| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Beetle-like insect | 11/18/2009 |
Q: I found this insect on my bathroom sink today. Do you know what kind it is? Is it dangerous? Can I ...
A: This is a leaf-footed bug. Leaf-footed bugs live outdoors and feed on the sap from trees and ...
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| Yellow Garden Spider-Relocate Egg Sacs ? | 11/10/2009 |
Q: We have definitely identified 'our' spider as a yellow & black garden spider. She made 2 almost ...
A: The eggs won't hatch until spring in order for the babies to survive the winter and not use their ...
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| Insects | 11/4/2009 |
Q: ARE CRICKETS RELATED TO COCKROACHES
A: Crickets and cockroaches are types of insects...both having 6 legs, three body regions (head, ...
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| spider with a stinger | 11/4/2009 |
Q: we had a spider craw across our floor last night that I have never seen. It had two sections to its ...
A: I was reading your description and wondering what the heck you had! LOL! You have captured a ...
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| Little tiny worms | 11/3/2009 |
Q: Here is the history. I live 6 months in Alaska, and 6 months in seattle... I am currently in ...
A: This is a carpet beetle larva. These beetles and their larvae feed on dead insects in carpets as ...
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| Can you tell me what this is? | 10/28/2009 |
Q: My friend went on her back porch and saw this bug. She said the eggs are most likely from a spider ...
A: This is a Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus). This insect is a type of assassin bug and feeds on other ...
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| Bug ID | 10/27/2009 |
Q: Wondering what TINY little black bugs now hatching from yellowish mucousy-looking globs attched to ...
A: These sound like tiny caterpillars from your description. They might be clothes both caterpillars ...
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| Follow-up to previous question | 10/27/2009 |
Q: That raises another question. Did the yellow jackets bore the holes in the tree, or were the holes ...
A: Chances are that the holes were made by adult wood boring beetles exiting the tree earlier in the ...
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| ant/scorpion bug | 10/27/2009 |
Q: So i saw this bug in the middle of town one day and it totally freaked me out. It was about an inch ...
A: I'll admit that the pic is just a little fuzzy, but there are a couple of possibilities here: this ...
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| Identication of wood boring insect | 10/27/2009 |
Q: I have these insects (see attachment) that have been boring holes in a large sweetgum tree. The ...
A: These are yellowjackets...a type of ground-nesting hornet. In this case, they are feeding on the ...
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| Unidentified bugs on walls and in cupboards | 10/22/2009 |
Q: I live in Cape Town, South Africa. I first started noticing these tiny black bugs in our kitchen ...
A: Wow...South Africa! Howdy from Texas! After considering the email and the size/color of your ...
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| insect ID | 10/14/2009 |
Q: I found several black "ant like" insects in my home. They are slightly longer and fatter than an ...
A: Any time a rain falls, many insects take advantage of the conditions and expand their colonies or ...
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| Scorpions | 10/14/2009 |
Q: I live in Austin, Texas near a wooded area. 1) I have noticed scorpions on the back porch and ...
A: Well, that's a good question. Scorpions are usually more active just prior to rainfall events as ...
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| homework | 10/14/2009 |
Q: I have this science project im doing and i need help in this. Im doing a project on crickets and i ...
A: Let's think about this one. If you do a search on Google for crickets, you will get a lot of ...
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| bug in Botswana | 10/14/2009 |
Q: A friend found the bug in this picture (link below) in her house, in Kang, Botswana (edge of the ...
A: OK. Now that I'm home and have accessed your picture, I am excited to tell you that this is a ...
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| My spider | 10/13/2009 |
Q: I'm currently serving in the army stationed in Afghanistan. I had the same spider crawl into my room ...
A: In general terms, this spider belongs to the Wolf Spider family. It might be a wolf spider, but ...
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| spiders | 10/7/2009 |
Q: This may sound stupid,but here we go.What do spiders do for the winter?Do they hibernate,go inside ...
A: LOL! No such thing as stupid questions... Only stupid answers! To answer your ...
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| flying insect covered in mites | 10/7/2009 |
Q: I just found this insect flying around my kitchen ( it sounded like a bee ). I live in Shakopee, ...
A: This is a carrion beetle. As their name implies, they feed on dead things (I'm sure it got into ...
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| big spider | 9/30/2009 |
Q: I live in San Diego near the coast. About 11:00pm one night we noticed a huge black spider walking ...
A: If it's not hairy, then it might be a trap door spider. Their numbers in a given area vary, ...
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| catipillers | 9/30/2009 |
Q: i work at a school and the kids have found several black or brown fuzzy catipillers. They have some ...
A: If a worm crawled out of the cocoon, then you saw a larva of a parasite that attacked the ...
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| Bugs in Budapest | 9/29/2009 |
Q: I have attached 3 links to the photos which I'd like to ask for identification. All photos were ...
A: Ok...thanks for sending the pictures! The red and black insect is a species of bug related to ...
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| Stink Bugs? | 9/29/2009 |
Q: I live in an apartment in New Jersey and the hired exterminator says that I have stink bugs. Beetles ...
A: Stink bugs and beetles are two different things. If you have beetles, then they might be darkling ...
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| Identifying a bug | 9/23/2009 |
Q: I live in Central Illinois. I was looking out my window and a bug flew up to the screen so I took a ...
A: This is a species of wasp that attacks caterpillars and uses them as hosts for their young. They ...
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| Science Project | 9/15/2009 |
Q: Hey, I live in Seattle, WA. I have a science project we're going to do soon and am wondering how to ...
A: Spiders are carnivores, so you need insects. The easiest are crickets. They will be eaten by web ...
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| 1.5" striped flying insect emerged from a crumbled-soil nest in my grass | 9/9/2009 |
Q: I watched a 2-inch long striped flying insect emerge from a fine-crumbled-soil nest in my grass and ...
A: There are 2 possibilities that come to my mind... 1) Cicada Killer wasp...a ground-nesting hornet ...
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| identify bug | 9/9/2009 |
Q: There was a perfect circle on my cement driveway in northeast ohio. Looking closely at the circle ...
A: For all intents and purposes, caterpillars are blind, except that they can differentiate light and ...
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| Spider webs | 9/9/2009 |
Q: I live in central North Carolina, we've been here for about 15 years now. I've noticed in the area ...
A: Wow! You are very observant. I can only speculate, but it is possible that the object is there to ...
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| Orangy and Black striped spider--size of a quarter! | 9/2/2009 |
Q: For many years I have seen this type of spider hanging around well lit windows, doorways or on ...
A: Orb weaver spiders hatch from eggs in spring and grow to adulthood by mid to end of summer. The ...
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| Red/blue bug | 9/2/2009 |
Q: I live in the Greenville, SC area. Yesterday mid-afternoon I was working in my yard when I noticed ...
A: These are leaf beetles. Possibilities include: Asphaera lustrans - Shining Flea Beetle Luperaea ...
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| Large black ant looking creature | 8/26/2009 |
Q: I live in apple valley,ca in the mojave desert. It is a 3inch long all black ant looking creature ...
A: This creature is very common in the western US. You have encountered a Pepsis wasp, also called a ...
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| mystery balls | 8/26/2009 |
Q: this a pix of strange ball shape things attached to a young sapling just off the path in a wooded ...
A: These are galls formed by a very small wasp. The wasp lays an egg on the branch and the egg ...
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| spider | 8/26/2009 |
Q: I live in Georgia,Tbilisi.In my garden I found the spider,very big.I'm interesting if it bites ...
A: This is a species of Orb Weaver called an Argiope. There are many species of this spider across the ...
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| Tiny worm-like bugs all over my wall | 8/10/2009 |
Q: I had about 50 or so tiny tiny worm-like bugs all over my wall and cannot figure out what they were. ...
A: Neither of what you have seen will harm you or your children. These sound like newly hatched ...
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| little black beetle!! | 8/10/2009 |
Q: hey Nathan i have a very important question for you regarding a little black beetle at my house. i ...
A: This is definitely not a box elder bug. This is a beetle of some kind...maybe a species of flea ...
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| Creepy bug on my windshield | 8/10/2009 |
Q: I was in Las Vegas this weekend. As I was driving down the street at about 45 mph a large flying ...
A: This sounds like a Pepsis wasp, or Tarantula Hawk. They are very common on the desert southwest. ...
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| Need help identifying a bee | 8/5/2009 |
Q: This weekend while cutting some lavender on the side of my house, my son and I saw an amazing little ...
A: There are many species of bees in the world. This might be a species of leaf cutting bee or ...
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| very tiny jumping bug in tub | 8/5/2009 |
Q: The past few weeks we have been finding very tiny (smaller than 1/16") grayish in color jumping bugs ...
A: You are seeing springtails. These insects like areas with moisture and lots of humidity. They feed ...
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| odd fly-like bug that hops | 8/4/2009 |
Q: We have some insects in the kitchen that look like flies, but have huge back legs and can hop. They ...
A: This is a wasp. It belongs to a very large group of wasps (more than 12,000 species) that attack ...
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| Can you ID this insect, please? | 8/4/2009 |
Q: My wife found this crawling on the outside of our back porch today. We can't remember seeing ...
A: This is a species of wood boring beetle. They can infest a wide variety of trees and woody plants. ...
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| MITES | 8/4/2009 |
Q: I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A SYRIAN HAMSTER AND HAVE HAD IT ABOUT 4 WEEKS. I WAS CLEANING MY SONS ROOM ...
A: If they are mites, they could be infesting the wood shavings or the food you're giving the hamster. ...
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| uknown bug | 8/4/2009 |
Q: recently I have found this very tiny bug in my cupboard and counter. Its body is about the size of a ...
A: This sure sounds like a pseudoscorpion to me. They live under bark and feed on insect eggs and ...
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| Large moth-like bug | 7/29/2009 |
Q: On a walk in a nature area in Southeast Michigan I saw a large bug on a bench. I took the picture ...
A: This is a male Dobsonfly. They develop in clean, flowing water and are indicators of good water ...
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| Bean like insect | 7/29/2009 |
Q: I have just found an insect which had fallen off my dogs underbelly.It was attached to him as if it ...
A: This is an engorged female tick. She has fed to repletion (she's full), and dropped off to go and ...
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| spider identification | 7/28/2009 |
Q: I came across this spider whilst on holiday in the States last year, at Devil's Tower, Wyoming. The ...
A: This is a species of wolf spider. They are very common in wild areas and feed on a wide variety of ...
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| Weird bug | 7/28/2009 |
Q: I live in Toronto Canada. Since a couple of months ago, I've started to see this weird bug in the ...
A: This appears to be a species of assassin bug. Some assassin bugs are known to bite mammals and feed ...
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| pls help | 7/22/2009 |
Q: i have already asked another expert this and he gave me an answer i was not pleased with. not his ...
