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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Bug bite/sting | 2/11/2012 |
| Q: I've never seen this bug before and in three days I've seen two. The first time it but me on my ... A: This is an assassin bug. It preys on other insects but can give a painful bite. They do not normally ... | |
| Ants in my bed | 2/9/2012 |
| Q: Alright so I am terrified of bugs in general and I hate the idea that they are even in my house. ... A: We live on a mountain of ants and keeping them perminently out of the house is almost impossible. In ... | |
| Ant behavior | 2/7/2012 |
| Q: How do I get ants out of my laptop? A colony of small ants has moved in. I live in a tropical ... A: As a native of the tropical climate you must know that getting rid of ants is almost impossible. ... | |
| Bug found on my cat | 2/6/2012 |
| Q: I found a bug on my cat that looks like a grain of rice with legs. Looks flat and tan in color. I ... A: Without seeing it I cannot be sure but since you haven't mentioned the cat getting bitten or ... | |
| Terminator Bug | 2/5/2012 |
| Q: on top of my bed cover i noticed tiny black things no bigger than a few milimeters i picked one up ... A: I cannot explain anything about the insects since i have not seen one and your only description was ... | |
| Terminator Bug | 2/5/2012 |
| Q: on top of my bed cover i noticed tiny black things no bigger than a few milimeters i picked one up ... A: I am constantly getting problems like this and I can tell you that this a medical problem not a bug ... | |
| LITTLE BLACK BUGS | 12/27/2011 |
| Q: I find daily tiny black bugs mainly in my kitchen. I found this things around of my kitchen and they ... A: I am out of town and will answer in a few days sorry Sorry got the DalaiDelay in getting back to ... | |
| enthomology | 12/17/2011 |
| Q: Eons ago I was told that within the inter species of cockroaches due to competition or dominance ... A: This study is new to me and frankly does make a lot of sense. I cannot tell you the citation. I ... | |
| blister beetles | 12/14/2011 |
| Q: For 10 months plagued with aftermath of BB dermatitis and results of infestation in my home. Cat ... A: I would be glad to look at any photos of insects that you may have. I cannot promise help because ... | |
| Christmas tree insects | 12/12/2011 |
| Q: My husband brought home a 12-13 foot real Christmas tree about 2 weeks ago. I went to sweep up some ... A: A number of insects come to mind but I suspect they are beetles of some kind. If you could get a ... | |
| please tell me what kind of bug this is? | 12/5/2011 |
| Q: These little tiny black bugs are crawling all over the floor in my daughters room. I will vaccuum ... A: This is some kind of a dermestid beetle. to gte rid of them you must locate the source. Ae there ... | |
| Unidentified pantry pest | 11/28/2011 |
| Q: My goal is to identify and eliminate this pest from my apartment. I first found it near my guinea ... A: From what I see with this photo I do believe this could be a Psocid (booklouse) It has a dermestid ... | |
| little black/brown bugs | 11/28/2011 |
| Q: We've had issues with springtails in the past, but these little guys aren't springtails. The only ... A: This is a weevil possibly a rice or grain weevil. They are pantry pests and could be breeding in ... | |
| Unidentified pantry pest | 11/28/2011 |
| Q: My goal is to identify and eliminate this pest from my apartment. I first found it near my guinea ... A: This is a common pantry pest. It is a grain beetle and is breeding in your cupboard. First get rid ... | |
| flea pupae | 11/24/2011 |
| Q: Meant to ask you is it possible for fleas to lay eggs in my shoes and the pupae to hatch with the ... A: I doubt very much that this is a flea problem. They would not be breeding in shoes. Do you have a ... | |
| fleas or black mites or both | 11/24/2011 |
| Q: The problem started five months ago,six weeks after stopping my indoor cats program injection to ... A: Cat fleas are unlike dog fleas and they look like what you described. Since I cannot examine your ... | |
| Bug identification | 11/17/2011 |
| Q: I found a bug in the house that I don't know what it is. The bug is about 3/16 of an inch in ... A: From the second photo I am sure this is some kind of a bee or wasp but I cannot tell exactly what ... | |
| black widow spiders | 11/15/2011 |
| Q: I just killed a black widow spider in my 2 yr. old son's toy box in the living room. It was not as ... A: There is no way to permanently get rid of spiders. Fortunately widows are not aggressive and do not ... | |
| Wasp in my carport, unfamiliar to me | 11/14/2011 |
| Q: I found this bee (wasp), dead, in my carport on 11/14/11 and I believe it is Pepsis formosa ... A: This not a Tarantula Hawk. Tarantula hawk are noy found in Florida. They are desert wasps and there ... | |
| Wasps | 11/12/2011 |
| Q: I bought an older estate in Jupiter, FL. We have lots of space and land with a good deal of nature ... A: Let me start out by saying that you cannot control insects out of doors. Sure you can knock nests if ... | |
| Easy pets | 11/5/2011 |
| Q: I love insects and spiders and have kept stick insects and praying mantis as pets i was wondering ... A: I have just the thing for you Judd: The Madagascar Hissing roach. They do not fly, grow to 3 inches ... | |
| Praying Mantis Egg | 11/3/2011 |
| Q: I have a praying mantis that I've been taking care of for about three months. I feed her with house ... A: Once she has mated and laid eggs her life span is over and outside she will die. If you bring her ... | |
| Unkown Spider Small Apartment (very worried) Massachusetts | 10/30/2011 |
| Q: I found this in my air conditioner... its October and the temp is 46 degrees, i would appreciate it ... A: It is difficult to identify spiders without seeing things like eye patterns bit I believe this is a ... | |
| Bug found in bathroom/around litter box | 10/22/2011 |
| Q: I've recently started finding a couple of bugs a day in my bathroom and around my cat's litter box. ... A: This either a saw toothed grain beetle or a Merchant grain beetle. I cannot which by the photo by ... | |
| mantid | 10/19/2011 |
| Q: 2 stagmomantis theophila and 1 hierodula parviceps. One of the stagmantis had an accident and was ... A: There is just a lot of luck when keeping insects as pets. Their life span is short. I do not know ... | |
| Book Lice Infestation | 10/17/2011 |
| Q: I am moving. I kept some of my things in cardboard boxes, and now I see what has been identified as ... A: Psocids thrive in moist conditions and feed on mold spores. They will die at high or low ... | |
| Getting rid of carpet beetles | 10/17/2011 |
| Q: We have carpet beetles in our house. Currently in the larvae stage I have sprayed cedar oil , done ... A: There are a couple of other things you can try. One is a pyrethrum based spray. Pyrethrum is a ... | |
| millipede | 10/17/2011 |
| Q: i found a small 1 inch millipede at school and i was thinking oh feeding it to my gecko but decided ... A: I see no reason why you cannot put together a small terrarium for a millipede. Just line it with ... | |
| Mystery Bug in Texas | 10/15/2011 |
| Q: this bug I notice in my apartments only at night when the light is on. It flys but not very far and ... A: This is an immature insect of some type and it resembles a larval earwig. This means that you should ... | |
| Small Brown Bug | 10/15/2011 |
| Q: I have a indoor bird cage, 6'x4'x6' The gravel in the bottom has small brown bugs that craw and do ... A: These sound like dermestid beetles. This insect group include carpet beetles and a number of pantry ... | |
| insect infestation | 10/7/2011 |
| Q: We have hundreds , if not thousands of insects on the sunny side of our house. They come out in ... A: These sound like plant bugs, possibly box elder bugs. You cannot get rid of them outside but they ... | |
| American Dagger Caterpillar | 10/7/2011 |
| Q: My daughter spotted an American dagger caterpillar and we decided to keep it to watch it turn into a ... A: Your caterpillar has been the victim of a parasitic fly or wasp that has laid an egg in the ... | |
| Small black bug | 10/6/2011 |
| Q: I have had a invasion just recently towards the end of the summer and into this month. The bug is ... A: I am sure these are beetles but without seeing one I cannot tell you what kind. Can you send a ... | |
| Spider | 10/4/2011 |
| Q: We have been watching a spider grow outside out kitchen window since mid July. Our home is in ... A: A few Northern spiders will make a silken cocoon in a corner to hibernate but for most the life ... | |
| i think ive encountered a spider called Myrmekiaphila but I'm uncertain | 10/3/2011 |
| Q: I live in Northeastern New Jersey and I've been trying to identify this spider i found in my house ... A: From this photo I cannot identify this spider. It is most likely an orb weaver but I can tell you ... | |
| Huge Black Spider | 10/2/2011 |
| Q: I am sending you a picture of a huge hairy black spider I have been finding in ,my basement and ... A: Basement and garage spides are usually wolf spiders. Thus could be one of them but I cannot tell the ... | |
| WRITER SPIDER | 10/1/2011 |
| Q: A writer spider has spun her web on my front porch. She has been there, I think, since early in ... A: I am also a Buckeye and live near Cleveland. Orb weavers like the one you have will eventually spin ... | |
| Spider | 9/30/2011 |
| Q: We have been watching a spider grow outside out kitchen window since mid July. Our home is in ... A: This absolutely beautiful spider is an Orb Weaver from either the Genus Araneus or Nuclenea. The ... | |
| dog biting it's back raw | 9/24/2011 |
| Q: My Shi-tzu has recently been biting his back right along the spine area. He has messed with it so ... A: Since I have not seen these insects I cannot tell you if they are the cause. Insects that bite dogs ... | |
| papper mites | 9/17/2011 |
| Q: I seen a small white bug on bed could not find where it was coming from till this morning.it came ... A: First of all have you been bitten at all. These could be mites but there is no such thing as a paper ... | |
| A spider at work in a swedish food-store | 9/16/2011 |
| Q: :) My name is Eric and Im working in a food-store in Sweden. My question to you is if it is possible ... A: This is not a spider but a spider relative. It is an arachnid from the Order Opilliones. They are ... | |
| Where do my ants go? | 9/16/2011 |
| Q: I live in Memphis, downtown but in a single-family house. every spring we get sugar ants, at least ... A: We live on a world of ants Mike. 80% of the biomass of a rain forest is made up of ants and ... | |
| praying mantis is acting weird | 9/14/2011 |
| Q: I have a 2-3 month old chinese praying mantis that has been behaving and eating great. We live in ... A: The average life span for mantids is 12 months in the wild. In captivity it may be extended. It ... | |
| biting spider | 9/11/2011 |
| Q: I'm the one in Copperopolis, CA with the mystery brown spider with jagged legs that I can't find ... A: You can send it to walter Hintz 29675 arthur ave wickliffe ohio 44092 Stop wasting your money ... | |
| Pet roaches out of control | 9/11/2011 |
| Q: I bet you've never had this question before! I got 40 adult Eublaberus distanti on 2/16/06 for my ... A: You are correct Robyn Nobody has ever asked me about exploding roach populations. I raised Cuban ... | |
| small gray bugs | 9/10/2011 |
| Q: I have lived in my house in Ohio for about a year now. The house sat empty for about 2 years prior. ... A: You have described a silverfish. They are found in just about every house and thrive in damp places. ... | |
| male mosquitoes | 9/9/2011 |
| Q: Our small property have been over run with the large male mosquito. I do not see any females and ... A: I am not sure what you are looking at but I suspect that these are crane flies and not mosquitoes. ... | |
| Ticks, spiders? What are these? | 9/8/2011 |
| Q: I have these small bugs that I've found on the floor. Mostly they seem to be in dark corners and ... A: These are spider beetles, common pantry pests. Any good exterminatot would be able to identify ... | |
| Insect | 9/8/2011 |
| Q: I was taking a break at work and found this furry little bug just hanging out. It is actual pretty ... A: This looks a moth but I do not see enough detail to tell you what kind. It may be a grass miner ... | |
| King Phillip's fondness for good soup??? | 9/7/2011 |
| Q: I have a question relating to insects. In one of my questions, it asks me how insects are grouped ... A: It involves an acronym used to remember the classification system Kingdom Phylum Class ... | |
| Insect bite | 9/6/2011 |
| Q: I am currently deployed in Iraq. I had a bite of some sort on my head about a month ago. It looked ... A: I get questions like yours a lot and the problem is that I cannot be sure about what bit you without ... | |
| caterpillars | 9/5/2011 |
| Q: My son has found 2 very interesting caterpillars and I can't seem to find any pictures of them on ... A: This is different from the Pandorus caterpillar but I cannot tell you much without seeing seeing ... | |
| Small bugs in our kitchen | 9/5/2011 |
| Q: We are trying to identify tiny reddish-black bugs (1/8 of an inch) we have in our kitchen cupboards. ... A: The saw toothed grain beetle has saw like teeth along the edges of the thorax. It can cut through ... | |
| Small bugs in our kitchen | 9/5/2011 |
| Q: We are trying to identify tiny reddish-black bugs (1/8 of an inch) we have in our kitchen cupboards. ... A: Yes! This looks to me like saw toothed grain beetle. They can cut their way into sealed dried foods. ... | |
| caterpillars | 9/5/2011 |
| Q: My son has found 2 very interesting caterpillars and I can't seem to find any pictures of them on ... A: This is the larva of the Pandorus sphynx moth. The dark color indicates it may be ready to pupate. ... | |
| Centipede | 9/4/2011 |
| Q: I just moved in to a brand new home in November of 2010. We first started seeing this centipede ... A: First of all centipedes in Tennessee cannot harm you or a baby. Do not recall any exterminator. The ... | |
| brown spider | 9/2/2011 |
| Q: I've been bitten twice by a brown spider I have been unable to find a photo of online. For the 10 ... A: Without seeing this spider I cannot identify this spider. Most spiders are brown and most North ... | |
| Follow up to bathroom bugs | 9/1/2011 |
| Q: I asked a question earlier about tiny reddish brown bugs in the bathroom...you said it could be a ... A: This insect did resemble a grain beetle.Grain beetles should be in the kitchen. From a photo I can ... | |
| Mystery Oklahoma Spider | 8/29/2011 |
| Q: I'm sure you get plenty of these questions, so I apologize if it's a bother to you, but I found a ... A: This indeed a jumping spider. This one is Phidippus audax.Those greenish palps and the diamond on ... | |
| Bat bugs | 8/24/2011 |
| Q: After a visit to my parents a week and a half ago, they discovered bat bugs in the guest room where ... A: Bat bugs and bedbugs are different species of the Genus Cimex. It takes an expert with a microscope ... | |
| red/black crawling bug | 8/23/2011 |
| Q: I was camping in Hiddenite, NC this weekend and my son found a cool looking bug and we were ... A: You have described a Velvet Ant. It is really a wasp and it is a good thing you did not touch it. ... | |
| Large Green Caterpillar | 8/23/2011 |
| Q: I discovered this caterpillar starting to build a cocoon this morning (8/23/2011). Approximately ... A: This is a Cecropia caterpillar. The cecropia moth (Hylaophora cecropia) is one of the most beautiful ... | |
| bug(s) id | 8/22/2011 |
| Q: We are staying at a waterfront bay front house at Shinnecock bay in Hampton bays New York. My son ... A: These look like the shed skins of beetle larvae. Bedbugs do not shed skins like this. if this was a ... | |
| silverfish | 8/18/2011 |
| Q: You said you thought my mystery bug, that I think has been in my hair and was in my bathroom sink, ... A: You are correct. This is not a silverfish. It looks like a Psocid or booklouse and does not come ... | |
| Oak leaf worm? | 8/17/2011 |
| Q: I have two oak trees a young 8yr and an older 35yr. Last year I noticed a tiny worm on me when I ... A: They sound like caterpillars but since I cannot examine the tree or see the insects I cannot tell ... | |
| Very strange bug (s) | 8/17/2011 |
| Q: Can you identify this (these?) and can you tell me if I should be moving to the North Pole? A: These are related to stinkbugs. They are called wheelbugs.(Arilus crustatus) They prey of other ... | |
| Tiny brownish-red bugs in bathroom | 8/14/2011 |
| Q: I've found about half a dozen or so of these tiny brownish red bugs in our bathroom, either crawling ... A: This is a beetle and looks like a sawtoothed grain beetle. Go through you're cupboards and check all ... | |
| Sphecius in Excess | 8/12/2011 |
| Q: Until last year I had never even heard of Cicada killing wasps. But then a number of them dug up my ... A: All I can tell you is about the behavior these wasps. They prey on large insects,sting them and bury ... | |
| Is this a *BED BUG*? | 8/12/2011 |
| Q: I am so afraid it is. It is 5mm long and 4mm wide. Dark brown in color, but the butt is almost ... A: This is not a bedbug. Bedbugs are not sheped like this and do not have the spiny legs. Unfortunately ... | |
| Spider sensory system | 8/11/2011 |
| Q: Is it known if spiders experience emotions in a similar fashion to humans, for example if you vacuum ... A: No questions are stupid Pain and consciousness require a higher nervous system then that that ... | |
| Brown Recluse | 8/9/2011 |
| Q: We purchased a home a couple weeks ago and had every inspection imaginable, radon, mold, home ... A: I cannot believe these are all brown recluse spiders. They just do not appear in huge numbers like ... | |
| Bug Indentify | 8/8/2011 |
| Q: hey Walter My family and i have ... A: This is a beetle not a roach, but the photo is to blurry to tell you what kind. I suspect however ... | |
| katydids | 8/3/2011 |
| Q: What is the positive reason for katydids? Do they serve a good purpose in my yard? A: There does not have to be a "reason" for an insect to be here. They are here because they can be and ... | |
| insects in dog water bowl | 7/31/2011 |
| Q: twice now there have been these tiny swimming worm-like creatures in our dogs' water bowl. the first ... A: We can rule out tadpoles,angel They sound nematode worms but I do not know how they are entering ... | |
| Home Invasion by Moths | 7/31/2011 |
| Q: For several months I have been battling moths. Fist they were in my pantry and I thought I won. ... A: This looks like the Indian mealworm moth. They infest all kinds of dried foods and even pet foods. ... | |
| Moth | 7/31/2011 |
| Q: I keep seeing this kind of butterfly, I have a butterfly identification book, but it's not helping. ... A: This is one of he Saturn moths probably Promethea. The wings look strange because it has just ... | |
| Butterfly | 7/31/2011 |
| Q: I keep seeing this kind of butterfly, I have a butterfly identification book, but it's not helping. A: I have not seen this butterfly before. I am leaving for Belize for a couple of weeks so I am ... | |
| Mystery bug | 7/30/2011 |
| Q: Found this in our bed the day we left Virginia International Raceway in Southern Virginia. Racetrack ... A: All insects have an exoskeleton. Beetlels have ahrd wing covers and are not great fliers.This ... | |
| little flying bugs in house | 7/30/2011 |
| Q: They're little. They like to fly right up at you even up your nostrils. Kill one and another is ... A: There are too many flying bugs for me to tell you what these are without a photo. They sound like a ... | |
| Identifying a bee/hornet | 7/30/2011 |
| Q: I am native to the central Illinois/Indiana area and have never observed this type of ... A: I receive at least a dozen requests a day for insect identification. When I receive a photo I can be ... | |
| Identification - Flying long tailed insect | 7/30/2011 |
| Q: A friend of a friend took this pic and was wondering what it might be? It was in southern ontario. A: This is an ichneumon wasp called the American Pelecinid wasp from the genus Megahyssa. It uses that ... | |
| Unknown bugs in home | 7/30/2011 |
| Q: Can you identify these two bugs? I found them both in my kitchen and I'm worried if they pose a ... A: The brown one looks like a sawtoothed grain beetle. It is a pantry pest that can saw its way into ... | |
| Spider Identification | 7/29/2011 |
| Q: July 28, 2011 (Thursday) Dear Walter, I have recently been seeing a certain type of spider crawling ... A: I cannot be exact because dead solders look very different from live ones but this does not look ... | |
| Cicadas | 7/26/2011 |
| Q: Ialways have considered the singing of the Cicada to be one of the nice sounds of summer.Last ... A: Cicadas are periodic spending 13 to 17 years underground as a larva depending upon the species They ... | |
| Ootheca | 7/24/2011 |
| Q: I have an ootheca from a local Oregon praying mantis. The weather has been erratic so far this ... A: It should have hatched by now so I cannot tell you if it is viable. Only time will tell. Put it ... | |
| Bug found on redbud tree in NJ | 7/24/2011 |
| Q: I found this bug on my redbud tree today. There is something wrong with the tree, leaves curling in ... A: This is one of the common plant bugs and since it was isolated I am sure that it is not the cause of ... | |
| strange situation | 7/24/2011 |
| Q: I have a situation with no apparant answer. I have at least 200 spots under my socks that start off ... A: Heavens Gary. This is not an insect problem, this is a medical problem. You have to consult a ... | |
| bug in bed | 7/24/2011 |
| Q: Hintz, In addition to the beetle that I emailed you about yesterday (in a Brooklyn brownstone), I ... A: This is no bedbug. This is a harmless beetle. I cannot tell you what is biting you nor why these ... | |
| Spider Education | 7/23/2011 |
| Q: Mr. Hintz, I'm assuming that since you know a lot about spiders, you also know about what I need to ... A: I too am a spider lover and have kept tarantulas for years. If you want to become involved in the ... | |
| Wierd pods in tree | 7/22/2011 |
| Q: I'm in North Carolina, I have about 80 of these pods that are killing a tree in my yard. they move ... A: These are bagworms. There is a female caterpillar inside that is laying eggs . The hatching ... | |
| Wasp or Prayingmantis | 7/22/2011 |
| Q: There was a bug in my truck that had the back end of a wasp and the front end of a prayingmantis. I ... A: This is a member of the Mantispidae or mantisflies. This is a perfect of mimicry to protect the bug ... | |
| Please identify this cocoon | 7/21/2011 |
| Q: The attached picture is of a conical cocoon that I removed from a cyprus bush. The caterpillar ... A: This is a bagworm. Do not expect anything showy from this. Bagworms are destructive especially on ... | |
| Tiny Bugs in Bathroom | 7/21/2011 |
| Q: Tiny brown bugs have invaded our bathroom. They are able to fly, but usually crawl slowly around ... A: I believe these are dermestid beetle ,possibly pantry pests Susan. they may be in the bathroom ... | |
| Spider webs | 7/20/2011 |
| Q: I understand that scientists still don't fully understand what makes a spiders web so strong, but ... A: Spiders sin more then one kind of silk and the silk is an extremely strong protein. The chemistry of ... | |
| Identification assistance 2 | 7/18/2011 |
| Q: Can you please help me identify what I found on a Minnesota milkweed? Your assistance is ... A: I am confident that this the nest of a Potter or Mason wasp although it is the most elaborate one I ... | |
| Unidentified insect | 7/18/2011 |
| Q: Could you help me in identifying this insect? An entomology web site recomended that your group ... A: This is a drone ant. During mating periods the drones (males) in the ant colony develop wings and ... | |
| miniscule green biting insetect | 7/16/2011 |
| Q: I live in Eastern Iowa, and have recently had an invasion of minuscule, biting, green insects. ... A: I believe these may be thrips from the description and the biting. They are plant feeders that are ... | |
| entomology | 7/15/2011 |
| Q: I realize that without a photo, i.d is very difficult, so please just try your best. I'm American, ... A: You re correct about trying to identify a bug without seeing it. This one is no exception. It sounds ... | |
| Tiny white spiders | 7/15/2011 |
| Q: And is there anything I can do to get rid of them. They are mostly on the ceilings and they climb ... A: The spiders that you have been seeing are spiderlings or newly hatched young of a common house ... | |
| Strange flying bug | 7/14/2011 |
| Q: The insect in question has a body the size of a wasp or yellow jacket. The front part is ... A: Nothing is going to fly without wings of some type. You have also described this insect as having 4 ... | |
| What is this? | 7/12/2011 |
| Q: I found this thing crawling on my office floor, please tell me what it is. I have lived in Florida ... A: This photo convinces me that is definitely a moth caterpillar Why they are inside your office or how ... | |
| What is this? | 7/12/2011 |
| Q: I found this thing crawling on my office floor, please tell me what it is. I have lived in Florida ... A: I am surprised that it does not have a soft body. I am not sure here because I cannot see enough ... | |
| Aggressive Bees SE Indiana | 7/12/2011 |
| Q: We have several large, very aggressive, bees (I think)on our front porch and in the front yard, that ... A: These are probably hornets and it sounds like they have a nest nearby. Since you cannot see an ... | |
| Minute-sized insects | 7/11/2011 |
| Q: Just went outside, & by both outside corners of the door on the landing/door plate there are (at ... A: You are being invaded bt springtails (collembola) ose them off tyhe house. They will not hang around ... | |
| small tan bug that bites/stings | 7/10/2011 |
| Q: We went rafting today in Central ID and when we got back to our vehicles at the river guide lodge, I ... A: From the body shape and the painful bite I thing you were nailed by a member of the stinkbug family ... | |
| Small Black Bug Infestation | 7/10/2011 |
| Q: We bought a property just over one year ago, which we have been been completely renovating since, we ... A: I believe these are spider beetles. AS far as getting rid of them you have such a massive amount ... | |
| Wheezing Beetle. | 7/10/2011 |
| Q: Today I found a bug on a wall outside of my apartment in Fresno, California, it looked like a beetle ... A: try to get a photo the next time before you get rid of a bug. Did this one have very long antennae. ... | |
| yellow jackets | 7/10/2011 |
| Q: I have a wasp nest in a pillar right outside my front door. I have tried spraying with foam with no ... A: I suspect that this nest is a bald faced hornets nest. Yellow jackets usually nest in the ground. ... | |
| unknown bug | 7/10/2011 |
| Q: I have seen these , one here and there for a few years around my home, usually at the top of the ... A: These are the larvae of dermestid beetles. They are either pantry pests or carpet beetles I cannot ... | |
| Need some possible answers please | 7/9/2011 |
| Q: Its been about 2 days since I 1st felt "it" and I'm about to go all Ashley Judd(in Bug) on myself! ... A: Unfortunately Pam I cannot identify an insect I cannot see and this is certainly still a medical ... | |
| Swarm of tiny gray bugs | 7/9/2011 |
| Q: Would like to know what the swarms of bugs are on our trees. Maples, Oaks, Hawthorne, Red Maples, ... A: I believe these are aphids especially when some are winged and have ants around. The ants act as ... | |
| Bug bite/urine burn? | 7/9/2011 |
| Q: Well I went to cutting beach from july 3rd to 4th and well as.i was.going into the hotel rom I felt ... A: The skin problem is a medical one and if it persists you should consult a doctor. If it is a bug ... | |
| bug found in kitchen | 7/7/2011 |
| Q: I recently moved into a rental home in Phoenix AZ. I have noticed in my kitchen there is a tiny ... A: I suspect that these are dermestid beetles (pantry pests) There are a number of kinds that infest ... | |
| strange bug type | 7/6/2011 |
| Q: I found a type of insect in my house today that I have never seen. It is similar in color and ... A: Go on line to Petco.com or Fluckers.com. You can order 500 Superworms for around $20. that will last ... | |
| Spider beetles | 7/6/2011 |
| Q: I have read many post online about Spider Beetles but none of them say if they bite humans. All I ... A: Spider beetles are scavengers and pantry pests. They do not bite people. They do like to hide under ... | |
| Bug issues | 7/5/2011 |
| Q: I believe we have an earwig bug problem. In reading about them, they are not a northern bug. We ... A: I checked with a colleague of mine and he thought under extreme circumstances you could get a prick ... | |
| Bug issues | 7/5/2011 |
| Q: I believe we have an earwig bug problem. In reading about them, they are not a northern bug. We ... A: Earwigs do not nest in the house so they are coming in from the outside. Now I am wondering if this ... | |
| House centipede bite | 7/5/2011 |
| Q: I was recently bit or stung buy a house centipede one night (BTW I'm in Georgia).It stung me in the ... A: The house centipede is in all houses and there is no way to get rid of them. They are beneficial ... | |
| Very tiny black bugs: Please help to I.D. | 7/4/2011 |
| Q: Can you please help us figure out what this is so we can get rid of them? They tend to go in and ... A: They may be springtails seeking moisture or they could be beetles. I cannot for some reason recieve ... | |
| tiny black bugs | 7/4/2011 |
| Q: Over the past 3 weeks or so we have been finding hundreds of these little black bugs in our house. ... A: I have not yet recieved them. I will let you know when I get them I just got the bugs and I will ... | |
| 2 different species of bugs in my home | 6/30/2011 |
| Q: The first bug that I have found in my home is everywhere! In the kitchen (often around the garbage ... A: The first is probably a caterpillar. I would need a photo to tell you more The second are most ... | |
| weird spider that hops | 6/30/2011 |
| Q: I live in northern ohio. We saw a half dollar size (legs and all) spider hopping around. It was ... A: It looks like you have a jumping spider (Family Salticidae). I have one that hangs around my ... | |
| What kind of beetle is this? | 6/30/2011 |
| Q: Could you help us identify this tiny beetle spotted at our garden pond in Liverpool UK? It appears ... A: The accurate identification of a beetle depends upon a number of factors including mouth parts and ... | |
| Flying Ants | 6/30/2011 |
| Q: I am currently living in Chanthaburi Thailand. Every year during May to June there are thousand of ... A: Ant colonies consist of three main types. 1. A queen 2. Workers (sterile females) and 3. Drones ... | |
| tiny brown crawling and jumping bugs | 6/30/2011 |
| Q: I noticed you responded to the question below (submitted by someone else) on how to control these ... A: I belive that I concluded that these were collembola or springtails. You seem to have the same ... | |
| lit black and white bugs that bite | 6/28/2011 |
| Q: I have hundreds of little black and white spotted bugs that seem to have started in my bathroom but ... A: These sound like beetles because of the hard shell and could be dermestid beetles but dermestid ... | |
| unidentified bites | 6/27/2011 |
| Q: I thought I was covered with chigger bites. Red, itchy, inflamed knots. No sign of a bug or ... A: I believe this is a medical problem. Please do not treat yourself an see a dermatologist. The doctor ... | |
| Behaviour of a Black House Spider | 6/27/2011 |
| Q: O.K., this seems a little silly to me. I live in Western Canada and I think that I have a black ... A: This is a jumping spider doing what they do: sit around waiting patiently for a bug to come around. ... | |
| tiny black bugs | 6/26/2011 |
| Q: Over the past 3 weeks or so we have been finding hundreds of these little black bugs in our house. ... A: I can think of a couple of possibilities. The first that comes to mind are spider mites. You mention ... | |
| Beetles | 6/26/2011 |
| Q: I live on Long Island and today in my backyard a very large black beetle emerged from a hole in my ... A: All insects lay eggs and they carry out sexual reproduction with the male inserting sperm cells into ... | |
| Bug ID? | 6/22/2011 |
| Q: I recently went camping with friends at Mt. Adams, in Washington State when we came across an ... A: It is interesting that their are a lot of noisy ones around Mt Hood. I thought you only found one. I ... | |
| Bug ID? | 6/20/2011 |
| Q: I recently went camping with friends at Mt. Adams, in Washington State when we came across an ... A: This insect puzzles me. I have been searching for a day or two. I am sure it is a cricket of some ... | |
| Insect identification | 6/18/2011 |
| Q: I have hundreds of these insects clinging to the sides of my house and to the screen on the screened ... A: These are mayflies or Canadian soldiers. Thy spend their lives mostly at the bottom of a pond or ... | |
| Bed Bugs/ Lice? | 6/18/2011 |
| Q: I have felt itchy on my face. I can feel something crawling and when I look with the naked eye, I ... A: Just stick the tape to piece of white paper and use a regular envelope I received the specimens ... | |
| Bed Bugs/ Lice? | 6/18/2011 |
| Q: I have felt itchy on my face. I can feel something crawling and when I look with the naked eye, I ... A: We can rule out bedbugs,lice,and fleas but without seeing them I cannot be sure. They may be larval ... | |
| Tiny black oval bugs | 6/17/2011 |
| Q: I saw an answer posted by Eric previously about tiny black bugs (slow moving oval shaped) ... he ... A: Let me address the spiders first. There is no way to keep spiders out of houses. If you spray for ... | |
| red-orange spider mite | 6/16/2011 |
| Q: The reponses to identifying the tiny critters indicate that they are spider mites and harmless. I ... A: Most sopider mites do not bite but there are some that do. The red mites found outside are not the ... | |
| beetles | 6/16/2011 |
| Q: Yesterday I saw a very large beetle (about 2 in. long) on the windshield of my car. It was mostly ... A: I believe this is one of my favorites, a click beetle called the Eyed Elator (Alaus oculatus)When ... | |
| identify small black beetle | 6/15/2011 |
| Q: We've lived in the same house for 3 years (in SouthEast Idaho,USA) but have only seen these bugs ... A: These are weevils, They enter households as pantry pests. Since they are dying they must not be ... | |
| Failing Wolf Spider | 6/13/2011 |
| Q: Walter, I caught a wolf spider on range land in northern Colorado last Fall. I have been keeping ... A: Most spiders when they rear up are taking a defensive position. I have a tarantulas that does it ... | |
| red spider spray/chiggers | 6/13/2011 |
| Q: what can I buy to spray for these bugs?? A: If you want to spray just around your house use a spray with a pyrethrum base (Read the labels) but ... | |
| Mystery Bug | 6/12/2011 |
| Q: We recently started to find these tiny brown-ish bugs in our window sills and bathtub. They move ... A: This is a springtail Dan.(Order Collembola) They love moist conditions so keep things as dry as ... | |
| Tiny Black Insects in bedroom | 6/7/2011 |
| Q: I live in Queens, NY and I moved into my new place this year. It is on the 4th floor. When the ... A: From the body shape, the antennae and the hopping my guess is that these are collembola or ... | |
| small shells found on outside patio | 6/7/2011 |
| Q: I live in Hawaii and occasionally when we get up in the morning there are small nautilus-like shells ... A: I did not realize you were that far removed from a beach. I had considered that these could be ... | |
| springtails | 6/5/2011 |
| Q: I couldn't get a picture of the bugs because they are smaller than a flea. The babies are so small ... A: I believe that these are certainly Collembola (springtails) Spraying insecticides for springtails ... | |
| painted lady butterflies | 6/3/2011 |
| Q: Do painted lady butterflies normally live in groups? I have one that got injured in the process of ... A: They are usually seen in groups because they all hatch at once but the adults are solitary. I do not ... | |
| st andrews cross spider | 6/2/2011 |
| Q: I have a beautiful st andrews cross female spider and web in the garden that my children and I have ... A: Since Argiopes like the St Andrews Cross spider and the North American Black and Yellow Argiope ... | |
| Lawn insect beside vegetable garden | 6/2/2011 |
| Q: A friend was mowing his lawn around his vegetable garden. The next day pieces of grass were sticking ... A: Insect eggs have very little variation so it is difficult to tell what bug laid them. Ants could be ... | |
| Large ant from Bolivia | 5/31/2011 |
| Q: This large ant was found in a stream bed in tropical Bolivia. Its large size caught my attention, ... A: This is the Bullet ant, Paraponera clavata. It is one of the Amazon hunter ants. It's sting is said ... | |
| Bug Identification | 5/28/2011 |
