 Found a few under my mattress. I came back from Costa Rica less than a week ago, and have been getting bites around my hands, ankles, a few on my chest. Standard red and itchy…. I have not seen any live bugs yet. Thought they were bed bugs at first, but I had them a few […]
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Drugstore Beetle
5882 Hi there, my name is Remi. Geological location is British Columbia, Canada. I have looked over your site a bit and I would figure this is a beetle, but what kind of beetle is unsure, matter of fact I didn’t even notice the antennas they had until I took a zoomed up picture of […]
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long-horned wood-boring beetle
5903 What is this ? It came out of my wood table I think….Kind regards, Jeff This looks like a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the tribe Clytini – see http://tinyurl.com/jefsb3t for an example. It would be very unlikely for this to have emerged from any finished piece of furniture. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; […]
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Tiny Wasp
5907 Daniel from Dartmouth, NS. 17 Jan 2017. Indoors on 4th floor of apartment building. Body approx 3-5mm long, with tail almost same length as body. Has wings, but seems to only jump/hop rather than fly. Pair of long antenna on head. Golden-brown body. Group of at least 50+ found in corner of room high up on the […]
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Crane Fly
5908 About 1 inch long slim body, always on wall near the ceiling, live in Manitoba so cold outside. Have seen about 15 in December and Jan. What are they and where do they come from? Thanks Larry S. This is a crane fly (Diptera: Tipulidae); see http://tinyurl.com/2fz8joo for an example. It is not unusual to […]
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Unlikely biting spider
5913 We got this guy today on sticky paper . Both my husband and myself have been getting bites likely at night in bed. The bite starts off the size of a dime and swells to quarter size, burns, itches for about 5-6 days. The area around the actual bite swells to a tea cup […]
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grain/granary weevil
5905 Found in large numbers in an apartment crawling on the floors and walls. I am in Saskatoon, SK and it has been very cold outside recently. Does not appear to be coming from any singular location (found in living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom). I have only found concentrated areas (10 bugs) in small piles […]
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snakefly larva
5906 Hello, Can you advise what the attached Bug is ? Came out of Vancouver BC. Thanks. Brendan. This is a larva of a snakefly (order Raphidioptera); likely in the family Raphidiidae. These are general predators on other small arthropods, mainly other insects. See http://tinyurl.com/hht3z5u for more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, […]
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xiphydriid wood wasp
5914. Hello, I have noticed these bugs over the past couple of weeks in my house. I live in northern Ontario and it is currently winter outside. They are about 2 cm long and are very slow moving. They have been hanging out around a large window at the front of my house . I […]
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lacewing
5904 Hello Webmanager, My name is Jack and I found this creature on the mirrored backsplash in our kitchen. We’re in central Alabama where the weather is currently unseasonably warm (70°). Best regards, Jack This is a lacewing, most likely a green lacewing (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). These insects and their larvae are voracious predators on small, […]
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Casebearer larva
5901 What type of bug is this. found it in the bathroom. there’s more then 1 This looks like a household casebearer (aka ‘plaster bagworm’), Phereoeca uterella (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Related to clothes moths, these basically are nuisance pests, feeding primarily on old cobwebs and the like. See http://tinyurl.com/hhc6w4v for more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired […]
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Plant seeds, not insects
5915 Please identify. They are Black on one side and green underneath. They are biting too. Sherry These appear to be plant seeds of some kind, not insects. They may have short spines that irritated your skin. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
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Psocid
5900 Hello, I live in Kitchener, Ontario and it’s January right now. I just got this new townhouse last February and never noticed these little guys in my basement (basement only), till this month. It’s been snowing a lot and the house is quite dry, Im not sure if the basement is humid though, but we […]
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Praying mantis egg mass
5910 Hi there, I’m hoping that you can identify this cocoon for me. I’ve been finding quite a few of them in my barn this winter and I’ve come across one in the pasture but I’m sure there are a lot more. I’m worried about an infestation of something come spring. I live in Flamborough […]
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assassin bug nymph
5902 Hi, my name is Nancy. We have seen this bug inside around the house, in Winter months. In eastern Ontario, Canada. Have been looking all over the Web to try and identify but haven’t seen any pictures of it yet. thanks! This is a late-instar nymph of an assassin bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae), likely that of Reduvius […]