A: This sounds like a clearwing hummingbird moth or a species of hover fly (sometimes called bee ...
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| Flying Insect | 7/22/2009 |
Q: I live in Connecticut and saw a flying insect that I don't think I've ever seen before. It was black ...
A: This is a species of Leaf-footed bug. They feed on sap from woody plants and shrubs. They produce ...
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| Tennessee fly | 7/15/2009 |
Q: This is probably a dumb question, but I am very curious. I was bitten two days ago on the arm by an ...
A: I think you were bitten by a blackfly. They are very small flies that feed on blood, like ...
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| Click Beetles | 7/15/2009 |
Q: My name is Katelynd, I live on Long Island in NY. I've recently moved into an older home, that was ...
A: This sounds like a mud dauber's nest. They lay their eggs inside of the tubes and usually stuff the ...
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| spider that looks like the red back spider | 7/15/2009 |
Q: I live in Houston Texas. Found a black spider that looks like a picture of the {Red Back spider} it ...
A: Black widow spiders and red back spiders are common in Texas. Without a picture to confirm, we ...
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| Bug infestation! | 7/14/2009 |
Q: I have a bug infestation that I can't get rid of. I first spotted the bug in the bathroom, then the ...
A: Considering you have a basement that floods often and the infestation began in the bathroom, I think ...
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| Strange high pitch bug in Central Texas | 7/14/2009 |
Q: This week in and around San Marcos Texas there has been some kind of bug with a high pitch sound. ...
A: You are hearing a cicada. There are many different species of cicadas and not all of them emerge ...
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| Earwigs | 7/14/2009 |
Q: I live in a basement bedroom and am having a bit of an earwig problem. I am not normally scared or ...
A: A basement bedroom is a perfect place for earwigs. It's in the ground, might be a little more humid ...
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| spiders | 7/8/2009 |
Q: i have been observing a really weird event - i have observed this black small spider crawling around ...
A: There are spiders that live at the edges of creeks and ponds and can go under water for several ...
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| bug | 6/10/2009 |
Q: We have a bug at our work that is as small or smaller than a nate it flys around and lands on you ...
A: These are thrips. Thrips feed on sap from grasses and flower petals. They fly weakly, but are ...
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| Tiny caterpillar | 6/10/2009 |
Q: Can you please ID this tiny caterpillar. They are raining down from our elm tree (a couple hundred ...
A: They might be larvae of Elm Leaf Beetles. The absence of fleshy legs toward the tail tells me that ...
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| Need Identification | 6/9/2009 |
Q: My boss discovered three strange flying insects at his Indianapolis, Indiana home last evening. He ...
A: I think he has found a couple of Eyed Click Beetles (Alaus oculatus). They are somewhat attracted ...
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| spider ID | 6/9/2009 |
Q: Eh, sorry to bother you but my wife is driving me nuts with this. She works at a retail store here ...
A: It's quite possible that this is a species of wolf spider or nursery spider. Each of these is very ...
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| Unidentified flying bugs | 6/9/2009 |
Q: I wrote a moment ago without the link to the bugs I have discovered. http://jessnorth.wordpress.com ...
A: These are Black Soldierflies. They are attracted to manure (especially septic tanks) and rotting ...
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| Dried blood and a bite mark on my in the morning | 6/3/2009 |
Q: I have woken up in the morning several times to dried blood at the back of my neck by my hairline. ...
A: Possibilities include bedbugs or conenose bugs. Both of these are usually night feeders and leave a ...
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| Two spiders I found in my shower | 6/3/2009 |
Q: I saw both of these spiders sitting in my bathtub when I got up in the morning. Do you know what ...
A: The one on the right looks like a male wolf spider. The smaller one looks like a juvenile wolf ...
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| Tiny worms falling from trees | 6/3/2009 |
Q: I live in Massachusetts and over the past week I have had hundreds of tiny worms falling from my ...
A: This sounds like an infestation of pine tip moth caterpillars. Next year, you'll need to keep an ...
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| Black and red insect | 6/2/2009 |
Q: This morning I saw a black bug with red wings in my shower. It wasn't flying around, just walking, ...
A: This sounds like a description for a male velvet ant. Velvet ants are a species of wasp where the ...
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| tiny red flying bugs | 5/27/2009 |
Q: I live in North Carolina and we have these red flying bugs that bite. When it rains they get worse. ...
A: My first impression is that you might be seeing a species of thrips. They are very small, can fly, ...
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| Large Larvae? | 5/27/2009 |
Q: I live in Connecticut and I was digging up my lawn today and I came across a a grub looking bug. But ...
A: This sounds like one of the large scarabs that develops into one of the following: unicorn beetle ...
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| Identify beetle | 5/26/2009 |
Q: A student found a beetle outside of my classroom located in Antioch California (contra Costa County. ...
A: The noise comes from the beetle rubbing its mandibles together. This type of beetle infests ...
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| Black Bugs on Pine Trees | 5/26/2009 |
Q: We have 2 Fir Trees in our garden that have been taken over by small black bugs like those from ...
A: They sound like giant bark aphids. These insects feed on the sap from the tree. In high-enough ...
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| Is a picture of a tick or chigger? | 5/20/2009 |
Q: I found this crawling near my foundation and had never seen this insect before. Could this be a ...
A: This is neither...although it is related to both! This is a Red Velvet Mite. They feed on the body ...
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| Spider | 5/20/2009 |
Q: I went outside to check the mail and on the mailbox was a black small spider with 4 circles on the ...
A: You have encountered a species of jumping spider called the Bold Jumper. This is a very common ...
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| Black Jumping Spider, with White Markings | 5/20/2009 |
Q: he was not able to give me an answer due to my vague description. Fortunately I happened upon ...
A: I just answered a question for another person on this critter! This is a species of jumping spider ...
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| tiny black bugs with red feelers in sink | 5/20/2009 |
Q: We've noticed tiny black bugs, about the size of a period, in our bathroom sinks and tubs. They ...
A: I would think they are coming in from outside and seeking a moisture source (which may be down in ...
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| Milkweed bugs gathering | 5/13/2009 |
Q: I am from Houston,TX and new to gardening. I just purchased another tomato plant and blackberry ...
A: Well...offending insects would be correct. These are newly hatched leaf-footed bugs and they are ...
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| help idenifacation of a flying insect | 5/12/2009 |
Q: this happened many years ago but the insect is very vivid in my mind. I was out side at a bazaar in ...
A: I can't think of any insects in the US that match this color pattern and are 6" or longer. - The ...
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| large orange spider | 5/6/2009 |
Q: A few nights ago we found this large spider building a web between my car and the house. I can't ...
A: This is a species of Orb Weaver spider. They are considered harmless to humans and animals. ...
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| What bug is this on my concrete? | 5/6/2009 |
Q: I recently saw this bug on my concrete and it was so small that when i got a closer look there were ...
A: These are springtails (also called collembola). They flourish in moist conditions and feed on ...
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| found this spider in my baby's room | 5/6/2009 |
Q: I found this spider and am not sure what kind it is, I tried to take a picture of it but could not ...
A: Well, I really need a picture of this creature to be able to get a good idea of what we're talking ...
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| found this spider in my baby's room | 5/5/2009 |
Q: I found this spider and am not sure what kind it is, I tried to take a picture of it but could not ...
A: Sounds like a species of jumping spider. Jumping spiders are a very diverse group of spiders and ...
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| Small insects | 4/29/2009 |
Q: I just moved to Oaks, PA. We have a problem with these small flying insects that are extremely ...
A: Sounds like it might be psyllids (sill-ids). These insects live on grasses and plants and are ...
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| centipedes/millipedes | 4/29/2009 |
Q: are you familiar with a certain type of cetipede/millipede that exudeds a horrible odor when handled ...
A: Most millipedes exude a bad odor when handled. They use this as a defense mechanism against ...
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| unknown bug | 4/22/2009 |
Q: Sadly I cannot provide a picture of this bug. I live in the Santa Monica area of Southern ...
A: It sure sounds like a species of moth. There are several with beige/tan coloration on the top wings ...
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| 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: Bed bugs certainly fit that description, but you would be experiencing bites for sure with them in ...
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| skinny biting bugs! | 4/22/2009 |
Q: Please help. I was on a walk today with my babies when I felt a sharp pain on my arm, I looked ...
A: These are thrips. Thrips are insects that feed on the sap from flower petals, fruit and grasses. ...
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| Corimelaenide/Negro Bug | 4/21/2009 |
Q: Subject: Negro Bug Location: San Antonio Texas, Heritage Northwest Looking for some local help. I'm ...
A: Trish: Negro bugs can really do a number on plants. They suck the sap from them and damage can ...
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| Bug issue on Canal in AZ | 4/15/2009 |
Q: I live in Goodyear, AZ with the RID canal on the other side of my back wall. I recently moved in ...
A: Well, the bad news is that caddisflies develop in flowing water such as creeks, rivers, streams and ...
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| flyin insects in basement | 4/9/2009 |
Q: I live in a house that is over 100 years old and have house brick foundation in the basement. I ...
A: They might be a species of fruit fly, actually. The size and appearance from your picture fits. ...
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| Tiny Black Biting Flying Bugs | 4/8/2009 |
Q: I have the most annoying tiny black bug in my back yard. It gets in your nose, ears, mouth and ...
A: Possibilities here include no-see-ums (a biting fly) or thrips (feeds on plant sap). No-see-ums ...
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| Black with red stripe bug that is a meat eater | 4/7/2009 |
Q: What is it and how do I get rid of it. I have caught some mice in a trap and these "bugs" eat them.
A: There are possibilities here, but my first impression is that you are seeing carrion beetles. They ...
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| strange worm or grub? | 4/2/2009 |
Q: I found this thing on my porch and was worried it might be a problem for my dog, I looked up ...
A: This caterpillar comes from group of moths called Geometrids that lay their eggs on woody shrubs and ...
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| spiders | 3/31/2009 |
Q: i found a spider the had black and white butt and an opal to clear front and it was a little shorter ...
A: This sounds like a jumping spider of some sort. My first impression is the Bold Jumper and fits the ...
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| Mysterious Bug? | 3/26/2009 |
Q: I was sitting at my computer, and I noticed on the wall, this tiny circular insect. It's basically ...
A: Actually, I'm getting a lot of questions about this little beetle lately! You have encountered a ...
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| Mystery Bug | 3/25/2009 |
Q: I live in Brasher Falls NY which is located near the Canadian border.I am attaching a picture of the ...
A: This may be a species of dermestid beetle. Dermestids feed on dead insects and carcasses. It is ...
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| Please help me identify this little sucker. | 3/25/2009 |
Q: I live in Benton, Arkansas in the United States. This incident just happened two days ago making it ...
