7042. This crawler is skinny and about an inch long, and comes out in late July. They are near the pool and in the basement for about a month then disappear. Thanks for any light you can shed. Fenwick, Ontario. Canada Number 7042. This is a flat-backed millipede, possibly a garden millipede, […]
7045. I found this little guy while dusting. Thought it was lint until I saw it moving. I have no idea what it is, pure white. Smiths Falls, ON. Canada Number 7045. This is a nymph of an assassin bug known as a masked hunter (Reduvius personatus; Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae), a cosmopolitan species often […]
7040. Found at night, inside my house, in the bathroom. August 2020. 23 degrees Celsius outside. Oshawa, Ontario. Canada Number 7040. This is a predaceous diving beetle (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). They and their larvae (“water tigers”) are general predators on other small aquatic life forms. They also are very strong fliers, and may […]
7035. Just out of the blue we found thousands of these bugs all over or front walkway, porch, planting areas and around the perimeter of our property. It’s been very hot with little rain until recently. I killed them the first time with a bug killer but found them again in full force […]
7047. It was about 2-3 inches long. Kamloops, British Columbia. Canada Number 7047. This is a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the subfamily Prioninae; possibly Prionus californicus, one of the largest beetles in Canada. Commonly known as the California root borer, its larvae can cause serious damage to tree and vine […]
7041. Have been chasing these around for days. Cannot figure out where they are coming from and how to get rid of them. Thought they came from outside, but the house has been mosquito net proofed for days now. Raid Home did not really help. Montreal, Quebec. Canada Number 7041. You must […]
7033. Outside my room on balcony was trying to fly too. Kandal, Phnom Penh. Cambodia Number 7033. This appears to be an assassin bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae). These are general predators on other terrestrial arthropods; Click here for another example.
7036. We find them outside and inside. We live in Newmarket, Ont. Canada Number 7036. This is a broad-nosed/short-snouted weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; subfamily Entiminae). It might be a black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus; Click here for an image.
7044. Hello, I have noticed my backyard infested with tiny black bugs, I can see them on grass, walls, patio furniture etc. Can you please let me know what is this and if any product to treat them. Milton, Ontario. Canada. Number 7044. This appears to be a hairy chinch bug, […]
7048. Finding these all over our house and seem to be living in our front door frame. They are quite small but large in number! Any idea what these are and how to get rid of them? Kelowna, BC. Canada Number 7048. This is an elm seed bug, Arocatus melanocephalus (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Lygaeidae), […]
7046. Found in bathroom twice one July and one in August. Leduc, Alberta. Canada Number 7046. This is a larva of a larder beetle, Dermestes lardarius (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) or a close relative. Click here for some control recommendations.
7052. Found inside our home during the spring summer months have never noticed them before until this year thanks for your assistance. Kamloops, British Columbia. Canada Number 7052. This is a broad-nosed/short-snouted weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; subfamily Entiminae). These weevils often enter buildings in search of shelter, but do no harm there. Click […]
7034. Found this thing in my kitchen. Very frightening. Kitchener, Ontario. Canada Number 7034. This is nothing to worry about; it is the empty ‘shell’ (exoskeleton) of a cicada (Hemiptera/Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae), likely in the genus Neotibicen (annual/dog-day cicadas). Click here for a video of the molting process.
7049. Landed on my boyfriend’s back while he was watering the plants on our balcony. He came inside and I saw it. North York, ON. Canada Number 7049. This is a scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). From the appearance of its flattened elytra, it may be in the genus Osmoderma. Those are not […]
7050. Found indoors on belt from closet. Body is approx 6mm long and 5mm wide (not including antennae). Aug 2020. Calgary, AB. Canada Number 7050. This is a nymph of a stink bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), but I cannot provide a specific identification. It may be a predatory species. Click here for […]
7051. Enid, OK. United States Number 7051. This appears to be a nymph of a bed bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Cimicidae). Click here for a very detailed fact sheet that includes some control recommendations.