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assassin bug
5911 I this a kissing bug? Audrey This is an assassin bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae), but not a kissing bug. This one looks like Zelus renardii, known as the leafhopper assassin bug – see http://tinyurl.com/hclhvvm for an image. Like most assassin bugs, it can deliver a painful bite if handled carelessly, but they are not […]
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red-headed ash borer
5912 Found these guys in my room. Identify please. Rob. This looks like a red-headed ash borer, Neoclytus acuminatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). It will not infest or harm anything in your home; see http://tinyurl.com/k8j27rp for more detailed information on this species. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
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the masked hunter
5925 Brittany. Winnipeg, MB. Please help! Was found running across my living room carpet. It’s February but very warm outside and snow is melting. This is Reduvius ersonatus, a peridomestic species of assassin bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae) known as the masked hunter. These are reported as having a very painful but not dangerous bite. See http://tinyurl.com/23g4bdy […]
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Carpet Beetle
5920 Found this one beetle in my carpet. Only have ever seen this one. Just making sure. Looks like 6 legs, straight antenna, oval shape, hard shell, brown and black colour, has wings but doesn’t fly, size of a pen tip. Chris. This looks like a carpet beetle (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) in the genus Attagenus – see […]
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broad-nosed/short-snouted weevils
5929 It is a warm February and i have seen a number of these beetle type insects crawling around the ceiling of my Toronto condo. Please let me know what it is. Thank you. This is a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the subfamily Entiminae (broad-nosed/short-snouted weevils) – see http://tinyurl.com/heh23d5 for an example. Weevils such as […]
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Bat, bed and swallow bugs info
5931 Hi, I live 30 min East of Calgary, Ab. The attached photo was just taken, so its winter time. We have seen 15-20 of these in the last month. Mainly on baseboards, or on walls. We got our house inspected and there were no signs of the bugs during inspection. Nothing around any beds, […]
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Box Elder bugs.
5919 We live at Lighthouse Cove, Ontario near the mouth of the Thames River on Lake St. Clair. These flying insects seem attracted to our house. We have a white stucco exterior and during a sunny day, our house will be covered in them. They are now making their way into our house. The attached […]
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ground beetle
5918 I live in a basement apartment in Vancouver, BC. I’ve been here a year and never seen these until this week. Now I’ve seen 5. They look black, the photo shows reflection on the shell. They are very lazy. I’ve never seen them move, they just sit there until I kill them. Thanks, Ryan Please […]
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western black widow spider
5922 Hello! I’m always trying to identify spiders I find around bc and I stumbled across one I couldn’t figure out, this one lives in my house and I’m just hoping you could help me out. I understand you get a high volume of emails so thanks for reading! Alisandra. This might be a western black […]
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Saw-toothed or merchant grain beetle
5916 Please help me! I need an idea of what these bugs could be. I really need to know how to get these out of my home it has been going on for over 3 years at this point. I have tried every insecticide available, steam and freezing cold and there are always more. This […]
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Booklice
5921 Hello, I have been seeing these tiny little bugs in my basement over the past few months. I like in the Halton region, in a brand new house. I do some woodworking in my basement, so initially thought the dust/wood was drawing the bugs into the house. I’ve cleaned the saw dust and still […]
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picture-wing fly
5924 We had many of these flies with striped wings ( pictures attached) indoors in late summer/fall and every week or so I still see one or two crawling on my windows. I cant identify this fly and it quite unusual for us to see this many flies indoors in winter. Please let me know […]
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Assassin Bug Nymph
5926 Returned this weekend to my daughters apartment and found this alive on the floor of the laundry room. It was full of dust. Tried to clean dust off as much as possible. She lives in a basement apartment of a house in Northern Ontario. Had bites on ankles, now legs, and abdomen. Can you […]
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horntail wood wasp
5917 I live in Kilworthy Ont. Canada…we believe they are coming out of our wood for heating our home…hope you can help me…thank you Karen This is a pigeon tremex, Tremex columba, a horntail wood wasp (Hymenoptera: Siricidae). Their larvae develop in the trunks of dead and dying trees, including ash, beech, cottonwood, elm, maple, […]
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Winged reproductive ant