| Q: Last night I found a very peculiar insect. It has the appearance of a sliver of tree bark, about 1 ... A: What you have described is the Plaster Bagworm. It is a small moth caterpillar related to the ... | |
| spider | 5/28/2011 |
| Q: i don't have a picture of it because i freaked and killed it but i found a spider that is black and ... A: Without a photo I cannot tell you what kind of a spider this was but from your description I can ... | |
| what bug is this? | 5/27/2011 |
| Q: I keep finding this bug on my walls along my staircase and once in the bathroom. I believe they are ... A: This looks to me like a carpet beetle. You will have to find out where they are coming from to get ... | |
| Career choice if I love insects | 5/26/2011 |
| Q: My son is 15 and since he was about a year old he has always love insects. He particularly love to ... A: There is no way he can find a career in biology without studying science and math. If he is ... | |
| Career choice if I love insects | 5/26/2011 |
| Q: My son is 15 and since he was about a year old he has always love insects. He particularly love to ... A: What grade is he in? If he wants anything to do with animals someday he must take all the science ... | |
| Tiny insects found outside on my house | 5/26/2011 |
| Q: I recently noticed hundreds of very tiny bugs crawling all over my house. I live in South Jersey and ... A: I don't know what happened here. Allexperts said that I answered this but i didn't These are ... | |
| stink bugs | 5/25/2011 |
| Q: our house is filled with stink bugs we see them at least three times a day all over, is there ... A: This sounds like the Brown Marmorated stink bug. It is an invasive species and the large numbers are ... | |
| Small black insects | 5/25/2011 |
| Q: We have been finding these small black insects in our apartment. They resembles fleas or ticks I ... A: This is spider beetle. It is a member of the beetle Family Ptingidae. They are harmless scavengers ... | |
| Flying insect with red body and black/clear wings | 5/24/2011 |
| Q: Can you help me identify this insect? I live in Southeast Michigan and have always seen these ... A: This a species of fly but I cannot tell you what kind from this photo. it may be some kind of a ... | |
| what kind of creature is this? | 5/24/2011 |
| Q: I live in Northern Illinois. We have little stagnent ponds in our yard and an interesting creature ... A: I have examined pond water many times but this has me searching through texts on freshwater ... | |
| been trying to identify for 5 yrs. | 5/22/2011 |
| Q: While in CO. my dogs discovered this 3 to 4 inch tall critter. Tripod like legs, camel looking ... A: Send the photo to my E-mail waltjh@sbcglobal.net Hopefully I can solve the mystery. From the ... | |
| My dog has a big bug on her neck | 5/20/2011 |
| Q: I am home alone to day babysitting and I just found a big bug bigger then a jelly bean on my dogs ... A: IT sounds like a tick Mary. If it hasn't dropped off by now it will soon as it sounds like it is ... | |
| Plaster Bug Worm | 5/20/2011 |
| Q: How do I get rid of these insects? Do I just spray for normal one's such as spiders, etc., or must I ... A: This caterpillar is very common in Florida. Spraying is waste of time. The best thing to do is just ... | |
| tiny black bugs on my rug | 5/18/2011 |
| Q: I found these tiny black bugs on my rug. They look like tiny beetles they didn't move til I touched ... A: Get some boric acid powder or a pyrethrum based spray at a garden store and spray along all the ... | |
| Entomology v. Creation | 5/18/2011 |
| Q: The debate of Evolution v. Creation has inspired much interest in my planning to become an ... A: I have no doubts that the high diversity among insects is the result of evolutionary processes. I do ... | |
| small spider found attached to my shoe | 5/18/2011 |
| Q: I live in a apartment on ground level in Franklin, Massachusetts. I have done a lot of Google and ... A: The picture you revered to me Lactrodectus variolus the Northern Black Widow. They are native to New ... | |
| Gaudy Grasshopper | 5/17/2011 |
| Q: I have been on this website before, expert Eric Eaton was a great help. I was the lucky owner of a ... A: The usual method of preserving insects of is pinning but in this case I do not believe you want to ... | |
| spider beetle | 5/16/2011 |
| Q: As many other people, I have been bitten many times by these spider beetles. I have been looking in ... A: First of all I will tell you that I have been a biologist and a teacher for over 60 years and when ... | |
| Identify Large Spider | 5/15/2011 |
| Q: Elkton, Va. Close the the W.Va border. yesterday, while hoeing the garden, i found and captured a ... A: My first question is: Why are you killing spiders found outside in your garden? They are predators ... | |
| Strange cocoon | 5/15/2011 |
| Q: a friend of mine found this cocoon hanging in a gumtree in Australia. He said it's about the size of ... A: I am sure that there is nothing dangerous about. Also your size (average roast) does not help me. ... | |
| Please identify small bug | 5/13/2011 |
| Q: I find these small dark bugs one or two at a time throughout my house. They crawl and act like ... A: I believe this is a dermestid beetle specifically a Larder beetle. They often invade dried foods in ... | |
| Apple tree pest | 5/12/2011 |
| Q: I am trying to identify the insect in the attached photo. I live in New York State (update in ... A: They are definitely not apple maggot flies. I first thought that they could be bee flies since the ... | |
| tiny black bugs on my rug | 5/11/2011 |
| Q: I found these tiny black bugs on my rug. They look like tiny beetles they didn't move til I touched ... A: These are dermestid beetles but cigarette beetles are more oval. They could be black Carpet beetles ... | |
| Tiny Black Bugs | 5/11/2011 |
| Q: I have noticed a few extremely tiny bugs in my master bedroom that are virtually microscopic. In ... A: Forget the pest control service. Most of them cannot tell one insect from another. If one could not ... | |
| insect identification | 5/9/2011 |
| Q: I have never seen anything like it before and was wondering if you had any idea of what it is? ... A: I'll bet you never saw the commercial for the sleep aid Lunesta. This is a Luna Moth, one of the ... | |
| small black bugs with yellow spots | 5/4/2011 |
| Q: I have recently found small black bugs with yellow spots near the baseboards in my house and on my ... A: I suspect these are dermestid beetles, possiblay carpet beetles or a pantry pest. At any rate I am ... | |
| what is it? | 5/2/2011 |
| Q: I live in Northern Queensland Australia and have discovered extremely tiny bugs in my pantry. They ... A: I could not see mutch from the picture even enlarged but my guess is that this a very small species ... | |
| Spider nest found on bananas | 4/30/2011 |
| Q: About a month ago, I purchased bananas. When I opened the package at home, a spider nest opened and ... A: I guess they gave you your money back. I live in Northern Ohio too east of Cleveland in Wickliffe. ... | |
| unidentified fibres | 4/27/2011 |
| Q: My name is Betty Trestain.In Oct 2008 we had a very bad storm it caused wide spread damage in ... A: I am thousands of miles from you and I can only go by my sources that list this Moth from the ... | |
| cant i.d bug | 4/25/2011 |
| Q: d this little pest thanks A: This is drone (male) ant. Their only function is to fertilize the Queen. Occasionally the drones ... | |
| spider bites | 4/21/2011 |
| Q: I have been sleeping on a sofa for the past several weeks. A few weeks ago I would wake every ... A: I am sure that the spiders you have found are not the cause of the bites. First of all spider bites ... | |
| please help identify this bug | 4/21/2011 |
| Q: My coworkers also thank you for your genius, as I have stopped making them look at pictures of bugs ... A: This is a True Bug of the order Hemiptera. It is a leaf footed bug or squash bug related to the ... | |
| help identifying an insect | 4/20/2011 |
| Q: I have been waking up in the middle of the night with mosquito-like bites that itch for a couple of ... A: This is a spider beetle. They commonly occur around mattresses and beds and are often confused with ... | |
| A question about an experience | 4/19/2011 |
| Q: I am now 55years old and when I was 11y/o I lived in Hialeah,Fla. I came across a parking ... A: I Alex I wish you had a photo too. The only roach bigger then the palmetto bug is the Madagascar ... | |
| Thousands of tiny insects infest neighborhood | 4/18/2011 |
| Q: My neighborhood has been infested by a tiny crawling insect. At a distance, it appears to be a black ... A: I only had a single bug to look at and it looked like a stenocephalid but I know agree that it is a ... | |
| ground living fly | 4/18/2011 |
| Q: My dog called my attention to a hole she had dug. There is something looks like a blow fly coming ... A: I wish I could see a photo of these. Are you sure they were not bees. Bumblebees sometimes nest ... | |
| Thousands of tiny insects infest neighborhood | 4/18/2011 |
| Q: My neighborhood has been infested by a tiny crawling insect. At a distance, it appears to be a black ... A: This is a member of the True Bugs. (Order Hemiptera) This belongs to a group called the ... | |
| Blue Centipede | 4/14/2011 |
| Q: My kids found a blue Centipede with an orange head, it is about 3" long. I live in southern Idaho. ... A: There is a desert centipede in the West that can give a painful bite but the one you describe is no ... | |
| hatching praying mantis | 4/14/2011 |
| Q: It is mid April and I noticed tonight that the first mantis has hatched. What temperature is safe ... A: The rest of them will be hatching soon. Keep them confined in a container and do not be surprised ... | |
| Can I assume these are recluses? | 4/12/2011 |
| Q: I live in the Kansas City Metro (southwest region). About when spring started I found these in ... A: That would be a good place for a recluse to hang out. that is a good thing about them. they are not ... | |
| St. Andrew's Cross spider | 4/11/2011 |
| Q: I have a question about the lovely st. Andrew's cross spider living outside of my window in ... A: . Just keep observing it and see what happens . There is not much more that you can do. This is a ... | |
| re: grasshopper color from dna | 4/11/2011 |
| Q: How do grasshoppers get their coloring? How does their DNA affect the coloring? Where is their ... A: Everything about grasshoppers is the result of their DNA just as your skin, eye and hair color is ... | |
| Weird, scary bug | 4/11/2011 |
| Q: Today I found this strange flying insect. I live in CT and I've never seen anything like this is my ... A: I would like to see a photo but I am sure this is a hummingbird moth because it resembles a small ... | |
| Assasin Bug in FL? | 4/11/2011 |
| Q: I am curious about an "assasin bug" that I have never seen before in Florida until last night. I ... A: A a lot of insects appear sporadically so I can only chalk up your noticing this bug after so long a ... | |
| Odd Cocoon | 4/10/2011 |
| Q: We found this hanging our Birch tree in the backyard. We are very interested about what it is, and ... A: This looks like the cocoon of one of the silkworm moths. They usually use leaves. It could be a luna ... | |
| Small Black Fuzzy Bug | 4/10/2011 |
| Q: Last night I opened the drawer to my bed side table and noticed a small, black, fuzzy bug in my ... A: This sounds like the larva of a dermestid beetle, possibly a carpet beetle or on of the pantry ... | |
| Found black widow spider in apartment | 4/8/2011 |
| Q: I came home today and found a black widow spider on the ceiling in my apartment. It was small, the ... A: All widows belong to the genus Lactrodectus and the only species hat usually causes pain and ... | |
| Can I assume these are recluses? | 4/8/2011 |
| Q: I live in the Kansas City Metro (southwest region). About when spring started I found these in ... A: I agree that they could well be recluses but frankly Firno I would not take the word of any ... | |
| Daggar Moth | 4/6/2011 |
| Q: In the Fall I had one of my students bring in a Daggar Moth to class that within a few days ate into ... A: In the natural setting this moth has an active flight period from the last week in April until ... | |
| insect classification | 4/5/2011 |
| Q: I am a 7th grader trying to complete a 10 insect collection. At least FIVE different ORDERS must be ... A: So far you have TRY TO GET Leptidoptera moth Orthoptera Cricket grasshopper ... | |
| trying to identify an insect I find in my home. | 4/4/2011 |
| Q: I have found an insect that lives inside a diamond shaped cocoon type home, brown/slate color with ... A: This sounds to me like a Plaster Bag worm. It is a caterpillar related to the clothes moth. It ... | |
| Can I assume these are recluses? | 4/3/2011 |
| Q: I live in the Kansas City Metro (southwest region). About when spring started I found these in ... A: I cannot tell you specifically what these are but I am almost positive they are nor violin spiders. ... | |
| carpet beetles | 3/30/2011 |
| Q: we have had carpet beetles in our home for almost a year and a half. they pop up every 6 months. ... A: I would advise you not to spend this money. Deltamethrin is a toxic material that can be absorbed ... | |
| Small black bug on walls, please help identify | 3/28/2011 |
| Q: can you please help. I moved into a home that has been empty since it was built 5 yrs ago. There ... A: First of all these do not sound like anything dangerous. I believe these are beetles of some kind ... | |
| White insect | 3/26/2011 |
| Q: I've 100's of unwelcome visitors on my lawn. The lawns been slightly neglected and I've an abundance ... A: I am sure you will not like my answers but here goes anyway. This is a buggy world and out of ... | |
| wall crawler | 3/25/2011 |
| Q: I find grey bugs that crawl up the wall in my condo. They have an elongated, soft housing and they ... A: This is a plaster bagworm. It is the caterpillar of a moth related to the clothes moth. It makes ... | |
| mites? | 3/24/2011 |
| Q: I noticed the question that Carrie from Ohio asked you on 3/3/2006. I feel like I am having the same ... A: I cannot find the information I gave to Carrie since it was 5 years ago and I have answered hundreds ... | |
| bed bug or bat bug? | 3/23/2011 |
| Q: .. We've found a few of these critters during the day on our living room floor crawling around. We ... A: It is difficult to tell bat bugs and bed bugs apart without comparing them but the thoracic bristles ... | |
| tiny bugs! | 3/22/2011 |
| Q: please help Walter! I live in Melbourne, Australia in a 1940's house. During cooler weather, it gets ... A: The size and color of these insects and the damp condition tell me these may be psocids or ... | |
| Re: Biting jumping or flying insect or mite | 3/13/2011 |
| Q: There is some type of insect or mite in my apartment. It has been here for three months and no one ... A: These insects do not fit into any behavioral pattern that I know of so without seeing one I cannot ... | |
| Tiny black bug with whitish spots on its back | 3/12/2011 |
| Q: I keep finding this bug in my home. It is very tiny bout the size of a ink pen point, with whitish ... A: First of all you can rule out ticks. Ticks would be on the dog not crawling around. I am sure this ... | |
| Cupboard bugs | 3/8/2011 |
| Q: I live in the United Arab Emirates (where a lot of food is imported to). I have recently noticed ... A: I am sure you have one of the common pantry pests. They could be grain weevils, or other beetles. ... | |
| ticks in Belize | 3/8/2011 |
| Q: We just returned (3/2/11) from 12 days in the jungle of Belize at Black Rock Lodge near San Ignacio. ... A: I know things about ticks but I am not an MD and this is a medical problems. Incidentally I am ... | |
| Stink Bugs | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: OK... here goes. I live in Maryland and as of a couple of years ago this and surrounding areas have ... A: You are quite correct in that this insect Halyomorpha halys, the marmolated stink bug is an import ... | |
| Spider & Caterpillar | 2/27/2011 |
| Q: I have these spiders & caterpillars that keep falling into my pool. Can you identify them and are ... A: is this a swimming pool, or a small garden pool? For some reason I cannot enlarge the photo but it ... | |
| Insect droppings | 1/29/2011 |
| Q: I have been seeing small (about the size of freshly ground pepper)black, some slightly brown ... A: I believe these could be droppings from ant activities, possibly carpenter ants. I had the same ... | |
| Small black bugs everywhere | 1/24/2011 |
| Q: I have tiny brown bugs that I have found in our kitchen, clothes, and just about everywhere. We live ... A: They sound like dermestid beetles, either carpet beetles or pantry pests. You will have to find out ... | |
| insect egg? identification | 1/22/2011 |
| Q: I found some ~1/8 inch brown round balls on my scalp. I have no UNUSUAL itching, I do havc dandruf. ... A: The only insects that leave eggs on the scalp that I know about are head lice and their eggs (nits) ... | |
| SPIDER | 1/16/2011 |
| Q: i have hydrangers in my front yard.(Massachusetts) Once i was trimming them a bit and i noticed a ... A: If you lived in Australia I would advise to be careful around spiders but I can assure you their no ... | |
| beetle | 1/15/2011 |
| Q: Please help identify this beetle that we keep finding in our home. There are weeks where we've ... A: This is the Mormorated Brown Stinkbug. They enter homes to seek shelter during cold weather. They ... | |
| black widow spider (albino) | 12/30/2010 |
| Q: I have discovered a problem in my car and it's qite serious,I found a black widow female spider ... A: A car is an unusual place for a black widow. If these are hatched spiderlings they will be ... | |
| strange bug inside a brazil nut | 12/28/2010 |
| Q: Today I cracked open a raw brazil nut and all that was inside was a lot of black powder, a very ... A: Many species of insects lay eggs in the fruit of the nut before it develops. The larva then feeds on ... | |
| Flat red bug crawling on my sheets! | 12/26/2010 |
| Q: I recently visited a friend's house, he has several animals living in his home that come and go as ... A: From the behavior and description these sound like bedbugs except bedbugs usually come out when the ... | |
| tiny black bugs in the winter | 12/23/2010 |
| Q: I went outside by my car today and I found 100s of really tiny black bugs all over the ground in the ... A: I am sure these were Collembola or springtails. When found in the winter they are called snowfleas. ... | |
| Giant Fly | 12/18/2010 |
| Q: I live in Canberra, australia and i have recently been seeing these fly looking things outside my ... A: This is not a fly but a bug called a Cicada. In the US we call them 17 year locusts. They spend 13 ... | |
| Question about tarantulas | 12/1/2010 |
| Q: My question is about large spiders in general and tarantulas in particular. And I must apologize if ... A: You are talking to a spider lover and I have had tarantulas for many years. The ability; to climb on ... | |
| does this suck blood | 11/19/2010 |
| Q: then i sprayed for roaches. when i came back i saw this insect stuck on the wall. do they suck ... A: The bug on the wall looks like a Drain Fly. They live in drains and do not bite nor feed on blood ... | |
| Bug | 11/18/2010 |
| Q: they are everywhere they are very small smaller than a ant they have three hands from each side I ... A: They sound like beetle larvae,possibly carpet beetles but I will have to see one. A photo will help. ... | |
| Identification | 11/17/2010 |
| Q: Can you please identify this bug for me? I live in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The bug is around ... A: This is a grain beetle, one of the members of the dermestid family. It may be the Rust Red Grain ... | |
| mites | 11/16/2010 |
| Q: November 14, 2010 Dr. Mr. Hintz I am writing this hoping you can help my wife and me with the hell ... A: You have had a bad time here and you have done everything possible except the on thing you should ... | |
| Insects on a mattress. | 11/13/2010 |
| Q: I found around 20 of these under a mattress and I can't identify them. They are around 1.5mm, ... A: With your 2nd photo I can see that it is not an ant. I looks more like a beetle. The trouble in ... | |
| Bug ID | 11/13/2010 |
| Q: I found a bug on the branch of my tangerine tree in Southern California. The bug is a little longer ... A: This is a swallowtail butterfly caterpillar. It looks like the Asian swallowtail. The larva of this ... | |
| Spider--what kind? | 11/12/2010 |
| Q: I live in Missouri in the St. Louis area, and I found a spider I have never seen before in my ... A: You have described one of the neatest of all spiders, the Bold Jumping Spider. They are absolutely ... | |
| mysterious glowing bug | 11/12/2010 |
| Q: i live in central Texas and have some kind of small nocturnal biting bugs in my house, they ... A: I will have to see a photo of these and I then will identify them. Otherwise I do not have enough ... | |
| Science Project: Entomolgy | 11/6/2010 |
| Q: my name is Tiffany and I would appreciate it if you could answer a few questions for me. A friend ... A: First of all check your information again as I believe that there is some question about ants and ... | |
| crawling sensation | 11/3/2010 |
| Q: ..I have been feeling a sensation mostly on my arms that bugs are crawling on them. I haven't slept ... A: I am sure taht there are no bugs on your skin. Parasitic mites (itch mites) cause itching and a rash ... | |
| Insects that dig holes | 11/1/2010 |
| Q: I have these mounds of dirt next to a small hole. It is not small red ants but something else. It ... A: Digger wasps are solitary wasps so if you have this many that is not what these are and if they were ... | |
| strange spider extremely small black and one obssesed with concusive vibrations | 11/1/2010 |
| Q: i saw a spider today i have no clue what kind it was or weather it was full grown or not it was ... A: This sounds like the activity of Jumping spiders. They will usually pay no attention to people ... | |
| orange spider | 10/28/2010 |
| Q: We had high winds and I captured a large spider... it looks like a gumball with thick legs and its ... A: Many spiders in the temperate zones have a life span of one and year or two. From the size I am sure ... | |
| Bug identification | 10/28/2010 |
| Q: I would greatly appreciate your help in identifying this insect. My 5 year old son found him (dead) ... A: This is the Giant Water Bug also called the "toe Biter". This is because they have a beak that can ... | |
| Local habitat of spiders and lifespan | 10/27/2010 |
| Q: My relationship with spiders is that we stay in our own space and do our jobs. I'll evict, and never ... A: I found your comments quite interesting. First of all this is the first time I have heard of a ... | |
| tiny gray w/spots bug-blood sucker | 10/24/2010 |
| Q: my niece was visiting from fl last month and woke one morning (on the carpet) to a smalller than ... A: Few types of insects suck blood. Most are flies and there are a few true bugs. One is the conenose. ... | |
| possible bed bugs?!?!? | 10/22/2010 |
| Q: Recently I have noticed a few random bug bites on me. The first was a week or so ago on my hip, ... A: I know of no other bugs that bite at night other then bedbugs. If you have bedbugs you would have ... | |
| Bug Bites | 10/21/2010 |
| Q: I have been getting bitten by an insect invisible to the naked eye. My place has been inspected ... A: I know of no biting bugs that cannot be seen and of course if they cannot be seen I cannot identify ... | |
| little black bugs | 10/20/2010 |
| Q: What are the little black bugs found in dog biscuits? Are they harmful to the dogs if they eat the ... A: Without seeing these my guess is that they are dermestid beetles, common pests that get into dried ... | |
| hard shelled insect or beetle | 10/18/2010 |
| Q: We are building a new house in Southeast Texas. In the past couple of weeks I have noticed ... A: I have never seen this pattern before but the beetles look to me like they belong to a class of leaf ... | |
| Bugs in my bed | 10/16/2010 |
| Q: I just sent you a message but i never attached the pictures. Here is the message again (with the ... A: This is a photo of a larva of a dermestid beetle. This is not a carpet beetle but is related to one ... | |
| Bug found in hamper | 10/16/2010 |
| Q: I keep finding small reddish brown worm-like insects in my dirty clothes hamper. It is smaller than ... A: This is the larvae of a carpet beetle. Clean out the hamper and search all your drawers. Look under ... | |
| thanatus flavidus | 10/12/2010 |
| Q: I did some follow up searching on Thanatus flavidus, which you have suggested may not exist. It was ... A: I do not recall suggesting that this crab spider did not exist. But thanks for the information. This ... | |
| bug found in bed, doesnt appear to be a bed bug | 10/11/2010 |
| Q: Help! I woke up with four bites on my side two days ago. They itched for a minute when I woke up, ... A: This is the larva of a dermestid beetle possible that of a carpet beetle. They cannot bite or hurt ... | |
| Tiny black bugs in kitchen backboards, cabinet, and paper goods! Help! | 10/10/2010 |
| Q: I live in Connecticut, on the first floor of a 4 apartment building. Recently I have noticed small ... A: I have good news for you. You will not have to move out. You have been invaded by a common pantry ... | |
| Invisable Spider | 10/8/2010 |
| Q: I really am not going crazy....I just watched a rather large spider about quarter size (US ... A: I have never had any questions about this on allexperts. I know of no spiders that can move so fast ... | |
| Invisable Spider | 10/8/2010 |
| Q: I really am not going crazy....I just watched a rather large spider about quarter size (US ... A: What can I say except that the laws of physics tell us that nothing can be invisible nor can things ... | |
| praying mantis | 10/7/2010 |
| Q: I want a pet praying mantis but i don't know what breed to get I want a breed that is not too big ... A: They do not make good pets. If you get a full grown this time of the year they are about to seek a ... | |
| Tiny brown bugs | 10/5/2010 |
| Q: I was sitting on the couch last night and noticed a bug on my page of my Bible. I then looked at my ... A: They very well could be drugstore beetles. They could also be sawtoothed grain beetles. They usually ... | |
| brown bug | 10/2/2010 |
| Q: We have these brown bugs about 1/8th of an inch in length, they fly and have a hard shell. I am ... A: A photo would help but I am reasonably sure these are common pantry pests since they were in pancake ... | |
| little black bugs...some have red on them | 10/2/2010 |
| Q: Hope you can help me. Almost every year for the last several years from July through fall (I live ... A: From the facts you have given me I believe these could be a hatch of immature true bugs, perhaps ... | |
| syrphid fly | 9/30/2010 |
| Q: Why do syrphid flies hover? What do they gain from this unusually large expenditure of energy? ... A: Syrphid fpies are predators. It is easier to spot prey when hovering Most predatory flying insects ... | |
| Hissing cockroach | 9/28/2010 |
| Q: I am doing a short film with a star hissing cockroach. I have a live one, and need to affix an ... A: Very interesting question Patricia. Most glues have some kind of a toxic solvent in them. I am not ... | |
| black widow bites | 9/28/2010 |
| Q: I was bitten/stung by something 8 times, creaated a smal welt. I never saw it, but thought it was a ... A: A spider would never hang around to bite you 8 times so I can tell you this was not a spider bite. ... | |
| Small gold bugs in SALT? | 9/27/2010 |
| Q: We found some tiny gold/brown colored bugs in salt? Do you know what type of pests these might be ... A: These are most likely pantry past beetles of some kind. I do not think they came in the salt. ... | |
| Unknown Flying insect | 9/26/2010 |
| Q: I've only seen this bug once but I know someone else that says they had a bunch of them in their ... A: I am trying to visualize an insect an inch long and less then a mm wide. Are you sure about this. ... | |
| spider identification | 9/25/2010 |
| Q: I found this spider in our home; the second one of this type. Please tell me it is not a brown ... A: I suppose it is possible that eggs could have hatched in the farmhouse but you have been there a ... | |
| spider identification | 9/25/2010 |
| Q: I found this spider in our home; the second one of this type. Please tell me it is not a brown ... A: I am sure this is a tarantula. I have had a number of tarantulas as pets and I know one when I see ... | |
| Please Identify this bug! | 9/25/2010 |
| Q: I have this bug, its really tiny, I had a hard time getting a picture of it. Its probably the size ... A: Although the picture is fuzzy I think these are sawtoothed grain beetles. They are pantry pests. ... | |
| Black spider with red dot on back | 9/24/2010 |
| Q: I found this lady in my garden dining with Mr. Tomato Horn Worm. Mr Worm was paralyzed by his diner ... A: People think I am nutty too but what is true is true and spiders and snakes are a part of our ... | |
| insect identificaion | 9/24/2010 |
| Q: I am currently trying to identify a type of insect that I have been finding in my house lately. I ... A: First of all put the idea of parasites coming from your body out of your mind and you can rule out ... | |
| Mystery Bug | 9/22/2010 |
| Q: I remember seeing on a television show that there is a red caterpillar or caterpillar-like bug that ... A: I'm afraid that I know of no caterpillars that behave in this way.In fact I do not know what kind of ... | |
| praying mantis ootheca | 9/21/2010 |
| Q: My son recently made a pet out of a praying mantis that had been staying on our porch for about 3 ... A: Under normal conditions the egg sac will overwinter and the eggs will hatch in the spring. If you ... | |
| How to get rid of stink bugs. | 9/20/2010 |
| Q: I live in a log home in Northern VA. Last winter we were inundated with stink bugs inside our ... A: Stink bugs overwinter in homes so about all you can do is find out how they are getting in and try ... | |
| larvae in petri dish | 9/18/2010 |
| Q: I am a high school science teacher and I do a lab where we swab various places around the school to ... A: In the Army I was a diagnostic bacteriologist and we saw a lot of strange things but this is new to ... | |
| green bug in garden | 9/18/2010 |
| Q: I have found flat triangular shaped bugs in and around my zucchini plant. they are green I have no ... A: You have described the Green Stink Bug. They feed on plant leaves but unless they are eating a lot ... | |
| Itchy bites | 9/17/2010 |
| Q: I have been getting lots of bites, mainly at night but also during the day, at home. At first the ... A: WE have a dilemma here Michelle. You are trying to kill an unknown culprit which is usually ... | |
| Yellow Jackets | 9/14/2010 |
| Q: We are renting an 1977 double wide mobile home on a foundation, before we rented it, the home was ... A: Boric acid works on all ants bees, wasps and hornets. Being clean has nothing to do with the ... | |
| Yellow Jackets | 9/13/2010 |
| Q: We are renting an 1977 double wide mobile home on a foundation, before we rented it, the home was ... A: They probably have a nest under the siding. Get some boric acid powder and spray it into the ... | |
| Ants (I think)?? | 9/12/2010 |
| Q: I live in Northern Indiana. I went into my yard this afternoon and it appeared as if the entire ... A: They could be ants.If they look like ants they are probably are The drones (male) ants have wings. ... | |
| What Bit Me in Movie Theater | 9/9/2010 |
| Q: As I started to leave at the end of movie (in the dark)I felt a painful sting on back of my right ... A: I doubt if these were desert scorpions. You were not stung. Bark scorpion stings are extremely ... | |
| What Bit Me in Movie Theater | 9/6/2010 |
| Q: As I started to leave at the end of movie (in the dark)I felt a painful sting on back of my right ... A: It is hard to say without seeing the culprit. Two bites close together could indicate a spider bite ... | |
| swarming insects for 3 years | 9/6/2010 |
| Q: For 3 years I ask myself everyday, how is this possible ? the most hopeless life altering situation, ... A: You are assigning me am impossible task. I cannot second guess all the experts and people you have ... | |
| black widow spider babies | 9/5/2010 |
| Q: I am a professional petsitter,54 yrs old. I have found many adult black widows, but now have two ... A: It is interesting you should ask this Mag. I served my time in the Army as a bacteriologist in a ... | |
| brown recluse spider | 9/2/2010 |
| Q: This would be a whole lot easier if I would just kill the spider; then I wouldn't need to keep it ... A: I am somewhat confused about what you want to do here. I brown recluse is very to identify the ... | |
| Skinny insect in IL | 9/2/2010 |
| Q: The insect does not appear to be a flying one. It is thin (imagine a line drawn by a sharpened ... A: First of all insects have six legs and then I cannot tell what this without seeing it. Can you send ... | |
| Insect with bite and 3 antennas like | 8/31/2010 |
| Q: I found this insect from my well. What kind of insect is it? Where is it might came from (it's ... A: This is a whipscorpion belonging to the Order Uropygi. This one is a Vinegarone. It is socalled ... | |
| Tiny bugs crawling all over my retaining wall | 8/30/2010 |
| Q: I have hundreds, if not thousands, of these tiny bugs that are all over my retaining wall and the ... A: I cannot get close enough to tell but I believe these are spider mites. Hose them off again and then ... | |
| Tiny bugs crawling all over my retaining wall | 8/30/2010 |
| Q: I have hundreds, if not thousands, of these tiny bugs that are all over my retaining wall and the ... A: I can give you an answer for the last two questions DeeAnn but not the first one. First of all they ... | |
| Tiny clear bugs crawling in my window and skirting boards | 8/27/2010 |
| Q: I just purchased a new home which was built just last year, there is some shrinkage and cracks are ... A: First of all I am sure that the bugs you describe are not any that would bite your baby. Without ... | |
| Argiope aurantia | 8/27/2010 |
| Q: There is a Argiope aurantia on our window that we have been watching for the last two weeks. We ... A: I do not know in the splattered bug and the spider were connected. The spider usually sucks out the ... | |
| Hard Shell | 8/24/2010 |
| Q: I found a huge hard shell beetle. It doesn't fly. Can you please advice what type of beetle is it ... A: This is a scarab beetle. There are 30,000 species of scarab beetles so It takes a specialist in the ... | |
| Puzzling mystery invasion | 8/24/2010 |
| Q: I think I have an unknown insect invasion. My husband and I have been finding what looks like sand ... A: When I try to bring up the photos I get a message that the photo has been moved or deleted. Is there ... | |
| Question #2 (of 2) | 8/24/2010 |
| Q: I recently asked a question regarding a possible orb weaver. This spider is about as large as the ... A: I would not bother to look for black widows to relocate them or kill them. It would be a waste of ... | |
| Question #2 (of 2) | 8/24/2010 |
| Q: I recently asked a question regarding a possible orb weaver. This spider is about as large as the ... A: This is not a wolf spider. Wolf spiders are ground spiders. This looks to me like a male orb ... | |
| Spider Identification #1 (of 2) | 8/24/2010 |
| Q: this is the first spider identification of two (another question will be posted) I live in N ... A: This is indeed an orb weaver and I believe it is a Furrow spider of the Genus Nuctanea. You can be ... | |
| mud nests | 8/23/2010 |
| Q: We had two brown mud nests (approx 5" x 4")attached under our front porch. My husband knocked them ... A: These were the nests of mud dauber wasps. The female builds cells out of mud and sings spiders to ... | |
| fly swarming | 8/21/2010 |
| Q: We get a swarming of flies the day after a rain in the early evening. Don't know where they come ... A: I am afraid that I cannot comment about the source of flies in your situation because I am unaware ... | |
| Stink Beetle Stain on my foot? | 8/20/2010 |
| Q: Hey I was a work this morning and I felt something crunch in my shoe. I worked for a couple more ... A: From the description of the bug and your symptoms I can only make a guess bout my thought is that ... | |
| Small Flyer | 8/18/2010 |
| Q: I live in southern Arizona. I've been sleeping with my window open and unscreened for months. Most ... A: About all I can do with this one is rule out certain bugs. The stinging and biting without leaving a ... | |
| Tiny Black Bugs | 8/18/2010 |
| Q: I'm having these tiny little black bugs [about the size of poppy seeds] on my ceilings. They only ... A: These look to me like either springtails or booklice. If you are sure they can jump they are ... | |
| Please help! | 8/16/2010 |
| Q: Lately I've been finding these very, very tiny black or dark brown bugs in my house. They are hard ... A: These are most likely beetles that are somehow getting in from the outside or they could be pantry ... | |
