6537. Ever since my parents driveway was redone, they are finding these bugs in their house. What are they? Hope they aren’t dangerous! Ajax, ON. Canada Number 6537. This looks like the adult of a yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Although they may be pests in stored grains, the larvae are valuable as […]
6535. Usually get a couple of these guys in my house during the summer and I’ve never seen anything like them until I moved into my house last summer so I was just curious to try and identify what it is. Fort Vermilion AB. Canada Number 6535. This is a camel/cave cricket (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae). They […]
6530. Size 2-3 mm. Month July. Season Summer. Weather conditions: Hot & sunny. Outdoors. I have no idea what the bugs are that these ants are so interested in, nor why they have colonized the plant. I have not been able to ID them through Google. Calgary, AB. Canada Number 6530. Those are aphids (Hemiptera/Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae), […]
6528. Wondering what kind of spider this is I cant seem to find what it is. Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Canada Number 6528. This is a colour morph (var. pyramidatus) of the marbled orb weaver, Araneus marmoreus; Click here for an image. It appears to be much more common in Europe than in North America. Like all […]
6529. Fergus, Ontario. Canada Number 6529. This is a female eastern dobsonfly, Corydalus cornutus (Megaloptera: Corydalidae). Their larvae, called hellgrammites, are aquatic predators on other small life forms. Click here for images and more detailed information.
6531. Winnipeg, Mb. Canada Number 6531. This is a sexton/burying beetle (Coleoptera: Silphidae) in the genus Nicrophorus. It looks like Nicrophorus tomentosus, known as the tomentose burying beetle. Unlike other Canadian Nicrophorus, the adults do not bury the carcasses (small mammals/birds) they find, but make a shallow pit and cover the carcass with litter. Click here and […]
6527. I found this insect in my garden today, I live in Montreal close to the Port and shipping containers. I have been bitten by one like this and it was very painful. I always wondered what it is, maybe an ‘Assassin Bug’? Any input would be very helpful. Best. Karim. Montreal, Quebec. Canada Number 6527. […]
6532. Hi. Does someone know what this beetle is ? Thank you. Michele. Pointe claire, Quebec. Canada Number 6532. This is Osmoderma eremicola, a scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) sometimes known as a leather beetle (because of their odor) or a hermit flower beetle. Their larvae are found in rotting wood. Click here for an example.
6533. Found 3 days ago, under coffee machine. It moves sinusoidally, and will jump/spring. It seems to be able to use the tip of it’s abdomen to anchour and jump. The length is about 2 cm stretched out. Since it doesn’t have wings I assume it’s a larva. When stretched out the corrugations in […]
6536. Wasp holes 4 mm wide, the wasps are about 7 mm long. There are boring into 4-yr old dried untreated maple wood used fir shed posts after removing the bark, This is the first year of any wasps. I need to know what they are and if they need to be killed. Halifax, NS. […]
6538. Located in Vaughan Ontario. The bug bit a person on the toe leaving 3 bleeding pin prick bites in a row. Bite happened near backyard pool surrounded by cedar trees. August 2019. Approx 28 – 30 deg celsius. Bit at approx 4 pm. Bug did not die after bite, we smacked it so as […]
6539. Only found one It jumps. Was in our basement near the heat pump. Beaconsfield, Quebec. Canada Number 6539. This is a camel/cave cricket (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae). They are for the most part nuisance pests, usually found in dark, damp situations such as basements, caves, under logs, etc. Click here for more detailed information.
6540. Found on a window sill, what is this? It was about an inch long. Edmonton, Ab. Canada Number 6540. This is a German cockroach, Blattella germanica (Blattodea: Ectobiidae), a peridomestic pest species notoriously difficult to bring under complete control. Click here for some control recommendations.
6541. Harrison, Maine. United States Number 6541. This is a brown prionid, Orthosoma brunneum (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). It is not considered a pest species; Click here for more detailed information.