Pest Identification Photos

7243.      Hi, just purchased a house in Vernon BC and noticing these bugs everywhere outside our sunroom door and even in the sunroom. They’re tiny, like 3 cm or less. The babies seem to have a rounder body and reddish bottom. TIA. Vernon, British Columbia. Canada

Number 7243. These could be nymphs of the elm seed bug (Arocatus melanocephalus; Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Lygaeidae), a recently introduced species which has become quite a nuisance pest. Elm Seed Bug Detailed Information

7241.      Nursery Web Spider was looking for a place to guard her babies. I moved her from my tent to a pine tree. Size 1 1/4”. She was docile. Downing St, Traverse City MI United States

Number 7241. Pisaurina mira – very nice! Pisaurina Mira Live Specimen 

7239.        London, On. Canada

Number 7239. This is a brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). This is an introduced species that has become a pest, primarily in orchards, in many areas of North America. They will come indoors in search for shelter, but do no harm there. Brown marmorated stink bug detailed information 

7237.        Picture taken June 22nd, 2021 on a tree close to the red River. Winnipeg, MB. Canada

Number 7237. This is Megarhyssa atrata, a giant ichneumon wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). These wasps use their long ovipositor to insert their eggs into the tunnels made by larvae of wood wasps in the family Siricidae. When the eggs hatch, the ichneumon larvae feed on the wood wasp larvae. These wasps have no stinger or venom, and are harmless to humans. Giant Ichneumon Wasp Life History 

7235.        Found in the bathroom sink within my apartment; it originally seemed to crawl out of the bathroom sink overflow and was found the next day back in the sink. It’s the middle of June, the weather over the past week has been between pleasantly warm to stormy and sweltering; the insect itself was about the size of a quarter. I wanted to check; is this a kissing bug or a masked hunter? I’ve been reading, but I’m by no means a professional and I’m not 100% positive on how much overlap there is, and I wasn’t about to let it bite me to find out for sure; reading, it seemed like the most northern kissing bug is the Eastern Conenose Kissing Bug which doesn’t go much further north of Southern Illinois. The Conenose also has red and black colouration and a visible beak. whereas a Masked Hunter is more slender, completely black, and has no visible beak. Do I have the right of it? I wanted to be totally sure because pest identification entry for Kissing Bugs used a photo of a subject that looks extremely similar to the one I found; I’m not sure if it’s my identification that’s wrong or theirs. (Entry link: https://www.pestworld.org/pest-guide/other-pests/kissing-bugs/ ) London, Ontario. Canada

Number 7235. This definitely a masked hunter, (Reduvius personatus; Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae). Masked Hunter Detailed Information 

7233.       I found this bug in my backyard, could I ask what’s this bug and whether it is a pest? Thank you very much. Edmonton, AB. Canada

Number 7233. This is a tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Miridae). This is a very common and widespread pest species;  Tarnished Plant Bug Detailed Information 

7231.      This insect was on my arm, June 8th 2021. Very humid summer weather at the time. Thanks for your time. Toronto, Ontario. Canada

Number 7231. This is a plant bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Miridae) in the genus Lygus. Some of these can be serious pests; see plant bug detailed information 

7229.        Courtenay, BC. Canada

Number 7229. These are rat-tailed maggots, larvae of a fly in the family Syrphidae (flower/hover flies). They are harmless scavengers usually found in water having a very high organic material content; the adult flies can be valuable pollinators.

7227.     I am finding lots of these insects on the plants in my garden. May you pls help identify what is this and how it can be controlled? Thanks. Brampton, Ontario. Canada

Number 7227.  This appears to be a caterpillar of the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar; Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), a very destructive introduced species.  gypsy moth caterpillar detailed information 

7225.    Many large spiders found hanging from fluorescent lights in early morning and late night Spring through to Fall outside Condominium building. Is it dangerous to humans or dogs if bitten? Ottawa, ON. Canada

Number 7225.  It’s an orb weaver (family Araneidae). Orb weavers are harmless to humans. Click here for an example

7223.    Found this crawling in my bed. Squeezed it in a paper several times. Didn’t seem to die until several times of crushing. Bracebridge, Ontario. Canada

Number 7223.  This is an earth/soil centipede (order Geophilomorpha) that accidentally got indoors. They are completely harmless;  earth/soil centipede detailed information 

7221.      Hello sir, Please tell me pest name. Tehsil, District Hanumangarh Rajasthan. India

Number 7221. This is a sphinx moth (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae); it looks like Cephonodes hylas –  sphinx moth detailed information  