| horntail wasp | 8/15/2010 |
| Q: What are the behaviors of a horntail wasp? Are they aggressive? All I can find is the ... A: The name horntail wasp is applied to a number of groups but I believe you may be referring to the ... | |
| Large Fly | 8/13/2010 |
| Q: I live in an apartment in Anderson Indiana and have been living here over a year. I have seen these ... A: Send me a photo but I am almost sure that these are cicadas. They spend 13 to 17 years as a larva ... | |
| grass carrying wasps - please see explanation | 8/13/2010 |
| Q: I have never been on this site until yesterday when "I" asked you this question for the first time. ... A: I sent an answer you must not have gotten it. I think they might be mud dauber wasps. These wasps ... | |
| Beetle Infestation | 8/12/2010 |
| Q: Hintz, My 80 year old mother who lives in MA has an infestation of tiny "1/8 or 3mm" brown/red ... A: I believe you are correct in that these are cigarette beetles. These beetles do not bite so I cannot ... | |
| Green non worm | 8/12/2010 |
| Q: My question is: I found this very bright green neon worm in my Blackberry patch today ,can you tell ... A: This is Sabine stimulea. the saddleback moth caterpillar. It is one of the stinging caterpillars. ... | |
| Spiders | 8/6/2010 |
| Q: I recently found a rather large web on the outside of my pool enclosure between the enclosure and a ... A: This was always one of my favorite spiders. It is the beautiful Black and Yellow Argiope. Notice the ... | |
| Black bug on vegetable plants | 8/6/2010 |
| Q: I have black bugs with white strips on the legs and a white under belly all over my tomato, hot ... A: Without seeing one my only guess is that these are plant bugs or stinkbugs. They also sound like ... | |
| Large fly infestation | 8/5/2010 |
| Q: Walter, I saw Nathan answered a similar question earlier but is on vacation now. I have a huge big ... A: I can only make suggestions from what you have told me since I cannot inspect your property. First ... | |
| ID large winged insect | 8/5/2010 |
| Q: This large greenish brown insect, about 4 inches long wings, was found on garage door in evening. I ... A: This is an adult ant lion of the Genus Myrmeleo. The larva makes a hole in the sand and waits at the ... | |
| Hovering Flies | 8/5/2010 |
| Q: Back in May of 2007 somebody asked Doug Yanega about hovering flies in their yard in California. ... A: Now I have seen photos I believe that these are members of the Family PIpunculidae,the Big Headed ... | |
| Bug Bite | 8/4/2010 |
| Q: I was recently at the beach, and was biten by a some type of bug. Doesn't really bother me now, but ... A: There are a lot of bugs on the beach that will bite you so without seeing it I can only guess but ... | |
| something bit me | 8/2/2010 |
| Q: During a week at camp, I discovered something biting me in my sock. There appeared to be tiny ... A: They very well could be chiggers. Chiggers are larval mites. They bite and fall off but the saliva ... | |
| bug bites | 8/1/2010 |
| Q: i have been getting eaten alive by something and i can't figure out what it is. i thought at first ... A: It seems to me that you have a medical problem not a bug problem. Seeing and identifying a biting ... | |
| spiny orb weaver | 7/31/2010 |
| Q: i have identified a spider in my garden as a spiny orb weaver. i believe. it looks very similar to ... A: It is true that the Genus Gastrocantha is a southern spider there is no reason it could not show up ... | |
| Howe Island Stick Insect | 7/31/2010 |
| Q: My son found what originally looked like a praying mantis. He thought it looked familiar and looked ... A: This insect is extinct on Howe Island. There are only 30 alive in the world an an island called ... | |
| wood eating insects | 7/31/2010 |
| Q: About 2 months ago I had the perimeter of my house sprayed for carpenter ants. About 2 weeks later ... A: If professional exterminators who have been doing on site inspections cannot say what the problem is ... | |
| black widows | 7/30/2010 |
| Q: I live in Reno. to my surprise I have 2 black widows that have taken up residence in my garage, on ... A: Widows are found thoughout the southwest and southern US. They will become dormant in colder ... | |
| MITES I THINK? | 7/28/2010 |
| Q: I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH SOMETHING SINCE THE KIDS GOT OUT OF SCHOOL, I THOUGHT IT WAS SCABBIES, MY ... A: This is certainly a medical problem and not a bug problem. A doctor has examined you and I have ... | |
| black flying bugs | 7/28/2010 |
| Q: i recently went camping and came back with a stow away or two that has now infested my car, trunk ... A: Without seeing one I cannot tell you what they are. Can you send me a photo? As long as theyare ... | |
| identify large burrowing insect | 7/27/2010 |
| Q: I live in N.E. Florida. A few days ago I saw a large dirt mound on the side of ditch. It appeared ... A: What you have described is a digger wasp, probably a cicada killer wasp. The wasp has stung a large ... | |
| maggots found in baby's bulb syringe! | 7/27/2010 |
| Q: How utterly dismayed I was this evening (not to mention horrified) when I was preparing to clean my ... A: This is a freaky thing for sure. These do not sound like maggots due to the brown heads but I would ... | |
| Possible camelback cricket mutation? | 7/27/2010 |
| Q: I found an insect this morning that I can't identify. Unfortunately, it twitched, I screamed and ... A: With all those legs this was certainly not a cricket but what it was I do not know. I do not know of ... | |
| chinese mantid | 7/26/2010 |
| Q: I removed a chinese mantid from my pool skimmer yesterday.According to the field guide that I used ... A: It is quite possible that Tenodera would be in Oklahoma. There are plenty in Arkansas and egg cases ... | |
| identify flying insect | 7/26/2010 |
| Q: We live in a log home in Western Washington. We were spraying the outside of our home with Boracare ... A: Parasitic wasps are probably the most advanced insects on the evolutionary scale. There are wasps ... | |
| small bug on air filter | 7/25/2010 |
| Q: Recently when changing my homes Air Filter I found 15-20 small bugs crawling around on it. When I ... A: These sound like Collembola or springtails. They seek moisture and water condenses on air filters. ... | |
| insect bite | 7/25/2010 |
| Q: This summer I have been bitten by what I thought were mosquitos but now I'm not so sure. First ... A: The situation here is that at this point this is really a medical problem rather then an insect ... | |
| wood borers that look like moquitoes | 7/25/2010 |
| Q: We have an old lab desk on our porch that I just noticed has a bunch of tiny holes (diameter of a ... A: There are 5000 species of ichneumon wasps in NA and they are also found on the west coast. I do not ... | |
| identify flying insect | 7/25/2010 |
| Q: We live in a log home in Western Washington. We were spraying the outside of our home with Boracare ... A: From your description my guess is that these are parasitic wasps preying on the beetles Just about ... | |
| Unidentified Insect | 7/25/2010 |
| Q: This was recently seen as a friend's house. We have no idea what it is. I have researched the ... A: The reason you had trouble finding it is because it is a moth although it does not look like one. ... | |
| green flying bug | 7/24/2010 |
| Q: Date: July 24, 2010 Location: Wake Forest, NC i don't know what just bit or stung me. i was about to ... A: There are a lot of green bugs but I do not know of many that bite. There are a lot that sting. This ... | |
| do u know what kind of bug this is? | 7/24/2010 |
| Q: so in my place i find these tiny black looking beetles. in the kitchen, bathroom everywhere and the ... A: These are probably dermestid beetles. They could be carpet beetles or other pantry pests. They can ... | |
| Tiny black insects in bed | 7/23/2010 |
| Q: We just discovered very tiny black insects that jump 4-6 inches in our guest bedroom---mostly on the ... A: I would have to see one of these to identify them but when I hear of small insects that jump I think ... | |
| Flying black bug | 7/23/2010 |
| Q: This bug has been flying around in our backyard for a couple days. I have never seen anything like ... A: What a nice find. This is Xenox tigrinus, the Tiger Bee Fly. Bee flies are nectar feeders and cannot ... | |
| Immunity to Mosquito Saliva | 7/21/2010 |
| Q: I have tried to answer this question for myself by searching online but there is such a vast amount ... A: I'm with you Rich. Mosquitos rarely bite me and when they do I get little of no reaction. It was not ... | |
| Springtails, what do I do? | 7/20/2010 |
| Q: So, I've been in my brand new house for a year. Until recently I had never even heard of ... A: They are always seeking moisture. Their food ,bacteria and fungus, is always where there is ... | |
| Springtails, what do I do? | 7/20/2010 |
| Q: So, I've been in my brand new house for a year. Until recently I had never even heard of ... A: Will you ever get rid of them? No. Can you control them. You can control them in your house but ... | |
| Spider | 7/19/2010 |
| Q: I found a mound of mud on my shed door that when I knocked it down it broke open and inside were ... A: I believe this was a mud dauber cell. Either the maggot had pupated and emerged as an adult leaving ... | |
| Want to know about a bug | 7/19/2010 |
| Q: We live in New York State near the finger lakes, we are building a cabin in the woods and discovered ... A: Without seeing these bugs I cannot say very much but form your description they do not sound like ... | |
| insect id | 7/18/2010 |
| Q: We live in Connecticut in a suburban neighborhood near the coast,and just saw a very large (2-2 ... A: They dig a tunnel in soft ground about six inches deep and after depositing the paralyzed insect in ... | |
| I have tiny white bugs | 7/18/2010 |
| Q: I have these very tiny white bugs in the basement. They seem to be hanging around in the cats food ... A: These are either mites or springtails. If they jump they are springtails; If not they are mites They ... | |
| Please help Identify this bug in our home | 7/18/2010 |
| Q: We are finding this bug all over our home, probably seeing anywhere from 10-15 a day. We are not ... A: This looks like a weevil. They are basically pantry pests. Check out all your cupboards especially ... | |
| insect id | 7/16/2010 |
| Q: We live in Connecticut in a suburban neighborhood near the coast,and just saw a very large (2-2 ... A: I am sure this was a digger wasp called a cicada killer. This is the largest wasp in the US They ... | |
| Very tiny bugs | 7/16/2010 |
| Q: I just moved into a brand new apartment community & I'm on the 3rd floor. I've been there about 3 ... A: Small bugs in the bathroom are usually one of two things; springtails or mites. Both seek moist ... | |
| spider bite | 7/15/2010 |
| Q: Yesterday while I was getting breakfast ready I had realized there was a itchy red little bump on my ... A: I have no idea what bit you but this bite appears to be infected and it is no longer a spider or bug ... | |
| Need help identifying bug | 7/14/2010 |
| Q: I found this bug in my daughter's bed. It doesn't look like a bed bug to me, but because of the ... A: This is no bedbug. Bedbugs do not have bristles and if you had the you would have bites and dark ... | |
| ant-stinkbug???? | 7/14/2010 |
| Q: Walking on dirt road I saw what I thought was a stink bug but at closer look it had a red fuzzy ... A: If this is what I think it was Kathryn you are lucky you did not pick it up. It sounds like a velvet ... | |
| tiny crawling insects on our skin | 7/12/2010 |
| Q: We have a bird nest on our porch and this is her second set of babies, my son plays a lot on the ... A: We live in a buggy world Michelle and all of us at one time or another have bugs crawling on ... | |
| Tiny Grey Bugs | 7/10/2010 |
| Q: I think I have Springtails or collembola, although I only see one at a time, never a swarm, on the ... A: Collembola are everywhere. We can temporarily control them but we cannot get rid of them. Insects ... | |
| beetle/junebug? bite? | 7/10/2010 |
| Q: i live just outside of Tampa,Fl & my cat was attacking this (approx 1.5in+?)hard shelled, slow ... A: It sounds to me like these are some species of scarab beetle. June bugs belong to this Order. Many ... | |
| Flying insect ID | 7/9/2010 |
| Q: When I lived on the west coast of Florida in the 70's, a beautiful wasp-like flying insect would ... A: This may be a variety of humming bird moth. Look them up and let me know. Good news Tim I found ... | |
| what attracts mosquitoes | 7/9/2010 |
| Q: i would like to know what attracts mosquitoes to human blood. i find myself the person most ... A: The main factors that attract mosquitos are warmth, moisture and carbon dioxide and the human body ... | |
| gray bugs | 7/9/2010 |
| Q: I have a problem with little gray bugs that resemble a armadillo rounded top. It is now in my garden ... A: These I believe are sowbugs. Sowbugs are scavengers feeding on dead organic material and do not eat ... | |
| tiny black bugs | 7/7/2010 |
| Q: I have very tiny black bugs crawling on my white bathroom floor. At first glance is looks like dirt ... A: These are either springtails or mites. If they jump they are springtails. If not they are mites Ant ... | |
| Insect identification... | 7/7/2010 |
| Q: ..I have attached a photo of an insect I would like to identify...any assistance is appreciated. ... A: This is the black and yellow mud dauber Sceliphron caementarium. The female builds a mud cell and ... | |
| digger bees? | 7/6/2010 |
| Q: I have a very active nest in my backyard of large, slightly furry bees which persue anyone ... A: These are not digger bees . They are bumble bees. Bumble bees will not sting unless you bother ... | |
| Very abundant grass insect which nobody knows about.... | 7/6/2010 |
| Q: I live in southern Alberta(prairie Canada) and throughout the spring and summer there are these ... A: Your description tells me these are probably leafhoppers. They are plane feeders sucking juices from ... | |
| thought it was head lice but it can't be | 7/6/2010 |
| Q: Can you tell me what this bug is please? My hair is infested with them! How do I get rid of them? ... A: I am afraid that I cannot help you much. I can tell you that I think this is a book louse (Psocid) ... | |
| tiny crawling insects on our skin | 7/5/2010 |
| Q: We have a bird nest on our porch and this is her second set of babies, my son plays a lot on the ... A: Sure! A lot of exterminator have web sites want to treat your house but take that as a last ... | |
| tiny crawling insects on our skin | 7/5/2010 |
| Q: We have a bird nest on our porch and this is her second set of babies, my son plays a lot on the ... A: I am sure that these are spider mites coming from the bird's nest. Fortunately bird mites do not ... | |
| bug identification | 7/4/2010 |
| Q: .. I live in South Haven Michigan and have very small black bugs (1/8 inch max) that at first we ... A: Exterminators never cease to amaze me. Their job is to identify insects and treat the problem. This ... | |
| Bioluminescent Beetle Larvae | 7/2/2010 |
| Q: I am currently up in the mountains of northern California in a city called Camptonville, we are ... A: Lightning bug larvae have some developmental stages where they have a different appearance. There ... | |
| great black wasp | 7/1/2010 |
| Q: This year we've had a couple (what look like) great black wasps flying around the fascia of our ... A: What you have heard is true. These are cicada killer wasps. They capture large insects like cicadas ... | |
| What the heck is this? | 7/1/2010 |
| Q: This was crawling on my arm this afternoon... pretty ugly little critter... the pinchers weren't, ... A: This is one of the good guys. If you were an aphid this would be your worst enemy. This is the ... | |
| teeny black bugs in lawn | 6/30/2010 |
| Q: I have photos to send you that I took under the microscope.I took a few but can only attach one so I ... A: I still cannot tell you anything from this photo Mites are everywhere in nature. I would not do ... | |
| teeny black bugs in lawn | 6/30/2010 |
| Q: I have photos to send you that I took under the microscope.I took a few but can only attach one so I ... A: I cannot tell too much from the photo Kathleen but these look like mites to me. They could be clover ... | |
| bug in toilet | 6/30/2010 |
| Q: We found caterpillar looking bug with a long stinger looking tail o in our toilet. My husband found ... A: I am not sure what these are but I think that they are not something that gets into toilets. Insect ... | |
| bird mites | 6/29/2010 |
| Q: Can bird mites live on humans and ente the nose mouth and ears? ANSWER: Bird mites fe3ed on dead ... A: This is a medical problem and you should ask your doctor. You should never seek medical advice over ... | |
| bird mites | 6/29/2010 |
| Q: Can bird mites live on humans and ente the nose mouth and ears? ANSWER: Bird mites fe3ed on dead ... A: I answered your other question before I read this one. You absolutely do not have mites crawling in ... | |
| house bugs | 6/29/2010 |
| Q: I woke up yesterday morning to hundreds of very little what look like ants,but very very small,all ... A: Some ants are very small so they could be ants or they could be mites. Check the dog food. You will ... | |
| grey spider that jumps | 6/29/2010 |
| Q: I recently experienced what it was like to be standing in a spot that was covered in hundreds of ... A: These are not spiders.They are Arachnids belonging to the Order Opiliones or Harvestmen. They are in ... | |
| Are insects attracted to LED light? | 6/28/2010 |
| Q: I live in the woods. Outdoor lighting attracts a host of moths and other insects. Websites that sell ... A: Most insects are not sensitive to the larger wave length end of the light spectrum (red,orange) ... | |
| ID of brown flying pest with photo | 6/27/2010 |
| Q: Hi, I live in an apartment (about 70 years old) apartment in new york city. I've seen these few ... A: Thes eare JUne Bugs Brian. They breed in the ground and have found their way into your apartment ... | |
| insect id | 6/27/2010 |
| Q: I found this insect outside a 7-11 store sitting on top of the trash can. No one I have spoke with ... A: This is an easy one. This bug cannot be confused with anything else. It is a male Dobsonfly. The ... | |
| 1/4" reddish bug in house | 6/26/2010 |
| Q: I have just found hundreds of dead (all but one) bugs on my tile floor in the family room. I have ... A: All I can tell you is that these are some species of crustacean isopods and I would not expect to ... | |
| Nearly invisible bugs that bite | 6/25/2010 |
| Q: A few days ago, my charcoal got rained on at my neighbors, and I needed to use it. He brought it ... A: The first thing that comes to mind here that these are biting mites but without seeing them I cannot ... | |
| Nest/cocoon | 6/25/2010 |
| Q: I have this nest/ cocoon on my wall. I have never seen anything to the likes of it. I am concerned ... A: This is a bagworm. It is a moth caterpillar that builds this case for protection and drags it ... | |
| black and red wasps? | 6/24/2010 |
| Q: I have noticed a couple of weeks ago a lone insect crawling up my driveway. It was about 2cm in ... A: This could be a male velvet ant which is really a type of wasp. They cannot sting. These insects are ... | |
| Bold Jumping Spider | 6/23/2010 |
| Q: Mr. Hintz! My 6 year old son and I found a Bold Jumping spider a week ago and we have a couple of ... A: Most spiders you see are females. The male is only a carrier of sperm cells. The female mates only ... | |
| Red Colored Bug | 6/23/2010 |
| Q: I have lived for 30 yrs in the same house and have never noticed this particular insect. There is ... A: This an immature plant bug (hemiptera) possibly the scarlet plant bug or an assassin bug. There has ... | |
| Insect in my house | 6/23/2010 |
| Q: I am Hopi g you can help me. I keep Finding soft white/grey coloured flat cocoons on the floor of my ... A: These are plaster bagworms. They are caterpillars of a moth related to the clothes moth. The ... | |
| carpet beetle larva | 6/22/2010 |
| Q: Mr. Hintz, I have a question concerning carpet beetles and their larvae. We had an exterminator ... A: Duff millipedes do not have a complete metamorphosis so it that is what they are you would have ... | |
| Tiny black beetles | 6/22/2010 |
| Q: I live in Southern Spain and this month we have had swarms of tiny black beetles come into the ... A: I am quite confident that these are dermestid beetles. The common name carpets beetle does not limit ... | |
| Unusual Bugs? | 6/21/2010 |
| Q: We have 2 different kinds of bugs that have been showing up in our yard and inside our house. The ... A: The first beetle you ask about sounds like it belongs to the same Order as ladybugs but without ... | |
| bugs inside car | 6/21/2010 |
| Q: A small (about 1/8th of an inch) unidentified beetle like insect has invaded the interior of my car. ... A: The last thing I would do is release any chemicals in my car. I have a feeling an insect does not ... | |
| Maggot/Fly problem | 6/20/2010 |
| Q: I have the same problem that a lady called COurtney emailed you about in 2007. Cocoons in my lounge ... A: You may have more then one kind of insect here. Flies do not damage carpets or upholstery nor do ... | |
| Small long worm | 6/20/2010 |
| Q: I saw a small bug about half the size of a shelled sunflower seed in my apartment and i stepped on ... A: This was a nematode worm called a Gordius worm or a horsehair worm. Insects ingest the nematode ... | |
| bird mites | 6/18/2010 |
| Q: I have very tiny black beetle looking bugs in windowsills and around the top of my ceiling in my ... A: My problem is that I do not know what these are but they do not sound like anything harmful and you ... | |
| insect bites in groin/crothc area | 6/18/2010 |
| Q: Over the past couple of weeks my husband and I have both woken up in the am to find mosquito-like ... A: I have found that in most cases when you get bites with no insects to be seen that it is a rash that ... | |
| Spider that made noise? | 6/18/2010 |
| Q: I know this is going to sound completely insane, but last night I confronted a large brown striped ... A: I do not thing you are going insane Amy but to make a noise an insect or spider has to have a way ... | |
| very small bugs around house | 6/17/2010 |
| Q: Hintz - I live in southern NH and have noticed these super tiny bugs on my house vinyl siding and ... A: It is likely these are springtails or collembola. They appear in huge numbers and disappera as ... | |
| Unknown insect in Missouri | 6/17/2010 |
| Q: Dr. Hintz, I was at work Tuesday night and came upon a couple of unusual insects. The are ... A: From your description these sound like Dobson flies. The male has the huge mandibles that he uses in ... | |
| long, tiny, thin, 6 legs,possibly jump?? | 6/16/2010 |
| Q: We just moved to Grand Junction CO and have some visitors in our house that we need help with. It is ... A: They sound like collembola of springtails. They thrive in moist conditions. springtails are one of ... | |
| Tiny White Bugs | 6/16/2010 |
| Q: We have these tiny off-white bugs in our home, in our hair, everywhere. They are too small to see ... A: I thought I responded to this followup. I guess not There are 8000 species of springtails so the ... | |
| Tiny White Bugs | 6/15/2010 |
| Q: We have these tiny off-white bugs in our home, in our hair, everywhere. They are too small to see ... A: Small white and jump. They can only be one thing. These are collembola or springtails. I get ... | |
| Spider! | 6/15/2010 |
| Q: I live in the Central Valley of California in an upstairs apartment. I just came into my living room ... A: Since I did not see it I cannot tell you what it was but I can tell what it was not. It was not ... | |
| bugs in hair | 6/15/2010 |
| Q: my mother recently was having an itchy head. she bent over the tub and combed her hair. she said ... A: I cannot begin to tell you how often I get questions about bugs in the hair. I am asked to identify ... | |
| tiny bugs | 6/15/2010 |
| Q: Ok i live in middle California and i just sweep my kitchen floor while i was sweeping it in the dust ... A: I have been getting questions about these critters about once a day now. When huge numbers of tiny ... | |
| Very tiny gray bugs | 6/14/2010 |
| Q: Our house is only 6 years old. For the past 4 summers, we have had very tiny gray bugs in our ... A: These are Collembola or springtails. In the house they seek out moisture. Try to keep the bathroom ... | |
| bug nest | 6/14/2010 |
| Q: While transplanting perennials at my eastern Ohio home I found a nest which looked like a pink-red ... A: Once in a while I get a description like this that seems unexplainable. This type of thing requires ... | |
| Drain fly, carpet beetle, brown recluse infestation? | 6/13/2010 |
| Q: I live in Houston and I live next to about 50 acres of grass fields. The home next door to me has a ... A: You seem to have more them your share of buggy problems First of all spraying the out of doors to ... | |
| water striders | 6/13/2010 |
| Q: I have water striders in my swimming pool. I know they do not hurt you, just annoying. Is there ... A: I have never gotten a question about water striders in pool before. Of course since they walk on the ... | |
| Burgundy colored grit | 6/10/2010 |
| Q: Good Morning, I'm probably grasping at straws here, but am exploring all possible avenues in search ... A: I am afraid that I know of no insects that do this. I think you will just have to catch the ... | |
| multiple id-s | 6/10/2010 |
| Q: Help appreciated on id of any of those: ... A: The first two are immature True bugs (Hemiptera). I believe the fist one is related to the chinch ... | |
| type of spider | 6/10/2010 |
| Q: I live in Oklahoma and I was going around my house yesterday knocking down mud dauber nests. I ... A: Mud daubers are solitary wasps as opposed to those that live in colonies. The female wasp builds the ... | |
| Spider/bug bite | 6/9/2010 |
| Q: I was weeding my flower garden last week and I felt something on the inside of my arm. I looked and ... A: Since I have not seen the bug that bit you I cannot tell you much. Small spiders are unable to bite ... | |
| Ticks or Beetle? | 6/9/2010 |
| Q: I live in the western suburbs of Chicago, and I am hoping that you can help me identify a bug I ... A: We can rule out ticks because they are not found in tubs and in kitchens. The ones you describe are ... | |
| tiny grey/black jumping bugs | 6/8/2010 |
| Q: I have hundreds of these tiny grey/black oval shaped bugs. They are around the window sill in my ... A: These are either mites, springtails,or psocids. All three seek moist conditions. If they are ... | |
| tiny, tiny, bugs on my windowsill's | 6/7/2010 |
| Q: there are these small, little, tiny bugs crawling in my windowsills, I notice them everytime I open ... A: Small bugs on windowsills are almost always harmless spidermites. Close the windows, wipe up the ... | |
| Very strange bug | 6/7/2010 |
| Q: Found in my son's room its about 2 inches long and 1/2 wide. The bug has six legs; front two used ... A: You were correct This is the giant water bur (Banacus grisceus) The toe biter. It is not called ... | |
| Biting bugs | 6/5/2010 |
| Q: My father has had some problems with a bug in his home. He recently had a sewage back up in his ... A: Unless you can actually see this insect there is not much I can tell you.I can tell you that there ... | |
| spiders | 6/5/2010 |
| Q: Will spiders eat dead insects that they find in their web, or only live insects that they find ... A: Wen spiders trap insects in the web they paralyse them by biting so they are as good as dead so the ... | |
| identifing small black biting bugs | 6/5/2010 |
| Q: I live in Upstate NY and just moved into a townhouse. I have found several small, flat black bugs ... A: I can only guess without seeing one. They could be thrips. My identifying them will not sole your ... | |
| unknowing bug !! | 6/5/2010 |
| Q: my problem started 3 days ago. I logged on to my computer, and i seen a very small, round bug ... A: It is very difficult for me to identify a bug without seeing it so I can only guess. My first ... | |
| bugs | 6/5/2010 |
| Q: I have had these little tiny, 1/8" maybe if that brown hardshell bug appearing in my bedroom. They ... A: I am certain these are beetles of some kind possibly carpet beetles. You haven't mention how many ... | |
| unsure about type of phidippus | 6/4/2010 |
| Q: Found this spider in southern california. Appears to be phidippus californicus but lacks the red ... A: I believe this is Phidippus audax, The Daring jumping spider. I base this on the white pattern on ... | |
| unknown brown jumping bug | 6/4/2010 |
| Q: about a week ago my daughter pointed out these brown bugs that were congregating by the back door. I ... A: These are Collembola or springtails. They appear in large numbers and are harmless. Hose them off ... | |
| bathroom black bugs | 6/3/2010 |
| Q: We now have a population explosion in our bathroom. We had the same tiny bugs last year that my ... A: When you look for an insecticide always look at the active ingredients. Look for pyrethrum or ... | |
| bathroom black bugs | 6/3/2010 |
| Q: We now have a population explosion in our bathroom. We had the same tiny bugs last year that my ... A: These are Collembola. They often come with population explosions wherever there are moist ... | |
| A red beetle | 6/2/2010 |
| Q: I am living in England, and last summer and again now. There have been some beetle type creatures in ... A: This is a member of the Scarabiadae. Without actual examination I cannot tell you the species but my ... | |
| Bug crawling on kitchen counter | 6/2/2010 |
| Q: First of all I live in Boise, ID. I have an area in my kitchen that has a bunch of papers on it. I ... A: This is a buggy world and it is very difficult to identify an insect that I have not seen. All I can ... | |
| unidentified spider | 6/1/2010 |
| Q: my boyfriend came home from work today with the biggest spider i have ever seen in person hes about ... A: It sounds like a tarantula but they are not found in all states. Where do you live? It could have ... | |
| beetles | 6/1/2010 |
| Q: After reading one of the answers on this site, we believe that our home is being invaded by some ... A: They are in the house because they can be and they are looking for food or shelter. To a bug a home ... | |
| Trying to identify an insect | 6/1/2010 |
| Q: I have large amounts of these very tiny, some smaller then a mite and some larger then a mite. ... A: The antennae and the jumping tell me may be Collembola or springtails. In the house vacuum them up ... | |
| black bugs in hair | 5/31/2010 |
| Q: About 15 years ago I went on a trip to Paraguay in South America. While still there, I began ... A: This is strange because last night I was watching the Discovery health channel. They were recreating ... | |
| Little brown bug | 5/30/2010 |
| Q: We recently moved into a new home, and I have been finding these little brown bugs all over (mostly ... A: These are carpet beetles. You will have to locate the source. Did you bring any opened dried foods ... | |
| Huge beetle? | 5/30/2010 |
| Q: We were sitting in our front yard with some friends and had the bug zapper out for the mosquitos and ... A: I am afraid that without seeing this I cannot tell you much. The largest insects are beetles so this ... | |
| Brown Bugs in Bathroom | 5/30/2010 |
| Q: I have recently found some tiny brown bugs in my bathroom and kitchen area. We live in an older ... A: I am sure this is some species of dermestid beetle and I can probably tell what it is from a photo ... | |
| Centipede kinda looking and Mosqito | 5/29/2010 |
| Q: im Amir from Malaysia, This is my question, i was using a chemical to clean my restaurant drain ... A: Are you sure you haven't been watching too many horror movies like "Attack of the Giant Mosquito ... | |
| insect ID | 5/29/2010 |
| Q: We live in northern NJ and have been finding a certain type of bug in our house. It is a wood ... A: It sounds like a beetle of some kind and certainly nothing dangerous. Without seeing it I can tell ... | |
| Case Moths | 5/29/2010 |
| Q: I have an infestation of Case Moths. Larvae is a black centipede. It bit me while I was sleeping ... A: If you are talking about case building moths like bagworms or the clothes moth, they cannot bite and ... | |
| small bugs with wings | 5/26/2010 |
| Q: In my bathroom i have a bug with wings but it does not fly and doesnt scrurry when i try to kill it, ... A: I am afraid that I would need to see one of these to identify it but my giving it a name does not ... | |
| tiny thin black worms | 5/23/2010 |
| Q: my mom lives in northern michigan, roscommon county. on her driveway every morning appears to be ... A: MY best guess is that these are millipedes. They are common soil animals that feed on decaying plant ... | |
| Can you identify this black bug? | 5/22/2010 |
| Q: These bugs started coming to my house about 7-10 years ago. At first, they would come in zillions ... A: I believe that these are March flies (Family Bibionidae) The are in the same family as lovebugs. ... | |
| funnel dirt bug | 5/22/2010 |
| Q: Howdy, Thanks in advance for your time:) Have an interesting insect to identify. I never do see ... A: If you were tiny you would not want to fall into one of these holes I believe what you have are ... | |
| I have this spider like bug in my apartment! | 5/22/2010 |
| Q: I have this tiny spider like bug in my apartment, I have seen so many of them. they move very slowly ... A: This is a spider beetle. The beetle mimics a spider for protection. It even spooked you. But it is a ... | |
| This little black bug | 5/22/2010 |
| Q: I have been finding this little black bug in the washroom quite often. Always one at a time. Today i ... A: There are a lot of small black bugs so without seeing it I cannot be sure. I can tell what it is not ... | |
| spider bite | 5/20/2010 |
| Q: My daughter woke up with this welt in the middle of the night. she was fussin and crying and ... A: This is a medical problem and I am not a doctor. I can tell you however that despite the popular ... | |
| carpet beetles | 5/17/2010 |
| Q: Good morning, I am coming to a breaking point mentally. I grew up in a very clean home (my mother ... A: The first thing to do is stop panicking. Cleanliness has nothing to do with an invasion of insects. ... | |
| Misplaced ant | 5/17/2010 |
| Q: I just have a random question that has gotten me curious. Recently I had an assignment at for ... A: I have spent a lot of time studying ants at home and in the jungle. They have a social structure ... | |
| Identity help | 5/14/2010 |
| Q: Please help me identity what is in the photo as I am finding at least a couple every day even day ... A: This is some species of a larva , most likely of a beetle or a moth but I cannot tell you exactly ... | |
| tiny black bugs | 5/14/2010 |
| Q: We had thousands of tiny black bugs with wings entering through a gap in our window caulk. They ... A: I cannot see any detail here, Kay, but I can see enough to tell you that these are flies. I cannot ... | |
| Plaster Bagworms | 5/13/2010 |
| Q: I have a bug in my home that I have been told is a "plaster bagworm". It looks like a sunflower ... A: These little caterpillars are related to the clothes moth. The appear sporadically. Just keep ... | |
| Prince of Wales Ak.biting bugs | 5/13/2010 |
| Q: Walter A friend and i really enjoy fishing on prince of wales isle ak. in august. During a seven ... A: I suspect that these were biting gnats. There is no satisfactory explanation why some people get ... | |
| bug or critter | 5/12/2010 |
| Q: For the last three years we have heard a noise coming from our vent in our kitchen. We have the ... A: At first I thought about a cicada but it has been occurring for three years and adult cicadas live ... | |
| high desert bug Q | 5/10/2010 |
| Q: Walter, I keep seeing very small(just a couple, maybe 4mm) bugs in my home. they seem to be on ... A: Unless I can see one of these I cannot tell you much. My best guess is that they are some species of ... | |
| Can you please identify this for me | 5/8/2010 |
| Q: We live in the Canadian rockies. I have had the house sprayed recently because we have been finding ... A: This looks to me like a larval dermestid beetle but I can only see the photo. A exterminator who can ... | |
| sand wasps | 4/29/2010 |
| Q: Hintz, Each late summer I have what appears to be Cicada killing wasps. This spring as I garden ... A: These are not young wasps. These are the cicadas that the wasp has stung and placed in the sand with ... | |
| Tiny Brown Bugs | 4/27/2010 |
| Q: My wife noticed a large number (hundreds, maybe thousands) of very tiny (head of a pin tiny) ... A: These sound like mites that are getting in from outside. They can often get under the window crack. ... | |
| Tiny non-aquatic caddis fly larva (?) in a tube | 4/25/2010 |
| Q: In 2004, you answered a question about a tiny worm in a tubular case that was found in a bathroom. ... A: 2004 was a way back and i have probably answered a couple thousand questions since then. Are you ... | |