A: From your description, I think these might be carpet beetles (dermestids). They feed on dead ...
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| Please identify this for me: | 3/24/2009 |
Q: I have recently been in a cave catching cave weta and have brought them home and have made an ...
A: Awesome! You have encountered a species of insect parasite called a Horsehair worm. This type of ...
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| This bug is maybe 1/16" black with white spots | 3/19/2009 |
Q: this bug seems to prefer bedding. It is black or very dark slate gray with white spots. Shaped like ...
A: Sounds like a Carpet Beetle. These beetles feed on dead insects and natural fibers like mohair and ...
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| Parasite found on indoor cat, not the usual | 3/18/2009 |
Q: My indoor cat has an unusual external parasite of some type I have not been able to identify and ...
A: Interesting to say the least...flea larvae certainly fit this description as well, but they do not ...
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| Parasite found on indoor cat, not the usual | 3/18/2009 |
Q: My indoor cat has an unusual external parasite of some type I have not been able to identify and ...
A: If you are only seeing one, then I think a very young inchworm caterpillar or possibly a young ...
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| tiny black bug image | 3/17/2009 |
Q: I forgot to attach the image.
A: This is a springtail. Springtails feed on moist, decomposing organic material (such as the wood in ...
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| Tiny black bug near wet areas | 3/17/2009 |
Q: I keep coming across this bug in my house. The bug is very small and black. I tried to look closer ...
A: Well, I answered your question when I saw the picture, and then got it confused with a previous ...
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| Maple tree dying | 3/17/2009 |
Q: I have sugar maples that starting dying off one by one. These are trees that have been healthy for ...
A: It is highly doubtful that the black bugs are the cause of your trees' demise. They might be ...
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| Small Bug in Shower | 3/17/2009 |
Q: 1/4 inch....looked like a tadpole, until I killed in and then I flipped it over and it had 2 ...
A: There are a couple of possibilities here: It might be a pillbug and it might be a young House ...
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| catipillars{sp} | 3/13/2009 |
Q: my husband and i notice tonight before bed that a clutch of "moth" eggs has hatched on our bedroom ...
A: These could be any species of moth, including those who normally live outdoors. Moths frequently ...
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| Larva | 3/4/2009 |
Q: Could you help us identify this larva.
A: Undoubtedly, this larva (grub) was found in a compost pile, within rotting wood, or under a hay ...
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| MYSTERY BUG! | 2/25/2009 |
Q: ive seen these bugs all over my basement, there in tha shower, and they always seem to be crawling ...
A: This looks a lot like a House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata). This creature loves basements and ...
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| Strange bug in Texas Hill Country | 2/24/2009 |
Q: Some 35 years ago, I was at our ranch outside of Hunt,Texas and saw the strangest thing ever. I ...
A: Wow! What an interesting story! I'm trying to think of insects that are known to produce sounds... ...
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| wasp like creature? | 2/19/2009 |
Q: i live in australia and when i was in my bathroom and saw this wasp like insect that look more like ...
A: Keziah: My first impression is that you've encountered a species of Ichneumon wasp. This ...
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| Which insect is this? | 2/18/2009 |
Q: Which insect is this?
A: Yep...definitely alien!!! Actually, this is a species of wood boring beetle called a long horned ...
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| 8 spiders myth | 2/11/2009 |
Q: I was wondering how you can call yourself an expert entymologist when you believe that every year, 8 ...
A: [FOLLOW UP] Woody: Thanks for the kind words. Have a good day! Nathan
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| bug | 2/10/2009 |
Q: We took our dishwasher out. It apparently had been leaking for some time. We found a little mold ...
A: There are a couple of possibilities: 1) They might have been silverfish. Silverfish like very ...
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| flying mosquito looking insects in my house | 2/4/2009 |
Q: I have these mosquito looking insects in my house. They fly for the windows. It is february and they ...
A: I can think of 2 possibilities off the bat: 1) Crane Flies 2) Midges Both of these resemble ...
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| tiny black bugs that fly in my yard | 2/4/2009 |
Q: I was walking by my yard and noticed that there were thousands and thousands of little tiny black ...
A: My first impression is that you have an infestation of psyllis (sill-ids). These insects infest ...
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| water scorpion | 2/4/2009 |
Q: does a female or male water scorpion bite and does the water scorpion live in water forever or ...
A: Both sexes have the ability to deliver a bite, but it's only painful...nothing else. Water ...
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| whats this bug? | 2/4/2009 |
Q: I live in Sydney, Australia and we have found 3 of these bugs swimming in our pool, i did not see ...
A: This is a species of insect known as a giant water bug. They are not considered dangerous, but they ...
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| what is this bug | 2/3/2009 |
Q: found many of them on the floor in the house in one corner alexandria va
A: These are common stink bugs. They normally feed on the sap from plants outdoors. I bet these came ...
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| Red Bug | 1/28/2009 |
Q: Last night I was fixing my bedspread and when I liefted it, I noticed a little Red bug. It was ...
A: It's quite possible that it WAS a lady bug. There are some species of lady bug that hibernate ...
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| identification of bugs around cat food | 1/28/2009 |
Q: I found a small bug (about 3mm long) on my carpet the other day. Now I found a whole lot of them ...
A: Your cat food is infested with flour beetles. Flour beetles are known to infest dry pet food and ...
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| Large insect looks like mosquito but stings like bee | 1/27/2009 |
Q: recently got stung by this large looking mosquito. it's not a mosquito it stings like a bee and left ...
A: Chances are, it is a small wasp of some kind. There are several species of ichneumon wasps that ...
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| the future of interior planting... bugs? | 1/27/2009 |
Q: im currently studying garden design at falmouth university, cornwall, uk, and im writing an 8000word ...
A: Sam: I've seen quite a few examples where indoor landscapes have been infested with pest insects in ...
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| Arizona Bark Scorpion | 1/7/2009 |
Q: How do you kill one of these scorpions and then save it? My friend is into entymology and has quite ...
A: There are 4 common methods for preservation: 1) Pinning the scorpion on an insect pin and including ...
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| Arizona Bark Scorpion | 1/7/2009 |
Q: How do you kill one of these scorpions and then save it? My friend is into entymology and has quite ...
A: Your dilemma is actually easier than you might think. While freezing them is an option, you would ...
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| neon green worm | 1/6/2009 |
Q: I live in Montclair, Ca. Our current weather is dry and sunny. This is not a bug "problem", I would ...
A: I guess it's possible that the caterpillar could have ridden with you back home, but it's not too ...
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| jumping spiders | 1/6/2009 |
Q: is there any way i could find an encyclopedia containing all jumping spider species?
A: A brief search of the Internet revealed the following website: http://salticidae.org/jsotw.html ...
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| Worm/Leech looking creatures in my shower! | 1/6/2009 |
Q: I read one of your previous post about a description of "black wormlike" insects in someones shower ...
A: If these creatures don't have legs, then you're looking at a moth fly larva (develop in drains) or a ...
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| two-lined spittlebug | 1/1/2009 |
Q: What plants do they thrive on? We have an investation of them. They have found their way into the ...
A: Generally, they trive on woody plants and forbs. Their food is whatever you're finding them on. ...
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| I keep finding this bug in my house!!! | 12/17/2008 |
Q: I keep finding this bug in my bedroom and I have to have my boyfriend kill it for me every time. I ...
A: This is a leaf-footed bug. They feed on the sap from shrubs and other wood ornamental plants. They ...
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| entomolgy | 12/16/2008 |
Q: how long do you have to go to school for entomology
A: You must go at least 4 years to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Entomology. If you want to ...
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| small yellow and black insect | 12/9/2008 |
Q: Wayne County, Michigan I was wondering what this insect was. I am quite sure it is not a bee, even ...
A: This is actually a species of fly called a hover fly. They are sometimes referred to by their ...
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| Worm like creatures in my bathtub | 12/3/2008 |
Q: There are black worm like creatures emerging from under the brass section holding the sliding glass ...
A: Ok. You have cleared it up for me. These are immature silverfish. They have 2 to 3 projections ...
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| bugs on my walls and pomegranate plant | 11/19/2008 |
Q: I live in Western Washington and recently there have been bugs all over my house. They're always ...
A: Wow, this insect is very small. I can't make out much detail in your picture, but this does not ...
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| catapillar | 11/18/2008 |
Q: While in Cashiers NC this fall I found a very odd looking caterpillar and would like to have more ...
A: This is caterpillar of a species of Tussock moth. Tussock moths lay their eggs on trees and their ...
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| Flea Excretory System | 11/18/2008 |
Q: I tried looking online to understand how small a flea really is. I discovered it was about 3 mm ...
A: Well, believe it or not, I used to propagate fleas for a major animal health company and I learned ...
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| need a bug identified | 11/13/2008 |
Q: We just moved to a ground floor condo that opens onto a patio and have noticed bugs crawling on the ...
A: Sounds like a garden millipede. They are found in humid areas with lots of organic material. To ...
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| scorpions.. | 11/13/2008 |
Q: there has been an ongoing debate between me and some friends. I live in northeast Alabama, DeKalb ...
A: The bark scorpion, Centruroides vittatus, is found across the southern and southeast US. The sting ...
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| unidentified insect | 11/5/2008 |
Q: i was moving some wood around today and found a very strange bug/insect. it is very unusual to me i ...
A: This is called an Eyed Click Beetle, also called an "Eyed Elater." These beetles feed on decaying ...
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| little flying bugs | 11/4/2008 |
Q: Okay for the last 2 weeks i started to noticed these bugs flying around my kitchen well i just ...
A: All of your descriptions match what I would envision for a fruit fly infestation. Fruit flies ...
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| Massive amount of spider web/weblike matl. | 11/4/2008 |
Q: I live in NW Connecticut and for the past couple of months I have noticed an increase in total ...
A: There are 2 possibilities here: 1) It is possible that there has been a very good emergence of ...
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| Mysterious Bug Bites | 11/4/2008 |
Q: I'm getting bug bites, but I cannot see what is biting me. I am mostly getting bites under my ...
A: Chiggers, chiggers, chiggers! Your suspicions of chiggers are confirmed by a couple of key details: ...
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| Bright Orange ant that changed color | 10/28/2008 |
Q: I live in Eustis Florida however I work in Sorrento Florida and while I was on break I was sitting ...
A: Without seeing a picture, I'm not sure I can provide an exact ID, but I've never heard of any ...
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| Bug in Worm Tray | 10/28/2008 |
Q: I have been trying to figure out what kind of insect I have in my worm tower. Alot of people tell ...
A: Well, the picture's a little blurry and it's hard to tell what it is. It might be a maggot, but it ...
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| black bug | 10/22/2008 |
Q: I have these black bugs in my apartment. I live in northern WI and noone has ever seen these things ...
