Pest Identification Photos

7294.      Hi there, we keep finding these very small bugs everywhere in the house. Mostly in the bathrooms. We just stayed at a hotel so we were worried they were bed bugs. We find approximately 5 a day, sometimes more. Please help us identify them and any advice on how to get rid of them would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time! Paris, Ontario. Canada

Number 7294. This appears to be a grain beetle (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) in the genus Oryzaephilus (saw-toothed and merchant grain beetles). These can infest a wide variety of dry stored food products. Grain beetle detailed information 

7291.        Can you help me identify this bug, pink with black and has a horn or antenna? Ingleside, Ontario. Canada

Number 7291.     This appears to be a caterpillar of the bedstraw hawkmoth, Hyles gallii (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). The caterpillars of this species come in a wide variety of colour patterns, bedstraw hawkmoth examples 

7289.      Trying to identify… first though was German cockroach? But no long antennae. Hilden, Nova Scotia. Canada

Number 7289.    This is a larder beetle, Dermestes lardarius (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) or a close relative. Larder beetle control recommendations 

7287.      I just want to know what kind of spider this is and if dangerous to humans…especially children. This qas found in Orangeville. Brampton, Ontario. Canada

Number 7287.  This is an orb weaving spider (family Araneidae) in the genus Araneus. All orb weavers are harmless to humans. Orb weaving spider example 

7285.      Metallic bug with blue back or butt and then or orange upper body was like maybe black or blue head. Provost, AB. Canada

Number 7285.    This is a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), possibly Gastrophysa polygoni – Leaf beetle image . Sometimes called the knotweed leaf beetle, it is not a pest species.

7283.      Please zoom. And please tell me these aren’t bed bugs. I found them dead by my window cil. Right now I see no live activity please help me. Mississauga, Ontario. Canada

Number 7283.    Not bed bugs, but small beetles. Their shape is suggestive of black carpet beetles (Coleoptera: Dermestidae; Attagenus sp.). Adult carpet beetles often are found at windows, as they need to get outside to feed (unlike their destructive larvae, they are pollen feeders). Carpet Beetle Control Information 

7281.          Flying something between right edge of flower pot and grass about middle of photo. Edmonton, AB. Canada

Number 7281.   This is a clearwing sphinx moth (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in the genus Hemaris, most likely Hemaris thysbe, known as the hummingbird clearwing. Clearwing sphinx moth detailed information 

7279.          Found this crawling across the patio into the grass. About the size of a quarter (including legs). Sundre, Alberta. Canada

Number 7279.    This is an orb-weaving spider (family Araneidae) in the genus Araneus; most likely Araneus saevus, known as the giant lichen orb weaver. Orb-weaving spider image . All orb weavers are harmless to humans.

7277.          Found in July, 24-27 degrees Celsius. Sunny. Charlottetown, PE. Canada

Number 7277.  These are Japanese beetles, Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), an introduced species that has become a very serious pest in many areas.  Japanese Beetles Detailed Information 

7275.          Tiny black bugs hanging out in my bedroom. Noticed them on the mattress when changing out the sheets. Calgary, Alberta. Canada

Number 7275.     This could be a minute brown scavenger beetle (Coleoptera: Latridiidae), harmless nuisance pests. Brown scavenger beetle detailed information

7273.         Appears to be drilling from tail end projections on a pine support post. Black with white collars. HONEY HARBOUR, ONTARIO. Canada

Number 7273.    This is a female ichneumon wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) using her long ovipositor to drill into the tunnel of a wood-boring insect. The egg she deposits there will hatch into a larva that will then feed on the insect in the tunnel. Female ichneumon wasp detailed information

7271.        This is an image of an insect I found dead in my home . I couldn’t identify which insect this is . It had a needle like thing on its head , with small wing . I just wanted to identify which insect this is. Trivandrum, Kerala. India

Number 7271. This appears to be a treehopper. Hemiptera/Auchenorrhyncha: Membracidae). Many species of these have a thorn-like projection on their pronotum,  Treehopper example 

7269.       Hello, I live in Kelowna BC, it is currently the end of July 2021, and I have been stressing out over these bugs for at least a month now. They seemed to show up in large quantities out of nowhere and no amount of vacuuming and cleaning helps, they just come right back. Majority is always found around windows on the 1st (ground) floor. They congregate around AC vents, and can sit on the ceiling or walls for hours without moving. I’ve searched your website far and wide, and discovered a pest called duff millipede. Is this it? Kelowna, BC. Canada

Number 7269. This does appear to be a duff millipede. Although they often come indoors, they do no harm there.  duff millipede detailed information.