| "Desperate for help with tiny, white things..1/24/2010 | 4/21/2010 |
| Q: In researching on the Internet,sources of tiny white things. I found question & your answers to be ... A: I did receive some samples but lost the e-mail address. I am glad you got back to me. I examined ... | |
| insect nest | 4/20/2010 |
| Q: I have what I consider an insect nest hanging from the roof of my shed. It is egg shaped and ... A: This is the best of a solitary paper wasp. I cannot tell you if is still under construction or is in ... | |
| praying mantis | 4/19/2010 |
| Q: I found an egg case last fall while pruning...I left the case in my garden and I'd like to know how ... A: If they have hatched you will able to see where they came out as pieces of the foam will be sticking ... | |
| bites at night | 4/18/2010 |
| Q: I wake up in the middle of the night with a spot or spots itching, when I scratch them they turn ... A: They do not sound like bedbug bites. Google bedbug bites and look at photos. You will also find ... | |
| invisible bug? | 4/18/2010 |
| Q: I have been experiencing the creepy crawlies!:( Randomly, I will experience a sudden sharp burning ... A: I cannot tell how often I get questions about bites from bugs with no bugs visible. I can tell you ... | |
| tick in Belize | 4/17/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering if you ever figured out more about the tick you referenced in a question from 2005. ... A: Ticks can transmit infections and disease. I have answered hundreds of questions since 2005 but I do ... | |
| Grain Beetle Infestation!! | 4/16/2010 |
| Q: Let's get right to it... I have a TERRIBLE infestation of these damn critters. I first started ... A: re you sure these are rain beetles. I would not expect grain beetles to be nesting in the walls. ... | |
| nest | 4/15/2010 |
| Q: I found what I think is some type of nest in my closet. We are military stationed overseas in ... A: I am not too sure what I am looking at. IT could be wasp activity or it could be some kind of a ... | |
| help | 4/15/2010 |
| Q: I was just wondering if you could help me out by informing me of the best inexpensive, less toxic to ... A: Pyrethrum is a natural insecticide and safe to use in the house. Look at the ingredients on a can of ... | |
| HELP identify bug | 4/12/2010 |
| Q: Ok, so there are these really tiny bugs that look to be a about as large as the ball on a sewing ... A: I am sure these are beetles and possible carpet beetles or kitchen pests like larder beetles. Check ... | |
| bug id | 4/10/2010 |
| Q: I just left my garden to see if I could id some kind of insect- no joy! It was a small bee-sized ... A: The thing coming out of the top of the head puzzles me. Unless you see it again and get a photo I am ... | |
| id unknown bug | 4/9/2010 |
| Q: can you help to id this bug, no one seems to know including 2 experts. every morning for the past 2 ... A: They are not usually in houses. Just sweep them up if there too many in the house. You cannot ... | |
| Spider Identification - photo | 4/9/2010 |
| Q: I have many of these big black plump spiders in my garage and outside the garage, also around our ... A: I am not too acquainted with Australian spiders and I know that spiders in your country are among ... | |
| DIRT DOBBERS | 4/8/2010 |
| Q: How do I keep dirt dobbers out of my garage? I hear you can paint your ceiling light blue. Any ... A: A sting from these wasps is highly unlikely since they are not aggressive. You would have to pick up ... | |
| Mystery bug in my bed | 4/8/2010 |
| Q: This morning I went to make my bed and happen to find all this dust that magically appeared in my ... A: I am sure they are not bedbugs or you would have bites and they do not sound like any insects that ... | |
| Spiders | 4/7/2010 |
| Q: I'm writing you as I am in a situation and I don't know what to do. We have a spider situation in ... A: I can not tell exactly what kind of a spider these are since I would have to see their eye patterns ... | |
| Springtails | 4/7/2010 |
| Q: I believe I have an infestation of springtails. We have a screened in porch that connects to the ... A: Exterminators! Don't you just love em. Isn't it their job to no what to do. I hope they did not try ... | |
| DIRT DOBBERS | 4/7/2010 |
| Q: How do I keep dirt dobbers out of my garage? I hear you can paint your ceiling light blue. Any ... A: I believe you mean mud daubers. I have never heard of the blue paint thing. You Can try it. Or you ... | |
| Brown Recluse | 4/6/2010 |
| Q: I am writing a story for a Creative Writing class which involves a character being bitten by a Brown ... A: Recluse venom is corrosive. If functions to dissolve an insect internally. It does not invade the ... | |
| Brown Recluse | 4/5/2010 |
| Q: I am writing a story for a Creative Writing class which involves a character being bitten by a Brown ... A: The things you say about this spider are correct. Bites are rare and the range is limited. People ... | |
| invasion of tiny beetles | 3/31/2010 |
| Q: A question from BC Canada. I have an invasion of tiny dark beetles that have a grey/beige zigzag ... A: I wish I could see a photo of one of these. I do not see anything to worry about if there is no ... | |
| Maya bu | 3/30/2010 |
| Q: My family is travelling in Central America and the ten-year-old was "peed" on by a bug in Nicaragua. ... A: This was probably one of a species of beetle called a Blister beetle. They give off a caustic ... | |
| indentify bug: follow up with photo | 3/27/2010 |
| Q: Can you identify this bug. I find them on walls, base boards, and by my sliding door. Very small ... A: Carpet beetles are everywhere and can get into houses at anytime. Prepacked foods often have eggs in ... | |
| Tiny, Weenie, almost microscopic brown bugs | 3/26/2010 |
| Q: My sister lives in a century-old house in central Florida and has been extremely upset about some ... A: If you have looked and not found any insects then there is not much that I can suggest. I certainly ... | |
| St. Croix USVI mystery bug | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: Croix and have recently been noticing these tiny strange bugs around. They are flat and tend to be ... A: You have described perfectly a plaster bagworm. These are caterpillars that build a house out of ... | |
| Follow-up question to: I'm trying to identify what I think is some type of bee or fly | 3/21/2010 |
| Q: I came across this ?bee? in my backyard today, and was hoping that you could identify it for me. It ... A: I should have taken a better look at this photo. At first glance I thought bumblebee but now I thing ... | |
| Circling Flies | 3/20/2010 |
| Q: Back in 2007 Doug Yanega responded to a question about getting rid of circling flies. But his ... A: I am afraid that there is not much that I can offer at this point except that you consult somebody ... | |
| bugs | 3/20/2010 |
| Q: hi there i have two hampsters and have recently noticed tiny black bugs and tiny red bugs all around ... A: It is quite likely that the hamsters are infected with mites and that they are biting mites that are ... | |
| Circling Flies | 3/19/2010 |
| Q: Back in 2007 Doug Yanega responded to a question about getting rid of circling flies. But his ... A: The key to getting rid of any infestation of insects is to find the source. All flies develop from ... | |
| Bed Bug Control | 3/15/2010 |
| Q: What is the best over the control pest control for bed bugs. It is not an infestation and we are not ... A: Personally I would not use anything without a pyrethrin base. One product is Drione dust.Pyrethrum ... | |
| spider mites | 3/13/2010 |
| Q: I read one of your answers from a while back regarding spider mites. I'm lead to believe I have ... A: They often have population explosions and you can get rid of them by vacuuming them up. If they ... | |
| Pillbugs | 3/12/2010 |
| Q: i'm doin an experiment on the temperature change reactions on pillbugs (aka sowbugs or woodlice) and ... A: Something is wrong here. If the light source is kept the same distance from the bugs and the room ... | |
| pillpugs | 3/11/2010 |
| Q: i'm doin an experiment on the temperature change reactions on pillbugs (aka sowbugs or woodlice) and ... A: What is your heat source? Are you using a infra red source. Is and the light is kept at the same ... | |
| little black bugs with a spider | 3/9/2010 |
| Q: I have little black bugs in my cupboard and where there is these little black bugs there is a spider ... A: It is most likely that these are larder beetles or dermestid beetles. They are breeding in the food ... | |
| Little black bugs with white dotts. | 3/5/2010 |
| Q: I was just wondering if you can help. I keep seeing these little tiny tiny black bugs with small ... A: You have described a beetle of some kind but without seeing one I cannot tell you exactly what they ... | |
| Insects at my concrete ceiling | 3/4/2010 |
| Q: By the way I live in Puerto Rico. A: It is hard for to tell exactly what these are from the photos because they are immature insects. I ... | |
| Bug Indentity | 3/1/2010 |
| Q: This winter we have a type of bug that is attempting to take over the upstairs of our home. We find ... A: This is indeed a member of the stinkbug family. Like many other insects they will enter houses in ... | |
| tiny pale "spiders" | 3/1/2010 |
| Q: Since last summer, I have battled tiny spiders that look like bits of lint or bread crumbs. They ... A: These are spiderlings or hatchlings. They occur in all houses. The adult female spiders leave ... | |
| Curious | 2/28/2010 |
| Q: While travelling to the South of Brazil (Balneario Camboriu), I came across this "nest". It was ... A: There is something strange about this nest. There are no openings and if it is a sealed nest with ... | |
| fly vision | 2/27/2010 |
| Q: I'm assuming that a greenbottle fly might in fact be found in an Iowa cornfield, would both eat and ... A: Images through a compound eye appear as a mosaic. There are about 4000 lenses per eye. Visual images ... | |
| small white bug | 2/24/2010 |
| Q: I know you probably can't say for sure but.... we are renting a small, old, country house with ... A: My best guess Jessica is that these are booklice. They like moist conditions and fed on molds and ... | |
| Collembola | 2/23/2010 |
| Q: I am trying to find out more about Collembola (spring tails). There is a lot of contradictory ... A: They are insects and have their own order. In Fact the Order is Collembola. You should not have any ... | |
| Suppliers of live rhino beetles? | 2/21/2010 |
| Q: My son is looking to obtain some live Rhino Beetles for a school science project concerned with ... A: I checked myself and was not able to find any. Rhino beetle are herbaceous and their eating habits ... | |
| house infestation | 2/17/2010 |
| Q: They are only about 2 mm in size and just look like a piece of dirt.I ONLY SEEM TO FIND THEM ... A: These sound like some species of dermestid beetle but without seeing one I cannot be sure. The moths ... | |
| water skippers | 2/13/2010 |
| Q: Where do water skippers come from? There was one in my pond today and I've never seen one there ... A: I think you may be asking about water striders of the family Gerridae. They are terrestrial insects ... | |
| Blue Bees? | 2/10/2010 |
| Q: I live just south of Dallas, Tx and I have found, and killed, 3 unsual insects in my house in the ... A: There are a number of species of bees that are a metallic blue. Without seeing one I cannot tell you ... | |
| bugs | 2/8/2010 |
| Q: in the list below, who emerge victorious? army ant soldier bulldog ant chinese mantis cicada killer ... A: I can only guess at this but I would first rule out all the non flyers first. Then the slow flying ... | |
| taxonomy | 2/5/2010 |
| Q: In a study I am participating in, we recently collected a number of these insects and can not id ... A: There are 4400 species of aphids and identifying Genus and species requires someone who specializes ... | |
| Spider ID | 2/4/2010 |
| Q: I'm so happy to have found you - I was just relating to my children a story from a camping trip of ... A: I cannot second guess the doctor and if he said it was a spider I guess it was. The problem is the ... | |
| spider | 2/1/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering what a small spider would do if a larger animal (cat, dog, etc.), were jostling ... A: I have always been fascinated by spiders. When I was kid I would touch the web to watch for a ... | |
| Biology of insects | 1/31/2010 |
| Q: Does nerve pathways cross in insects' brain as they are in vertebrates? Thanks you. ANSWER: Nerve ... A: I have been rethinking the question and have been doing a little research about it. I studied insect ... | |
| Biology of insects | 1/31/2010 |
| Q: Does nerve pathways cross in insects' brain as they are in vertebrates? Thanks you. A: Nerve impulses flow the same in all organisms. Insects have a modified central nervous system ... | |
| stink bug or brown gray beetle | 1/30/2010 |
| Q: We have identified the bug now I need to know how to get rid of them and find out where they are ... A: Stinkbugs have a shield shaped back as the they only have half wing covers. Like ladybugs they6 ... | |
| kitchen bugs | 1/30/2010 |
| Q: I am helping my elderly mother in law and found these little bugs that scamper across the counters. ... A: You will have to find out where they are coming from. Most kitchen pests are breeding in the ... | |
| Spider bite | 1/28/2010 |
| Q: I was recently bitten by what I am sure was a non-domestic spider. I was pulling a box from under ... A: Spiders do not make nests. They are solitary. There could be an egg sac in the cupboard and it ... | |
| unknown bug | 1/27/2010 |
| Q: i just finished going through all my clothes and re-organizing my closet, putting away summer ... A: It sounds like some kind of a caterpillar but without seeing it I cannot be sure. It could also be a ... | |
| worm or caterpillar ID | 1/25/2010 |
| Q: I live in southern Calif, just north of Los Angeles and I found a bug on the wall of my bathroom. It ... A: You have described a type of moth caterpillar called a Plaster Bagworm. The caterpillar builds a ... | |
| Desperate for Help With Tiny, White “Things” in Bedroom and on Body | 1/24/2010 |
| Q: Please HELP! By some miracle I hope you are able to respond to my question today because I am ... A: Just pick up a few on tape and tape it to a piece of paper. I have microscopes in my classroom and ... | |
| antslike with wings | 1/23/2010 |
| Q: Last summer we had a problem with very large ants in the kitchen only on wall and cabinets on ... A: These are drone(male) ants. Ants have mating periods when the drones develop wings and swarm. Out of ... | |
| Desperate for Help With Tiny, White “Things” in Bedroom and on Body | 1/23/2010 |
| Q: Please HELP! By some miracle I hope you are able to respond to my question today because I am ... A: I am convinced that this is not a bug problem but a medical problem. And you can not solve medical ... | |
| Beetle? in attic | 1/22/2010 |
| Q: I live in a 1 1/2 story house with a dormer room upstairs. It is surrounded on both sides by attic ... A: Upload the photo and send it to my e-mail address and I will identify it for you. ... | |
| Indentification of a spider. | 1/19/2010 |
| Q: I'm from Australia, and today we had an unwelcomed guest at my work. At first glance it looked like ... A: As you may already know some of the most deadly spiders in the world are in Australia. The one you ... | |
| spiders | 1/18/2010 |
| Q: I have 2 questions. First, How do you contain spiderlings the size of a pin head? They are a ... A: It is difficult to keep orb weavers as pets. If confined they cannot carry out their activities of ... | |
| Springtails | 1/17/2010 |
| Q: My son was letting our pet hamster run around inside the planter that our Fichus is in. And while ... A: Springtails (Collembola) are found all over the world even in the arctic where they are called snow ... | |
| Name this insect | 1/16/2010 |
| Q: Please can you tell me what the attached is called and a bit about them? Thanks Andy A: It is difficult for me to be specific about identifications from photos but I can tell you that this ... | |
| crevice spiders | 1/15/2010 |
| Q: My daughter got a bug habitat for Christmas and we've been wondering what to put into it. Last night ... A: All spiders are predatory on insects. The crevice spider is the common name of the Southern house ... | |
| Case Moths from Queensland Australia | 1/12/2010 |
| Q: The above named moths have invaded my house. They drop, paste, many shaped eggs of silk cocoons. I ... A: I wish I could help you but you have seen a doctor and an exterminator and from 12000 miles away I ... | |
| little black bugs | 1/10/2010 |
| Q: I am finding little black bugs on my daughters head, you can't really tell it's a bug but it moves, ... A: You have to remove the nits if they are still in the hair as they may still hatch. Pick up one of ... | |
| Bio Illustration | 1/9/2010 |
| Q: Greetings Walter, I am interested in becoming a biological illustrator. Would you give me an ... A: I am not much of an art critic but I think your art is amazing. The illustrations look like ... | |
| little black bugs | 1/8/2010 |
| Q: I am finding little black bugs on my daughters head, you can't really tell it's a bug but it moves, ... A: I do not think these are head lice. Head would appear as small white dots and you would see tiny ... | |
| GIANT LEPARD MOTH | 1/6/2010 |
| Q: MINE JUST CAME OUT OF ITS CRISSALIS IT CAME OUT A LITTLE EARLY ITS STILL WINTER HERE IN GLEN BURNIE ... A: The only thing you can do is get a riker mount and when it dies mount it. These beautiful moths do ... | |
| Bug Bite | 1/2/2010 |
| Q: I am being bitten at night only. The bite welps and itches intensely. The bug apparently feels on ... A: This sounds as though you could have bed bugs but to confirm it you will have to find them. Do you ... | |
| Pentatomid bug | 1/1/2010 |
| Q: This bug causes brown spots on the skin and is seen in the rainy season in New Delhi, India. Could ... A: This photo did not help me and my expert at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History has moved on and ... | |
| Seeking professional advice | 12/26/2009 |
| Q: Mr. HintzI am looking for more career options that task my writing, experimental and administrative ... A: I am afraid that you misinterpret my role. I am a retired teacher and an adjunct professor at a ... | |
| Identifying caught bug | 12/22/2009 |
| Q: I live in a small home in Seattle with my son. About two 1/2 months ago, we both got some bites and ... A: If two exterminators cannot find anything around the bed I suspect the bites are from someplace ... | |
| spider? identification | 12/11/2009 |
| Q: About a month ago, I was walking on the edge of the woods on our property near the stump of a large ... A: The family of wolf spiders (Lycosidae) is a large one but they all resemble small tarantulas. Some ... | |
| bug bite | 12/9/2009 |
| Q: My daughter woke up one morning with a bite on her inner thigh. It looked like a red raised bump in ... A: Ticks do not leave bites like this unless it gets infected and neither do ants. Bedbugs can leave ... | |
| Spiders and their amazing webs | 12/5/2009 |
| Q: In my backyard I have seen single strands of spider web stretch between trees and poles several ... A: Spiders usually begin to spin the web at dusk. If a lot of web from the previous night is there ... | |
| stickbugs | 12/1/2009 |
| Q: please, i think phasmids are so cute!! I live in the north bay area in California and can't ever ... A: They certainly hard to find but they are there. You just have to look very carefully for movement. A ... | |
| holes in willow tree | 11/28/2009 |
| Q: i have a 6 yr old willow that seems to be doing well. the leaves have small brown marks on them and ... A: I am not sure if this is insect damage or has another cause. The leaf damage may not be connected to ... | |
| extermination of dermestids | 11/26/2009 |
| Q: We have a small business growing crickets for pet shops, zoos etc. We grow the crickets in an ... A: I am afraid that I have little expertise in cricket farming but I have a suggestion. Flucker cricket ... | |
| Camilian Beetle | 11/26/2009 |
| Q: We have found a colorful small beetle in our garden it is forming clusters in a flowering shrub. We ... A: You may have seen the Chameleon beetle (Anomela chamaeleon) Go to this web site and look at the ... | |
| chernetids | 11/25/2009 |
| Q: I found this little spider? in my dads jewelry supplies. I looked it up on the computer and it says ... A: Chernetidae are a group of arachnids related to spiders. They are also called pseudoscorpions. They ... | |
| Spider bite | 11/21/2009 |
| Q: I live in Saginaw,Michigan my stepson was bitter by a spider gray body black head with red legs ... A: Sorry Mark but a lot of spiders fit this description and without seeing this one I cannot tell you ... | |
| Questions for science project on mealworms. | 11/20/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| Belostomatidae | 11/19/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| identifying an insect bite | 11/17/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| Large spider | 11/17/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| Worm Found in Bathroom | 11/17/2009 |
| 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. ... | |
| Worm Found in Bathroom | 11/16/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| Tarantula eating | 11/15/2009 |
| Q: So how do Tarantulas actually eat I always thought spiders inject there prey with venom and drink ... A: All spiders eat by injecting venom that liquifies the insect and then ingest the liquid. They do not ... | |
| Yellow Garden spider-Relocate Egg Sacs ? | 11/13/2009 |
| Q: We have found 2 egg sacs from the Yellow (and black) garden spider that lived in our small yard over ... A: I am guessing that the spider in question here is the black and yellow Argiope. I also assume that ... | |
| unknown bug | 11/12/2009 |
| Q: I am currently stationed in Iraq, and have recently started getting bug bites. The bites are in a ... A: I am afraid that without seeing one of these I cannot tell you much. Bedbugs are the size of apple ... | |
| Two Problems | 11/11/2009 |
| Q: Recently we have had bed bugs, we think we have removed most of them. We went from having bites ... A: If you are still getting bedbug bites you have not gotten rid of them and they will return. S for ... | |
| I was biten by a spider and have some question? | 11/9/2009 |
| Q: I was bitten on my hand by a spider about Three weeks ago. I've been to the doctor and had the bite ... A: I suspect from the description of the wound that this could be the bite of the Brown Recluse. This ... | |
| Darn bugs! | 11/8/2009 |
| Q: . I have been finding bugs in my carpet and just recently found 2 on the bathroom floor. Here is ... A: I guess we have to start over here. Most Rollie Pollies or pill bugs do not ro; up but thes eyou do ... | |
| crickets | 11/6/2009 |
| Q: My son doing a project on if crickets like salt or pepper and what it does to them i need help ... A: A cricket would not eat grains of salt or pepper. They may eat salted foods but if it is too salty ... | |
| crickets | 11/5/2009 |
| Q: My son doing a project on if crickets like salt or pepper and what it does to them i need help ... A: You probably cannot find out anything about crickets and salt and pepper because it is most likely ... | |
| ID Mysterious bug(s) | 11/1/2009 |
| Q: Since I returned from my vacations first to Lake Louise in Canada and then Puerto Rico, I have been ... A: I have been examining the photos carefully and I cannot determine what is involved here. With one ... | |
| ID Mysterious bug(s) | 10/29/2009 |
| Q: Since I returned from my vacations first to Lake Louise in Canada and then Puerto Rico, I have been ... A: First of all keep in mind that the problem of biting insects can be solved so there is no reason to ... | |
| I think I have bed bugs | 10/28/2009 |
| Q: Ok these bug I been having a problem with for like a month now They are flat, oval shape, little, ... A: These do look like bedbugs. You will have to completely strip the bed and wash all the sheets and ... | |
| teeny tiny gray bugs/ spiders?? | 10/26/2009 |
| Q: I am having a problem with some kind of spider, insect, or mite and I was hoping for some direction, ... A: I have a problem here because this has become a medical problem. Finding an insect will not solve ... | |
| biting insects | 10/24/2009 |
| Q: For the last few weeks my room mate and I have been feeling little sting like bites but there is no ... A: You can rule out bedbugs and spiders because we can see them. I can identify insects only when I can ... | |
| biting insects | 10/24/2009 |
| Q: For the last few weeks my room mate and I have been feeling little sting like bites but there is no ... A: When you are bitten but cannot see a bite nor an insect that did it, it occurs to me that this is an ... | |
| LADY BUG or BEETLE BUG | 10/21/2009 |
| Q: If this question falls in your area of expertise could you tell me why that in October of each year, ... A: Ladybugs are beetles and some are yellowish. They often migrate in the spring and they will also ... | |
| earwig bite | 10/20/2009 |
| Q: My husband was bitten by an earwig (he thinks) under his chin. At first I could see a red dot ... A: Earwigs do not bite and the pinchers on the back cannot hurt you. With a ping pong ball sized under ... | |
| Insect Bites | 10/20/2009 |
| Q: I am concerned about bites I'm getting from what I think are from an insect. I start getting these ... A: First of all let me tell you that I am sorry for your problem. I have gotten many questions from ... | |
| Leaf footed bugs | 10/19/2009 |
| Q: I live in Minnesota and have never seen a leaf footed bug until I moved into my dad's house. I keep ... A: These bugs are also called brown stinkbugs. They spend there time on green leaves. they eggs are ... | |
| bug bit that blistered | 10/17/2009 |
| Q: my dad and I went to AR. to see my brother, while we were there we both got bit by some kind of bug, ... A: A lot of bugs cause bites like this but without seeing one I cannot tell you what it was. Besides ... | |
| ugly bug | 10/16/2009 |
| Q: This bug scares us all to death. It looks to be a cross between a grasshopper and a cricket. This ... A: I will have to see a photo. It could be a jerusalum cricket or they may be long hored beetles but I ... | |
| identification please | 10/16/2009 |
| Q: I seem to be swarmed with a coctail of different tiny pests lets say that are slowly eating their ... A: Much of what you say here makes no sense whatsoever. Your bed and appliances being eaten and things ... | |
| Situation, really need your help. | 10/15/2009 |
| Q: Okay so i was in class and i had, you know a regular itch nothing serious. I itched it and a little ... A: I hope you understand Christina that without actually seeing an insect I cannot tell you what it is. ... | |
| Science Project | 10/15/2009 |
| Q: I'm a middle school student doing a science research project and I was just wondering if you knew ... A: Oddley enough Molly there is a growing concern that nightcrawlers are endangewreing th e forests. ... | |
| crickets | 10/14/2009 |
| Q: What are the crickets natural habitat? Do they like living in a place where the moisture level is ... A: There are many different kinds of crickets. They are found in all biomes except the Tundra and the ... | |
| Please help-bug question | 10/13/2009 |
| Q: I moved to NYC a month ago. I live in hi-rise bldg that has lots of dogs. I have no pet, plants, or ... A: I think the first thing you have to do is consult a dermatologist to take care of the bites and then ... | |
| black beetle | 10/12/2009 |
| Q: I have seen these black bugs in my basement. I looked up a picture and it said they are carabidae. ... A: If they are in the walls you will have to find out how they are getting in and out. Since I cannot ... | |
| My bug escaped!!! | 10/12/2009 |
| Q: I wrote you a question last night about the glowing "worm" that I had found. Well, I neglected to ... A: Let me put your mind at ease. This is a caterpillar of course . I have not been able to pin down yet ... | |
| Chilean rose hair tarantula | 10/11/2009 |
| Q: My rose hair, "Norman" (Think it's a girl, but whatever) had not eaten for about a month. Then he ... A: You came to the right guy I have had tarantulas for almost twenty years and all but one have been ... | |
| Worm-like bugs killing my trees | 10/9/2009 |
| Q: We seem to have an infestation of bugs that are killing our trees. Not exactly sure what kind of ... A: I have seen wooly aphids many times but when I saw them they were concentrated on a few branches. ... | |
| Tiny little white bugs | 10/9/2009 |
| Q: I have found 2tiny white kind of see through bugs on 2phones I can't see then anywhere else in the ... A: These sound like either spider mites or psocids (booklice). At this you do not seem to have very ... | |
| Worm-like bugs killing my trees | 10/9/2009 |
| Q: We seem to have an infestation of bugs that are killing our trees. Not exactly sure what kind of ... A: I am certain these are wooly aphids. Although they can cause damage to some branches, it is very ... | |
| ID this cocoon please | 10/8/2009 |
| Q: These things have been appearing all over the walls in my garage. I live in South Texas. Any idea ... A: This looks like one of two things. Break one open. Is it made of mud or a silky material. if silky ... | |
| caterpillar | 10/6/2009 |
| Q: my father has been bitten by a white fuzzy caterpillar with a black line down its back and 4 black ... A: You have described one of the Tussock moth caterpillars. Their bristles contain a toxins and are ... | |
| Brown Recluse? | 10/2/2009 |
| Q: Could you please identify this spider? I also have another picture from what the spider looks like ... A: This has the shape of a recluse. It depends upon the presence of a violin pattern on the upper ... | |
| Pet praying mantis | 10/1/2009 |
| Q: It is getting colder here in the carolinas, lower 40s last night, I want to do what is right by my ... A: You have a choice to make here. The life span of a mantid in the Carolinas is 10 to 12 months. She ... | |
| bug identification | 10/1/2009 |
| Q: I was wondering if you could identify a type of bug that appeared here and there in my old Vancouver ... A: I am afraid that I cannot help you much without seeing these . I believe there were two different ... | |
| interview | 9/30/2009 |
| Q: Im a student at Boise state U and I'm writing an ethnography on Entomologists in my english 102 ... A: The biodiversity of insects and the strange behavior of ants No difficulty Nothing Some ... | |
| cave/cambelback cricket | 9/29/2009 |
| Q: How do I get rid of the cave/cambelback cricket in my basement. Never had them and about 3 years ... A: If you are sure they are not getting in from the outside yhjey must bre breeding in the house and ... | |
| pottery nest | 9/26/2009 |
| Q: A customer at our lodge found this at about 6000' elevation in southeast Utah, Pinion/Juniper ... A: A perfect example of the work of a Sphecid wasp called a mud dauber. Without seeing the wasp I ... | |
| Mites | 9/23/2009 |
| Q: I live in California. I was diagnosed with scabie mites. I have done all the treatments including ... A: Scabies is easily treated today. It should not be ruining your life. Have you been treated by a ... | |
| caterpillar 'caravans' | 9/18/2009 |
| Q: Last February whilst in Portugal we noticed many caterpillars in 'caravans' of 5.6 or 7 all ... A: These are known as processionary caterpillars and are common in France and Spain. They usually are ... | |
| tiny black bugs | 9/17/2009 |
| Q: Walter, for the last few weeks for a day here and there we have noticed tiny black bugs, that are no ... A: I was thinking that if they came in on flowers that they would not have gone and then returned. ... | |
| strange ant behavior | 9/14/2009 |
| Q: My question is about some ants in our garage. I live in western Nebraska in a semi-country setting. ... A: We live on ants. They are everywhere and they often do things that are strange to us. But there is a ... | |
| Small Black Insect with 2 Horizontal Red Stripes on My Carpet | 9/12/2009 |
| Q: I've discovered a number of very small (but definitely visible) black (glossy) insects, oval-shaped, ... A: I believ this is a n immature beetle of some kind. Unless you see an increase or sa lot of them I ... | |
| Small Black Insect with 2 Horizontal Red Stripes on My Carpet | 9/12/2009 |
| Q: I've discovered a number of very small (but definitely visible) black (glossy) insects, oval-shaped, ... A: Fleas are bad enough but fleas and beetles. Without seeing the beetles I cannot be sure. I would ... | |
| Jumping bug | 9/10/2009 |
| Q: I was cleaning out a drawer when all of a sudden I heard a slight snapping noise. I looked in the ... A: I think you hava click beetle in that drawer. They have a springlike device on the thorax and when ... | |
| Bugs coming from son's diaper pale. | 9/10/2009 |
| Q: I just recently started using a diaper pale after my son turned 1. Almost immediately I noticed tiny ... A: The diaper pail could be attracting these flies. You could try a disinfectant spray in the pail ... | |
| strange bugs that look like moths but dont act like them... | 9/7/2009 |
| Q: We live in Phoenix,AZ and for the last few months we have been invaded by this strange moth like ... A: They sound like Indian meal moths. They could be breeding in open dried foods in your cupboards. ... | |
| Mysterious holes/bugs! Sanity at stake! | 9/6/2009 |
| Q: I have some mysterious holes in my back yard and can not, for the life of me, figure out what is ... A: I think you may have stumbled on something with info about tiger beetles. Go to this site. ... | |
| Please help identify this garden insect | 9/6/2009 |
| Q: Good day, Walter. I live in Johannesburg, South Africa. I have two conifers in the garden, and for ... A: This is mysterious and I can't help but think I have seen something like this before. Unfortunately ... | |
| Mysterious holes/bugs! Sanity at stake! | 9/6/2009 |
| Q: I have some mysterious holes in my back yard and can not, for the life of me, figure out what is ... A: Now you have me going crazy over these critters. What is the blue color in the photo. And It ... | |
| Mysterious holes/bugs! Sanity at stake! | 9/5/2009 |
| Q: I have some mysterious holes in my back yard and can not, for the life of me, figure out what is ... A: Without seeing these my educated guess is that these are digger wasps. They dig a hole and then go ... | |
| FRUIT FLY LIKE BUG | 9/5/2009 |
| Q: I RECENTLY FOUND A NEST OF FRUIT FLY LIKE BUGS IN A SEALED PLASTIC CONTAINER OF NUTS. THE CONTAINER ... A: The only thing you can do is discard the infected foods. Then empty the cupboards and use a ... | |
| florescent green bug | 9/5/2009 |
| Q: About 35 years ago while I was outside I felt a prick on my leg and when I looked down I saw the ... A: I know of no flourescent green bugs that do this. I can only guess that you were maybe stung by a ... | |
| Spider | 9/4/2009 |
| Q: I live in Minnesota and I have never seen a red spider in my life until the other day. It was about ... A: There are a number of species of spiders that are reddish in color including the red house spider. ... | |
| big black bees with white stripes | 9/3/2009 |
| Q: i have a weeping willow in my yard that is full of these bees.what can i do to get rid of them? ... A: These sound like baldfaced hornets. They prey on other insects so they may be eating whatever is ... | |
| eggs deposited on scalp | 9/2/2009 |
| Q: I am New York City. I'll appreciate any help about where to go for help with this. 1 - worst ... A: The problems you have here are medical problems. No reputable person on the internet would diagnose ... | |
| Sawtooth Grain Beetle | 9/2/2009 |
| Q: Well I found out what these awful pests are they are Sawtooth Grain Beetles...I recently wrote you ... A: These beetles are breeding someplace in your cupboards i n dried foods . You cannot ge trid of them ... | |
| LARGE Red eyed flies | 9/1/2009 |
| Q: Since Sunday night (it is now Tuesday afternoon) I have killed over 75 of these flies in my home. ... A: Since I am not at the scene I cannot give you much help. There are just too many different kind sof ... | |
| Tiny white flies? Mayflies? | 9/1/2009 |
| Q: My husband and I rent an apartment in the Hudson Valley area of New York (Nyack, NY). This summer, ... A: There are many different kinds of white flies that emerge in the summer. These are not immature ... | |
| severe allergic reactions getting worse... | 9/1/2009 |
| Q: Hintz: I'm writing out of sheer desperation. I've been living in someone else's home with ... A: You have a severe medical problem which you cannot solve over the internet. You must see a doctor. ... | |
| scavenger flies | 8/31/2009 |
| Q: I took a sample to the local extension office and they told me that it was a scavenger fly. It is ... A: The only way you can get rid of flies like this is to find out how they are entering the house. ... | |
| Need help identifying strange insect. | 8/31/2009 |