A: This is definintely a beetle larva. It resembles the larva of the Caterpillar hunter beetle ...
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| strange insect | 10/22/2008 |
Q: i live in england and when i go in my downstairs bathroom sometimes there are strange insects.the ...
A: This insect is called a silverfish. They frequent dark, humid places like bathrooms, basements, ...
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| i found a bug in my yard | 10/22/2008 |
Q: I live near Atlanta, Ga and i found a bug that i have never seen before. It looked like a oversized ...
A: This time of year, there are many mature caterpillars crawling around. Most likely, you are seeing ...
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| black bug | 10/22/2008 |
Q: I have these black bugs in my apartment. I live in northern WI and noone has ever seen these things ...
A: There are a lot of black bugs around and many are beetles. My first impression is that you might ...
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| small brown worms | 10/21/2008 |
Q: We have been find a small brown worm- approx 1 inch in size sometimes 1 and 1/2 inch. They have a ...
A: These are small garden millipedes. They feed on decomposing organic material in flowerbeds and in ...
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| Biting Insect | 10/15/2008 |
Q: I have been getting bites on my ankles, back etc in my home and can never spot the insect biting me. ...
A: This is a picture of a species of parasitic wasp that attacks aphids, caterpillars and scale ...
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| What kind of bug is this | 10/14/2008 |
Q: I live in the area of Lancaster, PA. I found a bug that has stumped my Co-Op teacher and myself. I ...
A: This is a species of assassin bug called a Wheel bug (Arilus cristatus). These insects prey on ...
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| What I found in the stock tank, it's a . . . ? | 10/14/2008 |
Q: I'm in central Minnesota and it's mid October so things are definitely cooling down. I went to clean ...
A: These are called Rat-tailed maggots. They are actually the larva of a species of hover fly called a ...
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| small black crawling bug on dog | 10/14/2008 |
Q: I live in Northern Vermont, A few weeks ago I noticed a small black bug crawling around at the base ...
A: Fleas, fleas, fleas...definitely! When they are on the host (in this case, a dog), they do not hop, ...
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| Strange fairy like bug | 10/8/2008 |
Q: Every autumn in Maine there are a few weeks when very small bugs hatch and I'd like to know what ...
A: My first impression is of an insect called a Woolly Aphid. These sap-feeding insects usually occur ...
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| Woah | 10/8/2008 |
Q: Live in central texas, found a bug inside on my bed. six legs, large jaws (relative to body size), ...
A: You have discovered a lacewing nymph. These creatures glue the dead carcasses of their prey on their ...
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| insect identification | 10/7/2008 |
Q: An insect is swarming mesquite trees on our property. It is brown and yellow. The body seems to be ...
A: This is a wood boring beetle that infests mesquite trees called Placosternus difficilis. It ...
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| shells in our freezer | 10/7/2008 |
Q: we bought a freezer from another party and when we started to use it the freezer has a horrible ...
A: You are seeing the empty pupal cases of flies (house flies & blow flies) that emerged from eggs laid ...
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| Skinny bug in my apartment | 10/7/2008 |
Q: I have seen these bugs in my apartment in Highland Park, NJ. They are long and skinny. They have ...
A: Say hello to Mr. Silverfish! Silverfish are insects that feed on starches and paper and like dark, ...
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| Light brown, flat, oval shaped sluglike bug with white underbelly | 10/1/2008 |
Q: I live right outside Orlando, FL, and while outside today, I lifted up my grill cover that was on ...
A: This "sluglike" bug is a slug. Insects have 3 pairs of legs and a hard outer shell as adults (some ...
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| Horse parasites | 10/1/2008 |
Q: I'm a 4-H leader in Queen Creek, AZ and I'm trying to create a "bug board" of parasites that affect ...
A: Dru: I don't know of anything like that, but I found a couple of links below that have good ...
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| Strange bug in my yard | 10/1/2008 |
Q: Any clue what this critter is? I've never seen one before and it was very interesting.
A: This is a female of a group of wasps called ichneumons (Ick-new-mons). You caught this individual ...
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| caterpillar-like insect | 9/30/2008 |
Q: I am located in the Rio Grande Valley about 30 miles south of Albuquerque, NM which is in central ...
A: This is called a Bagworm. Bagworms are a species of moth where the females never develop beyond the ...
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| Unknown Mosquito-Like Bug | 9/30/2008 |
Q: Do you know the name of a bug that looks somewhat like a mosquito but it is red with white on the ...
A: Not being entirely familiar with Florida species, my first guess is a species of midge. Midges look ...
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| Schooling? | 9/30/2008 |
Q: What kind of schooling is required for this field of study?
A: Formal education in entomology requires education in the following: I went to Texas A&M from ...
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| Insect bites on me | 9/24/2008 |
Q: I'm just about ready to cry over bug bites, but I don't know what's doing it! I live in Toronto in a ...
A: Well, thanks! I'm starting to think that fleas might be the culprit here with your additional ...
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| Black dirt that looks like tiny spiders in toilet bowl? | 9/24/2008 |
Q: I live in Edmonton, Albert Canada...I recvently have ntoiced that I end up with what looks like blac ...
A: Interesting dilemma here! My first impression is that these are not spiders you're seeing. They ...
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| Insect bites on me | 9/24/2008 |
Q: I'm just about ready to cry over bug bites, but I don't know what's doing it! I live in Toronto in a ...
A: Kate...rest assured that these spiders are not the culprit here. Spiders don't feed on humans and ...
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| identify worm like insect | 9/23/2008 |
Q: One of my students brought in this creature - grub? It was found in mid Michigan by some dry ...
A: This is the larva of a Caterpillar Hunter beetle (Calosoma spp.) It is not actually a grub. They ...
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| unknown bite | 9/23/2008 |
Q: my wife and I have both been bitten recently, we believe while sleeping. The bite resembles a ...
A: The characteristics of the bite certainly sound like they came from a spider. Generally speaking, ...
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| Miniscule black biting bug | 9/23/2008 |
Q: I live in central Illinois. Moweaqua, IL We were getting bit yesterday so bad that we couldn't stay ...
A: My first impression is that this is an insect called a thrips. Thrips are very small and range from ...
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| Pill bugs. | 9/23/2008 |
Q: What do pill bugs use their antennas for? i'm doing a report for school and i couldn't find this ...
A: All insects and crustaceans (pill bugs are closer to crabs and crayfish than insects) use their ...
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| mystery bug | 9/17/2008 |
Q: I live in MI. I have a potted parsley plant on my deck. The other day I noticed a long slender ...
A: One of the favorite larval foods of the Black Swallowtail butterfly is parsley. The butterflies lay ...
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| roach | 9/17/2008 |
Q: every August - almost to the day - I will see a roach - i know there are others but I have a pest ...
A: The ootheca issue could be true, but what is more likely happening is climate-related than anything ...
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| Insect identification | 9/17/2008 |
Q: Nathan, I live in southeast Tennessee near Chattanooga. When cleaning out my gutters I have noticed ...
A: You are seeing earwigs. Earwigs live in areas with decaying organic material and vegetation. They ...
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| bug ID | 9/16/2008 |
Q: We seem to have a small infestation in our 60-year-old wooden piano. After moving the piano last ...
A: Without a picture, I'm not confident that I can provide an accurate guess for you. I'm somewhat ...
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| ID of source of pinholes and tubes from ceiling | 9/16/2008 |
Q: I just noticed a multiple very small (sub mm) pin holes and 1/4-1/2" tubes extending from a two of ...
A: I don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but this appears to be a mud tube constructed by ...
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| flying beetle? | 9/10/2008 |
Q: This insect flew into the house this morning. Body about an inch long with longer wings. Made a ...
A: This is an adult cicada. They live in trees and feed on sap. They develop in the ground over a ...
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| mystery bug | 9/10/2008 |
Q: I saw this bug? on my patio two days ago in the early afternoon. Reminds me of a fish. could not ...
A: This is a Puss Caterpiller (also known as an asp). THIS IS A STINGING CATERPILLAR AND SHOULD NOT BE ...
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| Sparrow/Mites | 9/9/2008 |
Q: About a month ago we found a baby sparrow in our backyard. We could not find the nest and left it ...
A: Well...all I can say is that sometimes our need to do good comes with a price. You did a good thing ...
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| Spider | 9/9/2008 |
Q: I have this elborate web builder in my front yard. I was wondering if it was dangerous. I live in SE ...
A: This and the second email you sent are pictures of a small orb-weaving spider in the genus Araneus. ...
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| Book Lice | 9/3/2008 |
Q: I'm 85% our family home is infested with book lice. I've ruled out mites & fleas. I only feel this ...
A: The following link takes you to a page where you can click and find the county extension office ...
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| unknown flying insect | 8/26/2008 |
Q: Can you tell me what kind of bee this is? Found it outside the office in Newnan, GA.
A: This is a Cicada killer. It is a large hornet where the females dig tunnels in loose soil and fill ...
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| white caterpillar | 8/26/2008 |
Q: I am a nurse at Notre Dame. We have had 2 cases of students coming in with stinging/ burning ...
A: There are 3 possibilities here: they may have been sting by a puss caterpillar, a hag moth ...
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| Names of insects | 8/20/2008 |
Q: Could you help me with the name of this insect?
A: This is a species of Chrysomelid beetle. The common name is leaf beetle, but I don't know the ...
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| earwig, hoppy thing | 8/20/2008 |
Q: I found a strange insect in my harmonica, and I can't figure out what it is. Im in Oregon. It was ...
A: My first impression is an insect called a jumping bristletail. They fit the size profile and the ...
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| Giant Hornet - Virginia Beach, VA | 8/19/2008 |
Q: I am trying to ID a very large flying insect. They are predominatly yellow with black bands, very ...
A: You have encountered a Cicada Killer wasp. These large ground-nesting hornets catch cicadas in the ...
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| What is this??? | 8/19/2008 |
Q: My friend was telling me about the bug, looked almost like a fat worm with eyes. With the colors ...
A: This is the larva of a swallowtail butterfly. The "eyes" are actually spots on the tail meant to ...
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| Not sure if Velvet Ant | 8/19/2008 |
Q: I live near Atlanta, GA and this year we've started seeing something in our yard that resembles ...
A: You're welcome. Velvet ants are actually a species of wasp. The females are wingless and the males ...
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| Not sure if Velvet Ant | 8/19/2008 |
Q: I live near Atlanta, GA and this year we've started seeing something in our yard that resembles ...
A: Not all velvet ants are fuzzy. Some have hairs that are smooth to the body and require a closer ...
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| strange larvae in rotting tree trunk | 8/19/2008 |
Q: Really curious about a larvea that has appeared in a rotting tree trunk in our yard...it is quite ...