7219.      Detached house, south-west Mississauga, Ont. Indoor, Bedroom, on the bed near the pillow. June 10/21, 5:30am. Spider is about 1.0 cm length, body & legs. Reddish-brown colour. Large abdomen, relative to the rest, with pattern on top and small yellow spot on underside near cephalothorax. While we do have spiders, including cellar, jumping and yellow sac spiders, we have been in our home 20+ years and have not seen this spider before and would like to know what it is. Gave a painful bite to my wife’s arm while sleeping. After 1 week, bite location became red, about 2 cm across, and very itchy. Thanks. Mississauga, ON. Canada

Number 7219. This is a yellow sac spider (family Cheiracanthiidae) in the genus Cheiracanthium. They can have a painful bite, but it is not considered medically significant. [Note: Some authorities place these spiders in the family Eutichuridae.] yellow sac spider example 

7217.       Found lots in my parents basement lots in a bedroom some in a bedroom. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Canada

Number 7217. This looks like a whitemarked spider beetle, Ptinus fur (Coleoptera: Ptinidae), a cosmopolitan pest species hat will feed on a wide variety of dried and decaying organic materials, including insect specimens, wasp nests, feathers, animal skins, dried herbaria plants, seeds and grains, and sry stored foodstuffs. whitemarked spider beetle detailed information .

7215.    Found on bedding in June. Markham, Canada

Number 7215. This appears to be a small click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae); a harmless accidental intruder. Click Beetle detailed information 

7213.    It’s in my bed, it was dead, it’s like spring weather today, other days hotter. It’s a beach house. Wildwood, New Jersey. United States

Number 7213.  This looks like an Oriental beetle, Anomala orientalis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).  Oriental Beetle detailed information.

7211.        These little bugs are quite small (2-3 mm) and around my basement window sills. Winnipeg, MB. Canada

Number 7211.      This is a clover mite (Bryobia praetiosa). These basically are nuisance pests that do no real harm.  Clover Mite Detailed Information  

7209.       Golden, British Columbia. Canada

Number 7209.       This is a relative of grasshoppers and crickets known as the great grig (Cyphoderris monstrosa; Orthoptera: Prophalangopsidae).  Great Grig Detailed Information 

7207.       Copper Horn Town, Radium Hot Springs BC. Canada

Number 7207.      This is a centipede (class Chilopoda) in the family Lithobiidae (stone centipedes); they are not dangerous to humans.  Centipede Detailed Information 

7205.    Found on porch, during hot day in May. Haven’t seen one before, it was quite long with fuzzy entente, it was near my front door so just want to be sure it isn’t something to worry about if it gets indoors or if I should take precautions. Hamilton, Ontario. Canada

Number 7205.     This appears to be a summer fishfly, Chauliodes pectinicornis (Megaloptera: Corydalidae); it is completely harmless.  Summer Fishfly Detailed Information 

7203.       I’ve found a few of these in the bedroom a week after noticing itchy bites that look like bed bug bites, many in a row/cluster pattern. It’s very small (1-3mm long) and although it looks like a bed bug from the bottom, the top view looks very similar to the black carpet beetles we’ve seen downstairs. Is this a bed bug or a carpet beetle that happens to be brown? Aurora, Ontario, Canada

Number 7203.   This looks like a minute brown scavenger beetle (Coleoptera: Latridiidae). Their presence in a home usually is indicative of a humidity problem, as they feed primarily on fungus filaments and mold spores. One species is known to ‘sample’ human skin, but its appearance is quite different from your specimen;  Brown Scavenger Beetle Details 

7201.    Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia

Number 7201.   This looks like a nymph of a planthopper (superfamily Fulgoroidea) in the family Flatidae.  Planthopper Nymph Specimen 

7199.        Found a bug in our home I don’t know if it is good or not. Naujaat

Number 7199.  This appears to be a larva of a beetle in the family Dermestidae (hide/skin/larder/carpet beetles and allies). Beetle Control Recommendations 

7197.         I have noticed numbers of these insects at my camp near New Ross as well as in my workshop at home. New Ross, NS Canada

Number 7197.  This is a western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Coreidae). Although harmless, these can become nuisance pests when they enter homes in search of shelter.  Western Conifer Seed Bug Detailed Information 

7195.        This was on my kitchen floor, need to know what it is. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Canada

Number 7195.    It’s a cobweb/comb-footed spider (family Theridiidae) in the genus Steatoda; likely Steatoda bipunctata (commonly known as the rabbit hutch spider). They are not aggressive, but may deliver a painful bite if handled carelessly. Cobweb Spider detailed information