| Q: I live in Orlando Florida. At work today I saw an insect I've never seen before. It was about an ... A: I think you may have seen a female velvet ant called a "cow killer" Velvet ants are really ... | |
| HELP! Small black beetle-like bugs found in NYC apt | 8/30/2009 |
| Q: I have found 20+ of these small beetle-like bugs in my NYC apartment. I have found them all over the ... A: This looks like some kind of a dermestid beetle but I could use a better photo or two. Us emy email ... | |
| Small Dark Brown Beetle | 8/28/2009 |
| Q: 5mm in length(100 thousandths),Dark Brown in color, very slow moving, somewhat flat, short antenna ... A: If these are collembola the situarion usually gets better by itself. They oftenhave population ... | |
| Garden Bugs | 8/27/2009 |
| Q: We have grey or greenish/grey bugs on the plants in our vegetable garden in So. NH. What are they ... A: I cannot identify them from this description since there are many species of garden bugs. Are they ... | |
| i think they're mites | 8/24/2009 |
| Q: I've been getting bit for a couple weeks now, and i thought we might just be getting more mosquitoes ... A: They sound like mites. Most mites do not bote but a few do. mites that affect hous emice do. I do ... | |
| spider identification | 8/24/2009 |
| Q: I recently visited my friend and she's been complaining about a number of spiders of the same type ... A: This resembles a wolf spider common in homes and usually in basements. They do not occur in large ... | |
| White bugs in cellar | 8/24/2009 |
| Q: I found two very small white oval shaped bugs on my wine bottle in my cellar(which are in a wooden ... A: These could be almost anything and without seeing one I cannot tell you what they but I m sure taht ... | |
| spider | 8/23/2009 |
| Q: HELP!! My husband saw this spider in our garden and he said that the body was about 3/4 inch in ... A: This beautiful spider is called Argiope. It is among the most beautiful of Gods' creatures.It does ... | |
| Is this some type of fly | 8/22/2009 |
| Q: Found this near our horse pens at Pandale. Have not been able to identify it from any picture. ... A: It is a fly then but it does bnot look a botfly or any horse fly. I have not heard from my colleague ... | |
| weird bug | 8/21/2009 |
| Q: Some new bug has suddenly started appearing in one of our bathrooms. It is dark brown to black in ... A: Maggot s are the larvae of flies and these are most likly from a single hatching which means that if ... | |
| cocoon/nest & bites | 8/19/2009 |
| Q: I live in central Pennsylvania. Last evening I picked up a stick in my yard to use while trying to ... A: My guess is that you came in contact with a caterpillar on the stick. Many of them have extremely ... | |
| bug? | 8/16/2009 |
| Q: recently i had a beg bud problem. apparently they got in my suitcase when i was traveling. back home ... A: These are fuzzy but look like some kind of a beetle. Knowing however will not help you get rid of ... | |
| Insect Identification | 8/15/2009 |
| Q: I have found a strange insect in my BED. It is light brownish with a translucent quality. It has ... A: Without seeing these I cannot be sure what they are. The "hooks" at the end seem strange. I don't ... | |
| invisible spiders | 8/15/2009 |
| Q: A few months ago someone with an exterminator business in Houstan, Texas wrote asking you about ... A: The term invisible spiders refers to tiny spiderlings that because of light color are hard to ... | |
| Bug i.d. | 8/14/2009 |
| Q: Can you identify this bug (I think it's a true bug) by picture? Location: garden, Dallas, TX A: This is a cicada. But the only blue ones I have ever seen are found in central america. I am going ... | |
| bug? | 8/14/2009 |
| Q: recently i had a beg bud problem. apparently they got in my suitcase when i was traveling. back home ... A: What you are describing are not bedbugs. Without seeing one I cannot tell you what they are. I ... | |
| Tiny black bugs that bite and take blood | 7/28/2009 |
| Q: My husband started to get bites on his body that itched, formed a fluid filled dot over the site and ... A: There are a lot of biting bugs so without seeing one I cannot tell you what they They sound like ... | |
| Small black bugs near windows | 7/28/2009 |
| Q: I've been going out of my mind trying to get rid of these small black bugs that I keep finding in my ... A: My initial response without seeing one of these is that they could be dermestid beetles. Dermestid ... | |
| strange hovering insect | 7/27/2009 |
| Q: I live in Oakland, CA and I have these strange hovering insects on my patio. They look like ... A: There are just too many kinds of bugs that hover around including (believe it or not) bugs called ... | |
| What kind of bug is this? | 7/26/2009 |
| Q: I live in north Jersey. We found this bug outside on the front porch, can you tell us what kind of ... A: This interesting insect is a female Eastern Dobson fly(Corydalus cornutus.) They spend most of ... | |
| Query... | 7/25/2009 |
| Q: My query is most unusual and I am hoping you will not dismiss my question like most. My situation is ... A: I have had many questions from people with this type of problem. This is a medical problem and not ... | |
| Unidentified Flying Beetle | 7/25/2009 |
| Q: I live in Colorado in a second story apartment. Recently, beetle-like bugs have appeared in my ... A: Without seeing one of these I cannot tell you much. With a shell they sound like beetles but beetles ... | |
| Bugs in my Japan home | 7/23/2009 |
| Q: Do you have any idea what this bug is? And, if so, how to get rid of them. I live in Hokkaido Japan ... A: This is the larva of a Dermestid beetle. Possibly a carpet beetle or a grain beetle. To get rid of ... | |
| Identify bug | 7/22/2009 |
| Q: I will try to describe this bug as best as I can. My dog started chewing on something that kept ... A: This was certainly a hardy bug still alive after b eing chewed on by a dog and dumped ito the ... | |
| Help! | 7/21/2009 |
| Q: I live in South East of Florida. I have been getting severe bites from vicious mysterious bugs ... A: I get questions like this at least once a week where somebody is being bitten but no bugs can be ... | |
| giant leopard moth care | 7/21/2009 |
| Q: I think I've identified these caterpillars I got from someone, who got them from Santa Cruz, CA, as ... A: I assume they are eating. They will eat a lot of leaves including cabbage anbv dandelions. Some of ... | |
| Small black beetle looking bug ... | 7/16/2009 |
| Q: .. I hope you may be able to help my son and I because we're getting infested with these small ... A: These certainly sound like dermestid beetles of some kind; possibly carpet beetles or pantry pests ... | |
| What king of bug is this? | 7/16/2009 |
| Q: I work at wendys in allentown. I was walking home from work today and i saw a little bug on my ... A: + Hi Breanna Every day I get requests to identify insects and most of the time I can only make a ... | |
| DEAD BIRD BUGS | 7/15/2009 |
| Q: I HAVE AN DEAD BIRD IN CHIMNEY LINER AND CAN NOT GET IT OUT BUGS THAT LOOKS LIKE LADY BUGS BUT HARD ... A: Without seeing these bugs I cannot tell you what they are. I am sure they are not dangerous or even ... | |
| Spider Beetle? | 7/14/2009 |
| Q: We live in New York City. My wife has been getting terrible bites (predominantly on her legs) over ... A: This is definitly a sider beetle and all references I have clain that they cannot bite people. They ... | |
| identifying winged creature | 7/13/2009 |
| Q: My 6 year old daughter found an egg on the underside of a leaf. We watched the "mystery egg" for ... A: This delicate little critter is called a green lacewing. It was not an egg under the leaf but a ... | |
| Spider in Miami, FL | 7/12/2009 |
| Q: I have been looking at the internet for hours trying to find the species of spider I just got off my ... A: It sounds like it may be an Argiope spider. This is a harmless (unless you are a bug) orb weaver. ... | |
| bed bugs??? | 7/9/2009 |
| Q: !! What a relief to find this site....So let me begin with my story. About one month ago I had itchy ... A: I see no evidence of bed bugs. Bed bugs are not tiny and white. You would have dark spots in the ... | |
| spider identifacation | 7/9/2009 |
| Q: For the last two nights this spider, see attachment, has made a lage web hanging from a large oak ... A: This is an orb weaver belonging to the Araneae possibly of the Genus Nuclenea. She is not at all ... | |
| lots of spiders | 7/6/2009 |
| Q: I live in MA, and after being away for a few days, I came back to my apartment and ... A: I am confident that you have encountered a group of spiderlings that have hatched while you were ... | |
| Tiny, tiny bug/mite? | 7/6/2009 |
| Q: We can't see to rid our house of these tiny bugs/mites. They remind me of the bugs that bite you ... A: This is a Collembola or springtail. They cannot bite. If something in the hous eis bitting you it ... | |
| common house fly maggot | 7/6/2009 |
| Q: My son is invovled in a science camp for teens this summer. He is doing a project on the life cycle ... A: All insects require an oxygen supply. Maggots never really enter into the body issues. Even bot ... | |
| Bug Identification | 7/6/2009 |
| Q: I have found some small brown beetle looking like brown bugs which fly in my pantry (kitchen) once ... A: Most beetles in the kitchen turn out to be grain beetles. They usually breed in opened dried foods. ... | |
| Japanese bug | 7/4/2009 |
| Q: Walter, some friends arrived from Kumomoto, Japan and were speaking of a bug that bites and leaves a ... A: There is no way to identify a bug without seeing it. I have never heard of any insect that bites ... | |
| Grey Oval "Bug" with Shell | 7/3/2009 |
| Q: I see someone already referenced this critter, but didn't see a final answer. Oval-shaped, grey ... A: I get this question at least once a week. This is small caterpillar that builds a case to hide in ... | |
| spider control | 7/3/2009 |
| Q: How can I get rid of spiders in my home? We have no carpet. All the floors are tiled. I was recently ... A: I know of no way to keep spiders from entering houses simply a spider does not distinguish inside ... | |
| white fuzzy hoppers | 7/2/2009 |
| Q: I have what look like triangular leaf hoppers on my outdoor bonsai trees, they have a double white ... A: The identification of the cottony cushion scale was verified by Joe Keiper PhD Curator of ... | |
| spider control | 7/2/2009 |
| Q: How can I get rid of spiders in my home? We have no carpet. All the floors are tiled. I was recently ... A: I Am afraid that I cannot give you a satisfactory answer David because we can only get rid of ... | |
| orange&black bugs | 7/1/2009 |
| Q: i have found a orange bug with two black dots on it this is the same size as a lady bird but it ... A: There are lady bugs with all kinds of different spots so this could be one unless it is also eating ... | |
| tiny gray bugs | 7/1/2009 |
| Q: I have been noticing tiny gray bugs inside my house around my windows and doors. I have also seen ... A: They sound like spider mites. Check closely at your window sills to see if they are coming in under ... | |
| Tiny black bugs. | 6/30/2009 |
| Q: we've had a little bit of a bug problem. I first noticed them on our couch in our basement (we just ... A: I believe these are springtails or collembola. They are one of the most common soil insects on ... | |
| bug bites | 6/29/2009 |
| Q: My daughter like my mother can walk in the grass and within minutes have ankles covered with bug ... A: Bites around the ankles after walking in grass are usually caused be the larvae of harvest ... | |
| New bug in our yard | 6/29/2009 |
| Q: We live in Northern Michigan. We have box elder trees and are very familiar with box elders. This ... A: They sound like nymphs from a Hemipteran (true bug). Possibly stink bugs, plant bugs, or assasin ... | |
| white fuzzy hoppers | 6/28/2009 |
| Q: I have what look like triangular leaf hoppers on my outdoor bonsai trees, they have a double white ... A: These do not look like leaf or treehoppers and I have not seen these before. I an consulting a ... | |
| being eaten alive | 6/28/2009 |
| Q: My cat brought fleas in the house so I thought. I got pills from the vet for them, set off bombs the ... A: I cannot tell you how often I get questions about bug bites with no visable evidence of bugs. I ... | |
| flies | 6/28/2009 |
| Q: We have these small black flies (about the half the size of house flies). They have a jerky flight ... A: There are so many species of flies that look like this that without close examination I cannot tell ... | |
| Bathroom (and possibly more?) bugs | 6/27/2009 |
| Q: I've seen other questions you've answered about bugs in the bathroom and I THINK these might be ... A: These appear to be spider mites. They can get in from outside through just about anyplace. They ... | |
| Sandflys (and other sand bugs) | 6/27/2009 |
| Q: I was at the beach the other day with several friends and we were discussing how bugs can survive in ... A: A lot of living things are found in sand. You mentioned sandflies and quite a few bugs are called ... | |
| Identify yellow bug with black spots attached to skin | 6/25/2009 |
| Q: I live in Illinois and this evening I was outdoors near a wooded area playing sand volleyball with ... A: From the description irt sounds like this was a tick. It looks like you got it off before it got a ... | |
| 5" Beetle Found...Cant Indentify.. | 6/23/2009 |
| Q: Ok I stumbled upon a very large beetle..Made me jump when I first saw it, in fact thought it was a ... A: For some reason I was unable to access the web site you sent so I could not see the beetle. Tell me ... | |
| white mites outside | 6/23/2009 |
| Q: location - bergen county nj - very small white mites visible to the eye - crawl around - no jumping ... A: Mites have sporadic population explosions that soo dissapate. They may come back next years or ... | |
| great black wasps | 6/22/2009 |
| Q: hi i live in Wisconsin and have found 8 great black wasps in my window and someone in my house has ... A: I usually advice people to treat these problems themselves but sinc eyou have bee allergy problem I ... | |
| Yellowish maggotty worms falling from tree | 6/19/2009 |
| Q: I came home the other day to find thousands of little (1/4 inch) yellowish maggot-like worms all ... A: It sounds like you had a hatch of caterpillars from the elm tree.Unless you see lawn damage I do not ... | |
| hello | 6/19/2009 |
| Q: umm hi could you possibly help me in finding out how to take care of an assasin bug thank you A: Am I too assume you have an assasin bug as a pet? These re predatory insects and feed on other ... | |
| Getting Rid of Carpenter Ants | 6/18/2009 |
| Q: We have had a problem with carpenter ants especially in the ceiling of part of our house that is a ... A: It appears that these exterminators are doing no good but this is not surprising to me. I get at ... | |
| Cockroach | 6/16/2009 |
| Q: Would a cochroach survive through a nuclear blast? and if so would it have enough time to keep the ... A: There has always been lot of stories about this with the main idea that in an nuclear war the only ... | |
| identification | 6/16/2009 |
| Q: I would appreciate your assistance identifying a bug (I think it is a bug, anyhow), as I cannot seem ... A: From your description I am sure this is the chrysalis of a pupating butterfly. When a caterpillar ... | |
| New infestation | 6/15/2009 |
| Q: I have a lot of challenges with identifying this one. It is living in my Flowering Almond Standard. ... A: Unless there is extensive damage to the tree do not get involved with exterminators. Spraying toxins ... | |
| tiny bugs in kitchen | 6/15/2009 |
| Q: I have these tiny tiny black bugs, oval shaped in my kitchen cupboards, around cracks in my floor ... A: These look like grain beetles. Remove all foods from your cupboards and look at all opened dried ... | |
| Flying Bug | 6/14/2009 |
| Q: I have recently been over whelmed with a new bug i have never seen before. I live in Vancouver BC. ... A: The buzzing and bouncing suggests that these are flies of some kind. If you could catch one sitting ... | |
| tiny bugs in tea | 6/13/2009 |
| Q: On 7/24/08 you had a question on tiny bugs in tea. I have the same problem. Have you identified the ... A: The only way to get rid of these is to discard all food and spices where you find them. Pantry pests ... | |
| tiny red insects? and tiny black insects or bugs? | 6/12/2009 |
| Q: I live in IN and the last couple of years I have noticed MANY tiny red bugs crawling in a flower ... A: From what you have described I am sure that these are definitely spider mites. Most spider mites do ... | |
| little red flying bugs | 6/12/2009 |
| Q: i just got a new swimming pool but can't go swimming because of the little red bugs that showed up ... A: It appears that you need someone to visit your pool to determine what these are and where they are ... | |
| carpet beetles, again... | 6/12/2009 |
| Q: Last year I had a very terrible carpet beetle infestation which I suspect came from a lot of used ... A: 1. Have you seen any damage to your clothing or beetles in or on the clothes. If not storing them ... | |
| Eggs falling from Ceiling | 6/11/2009 |
| Q: I live in Southern California over the last 2 weeks have had insect eggs fall in batches of 10-20 ... A: I cannot see any detail on these insects but they do look a little like ants. However ant do not ... | |
| Spider Identification | 6/11/2009 |
| Q: While trekking in Nepal I came across this spider. Black, 4 dots on its back and striped legs. Any ... A: When I consider black and white spiders I usually think of jumping spiders but in this case I cannot ... | |
| How to eradicate minute black insects which bites & jumps when I try to catch them? | 6/8/2009 |
| Q: How do eradicate minute black insects (size of a period/comma) which bites & jumps when I try to ... A: Springtails do not bite so you can rule them out so they only thing I can suggest is that these ... | |
| ants | 6/8/2009 |
| Q: I discovered an ant in my yard that seems to excrete a web like strand from its behind. It can ... A: Since ants do not spin silk I believe this could be an ant mimic. Ant mimics are a type of jumping ... | |
| spider identification | 6/7/2009 |
| Q: We are in extreme SW North Carolina, at an elevation of 2100ft., in a wooded area. This past week ... A: The largest spiders found outdoors are wolf spiders. I believe this what you saw. As to the bumpy ... | |
| Hard Shelled Brown Beetles | 6/6/2009 |
| Q: This past week I started noticing tiny brown hard-shell bugs in our bedroom/bathroom area. The ... A: From seing this photo I can tell you now that is a Spider beetle. Spider beetles are food pests. ... | |
| Spider Identification!!! Am I a Recluse? | 6/6/2009 |
| Q: I found this spider crawling around my floor and into my closet... after half an hour of searching I ... A: This is not a recluse. The thorax is not raised in the recluse From what I can see the eye ... | |
| Spider Identification!!! Am I a Recluse? | 6/6/2009 |
| Q: I found this spider crawling around my floor and into my closet... after half an hour of searching I ... A: Could you just attach the photo and send it to my email address. I cannot possibly open this long ... | |
| Hard Shelled Brown Beetles | 6/6/2009 |
| Q: This past week I started noticing tiny brown hard-shell bugs in our bedroom/bathroom area. The ... A: It looks on the photo like this bug has a snout and taht is why I thought it could be weevil. By ... | |
| carpet beetles, again... | 6/5/2009 |
| Q: Last year I had a very terrible carpet beetle infestation which I suspect came from a lot of used ... A: 1. I am not in thee exterminator business and do not know what methods they use today so I cannot ... | |
| tiny grey bugs and large white worms | 6/5/2009 |
| Q: ok we recently came home from a week long trip and we came home to find these tiny littly greyish ... A: The grey bugs might have been mites but at least they are gone. AS for the worms they may be fly ... | |
| Spider Identification | 6/4/2009 |
| Q: I live in Colorado and I found this small and fuzzy black spider on my wall. I don't think it was a ... A: Fuzzy black and white spiders on walls are almost aiways jumping spiders (Salticidae) There are 500 ... | |
| Tiny Bug Apartment | 6/4/2009 |
| Q: I have a completely renovated apartment. I lived here before the renovations and I have never seen ... A: You are right in that it does look like a spider and that is because it is a spider beetle. Spider ... | |
| Mysterious Bug Bites | 6/3/2009 |
| Q: I am being eaten alive inside my new home by unknown insects. They bite only during the day and on ... A: Therein lies the problem. It is tough to stop a biting insect when you cannot see the culprit. Try ... | |
| Tiny bug, size of a grain of sand | 6/2/2009 |
| Q: Every time we step outside we seem to get swarmed by teeny tiny black/gray crawling bugs about the ... A: Without seeing on one of these I cannot tell you what they are. They could be little critters called ... | |
| Brown Beetle Type Bug | 6/1/2009 |
| Q: I have started to find these small bugs. It is a small brown oval shaped bug not visible legs but ... A: I cannot see much detail of this insect but it is definitely a beetle and it does not look like a ... | |
| tiny black mites | 6/1/2009 |
| Q: I have been bit by tiny black round mites they are no larger than a poppy seed. This has happened ... A: Biting mites are usually found in conjunction with rodents and birds. I cannot tell which kind you ... | |
| bug? What is it?? | 6/1/2009 |
| Q: What kind of bug looks like an ant or spider with black body and a big red backeand. They are all ... A: These are hatchlings of the wheel bug, a predatory true bug(hemiptera) They will not harm your tree ... | |
| unkown bug | 5/31/2009 |
| Q: I was hoping you might be able to help with an identification of a bug. It was seen once in the ... A: I am baffled by this. First of all 3 to 4 inches is a really large insect. Then I do not know of ... | |
| Night time Bites also | 5/31/2009 |
| Q: old daughter and recently she started to get bites on her backside and crotch we suspect bedbugs we ... A: I am sorry Elton but this is a medical problem and there is no way that I can second guess a doctor. ... | |
| wasps and palm trees | 5/30/2009 |
| Q: next to our pool we have 2 large palm trees. this season the wasps have taken residence on one of ... A: Not being there to see the trees nor the type of wasp limits my ability to tell you much. I do not ... | |
| Strange bug - can you help me identify? | 5/29/2009 |
| Q: We have several of these bugs living under the patio stones in our yard, and have found a few in our ... A: These certainly sound like isopods or sowbugs. All sowbugs do roll up and some are brown. Their ... | |
| Tick, Bed Bug or other?! | 5/29/2009 |
| Q: We are moving out of our apartment. I removed the sheets from my bed, did laundry, came back in and ... A: This does not sound like a bedbug and certainly not a tick. it sounds like a beetle of some kind ... | |
| Household Bugs | 5/28/2009 |
| Q: I have a small black insect in my home. It looks like a flea but does not jump. It moves real slow. ... A: I believe these are beetles and probably dermisted beetles or grain beetles but unless I see one I ... | |
| Do I have a bug infestation? And if so, what kind of bug is it?! | 5/28/2009 |
| Q: Hintz, I've never done one of these things before, but I am getting desperate. I've looked ... A: These could be a species of dermestid beetle or carpet beetle. I wouldn't say you had an ... | |
| bug infestation | 5/27/2009 |
| Q: Mr. Hintz, I am hoping you can help me in identifying a pest that has taken up residence in and ... A: You have described bedbugs. They can bite while leaving no evidence of the bite. Pick up a couple ... | |
| black specs biting and itching | 5/27/2009 |
| Q: Seems this happens in early spring and in the fall the last few years. I live in Chicago and the ... A: The problem here is that it seems impossible to make a connection between the skin problem and a ... | |
| something biting in home.. | 5/26/2009 |
| Q: 9 months back in an apartment in louisville ,KY something started biting us in all rooms.We had no ... A: You would not believe how many questions that I get asking for identification of an invisible biting ... | |
| Small Brown Hard Shell Bugs that don't fly | 5/25/2009 |
| Q: Over the past few days we have been invaded with small hard shell brown bugs. If they have wings we ... A: There has been a population explosion and such explosions are usually temporary. They sound like ... | |
| Unusual Bug | 5/25/2009 |
| Q: We found this unusual bug on our kitchen floor yesterday...I have no idea what it could be. Could ... A: The name soft tick is descriptive. Wood ticks and deer ticks have hard bodies. They usually attack ... | |
| Unidentified Insect/Mite London, UK | 5/24/2009 |
| Q: I have this unknown insect/mite just appeared in my house. I first noticed a few of them on my ... A: I believe you are correct in calling these mites Lee. They sound like the non biting spider mites ... | |
| Ants/springtails? | 5/21/2009 |
| Q: I have two pest problems. The first is little black ants inside my house (kitchen window/bathroom). ... A: The ones in the back are springtails. You cannot get rid of them except by keeping as dry as ... | |
| Unidentified Bee hangs out on deck | 5/20/2009 |
| Q: I have some bees that simply hang out and hover above my deck. Last year there was one, now there ... A: I am quite sure this is a carpenter bee. Examine your wood on the deck carefully. Look for a small ... | |
| black widow? | 5/19/2009 |
| Q: I'm wondering if you can tell me whether the attached image is a black widow spider? I found it ... A: This is not a black widow.It is harmless. The hourglass on a widow is red and this spider is not ... | |
| black and orange stinging bug | 5/19/2009 |
| Q: My son at school Friday got stung by some type of bee or bug he said it was orange and black caused ... A: I can only make a guess here Amy because there is more then one bug of that description that stings. ... | |
| What kind of spiders are these | 5/18/2009 |
| Q: These spiders are black and either have a metallic blue/green spot? at one end and a white dot at ... A: #Every once in a while I get more evidence that exterminators do not know what they are talking ... | |
| umm.. what kind of ladybug is this? | 5/17/2009 |
| Q: uh. hi! i was wondering, i found a very strange lady bug around my house so i brought it to school, ... A: First of all the picture you drew on Paint is excellent. This is definitely a Ladybird beetle. Most ... | |
| mystery bites | 5/16/2009 |
| Q: My 2 dogs also have small red patches on their bodies. As I was closely examining them today I ... A: It looks like this is a medical problem at this point. Have you consulted a Vet. The patches on ... | |
| Rare bug spotted | 5/16/2009 |
| Q: Can you identify this bug or know where it has emerged from? I have never seen it until about 2 ... A: This is the house centipede,Scutigera coleoptrata. It is definitely not rare. They are probably ... | |
| Insect bites | 5/14/2009 |
| Q: I live in Houston, I'm having problems with insect bites. they are very tiny black flying bugs ... A: There are so many biting bugs that unless I can see the culprit I cannot tell and most bites do not ... | |
| tiny white bugs | 5/13/2009 |
| Q: there are tiy white bugs every were they get into the mateial of all my clothing in my ears nose bed ... A: Wow! This seems to be a real problem. The problem is that I have no idea what these could be. They ... | |
| Oak tree | 5/13/2009 |
| Q: We have a huge Oak tree in our front yard and have noticed that we have these white bugs climbing up ... A: Since I do not what these insects are I cannot comment. Are they caterpillars? Ae there a lot of ... | |
| regal jumping spiders | 5/11/2009 |
| Q: why did my regal jumping spider stop eating, was it the size of the jar it was a mason jar was it to ... A: Spider behavior is unpredictable so I cannot be sur ewhy they often do not eat. But they can go for ... | |
| Large Brown Bug | 5/9/2009 |
| Q: I live in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida and found three, inch-sized, maybe a little bigger, flying ... A: Only a few species of roaches fly around so we can rule them out. Your description fits so many ... | |
| Vermont bug | 5/7/2009 |
| Q: While removing an old swimming pool yesterday I found a bunch of 2.5 to 3 inch long narrow winged ... A: I have been staring at this photo for days. The green grub is obvious and looks like a Dytiscid ... | |
| roaches | 5/7/2009 |
| Q: IF you look at animals such as shrimp, lobsters, crayfish, crabs, scorpions, cockroaches, etc they ... A: WE are not born with attitudes toward different kinds of animals. We learn our fears and ... | |
| Baby Yellow Spiders | 5/6/2009 |
| Q: My husband and I were in the backyard and saw what we thought was a mass of moss on our flower pot, ... A: Nice photo. You do not see this that often right after hatching. Thes eare orb weavers and I ... | |
| question | 5/4/2009 |
| Q: i was cleaning and happen to look real close to the window sil (which is white) and i noticed really ... A: Small bugs on the windowsill are usually spider mites that have crawled through the crack under the ... | |
| Unknown/Unidentified spider | 5/2/2009 |
| Q: This spider was found indoors of a residence in Metro-Detroit, Michigan. In the picture, the spider ... A: I based my identification on body structure an pattern Understand that to make a complete ... | |
| tiny hard shelled bugs | 5/2/2009 |
| Q: I live in the UK and have got an invasion of tiny hard shelled bugs that come down into my bathroom ... A: I am sure these are beetles but there are so many that I cannot tell you what kind without seeing ... | |
| springtails | 5/2/2009 |
| Q: I have two little ones, and I am afraid that this bugs are going to bite them or cause other damage ... A: Springtails do not bite nor do they jump on people. They try to avoid people. They thrive in moist ... | |
| Please help me ID this bug | 5/1/2009 |
| Q: I've been suspicious of bed bugs in my bedroom. I itch like crazy all night, but it could also be ... A: You have not described a bedbug nor seen any evidence of any. You would have distinct red bites. ... | |
| Small black bugs in bathroom | 5/1/2009 |
| Q: I found a few of these bugs in my bathroom. Called exterminator then I went on vacation. When I came ... A: First of all stop wasting money on extermintors. I cannot believe an exterminator can charge you ... | |
| what is this? | 5/1/2009 |
| Q: I live in the Antelope Valley in Lancaster CA. I've lived here over 15 years and know what kind of ... A: Nice photo. This is a wind scorpion.They are also called sun spiders. It is an arachnid and belongs ... | |
| Mystery spider nest? | 5/1/2009 |
| Q: I found a strange looking honeycomb type of nest on my tree that was maybe a few centimeters tall & ... A: I have seen these before. These are probably immature wheel bugs or assassin bugs that have just ... | |
| Unknown/Unidentified spider | 4/30/2009 |
| Q: This spider was found indoors of a residence in Metro-Detroit, Michigan. In the picture, the spider ... A: This is a jumping spider possibly of the Genus Phidippus. They are harmless and actually popular ... | |
| Brown stink bugs | 4/30/2009 |
| Q: I know that these bugs are not supposed to bite, but I'm seeing a ton of web discussion where folks ... A: Brown stink bugs are plant feeders and suck juices from plants. They are programmed to pierce any ... | |
| unknown parasite that is little and white | 4/29/2009 |
| Q: I mail you a sample some time ago and it look fuzz or lint.But I am finding some people on this ... A: I have had samples sent from at least four people with the same problems and I have never been able ... | |
| Tiny dark/redish-brown bathroom bugs; you say are mites? | 4/27/2009 |
| Q: I noticed an answer you posted to the question (in the link at the bottom) for someone and it seems ... A: Springtails accumulate in damp areas so they can be controlled by keeping things very dry. As to ... | |
| bugs | 4/26/2009 |
| Q: I live a few blocks from the beach. I have an ongoing problem. I see mostly dead bugs around the ... A: I cannot tell you if these are ants or not. Do they look like ants? Anyway knowing what they are ... | |
| moths | 4/25/2009 |
| Q: I have always wondered why moths fly in such an erratic pattern. They seem to fly aimlessly, ... A: This is a good question Peggy and one that is difficult to answer. Often when we wonder about ... | |
| iron cross blister beetles | 4/24/2009 |
| Q: My back yard and graden are covered with iron cross blister beetles, are they dangerous to my dogs ... A: All blister beetles contain a irritating compound and can cause a problem if ingested. They have ... | |
| tiny red bugs around home | 4/22/2009 |
| Q: Hey the past week or so me and my boyfriend have been noticing these tiny dark red mite looking bugs ... A: This is definitely not a bedbug. Bedbugs and spider beetles look nothing alike and if you had ... | |
| Electric/Ultrasound Repellant | 4/22/2009 |
| Q: Does electronic pest control work? Below is from the site www.electronicpestrepeller.com: (They ... A: They will work only if, at the same time ,you use pest control methods such as traps, chemicals, and ... | |
| Bugs... | 4/21/2009 |
| Q: Haii Mr.Hintz well i came home from school and decided to get on my laptop. i usually stay in my ... A: It is very difficult to identiy animals without seeing them. About all I can do is put them into a ... | |
| BIRD MITES!!!!!!!!! | 4/21/2009 |
| Q: Please tell me how we can get rid of BIRD MITES. We have spent THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS trying to rid ... A: To get rid of any population of insects or mites you first have to find out the source. If you have ... | |
| Negro Bugs | 4/19/2009 |
| Q: I have an invasion of very tiny beetle type bugs on my plants, especially snapdragons. They first ... A: These are true bugs not beetles. They are har to combat because the suck plant juices rather then ... | |
| unidentifyied flying insect | 4/19/2009 |
| Q: I live in Canada and I have seen, a few days ago, one of the weirdest flies I've ever seen. ... A: This is quite confusing. There are no two legged flying insects. From the fuzziness and the clear ... | |
| nature of insects | 4/18/2009 |
| Q: it's me again. Your answer to my question was quite helpful, and I just wanted to follow up with ... A: I do not separate life forms on the basis of their place in the ecosystem. All life is connected by ... | |
| Tiny pinhead size bugs | 4/18/2009 |
| Q: I live in Columbus, OH in the United States and all around my siding around my doors (front and ... A: From the large numbers and the red stuff my guess is that thes eare mites. Getting rid of mites and ... | |
| insect | 4/15/2009 |
| Q: There is an insect in Japan that is referred to as a "dango mushii". Dango means "sweet" (a popular ... A: If it looks like a caterpillar it probably is one but what it turns into I do not know. I found this ... | |
| Praying mantis | 4/15/2009 |
| Q: I am hoping you can clarify something about praying mantises for me. I understand that the female ... A: I have observed the female eating the male in the wild. It is important that she does it because as ... | |
| Little black beetles with orange spots | 4/13/2009 |
| Q: I am finding these really small black beetles, with what looks to be orange spots, in my bedroom ... A: I can only guess here without seeing on eof these but they could be dermestid beetles or carpet ... | |
| Bugs attraction to Light | 4/13/2009 |
| Q: A friend is selling an led light panel for commercial use and is saying they are bug free because ... A: Heat and light are electromagnetic waves and insects are attracted to both. The larger wave lengths ... | |
| Is this a roly poly? | 4/11/2009 |
| Q: I can not tell if this is a roly poly, or something else. Can you help me? There is a picture of the ... A: Yes Lauren This is an isopod but this does not look like the roly poly. Pliibugs are isopods that ... | |
| Orange Assasin Bug | 4/11/2009 |
| Q: I have orange assasin bugs in my home. I live in central Maryland. Please let me know what I can ... A: The orange assassin bug is not a blood feeder but does prey on invertebrates. They are programmed to ... | |
| in home biting bug | 4/10/2009 |
| Q: for the last week or so i have been biting by something, itches to high heaven, the bites just look ... A: You can rule out hives. Hives cause a welt not a bite mark but I still at a loss here. It does ... | |
| tiny Beetles | 4/10/2009 |
| Q: For several years now I have been getting a couple dozen or so tiny beetles on my kitchen windowsill ... A: I cannot identy these without seeing one. They could be caroet beetles or small dermestid beetles. ... | |
| black beetle bugs | 4/7/2009 |
| Q: We have noticed a small black beetle looking insect in our basement laundry area recently.(in the ... A: There many kinds of weevil. But you mention 2 cm. No weevils are this long. Do mean mm.. Do you have ... | |
| How to live our lives | 4/5/2009 |
