6816. I found this insect while digging in my garden, begging him of May, I found one exactly like this last spring as well. Medicine Hat, Alberta. Canada Number 6816. This is a larva of a beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. Commonly called white grubs, some species can be quite destructive lawn/turf, […]
6807. hello. sorry i ask from Portugal, but i found this service to indentify bugs. i found this bugs two in my bed, and now in boxs with books. can you tell me if is a bed bug? or if its other type of bug? best regards, Domingos. Redondo Portugal Number 6807. Not […]
6810. May 2020. Found inside home near a lake near Napanee, ON. Have seen at least 10 of these in our home over the last 3 weeks. Erinsville, ON. Canada Number 6810. 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 […]
6813. Found inside house. Rural area. Spring. 8 legs plus crab like claws. Used toothpick for size comparison. Shawinigan, Quebec. Canada Number 6813. This is a pseudoscorpion, an arachnid related to spiders and true scorpions that prey on other small arthropods. They are non-venomous and harmless to humans. Click here for more […]
6815. Recently moved into an apartment on the 19th floor of a well maintained, 1960s concrete tower and have found a couple of these insects in the bathroom on the floor. The floor and wall surfaces are all tile. The entire apartment was renovated 5 years ago. Curious what it may be. […]
6814. Interested to know what variety of bee this is. I photographed it in early April. London, ON. Canada Number 6814. It’s a wasp in the family Vespidae; likely an eastern yellowjacket, Vespula maculifrons – Click here for detailed information.
6820. Tiny bugs. Keep finding them on the floor of my kitchen. Now just found 2 outside of kitchen. I cleaned everywhere 10 days ago (behind fridge and oven) and I hadnt seen them since but now they are back. I don’t have carpet in my house. We tiny black with a […]
6808. Is it a bed bug? If not what is it? Thank you very much. Ottawa, Ontario. Canada Number 6808. This looks like a cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (Coleoptera: Anobiidae).This is a cosmopolitan species that can become a pantry pest, feeding on a very wide variety of dry stored food products. Click here for […]
6811. I’ve seen it my my apartment once in a wile and idk what it is and I’m worried that it could be harmful. Id also like to know more about it if possible. Fort-Coulonge, Quebec. Canada Number 6811. This is a house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata. This is an introduced species having a […]
6812. This has been seen multiple times at the apartment. What is this bug? Is this harmful? How can we get rid of this? Size: small (about 0.5 cm), month: April, May, season: Spring, seen inside of an apartment floor. Toronto, ON. Canada Number 6812. This is a spider beetle (Coleoptera: Anobiidae; […]
6819. Found near counters in downtown condo. Possibly: https://pestcontrolcanada.com/grain-beetle-5/ Toronto, Ontario. Canada Number 6819. You are correct. This is a grain beetle in the genus Oryzaephilus (saw-toothed and merchant grain beetles). Click here for more detailed information.
6835. Photo taken May 16, 2020 in an urban area on the side window of truck. Saint John, New Brunswick. Canada Number 6835. This is a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in the genus Calligrapha, Click here for an example.
6840. 1st dealing with black carpet beetles, a woodlouse spider early may & now found this bug in my apt of building in city. Been thought all beetles & insects in Ont being orange & black but none matched. Was on my bathroom counter middle of may 2020. Cornwall, ON. Canada Number 6840. […]
6837. May 2020 found in backyard. Moncton, NB. Canada Number 6837. This is a giant water bug, Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Belostomatidae. Also known as toe-biters or electric light bugs, they are voracious predators on other aquatic life forms, including other insects, tadpoles, and minnows. They are strong fliers that can be found quite some […]
6829. Must enlarge to see the bug. Thousands have infested my back yard. Las Vegas, Nevada. United States Number 6829. This is a nymph of a bug in the family Lygaeidae, possibly a false chinch bug, Nysius raphanus. Click here for more detailed information, including some control recommendations.
6833. Nałęczów, Poland Number 6833. This is an aphid (‘plant louse’), Hemiptera/Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae. These all are sap feeders, and some species can vector viral diseases of plants. Click here for more detailed information