A: You are seeing the larva/grub of either a Rhinoceros beetle or Hercules beetle. These large scarabs ...
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| Biting insects | 8/13/2008 |
Q: Sir, over the past couple of months, I have been bitten on or around my ankles/feet, but no other ...
A: Bites in this region indicate the possibility of chiggers or fleas. Chiggers develop in grassy ...
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| Please help!! | 8/6/2008 |
Q: I live in the UK and have noticed that I have itsy bitsy tiny insects?/mites?/creepy crawlies? in my ...
A: Sounds like granary mites or clover mites. They have been known to feed on dry dog food and cat ...
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| California Prionus | 8/6/2008 |
Q: We found what we are relatively sure to be a California Prionus on our screen door this evening. ...
A: Beetles in this group are considered pests and borers of a wide variety of trees. They do not ...
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| weird bug | 8/6/2008 |
Q: found an elongated light brown/tan beetle with 4 white spots on its back. Long antennae sticking ...
A: This is a species of wood boring beetle (also called longhorn beetle) that is known to infest pine ...
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| insect identification, flying ant/wasp? | 8/6/2008 |
Q: I live in Skokie, IL, a Northern suburb of Chicago. I found the enclosed in our basement. I have ...
A: This is definitely a species of wasp...most likely possibility is a species of mud dauber wasp. ...
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| Help, unidentified bug is everywhere and biting me | 7/30/2008 |
Q: I keep finding this tiny bug, about the size of a pin-head. It is dark brown/black, six legs that at ...
A: You may have an infestation of bird mites. If you have a lot of pigeons or sparrows ...
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| Wasps/bess/hornets? In the ground, | 7/30/2008 |
Q: Nathan-- I am a city girl-- who just moved to the country! I have 6 little boys and a house (in SE ...
A: Do a search for "cicada killer" and see what you get. These large ground-nesting hornets like to ...
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| little black bugs | 7/30/2008 |
Q: My two little dogs have about 20 to 30 biting little black bugs on them all of a sudden. They are ...
A: If they go into the woods, they may have come across a newly hatched batch of ticks, also known as ...
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| little white 6 legged spider-like critter | 7/23/2008 |
Q: Are you able to identify my new office companion? I almost wiped him off of my desk as a piece of ...
A: This might be an immature lacewing larva. They glue the carcasses of their prey on their backs as ...
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| small white (?) bugs | 7/23/2008 |
Q: We are in a suburban area of Cincinnati, OH. We have quite alot of trees/plants on our lot, our ...
A: Sounds like mealybugs, scales, whiteflies or possibly woolly aphids. All of these are sap suckers ...
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| furry afro insect identification | 7/23/2008 |
Q: I have a little friend here that I would love to have him identified. He looks alien. At first I ...
A: My first impression is a camouflaged lacewing nymph/larva. They cover their body with the carcasses ...
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| FLIES | 7/22/2008 |
Q: I found two dead birds in the attic leading to my son's bedroom and now have really large flies ...
A: I would not spray the attic. What you have are either flesh flies or black blow flies emerging from ...
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| weird bugs feasting on my indoor hibiscus | 7/22/2008 |
Q: what are theses things? i found them 10 minutes ago on my hibiscus. I live in Arlington Virginia and ...
A: including scales, mealybugs, whiteflies and aphids. I can't say for sure, but these might be an ...
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| bugs in my coffee pot | 7/22/2008 |
Q: my wife and i have been seeing bugs that look like ants but could be termites. they seem to go where ...
A: The only things I've seen nest in a coffee pot are sugar ants, also known as pharaoh ants. They ...
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| tiny black bugs on my walls and floors | 7/10/2008 |
Q: I live in Northeast Ohio where it's often rainy. I have been finding these tiny black bugs (their ...
A: My first impression is springtails, also called collembola. These insects like to live in humid ...
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| Thousands of bugs at pool and deck | 7/9/2008 |
Q: I am attaching a pic of bugs that are all of a sudden infesting my deck and pool. They are a little ...
A: These look like sap beetles, but they are not known to bite. When you mentioned the attraction to ...
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| golden egg laying mystery bug | 7/9/2008 |
Q: I live in Biddeford, ME and I have some sort of bug laying eggs in my vegetable garden. It is ...
A: This appears to be a clutch of eggs laid by a moth or possibly a butterfly. There are several moths ...
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| Repellent for small flying black insects | 7/9/2008 |
Q: What can I use to combat bites and/or stings from small, visible, flying black pests? I believe ...
A: There are 2 really good repellants that will work here: look for repellant products that contain ...
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| Small tick-like bug with long front pincers. | 7/8/2008 |
Q: I just found a very strange bug on my ceiling, and I'm wondering what it is. It looks like a tick: ...
A: You have encountered a pseudoscorpion. These 8-legged creatures live under bark, feeding on insects ...
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| insects | 7/8/2008 |
Q: I keep seeing these same red shrimp like insects in my house they are always dead the also get into ...
A: There is a creature called a "scud" that is sometimes found in pools and standing water on the ...
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| Invisible biting bug | 7/3/2008 |
Q: For the past 3 weeks or so, (since it finally warmed up here in Minneapolis), I've been getting bit ...
A: Possibilities include thrips, mites (chiggers, bird, rat, clover, or grain), or no see ums (very ...
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| cast skin | 7/3/2008 |
Q: I hope you can help me. I have become obsessed witht the notion that I may have bed bugs, carpet ...
A: Wow! The picture you've sent is really blurry and I'm having a difficult time getting an idea what ...
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| indoor plant bug identification | 7/2/2008 |
Q: i have an indoor banana tree in my nyc apt. i have noticed, after repotting (with new bagged soil,) ...
A: It is quite possible that you've developed an infestation of fungus gnats. They feed on fungus that ...
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| insect ID | 7/2/2008 |
Q: There are these tiny insects that we have around our town that my dad used to tell me that they were ...
A: They kind of look like a fairy, don't they? This is a winged form of the woolly aphid. They feed ...
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| moth or fly? | 7/2/2008 |
Q: I live in Pittsburgh, PA and last year we had tiny black flies with triangular wings in our bathroom ...
A: It's a fly...named after a moth! You have an infestation of moth flies. They develop in drains. ...
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| type of ant? | 6/25/2008 |
Q: I live in the high desert in southern california (U.S) and i've noticed these cute ants. They are ...
A: These could be harvester ants or a species of formica ant. Harvester ants sting and you should be ...
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| Ants carrying other ants | 6/24/2008 |
Q: I was sitting on my concrete patio yesterday, and I noticed a steady stream of small black ants ...
A: It is possible that the ants being carried were newly emerged adults and didn't have the capacity to ...
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| 6 legs, black wings, red bugs | 6/24/2008 |
Q: My yard is swarming w/these little bugs that look like they should fly but I haven't seen that yet. ...
A: Sounds like a large population of box elder bugs or red-shouldered bugs. As immatures, they are red ...
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| identification | 6/18/2008 |
Q: A big bug flew into my husband one day when he was working in the garage. I think it was a beetle. ...
A: It may have been a species of wood boring beetle. Some of them have very ornate antennae. In other ...
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| beetles | 6/18/2008 |
Q: Im sorry I sent you an email a little bit ago. I found a picture of it. Go to this web site.. ...
A: This is a Hercules beetle. They develop as grubs in decomposing organic material like compost ...
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| insect identifying kitchen dilemma | 6/10/2008 |
Q: since yesterday morning I discovered tiny red ants crawling on top of my kitchen countertop. Now ...
A: Sounds like it may be sugar ants, also known as pharaoh ants, also known as "piss ants" in TX. ...
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| Spiders Galore | 6/4/2008 |
Q: I live in Basking Ridge, NJ in a small condo. I have a sliding glass door that leads to a small, ...
A: Spiders are nearly impossible to kill with sprays because only the tips of their feet touch the ...
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| tiny red bug | 6/3/2008 |
Q: i live in the uk, in edinburgh, the weather of late has been rather warm for here, i was visiting ...
A: Red spider mites are found on plants and are VERY tiny. They don't move very quickly and aren't ...
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| tiny nat/ant like bugs | 6/3/2008 |
Q: We have just moved into a new developed neighborhood in central north carolina and have discovered ...
A: Sounds like a large population of springtails. These insects prefer humid environments with shade ...
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| A bug in my garden... | 5/28/2008 |
Q: Riggs, On May 17 I started a vegetable garden in a brand new raised planter. I put in storebought ...
A: These are a species of springtail. They live in humid areas with lots of decaying organic material. ...
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| bug ID | 5/28/2008 |
Q: Im in the middle of Iraq at the moment and I have been back and forth here the past 4 years I have ...
A: It sounds like a Camel Spider, also known as a Sun Scorpion. It is an 8-legged creature with a ...
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| ants | 5/21/2008 |
Q: I have 2 large colonies of ants near my home they are about 3/8" long and have a bright red head and ...
A: Ortho Max contains one of the strongest active ingredients available on the market today. If you ...
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| ants | 5/21/2008 |
Q: I have 2 large colonies of ants near my home they are about 3/8" long and have a bright red head and ...
A: These might be Formica ants from the description. Ortho Max is a powerful CONTACT insecticide and ...
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| bird mites and moth balls | 5/14/2008 |
Q: I am currently fighting a bird mite infestation. They seem to love me and not my sister and her two ...
A: Vacuuming and moth balls will certainly help, but not eradicate the problem. If you have bird ...
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| losing wing bugs | 5/14/2008 |
Q: i live in tampa, fl. this morning i woke up and found these tiny worm or larvae looking things. i ...
A: Sounds like a termite or ant swarm. During the spring, ant and termite colonies produce alates ...
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| Unidentified Wasp Insect | 5/14/2008 |
Q: Today, one of my bug loving friends gave me a little container with an insect inside knowing that I ...
A: This sounds like a type of parasitic wasp called an Ichneumon wasp. The females of the species ...
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| leech like bugs | 5/13/2008 |
Q: i keep seeing leech like bugs mainly by my bathroom because it is next to my back door. Theese bugs ...
A: This sounds like either a silverfish or a firebrat. These insects like dark, humid environments and ...
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| Bee-like flying insects in my yard | 5/7/2008 |
Q: We recently removed from our yard a line of english ivy planted in a series of rocks and started to ...
A: It sounds like these might be hornets or yellowjackets (ground nesters). There may have been a nest ...
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| bug identification | 5/7/2008 |
Q: i live in vancouver, BC Canada and I'd really like to know the name of this bug(attached picture). ...
A: This is either a Silverfish (light colored) or a Firebrat (dark colored). They live in dark, humid ...
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| help.. what is it | 5/6/2008 |
Q: we live in west Memphis, Arkansas. we have an indoor koi pond with Arkansas fieldstone as its ...