| Q: (I am not david wood and this is not my e-mail address. I do not own a computer, or have an e-mail ... A: I will agree about indiscriminate killing of any living thing but you must understand that an ... | |
| Something is biting me | 4/5/2009 |
| Q: About a few weeks or so I awoke with a few bites on my hand and a few on my foot-both on the right ... A: Since you have not seen any insects I am sure that these are not bites and definitely not bedbugs. ... | |
| Disgusting little black and yellow bugs | 4/3/2009 |
| Q: I've been finding little black and yellow striped bugs on my bed. They are about the same size as an ... A: These are probably beetles that most likely do not want to be in your bed no more then you do. Beds ... | |
| kitchen insects | 4/2/2009 |
| Q: my name is pearl and i live in Bakersfield Ca. i found a little insect the size of a rice grain, ... A: Only spiders have 8 legs and thes eare not spiders. They sound like beetles. Without seeing one I ... | |
| ANTZ | 3/31/2009 |
| Q: OK..I HAVE A HUGE ANT PROBLEMS..I HAVE LOOKED AT PICTURES OF ANTS AND NEVER SEEN THE ONES I HAVE IN ... A: These could be fire ants since they bite or sting. There are commercial lawn care chemicals for ... | |
| narrow hard black bug in So Calif | 3/29/2009 |
| Q: For the past few years I am finding a narrow hard-shelled black bug on my patio on occasion, but ... A: This is a ringnecked earwig (Euborellia annulipes). Earwigs are common throughout the US and Europe. ... | |
| Hi | 3/28/2009 |
| Q: what does body lice actually look like?Does it look like pimples on your leg?If it does how can you ... A: The lice themselves are small and white. The bite looks like a small red dot and later develop into ... | |
| recurring necrosis -different spots | 3/27/2009 |
| Q: In May, 2008, I developed a one and three-quarter inch "necrotic" ulcer that, after several visits ... A: I am not qualified to diagnose medical problems but from a standpoint of invertebrate zoology I find ... | |
| Stink BUgs | 3/27/2009 |
| Q: My 7 year old boy has decided since he cannot have a dog or cat or sibling, he can have bugs as ... A: Your son reminds me of myself when I was a boy. I tried to make a pet out of everything. Stink ... | |
| Littl black bug | 3/26/2009 |
| Q: I have some little black bugs. They are very small and black with a silver or gray stripe across the ... A: They may be dermestid beetle of some kind. Check all drien opened foods and pet foods as they may ... | |
| House flies- hundreds- on my 3rd floor room | 3/23/2009 |
| Q: We have a house in northern Illinois in the country which has been vacant for several months, and on ... A: The sudden appearance of large numbers of flies often remains mysterious. All we know is that need ... | |
| crickets | 3/23/2009 |
| Q: We would like to know if we can feed "wild" crickets to our bearded dragon. Is there any possibility ... A: I have a Beardie myself and I only feed him crickets from the pet store. In the wild they eat wild ... | |
| Maggots & beetles | 3/23/2009 |
| Q: I have maggots in my kitchen,near food or in it even noodles,I've cleaned my whole kitchen top to ... A: It sounds like you have beetle larvae all right. Beetles do go through a larval stage and some of ... | |
| Insect in apartment, crawling the walls | 3/21/2009 |
| Q: Keep finding this kind of bug in my apartment. Crawling on walls in both kitchen and bathroom. It ... A: This sounds like Scutigera coleoptrata, the house centipede. They are found in amost all houses and ... | |
| Unidentified nest | 3/16/2009 |
| Q: There is a nest about the size of 1/2 softball attached to a limb on an oaktree in my back yard. See ... A: It is a possibility that this is a cynipid wasp gall. They are common on oaks but the damage is ... | |
| Pumpkin seed looking bug | 3/3/2009 |
| Q: I have recently seen a number of bugs in my house in southern Calif. The cocoon/shell looks like a ... A: These are plaster bagworms a moth caterpillar that builds a little type of cocoon and drags it ... | |
| I know it's a Tarantula, but what is the complete Scientific Name? | 3/1/2009 |
| Q: I know it's a Tarantula, but what is the complete Scientific Name? I have the Aphonopelma, but not ... A: Where do you live and did you collect this in the wild. The common tarantula in the US is the ... | |
| large black beetle | 2/28/2009 |
| Q: We had a trailer in Haliburton Ont. Cnd . There was a small stream that ran behind the trailer , ... A: These sound like beetles but without seeing one I cannot be sure because there just too man large ... | |
| FLAT GRAY COCOON LIKE BUG | 2/26/2009 |
| Q: I’ve found several flat, gray body, oval-ish shaped bugs in my kitchen (the shape of this bug ... A: These are Plaster bagworms. They are moth caterpillars and related to the clothes moth. The ... | |
| centipede....but not... | 2/26/2009 |
| Q: I have this bug in my house. Looks like it should belong in the centipede family. less than 1 inch ... A: No photo is needed. You have described perfectly Scutigera, the house centipede. Everyhouse them. ... | |
| Cardboard Infestation | 2/24/2009 |
| Q: For many years I have stored empty cardboard boxes, mostly from electronics, on a concrete platform ... A: What state do you live in? I ask because states do not have termites. These could be termites ... | |
| large mosquito-like black flying insect... | 2/22/2009 |
| Q: About four years ago, I was asleep in bed and was awakened by something that I brushed off my cheek. ... A: I am sorry arlene that I could give you a definitive answer but this is a medical problem and I am ... | |
| large mosquito-like black flying insect... | 2/22/2009 |
| Q: About four years ago, I was asleep in bed and was awakened by something that I brushed off my cheek. ... A: First of all let me say that you my sympathy since I had a Mohs procedure from a skin cancer on my ... | |
| small black bug with a white dot on it's back | 2/21/2009 |
| Q: I live in Georgia & about 1 week ago noticed small black bugs with a white dot on its back in my ... A: Without seeing one I cannot be sure but from where they are I suspect they are dermestid beetles ... | |
| A Winter hatch? | 2/20/2009 |
| Q: I have seen these bugs before but in small numbers, maybe 1 or 2 at a time. Now for some reason ... A: You can send me other photos but I am sure that these are drone (mail) ants. Mail emerge ... | |
| flying insect | 2/19/2009 |
| Q: I found an insect this morning and I have never seen it before. It looked almost like a bee, and had ... A: It looks like we are neighbors. I live in Wickliffe and you are correct in that it is cold. The ... | |
| flies | 2/14/2009 |
| Q: I have a large amount of little flies in my basement windows. I have vacuumed them up a few times, ... A: Do they have red eyes? Fruit flies have red eyes. Flies are very difficult to identify. If not ... | |
| BLACK COCOONS | 2/11/2009 |
| Q: PLEASE HELP! I HAVE SPENT HOURS TRYING TO IDENTIFY THIS CATERPILLAR. THE COCOONS ARE BLACK AND STUCK ... A: I need a little more information here, hopefully a photo or two. You have described the cocoon , ... | |
| identification | 2/7/2009 |
| Q: Could you tell me please the name of this insect? We found a few of them crossing the trial in the ... A: This is definitely a beetle. The trouble with identifying beetls that distinguising the kind ... | |
| unidentified insect | 2/7/2009 |
| Q: Any idea what this is? Took it back in summer 2008 on a tree by a canal near Cleeve Prior in Warks. ... A: This is an insect in the Order Mecoptera (scorpionflies) You can see why they are called scorpionfly ... | |
| What is this bug? | 2/7/2009 |
| Q: Okay,I have a cat, but I found a black looking bug on him. I, myself, thought it was fleas, so I got ... A: Without seeing one I cannot be positive but they sound like fleas especially around the head and ... | |
| entomology | 2/6/2009 |
| Q: I live in South Florida, there are many, many insects stuck on the outside walls of my house. They ... A: They could be some kind of a bagworm. Could you send me a photo waltjh@sbcglobal.net Followup ... | |
| moth | 2/4/2009 |
| Q: My son found a caterpillar I believe late august here in Madison,Wisconsin. It cocooned, around ... A: A riker mount is a rectangular box about 8 x 10 x 1 inch deep. it is filled with cotton and has a ... | |
| moth | 2/4/2009 |
| Q: My son found a caterpillar I believe late august here in Madison,Wisconsin. It cocooned, around ... A: The eggs laid by the moth will not be fertile since it emerged in captivity and did not mate. I do ... | |
| Black and red bug | 2/3/2009 |
| Q: There are these bugs that keep showing up in my mother's house. They're almost like a thin tear drop ... A: Could you give me just a little more information. How big are they. Are they strong fliers. Do ... | |
| Flying insect | 2/2/2009 |
| Q: I found this bug at my work in Northern BC on the coast. I have never seen a bug like this and would ... A: These wasps are solitary and nest in tree trunks. They are predators on beetle grubs in tree tree ... | |
| Kitchen cabinet bugs | 1/30/2009 |
| Q: How do get rid of these tiny black bugs that are in my kitchen cabinets? They don't seem to be ... A: If they have a hard shell they are beetles. If soft and very small they could be mites. Do you hsve ... | |
| bugs no bigger then a speck | 1/27/2009 |
| Q: I have a problem with little bugs no bigger then a speck of pepper (Fine ground). They were first ... A: Without seeing one I cannot tell you what they are. Even if I could identify them it would not solve ... | |
| Bugs in bathroom/kitchen | 1/27/2009 |
| Q: Good afternoon - I have been trying to identify a bug that I've been seeing usually in my bathroom. ... A: Boric acid works well with ants. It comes in powder form and get ito cracks easily. I don't know ... | |
| Bugs in bathroom/kitchen | 1/27/2009 |
| Q: Good afternoon - I have been trying to identify a bug that I've been seeing usually in my bathroom. ... A: Silverfish are not always silver so you could have them. They are teardrop shaped. you are correct ... | |
| Biting Mite | 1/27/2009 |
| Q: At the end of November I went on a trip to South Africa and purchased a cloth pillowcase which I ... A: Go to on eof the universities where is a biology department and see if they have a entomologist. ... | |
| hissing cockroaches | 1/26/2009 |
| Q: Our hissing cockroach shed her exoskelton on 12/25/08. She seems to have had problems after molting. ... A: The roach can survive with a partial antenna. If the exoskeleton looks really ready to come see if ... | |
| questionable insect bite (double puncture, one raised more and slightly larger than the other) | 1/25/2009 |
| Q: Hintz, back on 11/10/07 Rachel from Toronto, Ontario wrote questioning a possible insect bite. ... A: I checked back to see my reply to Rachel and I must offer basically the same advice that I gave her. ... | |
| Bug Bites | 1/25/2009 |
| Q: I've been getting bug bites at night, in my dorm, just this past week. Only on my legs though, and ... A: They do not sound like bedbug bites because of the pus and ants do not leave bites like that. ... | |
| Tiny reddish worms around shower walls | 1/21/2009 |
| Q: I've been seeing really tiny reddish (almost translucent) worms inch along the walls around my ... A: It is most likely that these are caterpillars of some kind or drain fly larvae. I think this is a ... | |
| Un-identified Cocoon | 1/20/2009 |
| Q: I was wondering if you could identify this cocoon I found on the ground in rural Colorado. When I ... A: This is butterfly chrysalis. The movement means that it is still alive. Put it in a container and ... | |
| Gasteracantha cancriformis | 1/19/2009 |
| Q: I'm pretty sure that I've ID'd this spider correctly and I know you said to someone else that ... A: These spiders are indeed harmless. They are hanging around the house because they are finding food ... | |
| catipillars | 1/19/2009 |
| Q: Can you tell me the process that caterpillars go through when they break through their cocoon. I've ... A: Most cocoons are made from silk and silk is a protein. When read to emerge the moth secretes an ... | |
| bugs | 1/18/2009 |
| Q: I have very small bugs i keep finding in my kitchen drawer, bedroom drawer etc... the ar no bigger ... A: 'These sound like beetles of some kind, possibly grain beetles. To get rid of them you must locate ... | |
| Spiders | 1/17/2009 |
| Q: Do you think that a tarantula would be a good pet?? My mom won't even consider it, but I think ... A: I have kept tarantulas for quite a few years now.. I keep them because I conduct hands on science ... | |
| Brasilian pest | 1/16/2009 |
| Q: Help! I am living in Braasil and there is a bug invading my house..... or a couple thousand at ... A: From your latest description I am sure these are a species of fly. They could be drain flies or ... | |
| Brasilian pest | 1/16/2009 |
| Q: Help! I am living in Braasil and there is a bug invading my house..... or a couple thousand at ... A: It is difficult for me to identify insects without seeing them, especially the very small ones. I ... | |
| Silverfish | 1/15/2009 |
| Q: My husband and I remodeled our bathroom three yrs ago and we noticed that we have silverfish. They ... A: Silverfish are found in probably all bathrooms. The other insect you find sound like Collembola. ... | |
| Box Edler removal by freezing | 1/10/2009 |
| Q: I have a pretty serious infestation of box elder bugs in my Salt Lake City home. Three years ago ... A: The eggs are laid under the bark of the tree. The larvae need the tree for energy. In the house they ... | |
| Box Edler removal by freezing | 1/10/2009 |
| Q: I have a pretty serious infestation of box elder bugs in my Salt Lake City home. Three years ago ... A: I would consider dropping the house temperature drastic and I do not know about the insecticide you ... | |
| What is this? | 1/8/2009 |
| Q: My wife found this in he bath tub. It is small enough to fit on the head of a pencil eraser. It ... A: They live in all parts of the world. There are 200 species in N.A. They do no breed in drains and ... | |
| Entomology Volunteering | 1/7/2009 |
| Q: Good Morning: My 16 year old son has wanted to be an entomologist ever since he learned the word ... A: Entomology is just one branch of biology. To be an entomologist your son will need a degree in ... | |
| Insects and Sounds | 1/1/2009 |
| Q: Do insects (ants in particular) make sounds that we are just to big to hear? If you have seen the ... A: Many insects make sounds that we cannot hear. Ants relay on chemical messengers called pheromones ... | |
| cockroaches | 12/29/2008 |
| Q: I have a rental home in Spring Valley Lake Victorville, Ca. My new tenant claims to have seen a huge ... A: There is no such thing as one cockroach in a house. There are wood roaches that live outdoors so ... | |
| brown bug that jumps | 12/23/2008 |
| Q: lately i have been finding a bug that is light brown and jumps when i try to kill it. it is not ... A: It is true that they increase in wet conditions. They do not get in through drains. They enter ... | |
| brown bug that jumps | 12/23/2008 |
| Q: lately i have been finding a bug that is light brown and jumps when i try to kill it. it is not ... A: I believe these are Collembola or springtails. Collembola are one of the most numerous insects on ... | |
| Spider | 12/23/2008 |
| Q: Ok, I really am scared of spiders. I have had the "luck" of being bitten by a black widow and then ... A: Arachnaphobia is certainly not uncommon but it is irrational. There are a lot of things in this ... | |
| Bugs on my kitchen counter tops | 12/21/2008 |
| Q: Recently i have found these tiny black bugs that look and move like worms. I first noticed them in a ... A: I am sure that these are larvae, probably beetle grubs. Check all opened dried foods in your ... | |
| bathroom bugs | 12/18/2008 |
| Q: i have these little critters crawling in my bathroom they are like little black specs, i think they ... A: It is likely that these are some kind of a small beetle and not dangerous in any way. To get rid of ... | |
| My Scorpion | 12/13/2008 |
| Q: My name is Teddy Kesting-Handly and I am also an expert in this category. Now, my question is about ... A: It is difficult to identify a scorpion from a photo but this dot look to me like a Centroides. ... | |
| There are little flying bugs all over my house | 12/11/2008 |
| Q: Over the last week I have noticed a lot of little bugs, they look very similar to fruit bugs flying ... A: These sound like they could be Indian meal moths. Look through all your opened dried cereals and ... | |
| bugs and spiders | 12/11/2008 |
| Q: I'm considering moving to Hemet CA, Do you know what kind of bugs I might run into especially the ... A: Since I live in Ohio I am not acquainted with bugs in Hemet but they are no different then bugs in ... | |
| Infestation not resolved: possibly microscopic | 12/2/2008 |
| Q: I moved into an apartment in a house a couple of years ago that was poorly maintained. I learned ... A: First of all I am sorry for all the troubles you are having. You have consulted two bug experts ... | |
| tiny tiny black jumping bugs | 11/30/2008 |
| Q: on the web page the lady asked about the itny black jumping bug i have millions of them allover my ... A: These are collembola or springtails. They occur in huge numbers when it gets moist. They are ... | |
| Unidentified bugs in dining room/kitchen | 11/28/2008 |
| Q: I have found three of these bugs recently. I live in Seattle, but recently received a pine table ... A: This insect belongs to the Order Hemiptera or true bugs. They get their energy by sucking juices ... | |
| Bite marks appearing overnight | 11/28/2008 |
| Q: I have recently been discovering about 1-2 new bite marks when I wake up every morning. They are the ... A: You have not mentioned seeing bugs and I cannot identify insects that I cannot see so my advice to ... | |
| Nighttime bites - bed bugs not suspected | 11/24/2008 |
| Q: After living in my apartment for several years, for the last month or so I have been finding 1-3 ... A: When you have bedbugs you never have only a few. I think we can rule them out. Do you have pets ... | |
| bugs in my kitchen | 11/24/2008 |
| Q: I have recently found little brown bugs with serrated edges on the body on the wooden cutting board ... A: First of all I am sure that these insects are no danger to your children. Having exterminators ... | |
| Household Insects | 11/22/2008 |
| Q: I occasionally find a single insect in my apartment, and do my best to capture it and release it ... A: It is actually remarkable that you only find one or two bugs. House centipedes are always in houses ... | |
| Booklice problem | 11/19/2008 |
| Q: I have a problem with booklice that are living in my attic and falling through gaps around my lights ... A: The bugs are certainly breeding in the attic so the cleanup must begin there. Do you have old books ... | |
| Little bugs. | 11/13/2008 |
| Q: For the past 4 days there have been little insects in my room. I don't know what they are but they ... A: They sound like meal moths. You will have to find out where they breeding to get rid of them. They ... | |
| small fuzzy insect | 11/12/2008 |
| Q: I found out i have this small fuzzy insect around the house biting at night anywere. i was able to ... A: I will look the stuff over byr you must realize that this has become a medical problem which is ... | |
| small fuzzy insect | 11/12/2008 |
| Q: I found out i have this small fuzzy insect around the house biting at night anywere. i was able to ... A: This is mysterious. I am amazed how doctors just pass this off and treat the problem without ... | |
| Golden silk orb weaver spider | 11/11/2008 |
| Q: When do the baby spiders come out of the orbs? I have been observing a female spider for several ... A: When they hatch depends upon where you live. If you have a cold winter where you are the female has ... | |
| small black specks | 11/10/2008 |
| Q: For several weeks I have been waking up with multiple bites on mostly my legs and then find small ... A: The only insect that I know of that fits this situation is the bedbug but these are too small. They ... | |
| tiny bugs | 11/9/2008 |
| Q: I found those tiny tiny tiny bugs in my bathroom. They are sooo tiny almost invisible. They are ... A: I am sure these are Collembola or springtails. They are everyplace there is any moisture. The only ... | |
| Spiders | 11/8/2008 |
| Q: We had a furry, black spider with white on it and thick legs and big green eyes in our garage in ... A: I do not know about any green eyed spiders. Jumping spiders can jump but they are very small and ... | |
| Identification of a spider | 11/7/2008 |
| Q: I live in southeastern Virginia. We found a spider in our house that looks unlike anything I could ... A: It is difficult for me to identify this spider from the photo.The range of this spider ends in ... | |
| Unknown bites | 11/6/2008 |
| Q: My 7 yr.old son and I live in a 3 story building in Northern Ontario (top floor). For the past few ... A: What these are and whether they are causing the problem I cannot tell without seeing them but if I ... | |
| spider | 11/6/2008 |
| Q: I attached a picture of a spider below. it bit me while i was sleeping and actually woke me up. it ... A: All spiders have a venom but only widows and he recluse are really dangerous. This spider is ... | |
| house bugs | 11/6/2008 |
| Q: I have been finding tiny little brown beetle looking bugs around my house. Specifically in the ... A: To get rid of beetles you must locate the source. Start by looking in the kitchen cupboards in ... | |
| nymph???? | 11/5/2008 |
| Q: I live in NC, and it has recently rained. My dog found a big bug on the floor. It looks similiar to ... A: I cannot be sure without seeing this. What picture did you compare it with on the net? Can you send ... | |
| stink bugs diet | 11/4/2008 |
| Q: i was wondering if u could best tell me how to attract food for stink bugs, as my 7 year old ... A: Wow! a seven year old little girl who keep pet bugs. Marvelous!. If you have The brown stink bug ... | |
| Little white bugs in pet food | 11/3/2008 |
| Q: I recently bought a large bag of dog food and put it in a clean 55 gallon trash can, there were lots ... A: I suspect that these are mites but whether they are causing teh dogs problem I do not know. They ... | |
| thin larvae that hangs from my ceiling and "inches" along the counter? | 10/31/2008 |
| Q: I have some really thin larvae looking things hanging from my ceiling and window sills in the ... A: H Cal These are plaster bagworms. They are small caterpillars that made a little house to hide in ... | |
| NUTS or am I? | 10/30/2008 |
| Q: Traveling thru KS,OK and down to Galveston TX was driving alone and started feeling a buzz in my ... A: You definitely have a problem and it is a medical problem that only a doctor can solve. I am not ... | |
| Giant centipede? | 10/30/2008 |
| Q: My dad recently told me a story about when he was a kid. Him and his friends were riding up a ... A: What can I say Kaiya except there are no known arthropods that get to be 4 feet long. My Grandpa ... | |
| Bugs on Stucco walls outside and found one inside | 10/26/2008 |
| Q: Walter: I live in central Florida and I found a strange looking bug (I think) on my stucco walls on ... A: This is a plaster bagworm. They are common in Florida. This is a case with a small caterpillar ... | |
| mantids | 10/26/2008 |
| Q: I recently caught a green mantid and want to keep it as a pet. I have read about caring for, and ... A: I have held a lot of mantids. If you get your fingers in the folds of the front legs the spines are ... | |
| Assassin Bug | 10/25/2008 |
| Q: My children found a bug that my husband and I have never seen and we have lived in SW Indiana all of ... A: The bite from an assassin bug is very painful and she would have felt so I am inclined to think that ... | |
| millipede-like bug rolls into circle | 10/25/2008 |
| Q: I live in northeast Alabama, and this fall after rainy days I would find 5-6 1-inch milli or ... A: These small Millipedes always roll into a circle when disturbed. They are not harmful in any way. ... | |
| Spider | 10/24/2008 |
| Q: I found a spider in the backyard and over the past couple of days have noticed more and more of them ... A: Wow Anna! Great photo. This is a spiny backed orb weaver with the scientific name Gasterocantha ... | |
| Spiders | 10/23/2008 |
| Q: I sww alot of spiders guarding their egg sac now that the weather is getting colder. I am sssuming ... A: Many spiders spin a silken cacoon to hibernate in during the winter and some die. It depends up on ... | |
| ID strange insect | 10/23/2008 |
| Q: I searched Google for hours to find an image of this insect, we have no idea! Found in some clothes ... A: I am leaning towards a rove beetle larvae but I will consult a colleague on Monday. Is this a ... | |
| ID strange insect | 10/23/2008 |
| Q: I searched Google for hours to find an image of this insect, we have no idea! Found in some clothes ... A: This is quite strange. It resembles an aquatic larvae bit you found it in dry conditions so I think ... | |
| weevils? | 10/23/2008 |
| Q: We have an extremely clean house and discovered very small, ligth brown/tan bugs in our kitchen ... A: I am sure these are grain beetles and they are still breeding in the dried foods. Check all foods ... | |
| tiny red bug | 10/21/2008 |
| Q: Can you help out? I was walking in the wood, more precise, in Quebec, Canada and suddenly I add over ... A: Ticks remain on the skin unil they finish the blood meal. The mouth parts and head are buried under ... | |
| rove beetle ? | 10/21/2008 |
| Q: i live in ireland and literally 10 minutes ago in my hallway i killed what seems t be a rove beetle. ... A: Without seeing these beetles I cannot tell you what they are but they do not sound like rove ... | |
| tarantula hawk | 10/18/2008 |
| Q: I just moved to the foot hills below Yosemite National Park. Immediately I noticed an excessive ... A: We do not have this wasp in Ohio so I do not know a lot about them. I do know however that nature ... | |
| Can you identify this spider? | 10/17/2008 |
| Q: I took the attached picture several weeks ago because I thought the web was particularly ... A: This beautiful spider is one my favorites. It is the Argiope. It is the only spider that makes that ... | |
| puss caterpillars | 10/17/2008 |
| Q: my 6 yaer old daughter who is an up and coming entmologist just learned that the puss caterpillar is ... A: Next to the saddleback caterpillar the puss caterpillar is probably the worst.. Spraying the bushes ... | |
| Could you identify brownish-black flea like insects attracted to my screens and foilage? | 10/15/2008 |
| Q: We have flea-like insects that are attracted to my screens mostly on the North side of my house. ... A: I really would have to see these . There are too many insects taht fit this description. Can you get ... | |
| Tiny brown bug | 10/14/2008 |
| Q: We've suddenly discovered these extremely tiny brown bugs (no word of a lie - literally hundreds) ... A: I cannot identify these without seeing them but they like mites. I do not know what state you live ... | |
| madagascan hissing cockroaches | 10/14/2008 |
| Q: i've got 2 males as pets and think they make excellent pets. needless to say, i don't know many ... A: I have kept hissing roaches myself. They are extremely interesting and I use them for teaching ... | |
| options | 10/10/2008 |
| Q: im year 9 and about to take my options. If i want to be an entomologist should i try and take as ... A: Absolutely Esther; Read everything you can get your hands on about insects and other invertebrates. ... | |
| mantis | 10/10/2008 |
| Q: A mantis had been hanging around our garage door for a week, and then died. Upon close inspection, I ... A: All living things including insects are subject to infections and invasion of parasites. The ... | |
| Larva ? | 10/9/2008 |
| Q: Hintz, Being a relatively recent transplant to Oklahoma from California I have seen many new ... A: OK I found the previous question. No need to send it again. The fringe on them makes me change my ... | |
| bugs in the body | 10/9/2008 |
| Q: My daughter has been getting what looks like small bites on different parts of her body. last ... A: You have a medical problem. Without seeing an insect we cannot come to any conclusions I can ... | |
| praying mantis | 10/6/2008 |
| Q: I know a praying mantis CAN bite a human, but will they? If so, can it cause a great deal of harm? ... A: I have handled mantids plenty of times and have never been bitten. They can give a slight pinch ... | |
| Weird bug | 10/5/2008 |
| Q: I found some of these weird bugs at home. I'm from Argentina. And they have a white diamond-shaped ... A: This is a bagworm. These are caterpillars that build a little house to drag around with them. They ... | |
| Gray with orange spots flying beetle | 10/4/2008 |
| Q: What is this insect, does it bite? why doesn't bug spray kill it? A: For some unknown reason I cannot enlarge this photo. Could you resend it to my email addess ... | |
| No-See-Ums | 9/30/2008 |
| Q: For the past 4 months, I've been getting bitten by an invisible insect in my apartment that I ... A: I just do not know what to say Cynthia with two exterminators and a dermatologist involved and no ... | |
| paper nest of yellowjacket | 9/28/2008 |
| Q: I recently identified a paper nest of a yellowjacket hanging on my house. I read that only the queen ... A: First of these are not yellow jackets but bald faced hornets. Yellow jackets nest in the ground. It ... | |
| Juvenile Black Widow spiders | 9/28/2008 |
| Q: We are in the midst of a spider infestation inside and outside our home. We have regular pest ... A: First of all I see that you have found that paying pest control companies is a waste of time and ... | |
| Itching like mad. | 9/28/2008 |
| Q: I am freaking out about bites I've been getting in my apartment. Haven't yet been to a ... A: The problem is that this is one of those problems where there are bites with no biters present so ... | |
| gnats | 9/27/2008 |
| Q: Here is a question that came up one night We were talking about bugs someone asked if a gnat has a ... A: Insects have an open circulatory system and the blood is the body fluids so a pump (heart) is ... | |
| Beneficial insects | 9/27/2008 |
| Q: Is there any way to increase ones population of lightning bugs and dragon flies? ANSWER: Hi Roy ... A: Dragonflies will attack almost all flying insects. Only larval Fireflies are predators feeding on ... | |
| spider identity | 9/26/2008 |
| Q: Saw a 1 1/2 inch spider in my flower garden. It was black with yellow wing-like markings on its 3/8 ... A: J. This sounds like the black and yellow Argiope. Does it have a jagged line in the center of the ... | |
| Becoming an Entomologist | 9/26/2008 |
| Q: My friends 13 year old son would like to become an Entomologist when he gets older. Are there any ... A: He will probably not be able to take entomology course until he enters college but he can prepare by ... | |
| Can you help me identify this insect? | 9/25/2008 |
| Q: I live in Orlando, FL, and my husband came across a giant bug this morning (Sept. 25). Its body ... A: This an insect called a Ranatra or water scorpion. They spend most of the time in the water but ... | |
| Beneficial insects | 9/25/2008 |
| Q: Is there any way to increase ones population of lightning bugs and dragon flies? A: No. Changes in insect populations follow environmental changes. To increase the populations of ... | |
| Tiny white insects in bedroom. | 9/25/2008 |
| Q: I was hoping you might be able to advice me on a problem that has recently come up. I have started ... A: It is quite posible that these are book lice. They feed on the glue in book bindings and on fungi. ... | |
| White larvae/small brown beetles | 9/24/2008 |
| Q: I have several eye pillows filled with buckwheat seeds that I use to sleep with. Yesterday, I found ... A: I an sure these are dermestid beetles. They feed on organic materials like the seeds in the ... | |
| pillbugs "rollie pollies" | 9/22/2008 |
| Q: The last two days I have found "rollie pollies" in my bedroom carpet. They look to be fully grown ... A: You cannot get rid of them until you discover how they are getting into the house. Do you have a ... | |
| black widow piders? | 9/21/2008 |
| Q: Here recently I noticed spiders in my house that I think may be black widows, but I'm not sure. They ... A: These do not sound like widows. Black widows have a red hour glass on the abdomen and they never ... | |
| Solpugid ??? | 9/20/2008 |
| Q: Last night while half asleep I slapped something crawling on my cheek and immediately felt what I ... A: This does indeed sound like a wind scorpion (solpugid) They are quite common in desert areas where ... | |
| insect identification | 9/20/2008 |
| Q: I have found this insect with pinchers...this beetle like bug digs a funnel in the dirt to trap ... A: This remarkable insect is the larva of an ant lion. It is often called a doodlebug. There are a ... | |
| Help identifying an insect. | 9/20/2008 |
| Q: My name is Kendall Gordon. I live around Portland Oregon. The other day my brother and I found a ... A: This is the caterpillar of the Canadian Tiger Swallowtail butterfly. If you still have it put in a ... | |
| bugs in the bathroom - black or grey | 9/19/2008 |
| Q: I have a dry composting toilet and it works wonderfully with sawdust. For a year there has been no ... A: The photo is quite blurry but this looks like a beetle of some type. I am not acquainted with this ... | |
| stinging ants in Vancouver, Canada | 9/19/2008 |
| Q: There are ants in our lawn that sting. They are smaller than the usual black ants we see here, and ... A: It is a natural insecticide and your dog will not mess with fire ants more than once. Look for the ... | |
| presurving a black widow spider | 9/17/2008 |
| Q: i was bitten around a week ago and we used raid to kill it and it is fully intact in a jar where can ... A: You can preserve it in alcohol. Rubbing alcohol will do. I do not know of any commercial ... | |
| small worms with black heads and silky string | 9/17/2008 |
| Q: I have found very small (measured in mm's and not inches) brown worms with black heads that are ... A: Since they are wormlike and make silk they are caterpillars and probably the larvae of some kind of ... | |
| Black Widow | 9/16/2008 |
| Q: I have captured two Black Widows, both appear to be female, but I was wondering about the eggs. Our ... A: Tell your boyfriend to get a rose hair tarantula. They are available at most pet stores for under ... | |
| Black Widow | 9/16/2008 |
| Q: I have captured two Black Widows, both appear to be female, but I was wondering about the eggs. Our ... A: If the spiders are laying eggs they have already mated. They only mate once and the eggs are ... | |
| spiders in my bed | 9/16/2008 |
| Q: So basically whats going on is that I have bites on my arms and legs... not many and I thought there ... A: I do not know what this is. Send me the picture (walthg@sbcglobal.net) I think I can safely sat ... | |
| help | 9/15/2008 |
| Q: i was wondering if you could help me, my room is in the attic of my house and i have been noticing ... A: First of all silverfish are harmless. They are hard to get rid of. They hide in walls and around ... | |
| Honey bees | 9/14/2008 |
| Q: do honey bees feel pain after stinging you - when they are dying ? A: This is a good question with no good answer but it is very unlikely. Pain is a defense mechanism ... | |
| bold or regal jumping spiders | 9/13/2008 |
| Q: Hey, I have a bold or regal (not sure) jumping spider it is about 1/10 inch. It eats fruit flies ... A: My first was a Mexican red leg but they became harder to get and quite expensive. They were being ... | |
| Fireflies | 9/11/2008 |
| Q: I have just returned from a small village on the Volga River about 200 kilometers north of Moscow, ... A: I do not know about the legality regarding this but if fireflies are not already there transporting ... | |
| caterpiler | 9/10/2008 |
| Q: hey i have found this weird caterpillar i need to now if it is vinous it has lots of yellow bot's i ... A: This is the caterpillar of the balck swallow tail butterfly. When in danger from another insect or ... | |
| tiny red bugs in shower | 9/10/2008 |
| Q: I live in Louisville, KY and for the past few months I have continually found little red bugs in my ... A: They sound like Collembola but the red makes me wonder. But knowing what they are will noy get rid ... | |
| yellowjacket population | 9/9/2008 |
| Q: I am doing research on the yellowjacket population this year (2008) in the Atlanta region of ... A: I have not heard of a population increse but tere could be in your local. Here in Ohio I have not ... | |
| Do baby cicadas have ears? | 9/7/2008 |
| Q: That's my 8-year-old son's question about the nymph stage of a typical cicada. My guess is that they ... A: Well an ear is something we hear sounds with. Many insects especially those that make noises can ... | |
| bugs in tea | 9/7/2008 |
| Q: I read that someone wrote you about tiny bugs found in tea bags. I am wondering if anyone sent you ... A: Some species of beetles get into tea and spices especially if the tea has been around a long time. ... | |
