Archive for category: Pest Identification

7519.      South East Kansas on Jan 22 2025. Found inside house. I do have some house plants be will find them one or two at a time never this many. But all these are dead? Found on the floor and window seal. Also notice little black ant or two in my bedroom tho there is never any drink or food in there, looks like the same tiny black ants commonly found in summer running a trail to the food they find in a kitchen trash can or a long counter tops. . Like. My house is very clean and kept nice. I live with me and a girl who super clean as well. My question is what are these flying ones as seen in pictures. And should I be concerned and or how to delete them. Arkansas City, KS. United States

Number 7519.    These appear to be dark-winged fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae). The adult flies are harmless nuisance pests, but their larvae can damage tender plants, especially in greenhouse/indoor situations. These larvae usually are found in very damp/saturated soils having a high organic material content. If you have indoor plants, you should let the soil dry out as much as practical between waterings. See Dark-winged fungus gnats control suggestions .

7517.      I live on Ile Bizard. A small bedroom community off the Island of Montreal in the Des Prairies river. Its winter, house is closed up tight. Last night this thing came flying into my home office as i sat by my computer. It headed straight for the desk lamp. Never saw such a big flying bug in my house before ever. I freaked out. I have a fly killer toy called “The Bug-A- Salt ” which is basically a shotgun that shoots spray of table salt like a shotgun shoots pellets out to about 3 feet. I use it to kill house flies in summer. It took only one shot to disable this thing. Looks like I shot off part of one wing. This morning it’s still twitching. Flies are tougher actually to kill. I took a few pictures and here we are. What the hell is it, where does it come from and can I expect more of them? L’île-bizard, QC. Canada

Number 7517.   This is a brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), an introduced species that has become a widespread pest in much of North America. See Brown marmorated stink bug detailed information .

7514.   Found November 3rd in my basement during the afternoon. What is this? Kingston, Ontario. Canada

Number 7514.    This is a nymph of a German cockroach Blattella germanica (Blattodea: Ectobiidae), a peridomestic species notoriously difficult to bring under full control. If you see any more, you may want to consider contacting a certified pest management service. See  cockroach detailed information .

7511.     Spiders found in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Number 7511.    This spider is a harmless orb weaver in the genus Argiope, most likely A. trifasciata. 

7509.       Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada

Number 7509.    This a reproductive termite that has shed its wings; it looks like a Pacific coast dampwood termite, Zootermopsis angusticollis. See Reproductive termite detailed information .

7507.      Is this a giant Asian water beetle. What do I do with it. Found it at our daycare. Same, Red Earth Creek, Alberta. Canada.

Number 7507.       This is a giant water bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Belostomatidae), possibly a Lethocerus sp.; these are native, not Asian. See Giant water bug detailed information .

7505.      Hi, I find these dotted around the house. Sometimes in the bathroom or on a windowsill. Theres always only one or two. They were first found in a bathroom where we had a birds nest removed from the exhaust vent. Are these booklice ? Ontario, Canada.

Number 7505.    Yes, this is a booklouse (Psocodea: Liposcelidae). See booklouse detailed information .

7503.      Central Alabama, temperature about 80 degrees F. Mid August 2024. Pelham, Alabama. United States

Number 7503.      This is a robber fly (Diptera: Asilidae), possibly in the genus Promachus – see Robber fly example . Robber flies are ambush predators that dart out to nab insects that fly too close to their perch. They then return to their site to enjoy their meal.

7501.     Super super small under the stove. Calgary, Alberta. Canada

Number 7501.      This is one of the grain beetles (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) in the genus Oryzaephilus, either a saw-toothed grain beetle or a merchant grain beetle. The distinguishing characters cannot be seen in this image. They may feed on a wide variety of items, including cereals, dried fruit, bran, rolled oats, brown rice, walnuts, breakfast foods, macaroni, sugar, drugs, fried meats, chocolate, tobacco, and snuff. They cannot attack perfectly sound grain, but can feed on slightly damaged grain. See Grain beetles detailed information .

7499.     Grove City, OH. United States

Number 7499.    These are grain beetles (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) in the genus Oryzaephilus, either saw-toothed or merchant grain beetles. They can infest a wide variety of dry stored food products. See Grain beetles detailed information .

7497.      Calgary, AB. Canada

Number 7497.    This is a larva of a ladybird beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), it looks like Adalia bipunctata – see Larva of a ladybird beetle image & ladybird beetle detailed information .

7495.      I got bit on my leg by this spider tonight. I was able to kill it. Not sure what type of spider it is but I can’t find any information about a spider that looks like this in Vancouver. so far the area that it bit sings, has a small welt and red. Any help identifying it would be great! Thank you. Vancouver BC. Canada.

Number 7495.    This most likely is a yellow sac spider (family Cheiracanthiidae) in the genus Cheiracanthium. See Yellow sac spider example . Their bite is not considered medically significant; see Yellow sac spider detailed information .

7493.     My son found this beetle on our green (organics) bin and we’ve never seen one before. It was quite large, almost as long as a quarter. We both thought the red “pom poms” on its antennae were cute. Ardrossan, AB. Canada

Number 7493.  This is a sexton/burying beetle (Coleoptera: Silphidae) in the genus Nicrophorus. There are at least three species having this general appearance that have been reported from Alberta. See https://tinyurl.com/5capanjx
for an example. See Sexton/burying beetle detailed information .

7492.      I found this on the inside of our screened in deck, hence the name I gave it. I have never seen one of these before and I am almost n74 years old. Just curious. Thanks. y Road, River Philip, NS. Canada

Number 7492.    This is a fishfly (Megaloptera: Corydalidae; subfamily Chauliodinae). See Fishfly for details on the life history of a representative species.