A: My first impression is some sort of aquatic insect like a stone fly, damselfly, or a caddisfly. ...
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| What was this winged, ant-like swarming insect? | 5/6/2008 |
Q: While walking around a friend's house we found these insects swarming (in hundreds) on the sidewalk ...
A: Well, it definitely sounds like a swarm of ants...short wings (termite wings are longer than the ...
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| Bettle | 4/30/2008 |
Q: So there are these ladybug-like creature in my home and I am worried that they may be affecting my ...
A: There are many different species of lady beetles (lady bugs). Some are pink with black spots, ...
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| Unknown Bug in South Carolina | 4/29/2008 |
Q: I have bugs in my house that I've never seen around here before. I live in Columbia, South ...
A: I am not a doctor, but I think there are 2 issues at work here... First, it sounds like you've got ...
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| bed bugs? | 4/29/2008 |
Q: i have these tiny insects all over my bed that bite. they are oval shape with two long antennae, a ...
A: Bed bugs are rounded and flattened in shape with a gray color. They do not have antennae that are ...
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| White maggot looking worms falling from tree | 4/29/2008 |
Q: I have these falling from my Cork Oak tree today. They are as stated above maggot looking worms. ...
A: These almost look like thrips. Thrips feed on the sap from flower petals and grasses. They are ...
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| Hopeful Identification of an insect | 4/29/2008 |
Q: My name is Andrew and I have a curious insect that I have never seen in my home before. In the ...
A: Andrew: You should know that all insects have their skeletons on the outside, but some have soft ...
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| unidentified flying bug | 4/22/2008 |
Q: One night a large green flying bug about 6 inches (including wingspan) with a suction cup type thing ...
A: I'm not sure about a suction cup, but these are my guesses here... 1) Praying Mantis 2) Luna Moth ...
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| harvestmen and Megarian Banded Centipedes | 4/16/2008 |
Q: We live in Andalucia in southern Spain. We let a little cottage. Unfortunately the cottage is also ...
A: Clothes washing detergent will do fine...about 2 tablespoons per gallon of water... Regarding the ...
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| black worm with webs | 4/16/2008 |
Q: im from south east asia, which might make this a little difficult... the bug i saw is something ive ...
A: Sounds like a species of inchworm (a caterpillar of a species of moth). They can spin silk and hang ...
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| found bug in bed | 4/16/2008 |
Q: I awoke this morning and found a weird bug. It is red with a hard shell, it has eight legs and it ...
A: My first impression is that you've found a tick of some kind. Most ticks feed on blood from ...
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| harvestmen | 4/16/2008 |
Q: We live in Andalucia in southern Spain. We let a little cottage. Unfortunately the cottage is also ...
A: *** [FOLLOW UP] *** A mild soap solution will dissolve the waxes on their exoskeleton (skin) that ...
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| fruit flies? | 4/15/2008 |
Q: I have tiny black flying bugs ALL over my house. Thought they were fruit flies, they seem to like ...
A: Fruit flies, once in a home can be difficult to eliminate. They find little pockets of moisture on ...
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| caterpillars | 4/15/2008 |
Q: How many legs do caterpillars have?
A: Good question! Because caterpillars are an insect larva, they have 6 true legs located just behind ...
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| black caterpillar type bug | 4/9/2008 |
Q: I live near Louisville,KY. Yesterday I found what looked like a fat, fur-less, black caterpillar in ...
A: My first impression is that of a black soldier fly larva. They aren't necessarily fat, but they are ...
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| tiny biting insect | 4/8/2008 |
Q: I live in Gainesville, Florida and my son and I were outside yesterday around 5:00 p.m. getting our ...
A: My first impression is fleas. Fleas develop in loose sand/dirt and will be concentrated in areas ...
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| Little Black Bug | 4/8/2008 |
Q: Pa.I occasionally come across this little black bug in my home(can't be no bigger than a half ...
A: My first impression is that you've encountered a pseudoscorpion (false scorpion). These little ...
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| big, black flies | 4/1/2008 |
Q: I have a sudden infestation of them. Found a dead but LONG dessicated squirrel but got rid of it ...
A: These flies are the adult results of eggs laid on the squirrel carcass weeks or months ago. ...
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| red bugs that live in bricks | 3/27/2008 |
Q: i have these tiny very hard to see bugs that live in the bricks of my house htey seem to come out of ...
A: Sounds like an infestation of some sort of mite or possibly springtails. You might consider ...
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| Worm like bugs. | 3/26/2008 |
Q: I just moved into an apartment and I have noticed small orange worm like bug coming out of the ...
A: You might have an infestation of carpet beetles in the exhaust fan area. The larvae of carpet ...
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| Bug Identification | 3/12/2008 |
Q: Over the last year I have seen four of a particular insect. One of them was on the outside of a ...
A: My first guess based on your information and drawings is possibly a stink bug or box elder bug. ...
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| Little white bugs | 3/4/2008 |
Q: We have a dark pantry in our house and today we saw some white stuff on a can that we pulled out. ...
A: It is very possible that you have an infestation of book lice, also called Psocids (sew-sids). ...
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| Fruit Flies?? | 2/27/2008 |
Q: This is my first spring in a house I'm renting that i can only guess was built in the '20s and I ...
A: Sure does sound like fruit flies! Not only are they attracted to fruit, they are also attracted to ...
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| unknown flying insect | 2/26/2008 |
Q: I live in the UK, it is our winter now, cold and wet with the occasional frost. I found a cocoon in ...
A: Ooo! I would love to see a picture of your creature. The weather here today is beautiful...72F ...
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| What to feed a bug? | 2/26/2008 |
Q: I found a bug in the inside of my window. I would like to know the following: 1) What kind is it ...
A: To answer your questions: 1) This is a species of stink bug...it appears to be an immature stage ...
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| Bonsai Tree w/ insects in soil | 2/20/2008 |
Q: Hey Nathan, I've noticed tiny silver insects in the soil of my bonsai tree. It's an indoor plant, ...
A: My first impression is that these are either springtails or symphylans. Both of these insects feed ...
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| worm-like creature in septic line | 2/15/2008 |
Q: Our floor drain burped tonight in our basement and there were thousands of 1/4" wiggly things in ...
A: There are a lot of possibilities here...all of them probably leading to some sort of insect larva. ...
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| tiny, black/brown jumping bugs outside | 2/6/2008 |
Q: Over the past few days my mother has started to see little blackish/brownish jumping bugs in our ...
A: My first impression is that you are seeing an increase in springtails after all of the rain. These ...
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| BEES | 1/31/2008 |
Q: How may times their own weight can a bee lift? And at what speed must it be travelling at to ...
A: This is just my opinion, but I don't think bees are suited for lifting anything. The heaviest load ...
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| re: bugs in home | 1/31/2008 |
Q: this past summer I noticed these small (approx 1/2 inch)bugs that used to cling to our screen door. ...
A: They might be a cousin to the box elder bug: the red-shouldered bug. They are overwintering inside ...
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| tiny hardshelled black bugs | 1/23/2008 |
Q: we live in Nashville, TN. My grandmother was bitten by a bug that has left peculiar spots on her. ...
A: My first impression is fleas. Sometimes cats or dogs will frequent garden areas because of the soil ...
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| bite | 1/23/2008 |
Q: I woke up last night with a stinging sensation in my hand from a bite. it is about 1/2 inch in a ...
A: The only stinging insect that leaves the stinger at the wound is a honeybee. Other possibilities ...
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| Seed Ticks | 1/18/2008 |
Q: Nathan- This past evening my chocolate lab woke me up with a crying barking type noise that I am ...
A: The term "seed tick" is used to describe the stage of tick that is newly hatched from the egg. This ...
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| Bug on paper and clothes | 1/17/2008 |
Q: I'm from Miami. I found a bug on a shirt the other day, and today 2 of the same bug crawling on a ...
A: Please say hello to the silverfish. This insect prefers dark, humid places like bathrooms and ...
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| Spider Identifacation | 1/15/2008 |
Q: In my room is a medium (About 5 cm) spider that is gray and blackish and really Hairy could you ...
A: My first impression is that you are seeing a Bold Jumper. These spiders are very common in and ...
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| ticks | 1/15/2008 |
Q: The doctor told my mom she has a tick bite. She barely goes outside. She got the bite while ...
A: Although your dogs are on tick prevention medication, ticks will still get on them and ride around ...
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| Red bug | 1/9/2008 |
Q: I have this red spider/bug that is all over my child's swing set and you please tell what they are ...
A: This appears to be a batch of immature boxelder bugs. These feed on the sap from boxelder seed pods ...
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| Christmas Tree Bugs | 1/9/2008 |
Q: About 1 week after Christmas, I noticed something black under my Douglas fir tree...to my surprise ...
A: This is a species of aphid that infests pine trees. They feed on the sap from the tree and excrete ...
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| Tiny little black bugs | 1/7/2008 |
Q: I was gone away from my house for about four weeks. When i came home i found about thirty to forty ...
A: If the fridge/freezer was turned off, then the insects may have gotten in to infest some food there. ...
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| ident | 1/7/2008 |
Q: Nathan, I have a bug that clings to our stucco walls on the house . It is flat with no apparant ...
A: Sounds like a bagworm. Bagworms live inside a tough silken bag and stick their heads out to move or ...
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| unknown worm/cenitpede | 1/7/2008 |
Q: I found a worm, or grub-like insect on my porch this morning. Its about 1 1/2in long and its all one ...
A: I think this is a Garden Centipede. These creatures feed on decaying organic materials and are very ...
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| brown insect | 1/3/2008 |
Q: I have asked Walter Hintz previously about this insect but the photo I attached was not focused at ...
A: This is a very young cockroach of some kind (I'm not sure of the species). They are attracted to ...
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| Cockroach Eggs | 1/3/2008 |
Q: I would understand if you won't be able to answer my question because I'm not sure how to describe ...
A: Cockroach egg cases are routinely parasitized by many species of tiny wasps. These wasps are ...
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| Bugs in my house! | 1/2/2008 |
Q: I live in Scotland at the moment its middle of winter and cold, recently i have been finding bugs ...
A: [FOLLOW UP] These insects infest cereal grains like rice, corn or wheat. They will also get into ...
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| dog bugs | 1/2/2008 |
Q: For many months my two dogs have been very itchy. Just recently I started finding a brown bug ...
A: This sure does sound like and fit the description of a flea. Female fleas are larger than males and ...
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| dont see the insect that bites me! | 12/27/2007 |
Q: WHAT IS IT THAT BITES ME? I HAVE TWO CATS THEY HAVE THERE FLEA COLLAR ON, AND ARE NOT OUT DOOR ...