| flying bug...never seen | 9/6/2008 |
| Q: I live in Ft. Worth,Texas and when we moved into this house we started seeing this flying bug. It ... A: One pair of wings tells me this is a member of the order Diptera (flies) but there are so many that ... | |
| "pin hole" bleeding bite | 9/6/2008 |
| Q: Mr. Hintz, Last night while watching TV my husband and I kept getting bit by mosquitoes, as we live ... A: It looks like some kind of a bug that secretes an anti-coagulant was the culprit but I do not know ... | |
| Behavior of insects | 9/6/2008 |
| Q: Why light attracts insects so much? I've been very curious to know the answer. I'd be very glad if ... A: Briefly it has to do with reproduction. Why questions belong in the area of evolutionary biology. ... | |
| Spiders! | 9/4/2008 |
| Q: Hey Walter, My roommate and I just moved into a new apartment and outside our patio door there are ... A: First of all Ashley I can tell you definitely the recluse is not found in Ohio. even if there was ... | |
| bites of some sort | 9/4/2008 |
| Q: i have bites all over my stomach.this is the 3rd time an outbreak has happened each time it seem ... A: Unless we see something biting you it is difficult to name the culprit. I can tell you that these ... | |
| big problem | 9/2/2008 |
| Q: my family has been getting stings or bites from a insect and we don't know what it is ....could you ... A: This one really puzzles me. If a bee of some kind it would not be constantly stinging someone and ... | |
| Tiny, reddish brown bugs | 9/1/2008 |
| Q: I am really hoping you can help. I saw a posting from a woman named Betty, with very similar ... A: These sound very much like a group of insects called Collembola. They thrive in moist conditions. ... | |
| Bugs in my kitchen! | 8/31/2008 |
| Q: I've been seeing tiny little black bugs on top of our fridge for a month or so. I'd kill them when ... A: These are beetles and look like dermestid beetles. Since you saw larva they are breeding in the ... | |
| Flying bug that eats spiders? | 8/31/2008 |
| Q: We have quite a few spiders at our front door which we usually feed insects to if we see them not ... A: I suspect it was a mad dauber wasp. They put spiders in their mud cells as food for the developing ... | |
| reddish-brown and black striped spiders in Nassau County, NY | 8/31/2008 |
| Q: My husband and I just moved from Queens, NY to Nassau County and are discovering the "interesting ... A: You have described the "good Guys": Orbweavers of the Genus Araneus. I have them all over my deck. ... | |
| Rash from a caterpillar | 8/30/2008 |
| Q: I brushed it off and immediately felt a burning/itching sensation. Washed the area and now the next ... A: I am not acquainted with this caterpillar nor can I find any reference to the Genus. Is there ... | |
| Mass Hatching of ??flying ants?? | 8/30/2008 |
| Q: I have just witnessed an absolutely stunning specticle. Thousands of small, 1/2 inch, flying insects ... A: These were drone or male ants. Periodically there is a mating ritual whereby the queen leaves the ... | |
| hopping insect in basement | 8/29/2008 |
| Q: We've recently discovered numerous light coloured insects in our basement. They have long back legs ... A: These do sound like Orthoptera.(crickets and geasshoppers) It seems that you have had a hatching in ... | |
| There is a new bug in my home and i would like to know more about it. | 8/28/2008 |
| Q: I don't know what it is, but my sister found one at grandma's house in a non carpeted room, and my ... A: I ca see that if you hate bugs you would hate this one. This I believe is a house centipede( ... | |
| giant mystery bug with wings | 8/26/2008 |
| Q: Last year around this time, I saw a giant dead bug with wings. I've attached a picture. I have ... A: This is Corydalus cornutus, the Dobsonfly. It is a male adult. It is an aquatic insect and the ... | |
| Midges | 8/26/2008 |
| Q: I have a problem with midges that I cant find any information to help solve. My new home attracts ... A: Its is a buggy world and midges are often part of it. The larvae develop in water and then emerge ... | |
| small grey, hairy caterpillar | 8/25/2008 |
| Q: Around my horse barn there are a bunch of small 3/4" caterpillars. I see them mostly on the floor ... A: There are just too many kinds of caterpillars for me to identify without seeing one. Most hairy ... | |
| Strange critter... | 8/24/2008 |
| Q: Walter, I have seen a few of these interesting critters on my ranch in the middle of nowhere in the ... A: This is an adult male western dobsonfly (Corydalus cognata). It is common in Texas and is an ... | |
| Spider mud cacoon or wasp mud cacoon? | 8/23/2008 |
| Q: I live in Scottsdale Arizona and I found a sealed mud cocoon about an inch long and the ... A: This was the mud cell of the mad dauber wasp and the spiders were victims of the wasp. The wasp ... | |
| i need to find a local ento | 8/22/2008 |
| Q: I'm trying to find an entomologist ASAP in the Portland, Oregon,(or surrounding areas) or Vancouver, ... A: I am in Ohio so do not not know about biologists in Oregon. I suggest you first check with the ... | |
| mystery bug | 8/20/2008 |
| Q: I recently found this bug flying in my garage. I have never seen anything like this before. The ... A: This is the giant Ichneumon wasp. The tail is the ovipositor. It locates bower (beetles)tunnels in ... | |
| New name for old spider? | 8/20/2008 |
| Q: Could you tell me what type of spider a Thanatos Flavidus Simon spider is? This type of spider was ... A: Information on this spider is hard to locate. It has been called the Bedbug spider but I do not ... | |
| tick ? | 8/19/2008 |
| Q: Several ticks (??) are getting into my bathroom each day - they have 8 legs, black, about 0.5cm and ... A: The thing that confuses me here is that the fact that there are eight legs.Only spiders, ... | |
| bugs found in my koi pond | 8/18/2008 |
| Q: I was just in my pond cleaning and when I got out I had about 10 small flea like bugs on my legs. ... A: Were these flying insects that got on you after you left the water of flying bugs that you picked up ... | |
| tiny bugs that jump in my bathtub and countertops | 8/17/2008 |
| Q: I have noticed these tiny brown bugs in the sinks and on the countertops in my bathroom and kitchen. ... A: The exterminators who cannot identify an insect never cease to amaze me. They are supposed to know ... | |
| identify an insect | 8/15/2008 |
| Q: There is an insect that looks like a very large bumble bee that burrows into the ground. I have ... A: I believe these could be Cicada killer wasps. They are not harmful to people (unless you try to ... | |
| insect nests | 8/13/2008 |
| Q: found 3 cylindrical,perpendicular and attached tubes on the siding of my house which is cedar. ... A: It is most likely these are the nests of mud dauber wasps. They cause no damage to the house. The ... | |
| small biting insects in Central NJ | 8/13/2008 |
| Q: We are being infested it seems by a small black flying insect that bites like mad. I go out into my ... A: I am sure these are biting gnats. They are almost impossible to get rid off unless you find out ... | |
| insect | 8/12/2008 |
| Q: there this red and black bug it looks like an ant but bigger its black and red and it looks like ... A: This sounds like a velvet ant also called the cow killer so named because there is a myth that it's ... | |
| Spiders attracted or repelled by color | 8/12/2008 |
| Q: Our house has been painted a green (actually a blue green) for the last 30 years and I have had ... A: Little is known about a spiders response to color. Spider mites respond to colors at the ultra ... | |
| pets | 8/12/2008 |
| Q: i'm considering purchasing a pet. my problem is im always afraid of injuring or not providing an ... A: During my life I have had just about every possible pet and I have had Rosehair tarantulas for the ... | |
| worms in carpet | 8/11/2008 |
| Q: This is the 2nd time I have stayed in a motel that has what appear to be white/cream colored worm ... A: This a complete mystery to me. They must be larvae of some sort and why they would be in two motels ... | |
| pray mantis | 8/9/2008 |
| Q: how do you take care of a pray mantis? i just got one. what should i feed it?and can you hold them ... A: You cannot really care for these insects. They have to catch live insects. The females are larger ... | |
| Millipede species and sex differentation | 8/8/2008 |
| Q: I am a graduate Zoologist from Newcastle University. I know that Millipedes are not insects but both ... A: Are these the African Giant millipedes that are kept as pets? You can sex the millipedes and that ... | |
| Help!!! Weirdest spider found... | 8/8/2008 |
| Q: I found what appeared to be dirt in my closet floor and dried dirt on the wall at the door of my ... A: You found a nest from a solitary wasp. The wasp builds a cell and stings spiders then places them ... | |
| Tiny black beetles | 8/8/2008 |
| Q: Over the last few days we have noticed more and more tiny black beetle-like critters all over the ... A: There are just too many kinds of beetles that are small and black for me to identify but knowing ... | |
| Flying Insects in Nashville, TN | 8/8/2008 |
| Q: I was recently in Nashville, TN at a place called at Nashville Shores. It is a water slide park that ... A: These were Cicada killer wasps. They dig a hole in the sand and sting a large insect (usually a ... | |
| Camel Spider | 8/7/2008 |
| Q: I was wondering about a type of spider, is the camel spider in any sense real? If it is what damage ... A: Yes they exist but forget all the hype you have seen or heard about these arachnids. You probably ... | |
| MYSTERY BEE | 8/6/2008 |
| Q: Lately i have noticed some very large insects buzzing around (ecspecially around my porch light at ... A: First of all Rose, these hornets are only found in Asia. Secondly they are no more dangerous that ... | |
| bug question | 8/6/2008 |
| Q: well the question that I have for you is about a bug of course. I work at a welding company that is ... A: This sounds like a Dobsonfly. The males have huge pinchers that are used in mating. These insects ... | |
| flying ants?? | 8/3/2008 |
| Q: so i just moved in to this basement suite in vancouver bc, and i have noticed ALOT of ants. not just ... A: You can send a photo to waltjh@sbcglobal.net Drone (male) develop wings periodically but do not ... | |
| bug bite on toddler | 8/2/2008 |
| Q: my toddler has a bad reaction to any bites. they swell really bad, get hard & hot to the touch. once ... A: I do not know what bit your child but it makes no differenc as the problem is a medical one and ... | |
| sow bugs? | 8/2/2008 |
| Q: We have hundreds of little itty bitty (what look like to me) very very smal sow bugs in all our ... A: They can crawl under the window crack. Wipe them up and roba bar of soap on the sills and into the ... | |
| Collecting | 8/1/2008 |
| Q: My son is working on his insect study merit badge for Boy Scouts. One of the requirements is to ... A: I assume he has some insect pins. If not he will have to get some. For really small insects he can ... | |
| cow killers | 7/31/2008 |
| Q: How do you get rid of them? Thank you A: Velvet ants will invade beehives and the attack bumblebee nests. What is your situation regarding ... | |
| Pet Chilian Rose Tarantula | 7/31/2008 |
| Q: I have had a pet Chilian Rose Tarantula for about the past four years. I bought him from a shop when ... A: I have had Rose hairs for the past few years. I would say that it is not normal for one to stop ... | |
| june-fly | 7/28/2008 |
| Q: I found a bug like the one in the picture. (copy and paste the address from below) I found on ... A: The picture you sent is that of a Cicada commonly called a 17 year locust. They very from black to ... | |
| I think it is some kind of a little black moth | 7/28/2008 |
| Q: All of a sudden about a week ago, my daughter discovered she had many little black moths in her ... A: They could be meal moths. Check you cupboards. Look in all opened dried foods. They may be getting ... | |
| bugs where dog lies down | 7/24/2008 |
| Q: Yesterday we noticed tiny bugs on the carpet where our dog sleeps in two different rooms and also on ... A: This is the second tick question I have gotten in the past week. The other people sent me photos and ... | |
| Tiny Brown Bugs in Tea | 7/24/2008 |
| Q: I know you already answered a similar question, which is how I found this website. In your answer, ... A: You can certainly send some of them to me at the address below. I suspect they are some kind of a ... | |
| fly ID | 7/23/2008 |
| Q: I have a shop on the ocean breakwater, in Eastport Maine. The building was built to allow the tides ... A: There are so many species of flies that without seeing them I cannot tell you what kind they are. ... | |
| tiny black bugs | 7/18/2008 |
| Q: Two days in a row I found tiny black bugs where my dog was previous laying. They are seed like ... A: Your dog is indeed hosting parasites. These are ticks and they look nymphs engorged with blood. ... | |
| Acarus siro - how to kill | 7/16/2008 |
| Q: I accidently left bread in a bread bin before going on holiday. My kitchen is now covered in ... A: MY guess is that the bed bin was the source and if that is cleaned up they decrease in number. ... | |
| Tiny brown insects that jump | 7/15/2008 |
| Q: I was wondering if you might know what the type of bug I am having tons of issues with? It is a ... A: These are not mites. Mites do not have antennae and they do not jump. These are springtails or ... | |
| biting or sting insect | 7/10/2008 |
| Q: I live in Denver Co. I was bitten by a very small bug. It was about the size of a large matchhead. ... A: I am afraid that with the information you have given I cannot identify this insect. Giving it a ... | |
| Larvae (?) in my new backyard pond | 7/5/2008 |
| Q: Last summer I had built two small backyard ponds and they are connected with a 10' long creek/small ... A: 1. These certainly sound like blackfly larvae especially since there are biting flies around. 2 ... | |
| canadian tiny black bugs | 7/5/2008 |
| Q: do you know the name of these tiny black bugs that flourish in the grass, and when get under skin , ... A: The only parasites that I know of that lay eggs under the skin are Botflies but they are not small. ... | |
| golden metalic egg clusters | 7/5/2008 |
| Q: My mesculn and bib lettuces have a lot of golden metallic colored egg clusters on the undersides of ... A: I did some research on these eggs. Squash bug eggs can have a golden cast to them. But squash bugs ... | |
| shed skins | 7/4/2008 |
| Q: I have found shed skins of some kind of insect. Would you know where I could get them looked at? ... A: Bed bugs do not shed skins in laundray baskets. They are most like larval skins from dermestid ... | |
| edible flies and spiders | 7/3/2008 |
| Q: I am a performance artist living in Brooklyn, NY. I need to swallow as many as three spiders and ... A: Obviously you should avoid highly toxic spiders such as the widows and violin spiders but that is ... | |
| catalpa worm | 7/3/2008 |
| Q: I plan to harvest my worms. How long and how do I keep them alive? A: I assume you are talking about the larvae of the Catalpa Sphinx moth. Eventually they will pupate ... | |
| baby spiders | 7/1/2008 |
| Q: I live in Northern New Jersey, in a pretty populated suburb. We have these little baby (i am not ... A: These are just spiderlings and they are harmless. All you can do is vacuum them up when you see ... | |
| infested trailer house with four year old | 7/1/2008 |
| Q: I'm not sure exactly what to ask about first because there are so many bug problems in my trailer I ... A: Good Gosh Martin. It is almost like you are living out of doors on top of an ant hill. I do not of ... | |
| Tiny jumping bugs!! | 6/29/2008 |
| Q: I read a response from you regarding another person's problem with these tiny jumping bugs...it was ... A: I do not know for sure if you have collembola (sprintails) but it sounds like it. You have asked a ... | |
| Flying insects that bite in the Pacific NW | 6/28/2008 |
| Q: I'm in a quandary! I thought I was familiar w/ every insect known to man, but this one has me ... A: I too am in a quandary here Twila. This sounds like a thrip but the bite of a thrip is not nearly ... | |
| I've been finding dying caterpillar's on my porch? | 6/28/2008 |
| Q: I find them at night. They seem to have crawled up from my small area of grass, once they make it ... A: It is difficult to say what is killing them. Have you used any chemicals on your lawn lately? I ... | |
| Bugs in my car | 6/27/2008 |
| Q: I have an infestation of what I now believe may be drugstore beetles in my car. I have a 2.5 year ... A: This is the first time I have heard of an infestation in the car. They are surely beetles but what ... | |
| White Bugs in my dog's water bowl | 6/27/2008 |
| Q: I've been trying to find out what these little white bugs in my dog's water bowl are. Everything ... A: They would not be fly larvae (maggots) as they would not be in water. Are they under the water or ... | |
| bed bugs | 6/25/2008 |
| Q: I was watching tv when I caught something out of the corner of my eye. I got the bug and quickly ... A: Did you find it in the bed? Are you sure it is a bedbug? Do you have any bites? If so it is highly ... | |
| Desperate for answers (bugs) | 6/21/2008 |
| Q: I have had a problem with bugs since last November. I just heard today from the Orkin man over the ... A: Mites can enter under a window crack. Rub the sill with soap and into the crack. The soap repels ... | |
| Backswimmer Problem | 6/21/2008 |
| Q: Okay, I understand that you are probably a bug lover, but I have a real problem with backswimmers ... A: I know of no way to keep backswimmers out of a pool. Extra chlorine might but the increased ... | |
| Desperate for answers (bugs) | 6/20/2008 |
| Q: I have had a problem with bugs since last November. I just heard today from the Orkin man over the ... A: You seem to have insurmontable problems. The one you can see sound like mites. Do you hav ethem on ... | |
| possible insect bite to hand | 6/18/2008 |
| Q: I woke yesterday to my right hand (from ring finger to thumb) swollen and red. I don't see any ... A: Whenever somebody has a mysterious bite it is concluded that a spider did it but spiders do not roam ... | |
| white/brownish flat bug | 6/18/2008 |
| Q: Over a period of several years, I have noticed we have crawling on walls white/brownish/grayish flat ... A: It sounds like the plaster bagworm. They are moth caterpillars in a silken case and are often in ... | |
| Do I have bedbugs or something else? | 6/16/2008 |
| Q: I have a lot of skin allergies and problems, so I often have skin irritations and get rashes from ... A: I think we can rule out ticks, fleas,stinkbugs and moths.. Bedbugs leave a distinct red mark, not a ... | |
| bugs,tiny red ones | 6/15/2008 |
| Q: I live in Yuma,Az. Very hot here, 100 to 110 at this time. In a shaded area I have a worm box. ... A: These sound a lot like velvet mites. They are common soil organisms. They do not attack people but ... | |
| bristletails | 6/15/2008 |
| Q: I have seen some almost transparent and some are darker in color in my house. What do they eat and ... A: I assime you are talking about silverfish and I have no good news for you. Silverfish are common ... | |
| flies in scalp | 6/15/2008 |
| Q: I have a friend,who for several months now has been loosing hair on one side and directly on ... A: I wish I could help but if dermatologists who have actually examined your friend cannot arrive at ... | |
| Flying Insects | 6/4/2008 |
| Q: In the past 3 weeks I have noticed these black with red on the body and wings in my back yard.They ... A: I am sre these are beetles and as I said they sound like box elder bugs. Do you have a maple tree or ... | |
| weird spider thingy | 6/4/2008 |
| Q: i was wondering if you could shelp me id this strange insect. i live in flagstaff arizona and i was ... A: There is a type of a nematode worm that develops in the intestines of grasshoppers and crickets. If ... | |
| Unable to identify spider/insect | 6/4/2008 |
| Q: I'm hoping you can help me. I've found very small, spider-like insects (~2-4 mm)in my home, usually ... A: If there are webs these are either spiders or moths of some type and since you have not mention ... | |
| Cockroach? | 6/3/2008 |
| Q: and the question and answer follow. But I did reseach as to what he thought it might be, and it ... A: I must assume that if you looked at a mantis and rejected it then it was not what you saw. It is ... | |
| Unidentified beetle infestation in home and attracted to light | 6/2/2008 |
| Q: We have an unidentified beetle infestation in our home. They seem to be attracted to artificial ... A: I cannot see any detail here but it appears to be some kind of a pantry beetle ( a dermestid) or a ... | |
| bug on skin | 6/2/2008 |
| Q: Tonight my 18-year-old daughter came to me with a new one. She has tiny (about the size of the dot ... A: They could be mites. Deer ticks do not move fast. Do they brush off easily?. AS for the biting; ... | |
| Red Mites / Chiggers ???? | 6/1/2008 |
| Q: We have these tiny red mite looking things on our porch and on our cement walkway. They are even in ... A: These are velvet mites. They are harmless and do not bite. They suddenly appear in large numbers ... | |
| mosquitoes | 6/1/2008 |
| Q: I just found this site and it seems very useful! thank you for taking the time to read this. I am ... A: Do they bite? If not they are probably midges Neither comes in through drains. They are getting ... | |
| LARGE BLACK FLY | 6/1/2008 |
| Q: ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE FIND 3-4 VERY LARGE BLACK FLIES IN OUR HOME. WE ARE ON THE JERSEY SHORE, IT IS ... A: There are a lot of fly species that are big and black. Most large black flies are horseflies that ... | |
| ? gnats | 5/31/2008 |
| Q: About two weeks ago had very small flying insects that I am assuming are gnats start collecting ... A: As I said the emergence is temporary so they will begin to disappear. You do not have to have water ... | |
| ? gnats | 5/31/2008 |
| Q: About two weeks ago had very small flying insects that I am assuming are gnats start collecting ... A: Do they resemble mosquitos without biting? If so they are midges. They do not feed but emerge from ... | |
| Spider Egg Case ? | 5/31/2008 |
| Q: I have an egg case that I think is Spider but not sure. It is about 3" long hanging from a very ... A: No spiders involved here. This is the pupal case of the common bagworm. The caterpillar spins a ... | |
| tiny bugs on windowsills | 5/30/2008 |
| Q: I recently moved into a first floor apartment with older casement windows in Cincinnati, OH. I have ... A: More then likly these are spider mites coming in form outside Colleen. Try rubbing a bar of soap on ... | |
| Tiny bugs in my bathtub | 5/30/2008 |
| Q: I live in southern Alberta, Canada. I have been noticing these very tiny beetleish looking bugs in ... A: First of all you have not described anything harmful. I know of no harmful bugs that are found in ... | |
| Mosquito like bug | 5/29/2008 |
| Q: I live in upper Westchester County in NY. In the summer around 8:00 pm every night, these Mosquito ... A: I am sure these are midges. We have them on the shores of lake Erie also. They are a fact of life ... | |
| little black flies! | 5/29/2008 |
| Q: we have noticed tons of little black flies, dead, on our windowsill and floor. they only appear on ... A: I cannot see them too well in the photos but they look like some kind of a midge. I am sure these ... | |
| small red bugs on windowsills | 5/28/2008 |
| Q: These bugs look like ants (?) and are very small (red dots) and are covering our windowsills. I ... A: Bugs on windowsills are usually spider mites that come in under the window. They come in population ... | |
| Insect id | 5/28/2008 |
| Q: I frequently get an insect around my house that I don't know what it is. I have two places on the ... A: I would love to see one of these. Can you send me a photo (waltjh@sbcglobal.net) They definitaly ... | |
| Big Black Flying Bug in Bolivia | 5/27/2008 |
| Q: I was in Bolivia recently, in the Eastern Chaco region, and the village I was staying in was ... A: I see two different insects here. The smaller one is too smashed to be sure but it looks like a ... | |
| bites | 5/27/2008 |
| Q: Okay, I bought this immaculate condo in Tarpon springs about six weeks ago. it was so immaculate ... A: There are two possibilities that come to mind here Lori. Since you wake up with bites and you find ... | |
| Tiny Black Insect Identification and Aid | 5/24/2008 |
| Q: I need some help in identifying a mystery bug as well as possible aid is eradicating them from our ... A: They do not sound like fleas since they do not jump and unless you have a pet you would not have ... | |
| spiders | 5/23/2008 |
| Q: I recently killed a spider, on accident, while trying to get her outside of our 4th grade hallway. ... A: Wolf spiders do carry the egg sac around so it probably was a wolf spider. When the spiderlings ... | |
| Spider identification | 5/22/2008 |
| Q: I have a question about the spiders near my house in New Jersey. I don't think I'll be able to get ... A: The problem with having a single species is that wolf spiders do not weave webs and orb weavers do ... | |
| Spider identification | 5/22/2008 |
| Q: I have a question about the spiders near my house in New Jersey. I don't think I'll be able to get ... A: I think you have more then one kind of spider here and neither represent anything dangerous to your ... | |
| Little Black Bug | 5/22/2008 |
| Q: For the past couple of months now, I keep finding these little black bugs. The first time they were ... A: You can rule out bedbugs which do not appear in the kitchen. My best guess is that they are beetles ... | |
| Tiny bugs | 5/21/2008 |
| Q: I live in Southern Indiana and on 5/16/08 my wife noticed tiny bugs on our kitchen counter. They ... A: Most often when you have very small bugs in large numbers they are either mites or springtails. ... | |
| "Huge" Spiders in my house! Brown Recluse? | 5/21/2008 |
| Q: Being a total phobe towards spiders... i come here to ask you a question after many sleepless nights ... A: First let me clear up the Brown Recluse bit. First the range of this spider does not include ... | |
| Spiders. | 5/20/2008 |
| Q: I have a question. What does the banana spider of South America eat and what are the symptoms if you ... A: There are a number of spiders called banana spiders. The usual one and the one I believe that you ... | |
| ant? | 5/18/2008 |
| Q: I have a bug ID question... I live in SE PA and have a flying insect that gets all over my laundry ... A: Two wings means a fly of some kind but the body you describe indicates a Hymenoptera (ants and bees) ... | |
| Tiny bugs | 5/17/2008 |
| Q: I live in Southern Indiana and on 5/16/08 my wife noticed tiny bugs on our kitchen counter. They ... A: Without seeing one my guess is that these are spider mites. They have population explosions and I ... | |
| Rasing Praying Mantids | 5/15/2008 |
| Q: since September last year, i've been searching for praying mantids and today, I FINALLY found about ... A: The survival rate is quite low because as soon as they hatch they turn into cannibals and eat each ... | |
| Poisonous Caterpillars | 5/13/2008 |
| Q: I found a lot of caterpillars in my driveway today and I was woundering if it was poisonous. It has ... A: There are so many different kinds of caterpillars that without seeing one of these I cannot tell you ... | |
| midges? punkies? gnats? | 5/11/2008 |
| Q: okay, ive always called them noseeums, but after a lil research on the net, the pest im trying to ... A: The common names you mentioned are interchangeable but these sound like biting gnats. Giving them a ... | |
| Fly infestation in Kitchen | 5/10/2008 |
| Q: I woke up this past Friday morning to see about 15 (i counted) flies sitting on the ceiling and ... A: It seems quite likely that an animal has gotten into the walls or ceiling and died. You probably ... | |
| hard like cocoon with spiders in it | 5/10/2008 |
| Q: I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and I recently found a hard like cocoon on my curtain. I saw ... A: This is not a spider cocoon. I believe this is a cell of a solitary wasp. The female wasp builds ... | |
| myasterious insect bites | 5/8/2008 |
| Q: I keep getting these bites on my legs but I cannot find any bugs in the house. I thought it might be ... A: I get a lot of questions about mysterious bites for unseen insects. In your case we can rule out ... | |
| Inchworms in sync | 5/8/2008 |
| Q: We had the strangest infestation today. Small inchworm-like creatures about 2 cm long, deep green ... A: There was probably a hatching recently. What type of caterpillars these were I cannot tell without ... | |
| Springtails | 5/6/2008 |
| Q: For the past three years I have had a huge springtail problem. They come in all over my house and ... A: I am sorry if I sound pessimistic but trying to get rid of Collembola (springtails) outside of a ... | |
| primitive insects | 5/5/2008 |
| Q: I have heard butterflies, dragonflies, mayflies, deerflies and horseflies all referred to as ... A: The term "primitive" is not a scientific one. It refers to the position of the insect with regard to ... | |
| spider | 5/5/2008 |
| Q: I found a spider on the ceiling of my kitchen. I thought it was a house spider but I'm really not ... A: First of all the spider you describe is certainly not a dangerous one but without seeing it I cannot ... | |
| Ladybugs | 5/5/2008 |
| Q: Years ago, (before the digital age) I was hiking and came upon a hoard of ladybugs. I have this ... A: Ladybugs migrate to Mexico during the fall and I suspect you came upon a flock ready to do so. You ... | |
| Furry Caterpillar? | 5/4/2008 |
| Q: I live in central Alabama. Every summer I find these cute, furry little caterpillars on the back of ... A: There are a number of different caterpillars that fit this description so without seeing one I ... | |
| Bee ID | 5/3/2008 |
| Q: I found the bee pictured in my home. I wasn't too worried about it until I started seeing more of ... A: I cannot tell you exactly because it is pretty beat up. It resembles a hornet of some kind. Do have ... | |
| gnats | 5/2/2008 |
| Q: We can hardly go outside because of the gnats. (I call them gnats) They are black, small(Not a no ... A: Unfortunately midges and biting gnats are a part of life. There is little we can do unless you can ... | |
| Bathroom Bug in Japan; what is it? | 5/2/2008 |
| Q: Recently, and since then every day, I have found these little brown bugs in my bathroom. They ... A: I am quite a few thousand miles away and it is tough to tell what these are without seeing one. ... | |
| pesky little flies | 5/2/2008 |
| Q: We live in central Michigan, and every spring and summer we are bombarded with these little flies ... A: My guess is that these are midges. Some midges bite and some do not. You must live near a body of ... | |
| i need to know for school | 5/1/2008 |
| Q: the six legs of an insect are not always identical. Why is this? what kinds of adaptations are made ... A: Having a bilateral symmetry does not mean that an animal has two equal sides. Just as the legs on ... | |
| bugs in bathtub | 4/29/2008 |
| Q: I am not one who normally gripes about things I read or hear, but when i read your answer to the ... A: Please accept my apologies Rex. I am aware that there are legitimate well meaning pest control ... | |
| Black bug looks like cockroach in my bed | 4/28/2008 |
| Q: I saw a black bug looks like roaches in my bath tub twice. However, I had never seen them in my bed ... A: I would have to see one before I can tell you what they are. Roaches do not usually clinb into beds ... | |
| spider or bed bug bite? | 4/28/2008 |
| Q: Every summer for the past two years, I have been getting some crazy looking bites. The first year, I ... A: I cannot tell you much about the photo as I am not a skin doctor but they do not look like bedbug ... | |
| black flying mating insects corpus christi texas | 4/27/2008 |
| Q: I am not from Texas but moved to Corpus Christi 7 years ago. Since I have lived here, I have never ... A: Smith These are lovebugs. They are a species of fly found all along the gulf coast and especially ... | |
| Question about weird ladybug behavior | 4/25/2008 |
| Q: I have a very strange question regarding ladybug behavior. I have a habit of closely watching ... A: There are two things that can be happening here. The first as you suggest is that they could be ... | |
| Car overrun with 1" light green spiders | 4/25/2008 |
| Q: I'm fairly sure that my car (located in Stockbridge, MA, USA) is hosting a nest of spiders. They are ... A: Interesting. I cannot tell what they are without seeing one. If you can get a picture that would ... | |
| Biting grass bug | 4/24/2008 |
| Q: The past few days I've been lying out in the sun, and I end up covered--and I do mean that ... A: I am at a temporary loss here. Beetles have rounded shapes but beetles do not bite people. They ... | |
| Biting grass bug | 4/24/2008 |
| Q: The past few days I've been lying out in the sun, and I end up covered--and I do mean that ... A: My first gues is that these are thrips. They are plant eaters but will bite anything soft. Are ... | |
| spiders | 4/23/2008 |
| Q: I am having a problem with large spiders in my house now that the weather is getting warmer. I live ... A: Many spiders look so much alike that it is hard to identify one unless I can see it. The spiders ... | |
| Little tan bugs | 4/22/2008 |
| Q: ) I have a question about these little tan colored bugs that I discovered in my room today. I was ... A: Without seeing these I cannot be sure. They sound like beetles of some kind. I would have to see ... | |
| Unknown Insect | 4/20/2008 |
| Q: I haven't had any success identifying this odd looking insect. It was an inch and a half long and ... A: This one freaks me out. I have to do some research and consult a colleague. I will get back to ... | |
| bugs in our apartment....HELP PLEASE! | 4/20/2008 |
| Q: The other night in our apartment, we found 8 bugs that had small white-silver bodies, 1/8". We ... A: I am afraid that I would have to see one of these. If you see more could you send me a photo? ... | |
| Dark brown to black with light gray underbelly | 4/19/2008 |
| Q: We live just outside of NYC. I'd say it is an urban area with lots of real estate development. ... A: We can rule out bedbugs they would not have been on the windowsill nor crawling on the bed in the ... | |
| mystery bug | 4/18/2008 |
| Q: I have just found between 75-100 tiny little bugs near my couch. They are about a centimeter long ... A: Are you sure they are a centimeter long? At first I thought about spider mites but a centimeter is ... | |
| Camouflage question - found likely answer | 4/15/2008 |
| Q: I believe I have found the likely answer to the camouflage question I sent you. From reading a host ... A: As I stated previously I am not acquainted with the topic of wastes of insects and I look forward to ... | |
| What kind of bug or insect is this? | 4/14/2008 |
| Q: http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/8020/dsc05241ui5.jpg I know it's a bug or an insect because its ... A: I have to consult a colleague about this one and I will get back to you. We have identified this ... | |
| Clover Mites in Tallahassee | 4/13/2008 |
| Q: Walter. We are being invaded by clover mites in Tallahassee. I wondered how long their life cycle ... A: Mites have population explosions and do not hang around long. Try to find out how they are getting ... | |
| can you identify this bug found in bedroom? | 4/12/2008 |
| Q: Can you id this bug? Found about 100 of them in bedroom, on walls, window ledge, base board. About ... A: I believe this is some kind of a dermestid beetle or grain beetle. Check all opened foods in the ... | |
| nest or cocoon | 4/12/2008 |
| Q: We moved into a 1960's bungalow a few months ago and have begun renovating the garage-cum-workshop ... A: This is the nest of a solitary wasp. It is usually made of mud and silky material. The was lays an ... | |
| carpet beetles? | 4/11/2008 |
| Q: About a year ago I found maybe three larve under my daughters bed. I fugured it was from my cat who ... A: It does not sound like an infestation. I do not think an exterminator is called for. Carpet ... | |
| Winged ants | 4/11/2008 |
| Q: Walter, I have to say I appreciate you taking the time to answer questions such as mine. Having ... A: They are indeed trying to scare you into something. Otherwise they would not diagnose the problem ... | |
| miniature wall bugs | 4/10/2008 |
| Q: I find these tiny bugs in the corner of my room on the wooden floor near the wall (away from ... A: This looks like a fly of some type but at this point I cannot tell you exactly what kind. I will ... | |
| house flies | 4/9/2008 |
| Q: Suddenly there are very lethargic flies in our home. Where could they be coming from and why are ... A: This is always a mystery. A long time ago it was thought that they generated spontaneously but ... | |
| HOUSE CENTIPEDE REMOVAL | 4/9/2008 |