5927 This was found inside my house ….there are a lot of them seem to be attracted to light ….what are they? How do I get rid of them? This is a winged female reproductive ant, likely a Modoc species carpenter ant that has emerged from a satellite nest in your home. Because it is warm in your […]
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dark-winged fungus gnat
5928 There are hundreds of these in my house. They are mainly around the windows in one main level room. It is currently winter here in Kitchener Ontario however we just had record warm temperatures for February. They are only a few millimeters big. Any help identifying is appreciated. Thank you, Marc This appears to be a […]
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varied carpet beetle
5930 Hi I found some of these at my bedrooms yesterday. Is it a bed bug? Marjan. This is a carpet beetle (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) in the genus Anthrenus, such as the varied carpet beetle, A. verbasci. See http://tinyurl.com/hz44zxx for images and detailed information on this species and http://tinyurl.com/zl9w25c elsewhere on this site for some control […]
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leaf beetle
5923 Hi. I have a ton of these beetle like bugs hanging around inside my house around the windows. What are they? This is a special kind of leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in the subfamily Bruchinae. Often called pea or bean weevils, the larvae of several species will infest seeds (primarily those of legumes), both […]
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spider beetle
5937 Found this in my bathtub this morning in Halifax, Nova Scotia This is a spider beetle (Coleoptera: Anobiidae; subfamily Ptininae). These basically are nuisance pests, but sometimes they will infest some dry stored food products. See http://tinyurl.com/mamup5 for more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
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Wood cockroach Nymph
5936 Dear Editor, Thank you for your help in identifying the attached beetle. A few weeks ago we moved into a home that had been unoccupied for a few years. We are finding on average 2-3 of these beetles in our house on a daily basis. Often they are on their back, in the process […]
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western conifer seed bug
5932 Hello, I live in south west Nova Scotia. In Dec. of last year we found 3 of these insects flying around the house within a 10 day period. We have a wood furnace. Have not found anyone who knows what this is. Thank You, Pauline Horton This is a western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis […]
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scentless plant bug
5946 I’ve seen a lot of these beetles in my house. They are about 1/4 inch long. I’m in BC, the south Okanagan. I cannot be absolutely certain, but I believe that this is a scentless plant bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Rhopalidae); see http://tinyurl.com/kvfdkko for an example. These basically are nuisance pests that seldom cause any real […]
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scuttle fly
5943 I am Michael, and I’m in South Florida. The specimen was retrieved mid March from a South Florida bathroom. I think it may have tried to attack me actually. Thank you. This is a scuttle fly (Diptera: Phoridae). The only thing that they attack is decomposing organic matter; they are incapable of biting or […]
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German cockroaches
5947 Hi There, Found this on a glue trap for mice placed beside my stove… Hope the images are good enough quality. Almost looks like a cockroach nymph? (From what i guess, or some sort of cricket). I live in an old top floor apartment in Montréal. Anyways, it measures approximately 1.25cm for specimen on left […]
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small winter stonefly
5940 My name is Tammy and I live in Midland, Ontario, Canada. It is mid-March but still very cold. We have had a couple mild spells over the last couple months. I am finding these bugs in and around my hot tub. Concerned that they may be carpenter ants but they don’t look like the other […]
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scarlet malachite beetle larva
5933 Hi my name is Mike Weir, I found these in a light fixture in Edmonton Alberta. They are about a centimetre long. thanks. This is a larva of a scarlet malachite beetle, Malachius aeneus (Coleoptera: Melyridae) – see http://tinyurl.com/khegf6s for detailed information. This is not a pest, but simply an accidental intruder. Ed Saugstad, […]
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Powderpost beetles
5935 I am from Hamilton Ontario my wife purchased a hand made wood hanging ornament ( made in India ) from Home Sense and after a few days of lying on top of our dresser we noticed fine wood grains on the floor and around the object wondering what it was or what could do […]
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Carpenter ant
5934 I am Michael, and I’m in South Florida. Photo was taken, March 2. Specimen was retrieved from a South Florida bathtub.Thank you. I cannot be certain, but this might be a carpenter ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae; Camponotus sp.). The best way to tell if it is a carpenter ant is to look at it from the side. If the […]
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male horse fly
5939 This was on my truck in Abbotsford B.C. This is a male horse fly (Diptera: Tabanidae); possibly Tabanus punctifer see http://tinyurl.com/mvfm6fw for an image. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
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