Aphids
6836. Found on strawberry plants on balcony in Victoria. Alberta Gibbons. Canada Number 6836. These are aphids Hemiptera/Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae. Also known as plant lice, these all are sap feeders. Click here for more detailed information
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Cocoons of a bee/wax moth
6832. Can you help me identify these bad boys? They appear to be worms that I found stuck between cedar shakes that had stacked and half-buried in dirt under our front porch for many years. The webbing surrounding them was so sticky that it was very hard to pull the shakes apart and […]
Brown marmorated stink bug
6825. I’ve seen a few of these over the past little while (from about mid-winter), in various places in my home in north Toronto. (This one is dead) Only one at a time, and upstairs as well as main floor. I’ve just taken them outside, but please let me know if I should […]
Yellow-faced bumble bee
6826. The beetle is about 1.5cm long, black except for a bright yellow head and a yellow horizontal stripe across its hind area. Looking at these and 6 other pictures, none much better (!) it appears furry and has furry legs, more like a spider than any beetle I know about. which is […]
Wharf borer
6834. Found this guy near a door to our patio, and kitty litter (pine chips). I found another one approx two weeks ago in the same spot. Unable to figure out what it is. It looks closer to a beetle than a cockroach but has the colouring of a cockroach. Thanks for […]
Elm leaf beetle
6841. I have been seeing this bugs for the last 3 weeks once a while. Maybe 10 of them. They are attracted to light since I can see them on windows or on a turned on tv. What kind of bug is it and does it harmful? The bug length is about […]
Assassin bug
6838. Want to know if this could be a kissing bug, it’s small back it has you small antennas and almost like a mosquito type nose thing. It’s about or just over 1/2 inch long. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada Number 6838. This is an assassin bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae). True kissing bugs (subfamily Triatominae) do […]
Bald-faced hornet
6830. This guy is just over an inch long. I have not seen him here before. He slept on my outside broom handle. I almost grabbed him! Wondering if he is normally here and I just didn’t notice before. Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Canada Number 6830. This is a bald-faced hornet, Dolichovespula […]
Wood-boring beetle
6831. What kind of bug is this? They have been found indoors. Ottawa, Ontario. Canada Number 6831. This is a wood-boring beetle in the family Bostrichidae; it looks like a member of the genus Ptilinus (death watch beetles and relative) – Click here for an example.
House centipede
6824. Will like to know what kind of insect is this ? It was found on my kitchen floor. Whitby, Ontario. Canada Number 6824. This is a house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata, an introduced species with a cosmopolitan distribution. Click here for more detailed information.
Firebrat
6827. Burnaby, BC. Canada Number 6827. This is a firebrat, Thermobia domestica (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae), or a close relative. These are peridomestic nuisance pests that seldom do any real harm. Click here for more detailed information.
Dwarf spider
6839. This very small bug was found on a cedar tree near a wooden deck on a rural, treed property in Eastern Manitoba on May 20, 2020. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada Number 6839. This appears to be a dwarf spider (family Linyphiidae; subfamily Erigoninae); Click here for an image. Nice find!
German cockroach
6828. Looked at an apartment today filled with these bugs. Some this size, lots of small ones. The apartment is being fumigated, but because the apartment has been vacant, I am worried about the possibility of them returning. Kitchener, Ontario. Canada Number 6828. This looks like a German cockroach, Blattella germanica (Blattodea: […]
Larva of a lady beetle
6849. It was VERY docile, there were two of them on a piece of fabric in my garage (used as a storage space). They didn’t move at all even when moving the fabric. Seemed almost asleep. Victoria, British Columbia. Canada Number 6849. This is a larva of a lady beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae); […]
Scarab beetle
6855. Just recently started to see these in our vestibule. Looks like a type of beetle. Crushed one and it is very hard. It was still alive after I squeeze it using my grabber. Eventually died when I sprayed it with 1Shot wasp spray. Scarborough, ON. Canada Number 6855. This is a […]
Ground beetle
6854. Just found one bug in my bathroom. I don’t know its type. Your help is appreciated. Waterloo, Ontario. Canada Number 6854. This appears to be a ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the subfamily Lebiinae, Click here for more detailed information. There also some beetles in the family Anthicidae (ant-like flower […]