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| Sesame-seed-like eggs | 11/20/2009 | Ed Saugstad |
Q: I've found these eggs -- a little smaller than sesame seeds, same tan/blond color, most flat, some ...
A: as these certainly do not sound like the eggs of anything likely to be pest/parasite of pets or ...
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| Tiny Reddish Flying Bugs | 11/20/2009 | Jack DeAngelis |
Q: I just recently started seeing a tiny reddish (maybe maroon) bugs flying in my bathroom. They seem ...
A: John, "Fruit flies", or vinegar flies, don't nest per se but rather develop in some kind of rotting ...
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| Weird white bug | 11/20/2009 | Eric R. Eaton |
Q: I found a bunch of bugs on my gardenia bush in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Looks like a nymph stage of some ...
A: Lynette: Thank you for attaching the image with your question. This is a bit complicated, so bear ...
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| spider | 11/20/2009 | Eric R. Eaton |
Q: I was walking in a grassy area surrounded by trees and a creek nearby on 11/16/09 around 2pm in the ...
A: Melanie: First off, how wonderful to get a letter from anyone, especially a woman, describing a ...
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| Tiny Reddish Flying Bugs | 11/20/2009 | Jack DeAngelis |
Q: I just recently started seeing a tiny reddish (maybe maroon) bugs flying in my bathroom. They seem ...
A: John, The only small flies we typically see in bathrooms are drain flies, also called moth flies. ...
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| Questions for science project on mealworms. | 11/20/2009 | Walter Hintz |
Q: I need to interview an entomologist/person who knows about bugs about a project I am doing for ...
A: 1.I cannot give you the exact amount of water necessary but they water they get is from the food ...
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| stinging or biting insect - flea? | 11/19/2009 | Ed Saugstad |
Q: My husband and I have been plagued with insect problems since we returned from Belgium on a United ...
A: the winged ones appear to be aphids ('plant lice') which definitely would not bite, but I cannot see ...
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| Belostomatidae | 11/19/2009 | Walter Hintz |
Q: I am in an honers Biology class. I recently caught a Belostomatidae, I think that the scientific ...
A: The accepted Genus name for giant water beetles is Lethocerus. Benacus is no longer used. I am not ...
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| Need Help Classifying Chrysomelidae | 11/19/2009 | Eric R. Eaton |
Q: My name is Joshua and I'm a student in an Honors Biology Class in Utah. We have been assigned to ...
A: Joshua: Well, I am most impressed that you were able to even get this to family. Not sure if your ...
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| Bug identification | 11/18/2009 | Eric R. Eaton |
Q: What kind of bug has long "L" shaped (turned backward)legs; "L" comes from the body. It has the ...
A: Barbara: You are definitely describing "camel crickets," which are not true crickets, but are ...
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| Tiny black bugs that can fly but generally seem subdued | 11/18/2009 | Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann |
Q: It is summer here now, and they have only recently appeared during the heat. I spray them with bug ...
A: While I certainly can understand the frustration you must be feeling, I can't say what they are, ...
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| Beetle-like insect | 11/18/2009 | Nathan Riggs |
Q: I found this insect on my bathroom sink today. Do you know what kind it is? Is it dangerous? Can I ...
A: This is a leaf-footed bug. Leaf-footed bugs live outdoors and feed on the sap from trees and ...
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| Bug question | 11/18/2009 | Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann |
Q: I keep finding these very tiny bugs on my walls and around stuffed animals. They appear to be a ...
A: Michelle, Could your bugs be moth flies: http://bugguide.net/node/view/3128/bgimage or possibly a ...
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| tiny white bugs (again) | 11/18/2009 | Ed Saugstad |
Q: I've read through the tiny white bugs Q&As here, but i'm not sure if those apply to the ones I am ...
A: it is difficult to say exactly what they might be; that would take an expert on the group examining ...
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| help! | 11/17/2009 | Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann |
Q: I have the strangest bugs in my apartment. They look like daddy long legs. They are light brown, ...
A: Brandi Is this what you're seeing? http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=house+centipede If ...
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| Bug #3 | 11/17/2009 | Jack DeAngelis |
Q: Good Morning Jack, I just typed you a message and lost it so if this is a duplicate, sorry. I had ...
A: The good news is that nest mites don't infest homes but only "invade" from an abandoned nest. We are ...
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| identifying an insect bite | 11/17/2009 | Walter Hintz |
Q: I have just returned from 2 weeks in SE Brazil. I spent the last week in the area of Ubatuba, at ...
A: Borachuga is a local name so I cannot tell you what the insect was. Thrtr are insects that deposit ...
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| ID of fly | 11/17/2009 | Ed Saugstad |
Q: I will attach a photo that I took of flies I found in great numbers this year in northern Wyoming. I ...
A: as the wing venation still is not visible, but I believe that this is a picture-winged fly (Diptera: ...
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| Please help identify this insect | 11/17/2009 | Jack DeAngelis |
Q: I started noticing random bugs about a week ago. I am now noticing they are everywhere around/in ...
A: Kerrie, These are larvae of a dermestid beetle, sometimes called carpet beetles. They are very ...
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| Bug #3 | 11/17/2009 | Jack DeAngelis |
Q: Good Morning Jack, I just typed you a message and lost it so if this is a duplicate, sorry. I had ...