A: Depending on the age of the flea collar, the fleas may still be coming from the cat or its bedding ...
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| Strange bugs found on Christmas Tree. | 12/26/2007 |
Q: I have just noticed a large cluster of very tiny (about the size of a pin head) black bugs on our ...
A: These are a large species of aphid that feed on pine trees. They suck sap from the tree and excrete ...
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| silver insect | 12/19/2007 |
Q: I live in Austrlia and have recently been finindg all thesde tiny silver bugs in my kitchen around ...
A: You may have an infestation of springtails. These insects prefer moist, dark areas and feed on ...
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| catepillars | 12/18/2007 |
Q: I was Altoona Florida and a round fuzzy caterpillar light tan in color was on my shirt and I was ...
A: Chances are, this was a Puss Caterpillar, sometimes called an "asp." These caterpillars possess ...
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| terrestrial caddisfly larvae?! | 12/12/2007 |
Q: I'm located in Cookeville, Tennessee and while sitting here at my computer desk I noticed something ...
A: You're correct...caddis flies are only aquatic. Sounds like the caterpillar of a casemaking clothes ...
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| Spider identification | 12/11/2007 |
Q: Could you please help me identify this spider? I lived in Tyler, Texas (East Texas) for about 5 ...
A: [FOLLOW UP] There are 2 types of trap door spiders in Texas: a red species and a black species, ...
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| Black Furry Insect. | 12/10/2007 |
Q: I was walking in the outskirts of the woods near my friend's house and stumbled upon a dead bug that ...
A: It appears to be a dead woollybear caterpillar or possibly the empty skin of one. They are very ...
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| worm identification | 12/5/2007 |
Q: I hope you can help me. I have these very tiny reddish brown worms all over my house. They are on ...
A: I wonder if you're seeing the larvae of Carpet Beetles. Carpet beetle larvae live at the edges of ...
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| Potato Bug parasite? | 12/5/2007 |
Q: This morning at work we had a driver run over a potato bug in the parking lot. Rougly a half hour ...
A: [FOLLOW UP] I guess I'm not surprised. Those worms have to be pretty tough if they are going to ...
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| small yellow bug | 12/5/2007 |
Q: I live in a dorm at the University of Washington in Seattle. There is a bug that every once in a ...
A: My first impression is that you've seen a silverfish. They are a fairly small insect that like ...
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| raised black "dots" | 11/28/2007 |
Q: Our home is white stucco, located on the north side of a small lake in central Florida. Primarily ...
A: ..you're too kind! Yes to insect droppings. Insects in the fly group produce "dot-like" ...
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| Tiny Black Bugs w/ Red Legs | 11/28/2007 |
Q: We have recently had an influx of tiny (1/2 the size of the head of a pin) bugs. The body is dark - ...
A: It is possible that these are a type of clover mite that are seeking warmer areas in the face of ...
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| what bug is it | 11/27/2007 |
Q: I am living in Germany. Last Saturday, I found a lot of small white bugs of size less than 1 mm in ...
A: This appears to be a grain mite or possibly a clover mite. They probably came in with some ...
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| Something biting my son | 11/14/2007 |
Q: Recently I have found some bugs in my house. They are small and reddish in color. They are very ...
A: [FOLLOW UP] Thank you...you are too kind! It is not uncommon for tick eggs to hatch this time of ...
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| Something biting my son | 11/14/2007 |
Q: Recently I have found some bugs in my house. They are small and reddish in color. They are very ...
A: Ticks begin life from an egg. When they hatch, they are called "seed ticks" because they are very ...
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| itchy bites | 11/13/2007 |
Q: I have been followed from California to Oregon by some biting thing that has plagued me for a few ...
A: The locations of the bites and the description of intense itching sure does point to chiggers. ...
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| What is it? | 11/7/2007 |
Q: I live in North central Florida, near Gainesville. In the evening I see what appears to be a type ...
A: There is a group of moths called Sphinx moths. Within this group there are a family of moths called ...
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| help us identify a spider | 11/7/2007 |
Q: My grandfather found and killed a spider outside our home, and then noticed some strange markings ...
A: My first impression is of a species of Orb Weaver in the genus Araneus. They are reddish brown and ...
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| Who's home is it? | 11/7/2007 |
Q: I found this mound/tube on my property in the high desert. Located in Apple Valley, California. ...
A: This was most likely constructed by a species of solitary wasp, but I'm not for sure. Before I saw ...
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| Large alien looking insect | 11/6/2007 |
Q: This weekend at the deerlease (11/4/07)in Coleman Texas, our campsite was visited by the oddest ...
A: [FOLLOW UP] #8 shot is definitely in the ballpark!! I think some butter or olive oil in a skillet, ...
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| MYSTERY BUG? | 10/31/2007 |
Q: I've recently noticed a bug that looks like a coffee bean around my dog's bedding and when I caught ...
A: These are fully fed female ticks...most likely Brown Dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus). Unfed ...
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| spider | 10/31/2007 |
Q: Do you know what kind of a spider this one is? I've never seen one like it before.
A: This is the Spiny Orb Weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis). They are really common this year...I've ...
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| Grey bugs - trying to identify | 10/31/2007 |
Q: I've found a number of 1cm long 'grey bugs' in a bedroom in my house. They do not move much and may ...
A: Howdy from San Antonio, TX! In Texas, there is an insect called the Black Soldier fly that produces ...
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| little tiny creamy coloured bugs | 10/31/2007 |
Q: UK, and for the last few months have seen little creamy coloured beasties running round my house. ...
A: Howdy from San Antonio, TX! My first impression is that you might have silverfish. They are an ...
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| Spider | 10/30/2007 |
Q: I was outside, on my porch today in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and noticed a strange looking spider. The ...
A: This appears to be a species of orb weaver called Araneus marmoreus (Marbled Orb Weaver). They are ...
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| Spider ID | 10/30/2007 |
Q: I am in Benton Harbor Michigan, and my friend was bitten by a yellowish-brownish spider whose body ...
A: It could have been many spiders. Orb weavers, wolf spiders, brown recluse spiders and nursery web ...
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| Weird Insect | 10/30/2007 |
Q: I found this bug in my house. It is pure black, pretty big; it has 8 legs (long and thin) on the ...
A: Wow! I think you've encountered a whip scorpion, also known as a vinegaroon. This creature is ...
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| BUG ID | 10/30/2007 |
Q: Location: Australia, NSW, Coffs Harbour Time: Night Season: Spring Colour: Light tan brown ...
A: It might be a species of hissing cockroach or a type of grasshopper. Insects constrict their ...
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| slug in my shower | 10/30/2007 |
Q: I found a slug type of bug in my bathroom recently. The first time it was on the floor moving around ...
A: You have squished a silverfish! Silverfish are insects that live in dark humid areas of the home ...
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| spider | 10/29/2007 |
Q: My 6th grade student found a small black spider in my classroom. He had green eyes and had white ...
A: My first impression is a spider called the Bold Jumper (Phidippus audax). This is a very common ...
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| Tiny biting bug (Outside) | 10/24/2007 |
Q: .. I have been repeatedly bitten by a teeny, tiny bug in my backyard. I cannot id it on any ...
A: My first impression is that you are being bitten by thrips. Thrips are a tiny insect that feeds on ...
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| caterpillars | 10/17/2007 |
Q: Mr. Riggs I have a cottonwood tree and this little caterpillar is eating it's leaves. I live in the ...
A: This is a caterpillar of a species of Tussock moth that I'm not familiar with. Tussock moths ...
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| spiders! | 10/16/2007 |
Q: I live in Guadalupe, California; U.S. We have 65-75 degree weather pretty much all year round. In my ...
A: It might be a shield-backed orb weaver. Do a search for "Gasteracantha cancriformis" and see what ...
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| home bug infestation | 10/15/2007 |
Q: I have a bug infestation and I am trying to determine whether I need to get the exterminator out ...
A: It appears to be an American Spider Beetle. They are an indicator of some sort of stored food ...
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| spider identification | 10/15/2007 |
Q: heya, i live in the UK, i was at work today when i found a spider. its a funnel web, and about 5 cm ...
A: Josh: There are many species of funnel web spider across the world. Many of them can be aggressive ...
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| What is it ? | 10/11/2007 |
Q: Under my wooden deck I found 2 sets of several earth tubes each containing many black cocoons. Could ...
A: These are mud dauber nests. Mud daubers are a species of wasp that build a mud tube nest and fill ...
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| teeny tiny jumping black bug | 10/3/2007 |
Q: I noticed a teeny tiny black bug (maybe) that as soon as I tried to smash it jumped really fast on ...
A: There are 3 possibilities here: 1) It is a springtail. Springtails are harmless insects that feed ...
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| Wierd Bug | 10/2/2007 |
Q: I have a picture of this bug. Ihave never in my life have seen such a thing. It's about 3" long. It ...
A: This is called a Giant Water Bug. They are excellent flyers and feed on insects. They are ...
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| strange insect | 10/2/2007 |
Q: I found an insect that looks just like a walking bread crumb. It's white, about a quarter inch in ...
A: This is a lacewing nymph. Lacewings eat insects and are very beneficial for gardens. Lacewing ...
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| Help Identify Please | 9/27/2007 |
Q: ok, so I wake up the other morning seeing something odd on the bedroom wall. I put my glasses on, ...
A: What probably happened is that a moth got trapped in your house and then deposited a clutch of eggs. ...
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| stink bugs! | 9/26/2007 |
Q: I live in PA. there are stink bugs all over my porch and screen doors, and they are starting to come ...
A: Brochymena is a predaceous stinkbug and is considered beneficial because it feeds on caterpillars. ...
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| Bug in my house! | 9/26/2007 |
Q: I recently saw a very large bug in my older house. I just recently moved in and have no clue what it ...
A: This sounds like a House Centipede. These creatures live in dark, humid places such as bathrooms ...
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| What the heck? | 9/26/2007 |
Q: I just moved to Missouri and have found two mud like cocoons on the outside wall of my brick house. ...
A: These "mud cocoons" are actually the nests constructed by a Mud dauber wasp. These wasps fill the ...
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| Mystery Bug | 9/25/2007 |
Q: So when I was younger I read about a bug that would kill ants and stick their carcasses onto spikes ...
A: The only insect I know that does anything remotely similar to that is the immature stage of the ...
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| unidentified insect | 9/25/2007 |
Q: I live in Eastern PA and found this insect on my house at dusk. I am surrounded by corn and soybean ...
A: This is a Wheel Bug. Wheel bugs are a species of assassin bug that feed on insects. They are a ...
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| dasymutilla gloriosa | 9/25/2007 |
Q: my wife was just stung by the velvet ant or the above stated latin name, what are the affects or ...
A: A velvet ant is nothing more than a species of wasp where the females are wingless. Females do the ...