| Q: HOW CAN ONE RID THE HOME OF THE CENTIPEDE IN A "GREEN" METHOD..IE: SALT , BAKING SODA ... A: You will probably not like my answer but It is literally impossible to completely get rid house ... | |
| Tiny Jumping Gray Bugs with Antennae and Many Legs | 4/7/2008 |
| Q: Trying to identify a tiny gray bug with antennae and many legs that jump when you go to squish ... A: I am quite these are Collembola, commonly called springtails. They are sporadic and will soon ... | |
| unknown tick-like insect in Northern Ontario | 4/7/2008 |
| Q: I have recently moved to Northern Ontario, Canada and have purchased a house. My husband and I keep ... A: You have described completely a pseudoscorpion. They are snall predators. Google them and see some ... | |
| flat creepy crawler | 4/6/2008 |
| Q: I keep finding these gray, flat crawly bugs mostly in my bathroom. They are the smaller than the ... A: These are probably case bearing moths called plaster bagworms. they are related to the clothes ... | |
| Little brown bug | 4/3/2008 |
| Q: I need help identifying a bug that has recently infested my home this spring. It's very small, maybe ... A: It sounds like a species of beetle. I cannot tell without seeing one. Can you get a photo. ... | |
| Bug Bites | 3/31/2008 |
| Q: I was reading an article about someone who also has had weird un-explained bites. I too live in ... A: You would not believe how many questions I receive about bites without seeing anything doing the ... | |
| mystery bug | 3/28/2008 |
| Q: In the last few days, I have been finding these weird looking bugs on my bed. They look similar to ... A: This is some kind of a beetle. I think it may be a dermestid of some kind but sine it is squashed I ... | |
| TINY BLACK BUGS | 3/28/2008 |
| Q: I have little black bugs on my window sills, bedroom and bathroom. They seem to have little ... A: I need more information to identify them. How big are they. Do the fly at all. They could be ... | |
| mystery bug | 3/28/2008 |
| Q: In the last few days, I have been finding these weird looking bugs on my bed. They look similar to ... A: Arte they under the covers and pillows or on the bed. Are you getting bitten. I am trying to rule ... | |
| Cannot identify or rid our home of something that is biting us | 3/27/2008 |
| Q: Whenever we lay down on our carpet or couch we experiencing itching. I am the most bitten and the ... A: Before identifying a culprit we have to see one. Is it possible you have a pet that has fleas? ... | |
| general | 3/27/2008 |
| Q: I live in RI and have a 2 year old daughter and she loves bugs all of a sudden. It is fun for me ... A: We live an a buggy world and RI is no exception. Look under logs and rocks. Get a good insect guide ... | |
| tiny insect eggs? | 3/24/2008 |
| Q: In two separate areas of my home I found small piles of what looks and feels like light brown sand. ... A: I came upon a similiar problem about a year ago and the person sent me samples. A colleague and I ... | |
| centipede | 3/22/2008 |
| Q: there an army of centipede at my back yard....they are all dark brownish in color. they are moving ... A: These sound like common centipedes that are harmless. It looks like a population explosion outside ... | |
| BITING BUG!! | 3/17/2008 |
| Q: CA. I have been getting bug bites while I sleep. My mom recently killed one and when she smushed ... A: This sounds like a bedbug. Strip the beds and wash all shhets and blankets. Turn the matress and ... | |
| Red Flying Insect | 3/16/2008 |
| Q: I am in Central Florida and saw this red flying insect crawling across our drive today and wonder ... A: This is a Florida bug called a cotton stainer (Dysdercus saturellas). It is a true bug, a member of ... | |
| ant/ homoptera interaction | 3/16/2008 |
| Q: I am currently doing some research on ant association with homoptera for a university project. from ... A: I assume you are referring to the mutualistic symbiotic relationship between ants and aphids. There ... | |
| Tiny black bugs in bedroom (Look like Grain Weevils) | 3/16/2008 |
| Q: For the last week or two I've noticed the odd tiny black bug around my room (on the floor, on the ... A: I am sure you have described a weevil but whether it is a grain weevil I do not know. I suspect they ... | |
| inidentified slug | 3/15/2008 |
| Q: we have this pale grey slug crawling around on our verhanda. it's 15-20cm long and 3cm thick. it's ... A: This is a really big slug. The red circles have me stumped but the opening is called a gonopore. It ... | |
| tiny white - yelow bugs crawling on the walls | 3/14/2008 |
| Q: about a month ago I noticed tiny white/yellowish/light brownish oval bugs crawling in the bathroom ... A: These could be mites. Check your windowsills as they can get in under windows. If you see any there ... | |
| little grey bugs | 3/14/2008 |
| Q: I to have little grey bugs in my kitchen. I took a photo but they are so tiny you can't see it ... A: They may be grain beetles or they may be spider mites. The population may be temporary. It you have ... | |
| Strange large insect in winter | 3/14/2008 |
| Q: We are living in Connecticut and we are trying to find out what strange insect might have crawled ... A: You have given me a pretty good description but I still cannot tell you much without seeing it. If ... | |
| indian meal moth | 3/12/2008 |
| Q: I,ve been seeing the larvae of the indian meal moth at my house i understand that they are usually ... A: The meal moth does not eat clothes and they will spread throughout the house searching for food and ... | |
| little black/gray bugs | 3/11/2008 |
| Q: I've been getting these very very tiny slow moving bugs throughout the house...they are gray and ... A: I could use a little more information. They sound like beetles of some kind. Are they on ... | |
| unknown flying insect | 3/7/2008 |
| Q: i live in astoria, oregon. i have seen a very large flying insects of some kind. they are about 1 ... A: The only bug that comes to mind from your description is a species of Horntail Wasp. You may look ... | |
| springtail fleas or snow fleas | 3/6/2008 |
| Q: I built my house 5 years ago in Superior WI. It is on a heated slab. We noticed the springtails the ... A: We live in a buggy world and springtails are everywhere. Of course there is nothing that will ... | |
| Samurai bug? | 3/6/2008 |
| Q: I would like to know about the samurai bug. But Im not talking about that horned beetle, Im talking ... A: I found it Drake, It is s bug belonging to the Genus Catacanthus. This genus has a number of human ... | |
| Samurai bug? | 3/6/2008 |
| Q: I would like to know about the samurai bug. But Im not talking about that horned beetle, Im talking ... A: This bug is knew to me and I can not find out anything about it. It may have another common anme. ... | |
| bugs on bricks and lights | 3/2/2008 |
| Q: I live in Clt,nc. We have hundreds of oval shaped black bugs, andeach has a single orange stripe on ... A: These could be box elder bugs. Goggle them and see some photos. let me know this is what they are. ... | |
| insect/bug identify | 2/27/2008 |
| Q: I would be very grateful if you could help me identify a bug i found in my hair. It has a small ... A: It is unlikely that I could identify a squashed bug and even if I could unless you have more of them ... | |
| crawling bugs with wings | 2/26/2008 |
| Q: I have these bugs not gnats. They have small heads with a long body, long wings and the bug is a ... A: You have to destroy the nest and that can be difficult. There are some ant poisons available that ... | |
| Ants | 2/20/2008 |
| Q: Is it possible for an ant to eat it's own body? ANSWER: I suppose it could happen but it doesn't. ... A: The behavior of ants has not changed in millions of years so there is no reason to suppose that they ... | |
| Cocoon | 2/20/2008 |
| Q: I discoverd this cocoon hanging from a branch on our maple tree this weekend. Can you tell me what ... A: I responded to this question on Feb 16. Perhaps you did not receive it. This is the pupal case of ... | |
| Small, flea like insect | 2/17/2008 |
| Q: My partner has just noticed and showed me a small flea like insect in our bathroom, it had two wings ... A: I really have no idea without seeing it. It could be a drone ant since they have wings. If you see ... | |
| Bees | 2/16/2008 |
| Q: This may sound childish but...do bees have vaginas? A: Interesting question Paul. They do not have a vagina per se but they have a sperm repository in the ... | |
| bug | 2/16/2008 |
| Q: I live in Southern California near the coast. Have a strange cocoon shaped problem. I have several ... A: This is a plaster bagworm, the larvae of a small moth. They can poke out of either end and drag the ... | |
| Why don't i ever get bitten by mosquitos? | 2/14/2008 |
| Q: I was just curious... I went on a holiday with my family not too long ago, on a river cruise. There ... A: I wish I knew the answer to this because they rarely bite me and if they do I never get much of a ... | |
| Bugs | 2/11/2008 |
| Q: I live in Maryland and around the base of my house (on the sunny side) I have a bug problem. There ... A: What you describe are definitely not box hedge bugs. Most exterminators do not know one bug from ... | |
| weird bugs outside & in my home.. (pictures included) | 2/9/2008 |
| Q: there are these weird bugs that usually hang out in the trees around our house. about a few months ... A: This is a box elder bug It is harmless to people and pets Just an addition to my comments; Box ... | |
| identifying household bugs | 2/8/2008 |
| Q: black bugs I haven't seen before, after living here for 12 years. They are very small -- a little ... A: There are too many possibilities for me to identify them. They could be mites of small beetles. You ... | |
| The same siuation as Carrie from Zanesville | 2/7/2008 |
| Q: did you ever discover what the mites were that Carrie had in her house as the situation is exactly ... A: I answer hundreds of questions but I am not sure about Carrie from Zanesville and her problem. Do ... | |
| weird smelling bug | 2/7/2008 |
| Q: i found a weird textured round brownish colored bug hanging from my sons curtain it had wings its ... A: the toad shape and smell tells me that this is a stink bug, a member of the Hemiptera or true bugs. ... | |
| Small insect with wings | 2/6/2008 |
| Q: I am really hoping you can help me on this one!! I've got these bugs in my house, they are very ... A: Thrips feed on plants and are programed to pierce anything soft so as far as they are concerned you ... | |
| Small insect with wings | 2/6/2008 |
| Q: I am really hoping you can help me on this one!! I've got these bugs in my house, they are very ... A: These are strange kristin especially with the middle legs you describe. They sound like some kind of ... | |
| red ant | 2/6/2008 |
| Q: I have these very tiny red ants in my bedroom and bathroom. I have also been getting bites that are ... A: We live on a world of ants. Most of the mass in the rain forest is made up of ants and termites. A ... | |
| Live Oak | 2/5/2008 |
| Q: On a branch of my young live oak (5 yrs. old), a group of very tiny (1/8"), very thin black bugs ... A: I cannot identify these bugs as there are too many possibilities but identification will not solve ... | |
| Treatment for stink bug bites | 2/4/2008 |
| Q: I live in E PA and have been infested with marmolated stink bugs. I have received severe bites from ... A: It is possible there is another culprit like cat fleas. Have you treated the cat lately? Do not ... | |
| Treatment for stink bug bites | 2/3/2008 |
| Q: I live in E PA and have been infested with marmolated stink bugs. I have received severe bites from ... A: re yoiu sure of the identification here. This stink bug is not known to bite people. Are yous ure ... | |
| what are these cream colored fabric eating bugs | 2/1/2008 |
| Q: i have found small hard shell things for use of a better word eating my clothing, on the seams.I ... A: I cannot tell you exactly what these are without seeing one. Theer a a number of insects that feed ... | |
| Shield Bugs | 1/31/2008 |
| Q: After asking my other question I did a little more research and I think what I have in my house is ... A: I would agree that they are some type of a true bug and possibly shield bugs. Stink bugs and ... | |
| Bug Bites or parasite? | 1/30/2008 |
| Q: I have spent many, many hours on the internet trying to find an answer for this problem and have ... A: Every once in a while I get questions like this regarding bites when there seems to be nothing doing ... | |
| praying mantids | 1/30/2008 |
| Q: Sir, Please give me the answer of the following questions about Praying mantids. Q.1. Do male ... A: 1.Most mantids in temperate zones live one season so there is no difference in maturation 2.The ... | |
| bite | 1/29/2008 |
| Q: My mother is in the hospital. Saturday she felt like something bit her and she had a mark on her ... A: I am not a doctor and cannot comment on the medical condition of your mother. I can tell you that I ... | |
| Phobia | 1/27/2008 |
| Q: Hintz I know this might be a strange question,but I really need someone who can tell me the best ... A: I am afraid that a place like the one you seek would not be one where you would like to go. Bugs ... | |
| tiny, tiny black kitchen bug | 1/27/2008 |
| Q: i keep getting these very tiny black bugs, only in my kitchen, mainly on my white corian counter ... A: Since you have captured some try to get a photo to send me (waltjh@sbcglobal.net) My guess is that ... | |
| thin black line looking bug | 1/25/2008 |
| Q: I have these very tiny black bugs that look like a thin black line. They bite and they are on my ... A: The thinness makes me think they may be thrips but without seeing one I cannot be sure. Thrips ... | |
| Scary/ mutant spider | 1/20/2008 |
| Q: I live in Mount Morris Michigan. I was in my basement and I moved a tote, and saw a mutant/strange ... A: With only four legs it is certainly not a spider nor an insect unless some legs had been broken off. ... | |
| Identifying a flying insect | 1/17/2008 |
| Q: If you leave milk out or a few days...you see them on it. If you dont take the garbage out for a few ... A: These could be almost anything but I am sure they are flies, possibly fruit flies. Without seeing ... | |
| i thought spiders lay eggs? | 1/15/2008 |
| Q: i'm really curious about an incident involving a spider.. i came into the kitchen tonight to find a ... A: All spiders lay eggs but some like wolf spiders carry around the egg sac attached to the rear and ... | |
| Please help | 1/13/2008 |
| Q: I live in Hawaii, and I found this in my bathtub this morning when I got up. I have no idea what it ... A: This is a plaster bagworm. It is a moth caterpillar. It builds that little house and drags ir ... | |
| bugs in my bathroom, starting to freak me out!!!!!hhhheeelllppp | 1/12/2008 |
| Q: This past week I started to notice these very small bugs in my bathroom. They are about the length ... A: Just look at insec ticides and read the ingrediants to be sure it has pyrethrum. I suggest it ... | |
| bugs in my bathroom, starting to freak me out!!!!!hhhheeelllppp | 1/12/2008 |
| Q: This past week I started to notice these very small bugs in my bathroom. They are about the length ... A: They sound like silverfish. Wipe them up and dry everything around the fixtures as much as ... | |
| spider nest | 1/11/2008 |
| Q: my daughter was playing today and found a spiders nest under my mom's bed. We live in North East ... A: I am having a problem booting up this photo. Could yous end the photo to my email address- ... | |
| Spiders | 1/11/2008 |
| Q: I think I have Arachnophobia (fear of spiders) and want to clarify the one thing that creeps me out ... A: First of I want you to disregard all of the horror stories you have heard about spiders. Secondly I ... | |
| bed bugs? | 1/10/2008 |
| Q: yesterday i woke up with hundreds of terribly itchy, red bites, which have not gone away. in fact, ... A: Without marks on the sheets I think we can rule out bedbugs. I think that the first thing you ... | |
| small insect | 1/10/2008 |
| Q: I found a small insect in my daughters sock drawer it has lots of little legs and is kinda of hairy ... A: It sounds like an insect larva of an insect, most likely a bettle or a moth. I would have to see it ... | |
| Spider Eggs | 12/31/2007 |
| Q: i was just curious to know how long spiders nest there eggs for?? My partner spider has a white sac ... A: Happy Birthday. The Huntsman is the Australian version of a tarantula. They are relatively ... | |
| brown insect | 12/30/2007 |
| Q: I live in Kalgoorlie, Australia. Kalgoorlie is a desert, we have lots of bugs crawling around so I'm ... A: I checked the photo and responded. A collembola is the only idea I have. It could also be a small ... | |
| brown insect | 12/29/2007 |
| Q: I live in Kalgoorlie, Australia. Kalgoorlie is a desert, we have lots of bugs crawling around so I'm ... A: If you send me this photo to my email address I can enlarge it and perhaps get a better look. I ... | |
| Please identify this insect | 12/29/2007 |
| Q: we live in Sydney Australia and we found these insect casings on the wooden slats next to the bed ... A: Larval insects are tough to identify but the cases appear to be paper which leads me to believe that ... | |
| updated links to the garden bug | 12/28/2007 |
| Q: sorry about the links!! didn't realise those ones are for a website. these ones should work better ... A: This is a species of hummingbird moth but I am not acquainted with Australian species. Go to this ... | |
| SMALL DARK WORMLIKE BUG IN COCCOON | 12/26/2007 |
| Q: MY WIFE AND I LIVE ON THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA. WE JUST MOVED INTO A HOME LAST YEAR AND HAVE BEEN ... A: i get about one question about these every day and mostly from Florida. These are moth caterpillars ... | |
| Red Spider Like Insect | 12/26/2007 |
| Q: I live in Houston, Tx. Yesterday I was bitten/stung by a small insect that was reddish orange, sort ... A: From your description it sounds like it might have been a velvet ant or a cow killer. These are ... | |
| Bug bites | 12/24/2007 |
| Q: I was reading your dialogue with Carrie and it sounds very similar to our problem. My kids and I ... A: Bedbugs can be ruled out and carpet beetles do not bite. Despite all stories you hear spiders do ... | |
| bugs that crawl the walls | 12/21/2007 |
| Q: I have lived in my house for about 7yrs and over the past yr i have been finding these bugs that ... A: They sound like either caterpillars or beetle larvae but I would nhave to see one. Could you get a ... | |
| very small bug | 12/20/2007 |
| Q: I live in eastern Tennessee and for the last 2 weeks I have found many very tiny brown bugs with red ... A: My best guess is that since they jump that they are springtails. They usually have temporary ... | |
| tiny insects in windows, closets | 12/20/2007 |
| Q: I live in southeast Michigan and my family has recently (nov-dec) had an invasion of tiny black or ... A: Without seeing them I cannot tell you what they are. Identification will not solve the problem ... | |
| Small Cocoons | 12/18/2007 |
| Q: I live in central Florida and just moved into a new home. Every day I find several small cocoons ... A: These are either plaster bagworms or case building clothes moths. They are caterpillars that build ... | |
| black house flies | 12/16/2007 |
| Q: I live in a log home and just last night, all in one night, my house swarmed with large black flies ... A: Because the adults all emerged together. Apparently someplace in your house a fly laid eggs. It ... | |
| western conifer seed bugs | 12/16/2007 |
| Q: I love these little guys! I've moved to the Northwest & its gotten cold & they are coming indoors ... A: You are one of a kind. I am a biologist and an insect devotee but I never heard of anyone that ... | |
| box elder bug | 12/15/2007 |
| Q: I would like to know if box elder bugs are edible for human consumption. A: Interesting question. Most insects are edible but I have never heard of box elder bugs being eaten. ... | |
| mystery bug | 12/14/2007 |
| Q: We live in the Arabian Gulf and have our windows open at night. I wrote to an expert just a couple ... A: The picture you sent is that of a green lacewing of the Genus Chrysopa. It is a common beneficial ... | |
| millipede | 12/14/2007 |
| Q: My 18 month old granddaughter picked up and bit into a millipede 2 nights ago and she immediately ... A: Millipedes do have a an acidic substance that they use for protection. There is usually no problem ... | |
| bugs | 12/13/2007 |
| Q: About a month ago I noticed my grass was crawling with millions of little black bugs, I guess maybe ... A: It looks like you have a population explosion, something not uncommon among insects. I am afraid I ... | |
| Shower worm | 12/10/2007 |
| Q: I live in Ohio and about 2 weeks ago my husband noticed worm like bugs in the corner of our walk in ... A: Without seeing one of these I can only guess that they are maggots of some kind. Is there an ... | |
| Looks like Silverfish, but not | 12/8/2007 |
| Q: I discovered something in my home a week ago. They are small; and resemble silverfish quite ... A: There are variations in the coloring of silverfish. There is a member of the same Family called ... | |
| cocoons hanging in garage | 12/7/2007 |
| Q: A couple of years ago, our food became infested with worms/flying bugs of some sort. We had to ... A: These are caterpillars called plaster bag worms. They develop into a moth. These are remarkable ... | |
| mites? | 12/7/2007 |
| Q: although i seem to have a problem similar to others that have asked before-i have slightly different ... A: It is possible that these are mites but I would have to see one to know for sure. Mites do not have ... | |
| hermetia illucens | 12/6/2007 |
| Q: Is it correct to import an exotic usefull insect ,like "hermetia illucens" ?I,m living in IRAN. ... A: Experience has shown that importing exotic species is not good idea and can upset the natural ... | |
| Clover mites, springtails or none of the above? | 12/2/2007 |
| Q: I discovered underneath a kitchen window, near my pets' water dish several dozen insects about a mm ... A: The eight legs tells me these are arachnids and the size indicates spider mites. The usual source ... | |
| Crawling, Biting Bugs | 12/1/2007 |
| Q: I have had bugs crawling in my clothes and biting me for about a month. They are very small. ... A: If you wish you can pick up a couple on Scotch tape and mail them to me. I can examine them at my ... | |
| Crawling, Biting Bugs | 11/30/2007 |
| Q: I have had bugs crawling in my clothes and biting me for about a month. They are very small. ... A: I would have to see these to identify them. hey could be lice. If you can get a photo it would ... | |
| Information on spider mites | 11/30/2007 |
| Q: I have just read most of your replies to questions about small tiny white mites in houses and I ... A: It sounds like mites may be you problem. The usual source of mites are nests of rodents and birds. ... | |
| Mystery bug | 11/29/2007 |
| Q: I have found a few bugs around my house. The one I found most recently was light yellow and banded ... A: It sounds like a larval beetle of caterpillar. Did it have any bristles? If a beetle it could be in ... | |
| Help identify this Spider please... | 11/29/2007 |
| Q: this photo was taken in South Florida on Thanksgiving weekend amonth the palm trees. This critter ... A: Nice specimen. This is Nephila clavipes, the Golden Silk spider. They are common in Florida. They ... | |
| an insect that can JUMP | 11/26/2007 |
| Q: these past 2 weeks ive noticed this insect/bug that jumps when i try to squash it with my finger. ... A: These are probably springtails. Trying to squash them will not work. Vacuum them up and be sure ... | |
| disgusting. | 11/26/2007 |
| Q: I live in southern ontario, the GTA. We own a cat, however shes completley indoor and we've never ... A: First of all I am doubtful that they are connected to the hotel visit. They are also not lice or ... | |
| unseen insects | 11/26/2007 |
| Q: How do you fight what you can't see? gnats no see umns? i bought a used chair that was the beginning ... A: I wish I could help you zita but as you say it is a problem controlling something you cannot see. I ... | |
| tiny insects that bite around the house | 11/25/2007 |
| Q: i have recently found these very tiny insects inside the house, so small you have to look really ... A: It is possible that these are mites but spider mites do not bite. Some outdoor larval mites ... | |
| grayish/lite brown small house spiders | 11/24/2007 |
| Q: I don't like to kill the spiders that I find in my home hanging in the upper corners (especially ... A: I too refrain from killing spiders. In fact I keep tarantulas as pets. Since everybody does not ... | |
| Unknown Insect | 11/24/2007 |
| Q: Today we were changing my 2 1/2 year old sons diaper and we found a very strange small bug dead ... A: The description fits a number of insects so I cannot make a judgement. If you still have it and can ... | |
| white wormy looking bugs | 11/23/2007 |
| Q: I was vacuuming my carpet one day, when i vacuumed the corner all my carpet came up and left bald. ... A: I believe these are small caterpillars. They are either plaster bagworms case building clothes ... | |
| tiny flying insects in kitchen | 11/16/2007 |
| Q: Over the past three weeks, we have noticed tiny --really tiny--flying insects around our kitchen. ... A: Two possibilities come to mind. They could be flies that are breeding in the drains or they could ... | |
| giant ant? 2" long | 11/16/2007 |
| Q: i found a giant bug in my room (hills of los angeles, ca) i was too freaked out to take a picture ... A: To start with you have described nothing that I know of that is dangerous. It sounds like a ... | |
| i need help with a school assignment that's due tommorow | 11/15/2007 |
| Q: *sighs and laughs*... well... I've used all the search engines i know of: dogpile, yahoo, google, ... A: I do not know what you are trying to find out here. Are you asking about what animals laugh and ... | |
| Bugs in my dry foods and large "fruit flies" | 11/13/2007 |
| Q: Okay, so I have these tiny grey bugs the size of an adult lice (louse?) in my kitchen cupboard. It ... A: The bugs could be beetles but without seeing them I cannot be sure. Anyway identifying them will ... | |
| Worm like bed bugs in France | 11/11/2007 |
| Q: I recently moved into a dorm like residence in France for a year abroad about 2months have gone by ... A: We are an ocean apart and without seeing these insects I cannot tell you much and there is no way I ... | |
| Mystery Bleeding-Puncture Bite... | 11/10/2007 |
| Q: just want to make sure there's not a cause for concern. I'm in Toronto, Ontario, and live in an apt ... A: It is hard to say what caused this. WE can rule out bedbugs and mice. Spiders leave double ... | |
| What is biting me? | 11/10/2007 |
| Q: I am an Australian who moved to London in April 2007. Since June, I have been getting bitten on my ... A: The bug you saw could have been a bedbug but you describe so many bites that you would see a lot of ... | |
| weird find | 11/10/2007 |
| Q: I found a single strand spider web hanging from my livingroom ceiling fan. On it were these ... A: These sound like small caterpillars hanging from the ceiling. If they are the web is from them not ... | |
| St. Andrews Cross Spider's position | 11/9/2007 |
| Q: Why does the St. Andrews Cross Spider hold its legs in fpur pairs of two each, thus looking like an ... A: "Why" questions in biology must be answered in two ways. The first is the the realm of Evolutionary ... | |
| What is biting me? | 11/9/2007 |
| Q: I am an Australian who moved to London in April 2007. Since June, I have been getting bitten on my ... A: I often get questions like this and it is hard to pin down a culprit when you cannot see anything ... | |
| Bed bugs? | 11/4/2007 |
| Q: I have recently found something that may be a bed bug in my room. It has no visible antennae or ... A: I doubt if these are bedbugs. If it is a bedbug it has legs and can move. They are also found in ... | |
| bugs | 11/4/2007 |
| Q: i've been searching for a while and i am hoping you can help me identify a bug...they are small and ... A: It is most likely that these are beetles most likely dermestid beetles. They could be carpet ... | |
| spiders in pool | 11/3/2007 |
| Q: How do I get rid of spiders in my pool. They seem to live under water also. We just had a new liner ... A: There are a few species that live on top of the water and when they go under they take a bubble of ... | |
| small slow flying black flies | 11/2/2007 |
| Q: I'm hoping you can help me! About a month ago I started to notice these small little black flies ... A: These sound like some kind of a bagworm. The description of the cocoons and larvae lead me to ... | |
| locusts | 11/2/2007 |
| Q: I have been getting live locusts recently to feed my pet chameleon for some time now. However only ... A: Insects communicate in various ways. Some use chemicals and some like members of the grasshopper ... | |
| bites at night | 10/30/2007 |
| Q: I get 30-50 bites at night when I sleep in my bed. Nobody else in the house gets bites. If I sleep ... A: This sounds like a non insect related problem. It sounds like hives which are an allergic reaction. ... | |
| bug or spider bite | 10/26/2007 |
| Q: The doc's biopsy just revealed that my 2 yr old daughter's rash is from a "bug" bite. It's been 6 ... A: I hope you are continuing to keep the pediatrician abreast of what is happening. Six weeks is a long ... | |
| Spiders in South Jersey Swimming Pool | 10/23/2007 |
| Q: I was wondering if you could tell me any way to get rid of the huge, usually 1.5 to 2" in diameter, ... A: My guess is that these are fishing spiders. I have no idea why they are in your pool since there ... | |
| bathroom bug | 10/23/2007 |
| Q: Recently I have been going into my bathroom, usually at night, to find these little bugs running ... A: First of all I am sure they are harmless. The description does not give me enough information. ... | |
| Household tiny bug, UK | 10/21/2007 |
| Q: Last year around November time, me and my partner noticed lots of tiny little clear white bugs..mite ... A: It sounds like these are either book lice or spider mites but you have such a large and persistent ... | |
| BROWN STICKY CLUMPS INSIDE HOUSE | 10/21/2007 |
| Q: I live in Culver City, California, about five miles from the ocean, in Los Angeles County. I have ... A: This is a mystery to me. Without examining one I cannot begin to explain them. They could be from ... | |
| Little black bugs on my window sill... | 10/20/2007 |
| Q: I've noticed tiny black bugs all over my window sill and all over my dishes on my counter. At first ... A: Small bugs on windowsills usually mean spider mites that are getting in under the window. If they ... | |
| Strange bugs in my bathroom & kitchen cabinets | 10/20/2007 |
| Q: I have this weird white bug..it's small and was first spotted in my tub. Later they are on the ... A: It looks like you have an infestation of either meal moths or beetles in your cupboards. They are in ... | |
| please i.d. this insect | 10/15/2007 |
| Q: I live in a Toronto basement apartment and noticed that there is one type of insect that seems to be ... A: look up pictures of Scutigera. It sounds like a house centipede. If not see if you can geta photo ... | |
| What type of spiders live in connecticut? | 10/11/2007 |
| Q: What type of spiders live in Connecticut? I would like to know what types we have here. Thanks A: Just about every species that are found in other parts of North America. Orb weavers, jumping ... | |
| 1-1 1/2 in. caterpillr light green | 10/11/2007 |
| Q: I found a small light green fuzzy caterpillar every hair has a little bit of black on the tip and ... A: This is the caterpillar of the Io moth. The adult moth is gorgeous. Put it in a container with some ... | |
| Please help me identify this insect I am worried about stinger | 10/7/2007 |
| Q: I live in north tx.The insect i found has 3 pair of legs, 2 antennae, 2 cornicles that taper to what ... A: The insect you describe sounds like spme kind of a cricket. The curved "stinger" would be the ... | |
| Help!! | 10/7/2007 |
| Q: I have this money-plant brunch which I had put in an indoor water fountain to give it a natural ... A: I do not see any connection between the floating white material and the catipillar.I could use a ... | |
| Large Fly with Red Eyes | 10/6/2007 |
| Q: I am having an issue that I have never experienced. In the last 3 days, I am finding LARGE flies, ... A: The fly in the photo is a flesh fly (Genus Sarcophaga). They feed on decaying materials. Form your ... | |
| poisonous catapilers | 10/4/2007 |
| Q: my question is are their any poisonous catapilers in the western pennsylvania area and what color ... A: Some caterpillars have bristles which have irritating substances in them and the come in many ... | |
| Texas Brown Tarantula (Aphonopelma anax) | 10/4/2007 |
| Q: my spider Fred likes to eat..but can i feed him too much? and which is better for him, the bigger ... A: It is possible that Fred is really Frederika. I have a gorgeous Rosehair named Victoria. To bad ... | |
| Red bugs | 10/4/2007 |
| Q: I have these tiny flying bugs.. They have wings and are attracted to the light, bathroom mirrors, ... A: As I said earlier it is necessary to find out where they are coming from in order to get rid of ... | |
| insect found on wool | 10/3/2007 |
| Q: I live right outside Boston, and found the bug in my bedroom. I have tried to take pictures of it ... A: This sounds like a clothes moth caterpillar, quite possibly a clothes moth since you found it on ... | |
| Garden Spiders | 10/3/2007 |
| Q: We have had a garden spider in our yard for several weeks now. This afternoon, our gardener, before ... A: Spiders are able to regenerate lost legs. How long it takes depends upon how much was lost and if it ... | |
| spiders | 10/2/2007 |
| Q: My 8 yo son was bitten by a spider which was not seen. We were in wyoming, grand teton park, walking ... A: There is no way that a species of spider can be identified by a bite mark. Fank punctures look the ... | |
| Caddisfly | 10/2/2007 |
| Q: I live along the Arizona Canal (in Arizona) and during several months of the year (like now)there is ... A: I am afraid that I cannot offer you much hope in solving this problem Helen. When you live near ... | |
| Worms | 10/2/2007 |
| Q: I am just curious about how worms can eventually start growing in expired, dry food. For example: ... A: The worms you are talking about in foods are insect larvae. During preparation and packaging of ... | |
| Spider identification | 10/1/2007 |
| Q: I've recently noticed seeing a couple spiders around the house. The body and legs appear to be ... A: Greetings to a fellow BUckeye. I live near Cleveland. I suspect that these are common orb weavers ... | |
| Cocoon Identification | 10/1/2007 |
| Q: I have a hard shelled cocoon on a hanging flower basket that I can't identify. I'm including a ... A: This is an egg case of a preying mantis. There are between 100 and 400 preying mantids in here. If ... | |
| spider I found | 10/1/2007 |
| Q: I found a spider in my home which is located in northern Arizona. It closely resembles the one that ... A: As far as I recall the spider on that movie but the spiders in the movie were computer generated ... | |
| What am I dealing with in the bathroom? | 9/30/2007 |
| Q: Around the base of the toilet where the sealeant is old and dried, are a small pile of black ... A: They are either mites or springtails. I suspect the latter. Keep things very dry around the toilet ... | |
| Black Bug with Red Markings | 9/30/2007 |
| Q: I've done some searching on the internet, but can't discover what this bug is. They are grouping ... A: These are Box elder bugs (Leptocoris sp)Look them up. There are eastern and western species ... | |
| spiders | 9/29/2007 |
| Q: I have a question on two spiders. I live in Missouri about 80 miles south of St Louis. One is a ... A: There are so many species that it is hard to identify a spider without seeing one. The recluse is ... | |
| UNIDENTIFIED BUG | 9/27/2007 |
| Q: I'VE FOUND A CRAWLING LARVAE-TYPE INSECT WITH LONGER LEGS AND FEATHERY PURPLE (YES PURPLE) ANTENNAE ... A: Are there a lot of legs? If so it could be a house centipede. Look up Scutigera.. If it is you ... | |
| little black bugs | 9/25/2007 |
| Q: My house (especially my kitchen) is infested with little black bugs! They are tiny. They do fly. ... A: Since they are on the windowsill I suspect they are mites getting in under the window. Wipe off the ... | |
| mystery insect | 9/24/2007 |
| Q: I have a question about an insect. First off, I work in a zoo, have a master's degree in Vertebrate ... A: First of all do not be embarassed. Nobody knows everything. The first two things that come to ... | |
| Huge Spiders | 9/24/2007 |
| Q: I have spiders living outside in my trees with huge butts. They seem to only come out at night and ... A: Being spiders with huge butts is not enough for me to identify them. I will need a photo or more ... | |
| white bugs in my kitchen | 9/23/2007 |
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