A: Mark, This is either a wasp or winged ant. Either could potentially sting but not bite. I doubt ...
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| Large spider | 11/17/2009 | Walter Hintz |
Q: My name is Candiece. I am not sure what information you may need to help me identify these strange ...
A: You will have trouble finding a photo of this centipede because it is immature. Bleach is not ...
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| Worm Found in Bathroom | 11/17/2009 | Walter Hintz |
Q: My name is Candiece. I am not sure what information you may need to help me identify these strange ...
A: This is a centipede and a young one. My earlier comments are the same. Make sure things are dry. ...
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| Re: Unknown narrow-winged insects in basement | 11/17/2009 | Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann |
Q: I am responding here as the follow up question link wasn't working. I believe the insects I found ...
A: Termites should have two pairs of wings, so double check on that. If you have termites, you will ...
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| Very tiny white mites | 11/17/2009 | Ed Saugstad |
Q: ..I hope you may be able to give me some advice...about a week ago I was cleaning and noticed a ...
A: However, because of their extremely small size, they often go unnoticed unless they occur in very ...
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| Cigarette/Drugstore Beetle Problem! | 11/17/2009 | Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann |
Q: I am literally beside myself with trying to deal with a problem that started one or two months ago. ...
A: Sarah, The only thing I can think of is there might be a dead mouse in a wall void, OR a live mouse ...
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| Drugstore/Cigarette Beetles? | 11/17/2009 | Eric R. Eaton |
Q: I am literally beside myself with trying to deal with a problem that started one or two months ago. ...
A: Sarah: Well, without seeing specimens of the beetle in question, or at least clear images of one, I ...
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| tiny red centipede/worm with pincers | 11/17/2009 | Ed Saugstad |
Q: these tiny (approx 5 mm) red centipedes/annelids/arthropod/worms have been found scattered around ...
A: its flattened appearance and the urogomphi (pincer-like structures at the rear of the abdomen) ...
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| Looking for Bug Identification | 11/17/2009 | Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann |
Q: My husband and I live in southwest Florida (Bradenton) and we stepped out onto our screened-in lanai ...
A: Sarah, My best educated guess is that this creature is a type of conehead katydid. It looks enough ...
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| Nat like bugs on lani | 11/17/2009 | Jack DeAngelis |
Q: We have swarms of these tiny beige bugs on our lanai. We live in SW Fl. They are defiantly attracted ...
A: Karyn, This is some type of weevil (Curculionidae) but there are roughly 30,000 species of weevils, ...
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| mystery bug identification from the Caribbean | 11/16/2009 | Ed Saugstad |
Q: and thank you for this service. I am getting bites in the night that itch for a couple days. I ...
A: it is a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), and these all are plant feeders. It is nearly impossible ...
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| Picture per previous emails | 11/16/2009 | Jack DeAngelis |
Q: Jack, OK, here is pic #2 of bug #1 I am sorry about the large file size, don't know how to reduce ...
A: These are definitely not bed bugs but rather beetles, possibly cigarette beetles (Anobiidae). These ...
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| black bug in arm | 11/16/2009 | Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann |
Q: My son had a black bug in his arm. I used tweezers to try and remove it. The body was very black ...
A: Ellen, To be honest I have no idea what the insect (or arthropod) could be. I also consulted with a ...
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| biting flying "bed bug" type indentification | 11/16/2009 | Jack DeAngelis |
Q: I am an American living on a small island in the Western Caribbean part time. I have lived here ...
A: Mark, A picture would help. You can attach 1 picture to each question, there's a check box on the ...
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| not quite a grasshopper | 11/16/2009 | Eric R. Eaton |
Q: I live in maryland and was recently awoken to a strange bug crawling on my hand. It was about 1" ...
A: Carrie: I think you are probably describing some kind of "camel cricket," which is not a true ...
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| Brandy and Flying Insects | 11/16/2009 | Ed Saugstad |
Q: I noticed something very odd in the last month or so. In past times when I drank other kinds of ...
A: I can only offer a suggestion that there may be some volatile compounds present in brandy but not in ...
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| Worm Found in Bathroom | 11/16/2009 | Walter Hintz |
Q: My name is Candiece. I am not sure what information you may need to help me identify these strange ...
A: This is either a millipede or an immature centipede. How and way they are in your bathroom I cannot ...
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| Lepard moth Catepillar | 11/15/2009 | Jessica Mellinger |
Q: What do they eat
A: The leopard moth caterpillar eats leaves. They are voracious creatures and will eat a lot. If you ...
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| Unknown narrow-winged insects in basement | 11/15/2009 | Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann |
Q: I was cleaning my basement today, and vacuumed around my laundry area. About a 1/2 hour later, I ...
A: I have a diagnostic question for you. Crush one of these bugs and smell it. Does it smell like ...
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| small black scorpions in the home in Johannesburg | 11/15/2009 | Jack DeAngelis |
Q: we moved into a new home a few months ago, and we have already killed 4 small scorpions, size is ...
A: Telmo, If this is a newly-built home it may be that the scorpions and various other critters were ...
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| Attraction to light | 11/15/2009 | Ed Saugstad |
Q: I've been wondering for a long time why insects are attracted to light. Please, can you enlighten ...
A: several theories/hypotheses have been posited, but to the best of my knowlefge, none have been ...
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