7267.       Saint john, NB. Canada

Number 7267. This appears to be an earwig (Order Dermaptera), common nuisance pests that seldom do any real harm. earwig detailed information 

7265.        Image 1: Found on Kitchen counter on the side of the microwave butted up to side of wall. Image 2: Trapped in cabinet under kitchen sink. Calgary, Alberta. Canada

Number 7265. These look like German cockroaches, Blattella germanica (Blattodea: Ectobiidae), a peridomestic species difficult to bring under complete control. German cockroaches control recommendations 

7263.           Hi, I found this bug inside the apartment we’ve just moved in. This is the second one, noticed in 4 days. I found them both in the living room, crawling on floor. Do I have to be scared, as I have 2 children playing daily on the floor. Thank you! Edmonton, Alberta. Canada

Number 7263. This appears to be a banded black carpet beetle, Attagenus fasciatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). See Banded black carpet beetle image , and carpet beetle control recommendations 

7261.         Found this crawling in my living room, not sure what it is, spruce beetle maybe? Lethbridge, Alberta. Canada

Number 7261. This is a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), but not a spruce beetle. There is a possibility that it is an old house borer, Hylotrupes bajulus – Long-horned wood-boring beetle detailed information 

7259.        Is this a murder hornet? North Bay, ON. Canada

Number 7259. This is a horntail (Hymenoptera: Siricidae; specifically, a pigeon tremex (Tremex columba). They lack a stinger and are harmless to humans –  Horntail detailed information In North America, the so-called ‘murder hornet has only been found in the extreme west.

7257.        Soft not hard about .090″ long move very fast and do not fly that I have seen, thank you. Regina, Sk. Canada

Number 7257. This appears to be a seed bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera; Lygaeidae). The image is not clear enough for me to be certain, but one possibility is an elm seed bug, Arocatus melanocephalus, an introduced species that has been expanding its range in North America since 2012. See https://tinyurl.com/3xxjzjj7 for diagnostic characters.

7255.       Found in Melita MB mid July during a heat wave/drought. Was approximately 2 inches from head to back legs. Melita, Manitoba. Canada

Number 7255. This appears to be a camel cricket (Orthoptera; Rhaphidophoridae), possibly in the genus Ceuthophilus. Also known as cave crickets or sprickets (because of a fancied resemblance of a cross between a spider and a cricket), they usually are found in relatively dark/damp locations, and seldom are pests. Camel cricket detailed information 

7253.        Insect found in Niagara vineyard, unidentifiable. Found in June 2021, warm sunny day (25C), body is 4mm but with legs extended 10mm. Thorold, ON. Canada

Number 7253. This appears to be a nymph of a planthopper in the superfamily Fulgoroidea. Nymph of a planthopper specimen 

7251.      There were multiple spiders like this in a house i was cleaning the one picture i took was one of them with egg sacs unfortunately the spider wasn’t clear but i still wanted to post the picture with the eggs sacs because i knew it might help with identification and the other one was in a different area of the home but the same spider hopefully that image is clear enough as it does show some markings and color they were about the size of a dime if not very slightly smaller these were taken yesterday july 5th 2021 while i was cleaning a basement for someone in scarborough ontario i believe they may be false widows but I’m not sure thank you. Scarborough, Ontario. Canada

Number 7251. This spider appears to be Steatoda triangulosa, known as the triangulate cobweb spider. These are harmless to humans; I cannot find any reference to one of these ever biting a human. The term “false widow” has been applied to other species in the genus Steatoda, but to the best of my knowledge, not to this species. 

7249.      About 3 inches long. Sitting under a light in bedroom. Very veiny back. July 3. Coldwater, On. Canada

Number 7249. This is a giant stonefly (Plecoptera: Pteronarcidae). These are harmless insects whose aquatic immature stages form an important part of the freshwater food. Giant Stonefly Additional Information 

7247.      This was found indoors in the morning hours. Approx 8 am. I have found about 10 so far in the house in the past week. Today is July 4th, 2021. It has been quite hot weather and some days rainy. I live in a rural area. Please help! I’m freaking out it is a cockroach! Thanks! Trent Lakes, Ontario. Canada

Number 7247. This is a cockroach, but it does not appear to be any of the common peridomestic pest species, Cockroach Detailed Recommendations 

7245.      Found 2 of them this week in my yard. One was dead and the other was dying. Have not seen them before in my life in Vancouver. I suspected them to be a type of moth? Thanks. Vancouver, BC. Canada

Number 7245. This is a lined June beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae; Polyphylla sp.). It most likely is P. decemlineata, known as the ten-lined June beetle. Their larvae can be pests in orchards/tree farms when they feed on the roots of small trees,  Lined June Beetle detailed information for more detailed information.