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| Stinging Ant? | 9/25/2007 |
Q: I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I am wondering what the bug is that I attached to this e-mail. ...
A: This is a species of wasp. I'm not sure what type, but it is definitely a wasp. The legs and ...
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| cereal bugs | 9/19/2007 |
Q: what kind of bugs would you find in an unopened box of cereal?
A: There are probably 3 possibilities here: Rice weevils, drugstore beetles, or confused flour ...
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| Slug (?) in Mouse | 9/19/2007 |
Q: I'm really hoping you can help me identify a bug. With fall approaching and nights getting cold my ...
A: If, in fact, the mouse is infected with internal parasites, there's always a chance that one could ...
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| strange infestation | 9/19/2007 |
Q: I work in Jamestown, RI, and recently the outside of the building I work in has been infested with ...
A: Sounds like an infestation of immature boxelder bugs. Boxelder bugs feed on the seed pods of trees, ...
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| Tiny Tiny Jumping Insect | 9/18/2007 |
Q: I noticed a bunch of tiny insect crawling around on my drive way and my garage door the other day ...
A: Sounds like springtails, or possibly jumping bristletails. Both of these insects live in very humid ...
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| Small black flying bug - ashy when killed | 9/18/2007 |
Q: I'm from Michigan, in the Metro detroit area. For a little while we have discovered small black ...
A: My first thought is a Moth Fly. Moth Flies are insects that look like a tiny moth but are a type of ...
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| Small bug. See photo | 9/18/2007 |
Q: Wonder what this is. See photo
A: This is a Pseudoscorpion (translation: "false" scorpion). These tiny creatures live under bark and ...
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| Moving Dots | 9/14/2007 |
Q: I have these small dots that are no larger than a grain of dirt/soil. At first thats what I thought ...
A: We can rule out fatal right off of the bat. It sounds like a mite infestation of some ...
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| Yellowjacket or paper wasp or sweat bee? | 9/14/2007 |
Q: For the past 2 months we've had these wasps/bees INSIDE our home, at first found dead on the ...
A: Definitely yellowjackets...and by your description, they have a nest somewhere within the walls of ...
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| These very tiny bugs on my dog | 9/13/2007 |
Q: I live in mid state georgia. My dog is an outdoor dog who has been treated for fleas and tics. ...
A: Your dog may have an infestation of chiggers. Chiggers are the immature form of a species of mite ...
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| Spider identification | 9/13/2007 |
Q: I found a large tarantula looking spider on my porch. I live in Covington,GA. Spider was dark ...
A: It could have been a wolf spider or a trapdoor spider. Either of these can attain that size. Do a ...
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| mystery bug | 9/12/2007 |
Q: I live in a New York City prewar building and once a few years back saw this odd pin head sized ...
A: Although the picture's a little bit fuzzy, it sure looks like a common house spider, or cobweb ...
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| bathroom drain mites? | 9/12/2007 |
Q: ..lately I have noticed very small dark in color bugs in my bath tub and around the rim. They are so ...
A: Spider mites are only associated with plants. These might be springtails, since we are talking ...
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| Spider identification | 9/11/2007 |
Q: I'm trying to identify a spider I found. It was on a large (2'-3' circular) web outside my house. ...
A: It's about time AllExperts allowed users to add pictures to these questions!!! This is a species of ...
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| Litlle flat white bugs | 9/11/2007 |
Q: I live in Tampa, FL. I've been noticing a certain type of bug in my bathroom. I've only been ...
A: There are 2 possibilities: 1)It could be a bagworm. These insects are a type of moth and feed on ...
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| small light grey bugs | 9/11/2007 |
Q: I have seen these bugs all my life, but only outside and now I have them all the time in our ...
A: These are pillbugs. Pillbugs feed on decaying organic materials and live in humid environments, ...
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| Help us! What kind of bug is this? | 9/11/2007 |
Q: I live in house with 5 other college girls in Norman, Oklahoma. Recently our house has been ...
A: This is the infamous Sooner cricket!!! I'm just kidding...being an Aggie, I can't let that one ...
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| Nats in the Office | 9/5/2007 |
Q: We're in Ohio. We had quite a bit of rain a couple weeks ago and since then we've noticed quite a ...
A: Insects like fungus gnats are directly related to the presence of excess moisture. They will ...
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| moth infestation | 9/5/2007 |
Q: My house has been invaded by tiny, solid gray-winged moths. They are about 3-4 mm in size and are ...
A: You've got a small infestation of Moth Flies. Moth flies look just like small gray moths, except ...
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| What kind of bug is this... and how do I get rid of them? | 9/5/2007 |
Q: I live in Ontario, Wisconsin... we just built our house this summer, and moved in at the end of ...
A: It's hard to say...the beetles could be attracted to the lights around your home or maybe the fact ...
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| bugs on maple trees | 9/5/2007 |
Q: First of all I do not have any pics, I can only describe these things to you.We have these little ...
A: The two possibilities in my mind are thrips and lacebugs. Both of these insects feed on sap. ...
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| Very large bug that climbed on my foot | 9/4/2007 |
Q: This guy scared the heck out of me when i felt him climbing on my foot as i put my feet on the floor ...
A: This is a Jerusalem Cricket, also known as a potato bug. These insects are found in the Western US ...
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| Bug in my house | 8/29/2007 |
Q: I have found a really big bug in my house, I live in the U.K. I have never seen anything like it to ...
A: It might be the larval stage of a ground beetle called a Caterpillar Hunter. I've seen critters ...
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| Mystery Spider | 8/29/2007 |
Q: I friend of mine took a picture of a spider that had built a web on his front porch & we were ...
A: This is an Orb Weaver spider of the genus Araneus. They are very common, in summertime and make ...
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| UJI (Unidentified Jumpibng Insect) | 8/29/2007 |
Q: Seen two in as many days. Its body is about 1cm with hinged legs about 2cm long(hinged halfway); ...
A: This sounds like a either a species of katydid or a snow cricket. Snow crickets are bright green ...
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| Largest Hornet looking thing I have ever seen! | 8/28/2007 |
Q: I like in Stone Mountain, GA, just outside Atlanta. Yesterday I has to use a Shopvac to dispose of ...
A: You have encountered a Cicada Killer wasp. These large, solitary hornets dig tunnels in fluffy soil ...
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| repeated house spider bites | 8/28/2007 |
Q: We live in Maryland and for 7 yrs have been getting bitten repeatedly every summer by house spiders. ...
A: Spider traps are designed to capture crawling spiders that don't make webs. House spiders are ...
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| black, forked tail bug in bathroom | 8/28/2007 |
Q: I have these bugs that so far are limited to my bathroom. They are very small, maybe 1/2 inch, some ...
A: Chances are that these are immature earwigs and don't exactly resemble the adults. They feed on ...
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| Catapiller to Butterfly | 8/25/2007 |
Q: We found a Catapiller outside, so my 4 yo put it in a plastic water bottle with holes for air. He ...
A: Considering the time of the year, there's still a chance that this cocoon may produce a moth or ...
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| Bug On trees | 8/23/2007 |
Q: I have these little Black bugs with yellow stripes on their body and wings. There is a huge clump of ...
A: These are a species of Bark Lice and are harmless to the tree. They feed on dead insects and ...
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| itchy skin-bug related? | 8/22/2007 |
Q: I live in a suburb of Boston, MA. I recently moved into an apartment in a two family home. The ...
A: Not being a doctor, I can say with some confidence that one tiny white spider is not the cause of ...
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| tiny white insects | 8/22/2007 |
Q: Can you tell me what kind of insect this is? I live in Houston, TX., and I have these tiny,tiny, ...
A: All of the rainfall this summer in Texas has resulted in lush vegetation which has provided plenty ...
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| Tiny black insects | 8/21/2007 |
Q: I live in Asia country. Half a year ago, I moved in to my new apartment. But the whole builing is ...
A: Book lice feed on paper and starchy foods and can develop large populations if there's food ...
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| an over abundance of Orb Weavers | 8/21/2007 |
Q: I'm an avid gardener in East Tennessee. I love my gardens, they are an absolute passion to me. My ...
A: Orb weaver spiders depend on food for population density and it sounds like you've got plenty of ...
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| New home, lots of bugs | 8/21/2007 |
Q: We just moved into a new home in the east part of Iowa last week, got sod about 1.5 weeks ago. We ...
A: The reddish bugs might be a species of mite, such as a clover mite, but they are not known to bite ...
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| big black flying bug | 8/21/2007 |
Q: We saw a very interesting, slightly frightening bug at a child's birthday party this weekend. No one ...
A: As you might understand, there are many large, black flying insects in the US. Possibilities ...
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| My 4 Year Old's Caterpillar | 8/20/2007 |
Q: My son found a caterpillar in our front yard this morning in Colorado Springs, CO. It is black and ...
A: This sounds like a species of woolly bear caterpillar. If so, it will become a moth and might do so ...
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| Strange Bug! | 8/19/2007 |
Q: I live in Old Bridge, NJ (Middlesex County, central part of the state). With three fishponds in the ...
A: Liz: I think you are seeing the cast skin of a cicada nymph. Cicadas spend most of their lives ...
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| large green flying insect | 8/19/2007 |
Q: My husband found an insect in our tree that has wings that look just like leafs. It,s large,about ...
A: This sounds like a species of Katydid, which is a type of grasshopper. Katydids live in shrubs and ...
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| Largest fly I have ever seen? | 8/18/2007 |
Q: I live outside Philadelphia where I lease a condo. Over the past few days I have noticed what appear ...
A: Well, it IS true that all fly eggs hatch into maggots, not all flies can help spread disease. In ...
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| crawling bathroom bug | 8/18/2007 |
Q: Trying to determine type of bug found in Oklahoma bathroom last night. About 1.5 inches long or a ...
A: It is very possible that you saw a species of earwig, but a small centipede is not out of the ...
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| New Super Mosquito? seen twice - I've captured one | 8/18/2007 |
Q: Virginia. Twice this year I have seen a new flying insect. It looks like a huge mosquito (or a ...
A: My first impression is that you've found a crane fly. They resemble mosquitoes, but they do not ...
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| Giant Love Bugs?? | 8/18/2007 |
Q: I live in central Alabama way out in the country. This year, for something different to do, I ...
A: This sounds like a species of leaf-footed bug. Leaf-footed bugs feed on the sap from various plants ...
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| Bug pod, possibly a caterpillar? | 8/18/2007 |
Q: I noticed a strange new bug on my front porch yesterday. I live in the suburbs of Indianapolis, ...
A: These are called bagworms. Female and immature bagworms spin a silken bag and attach bits of plant ...
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| Unknown Sandbox Bug | 8/17/2007 |
Q: We have just recently noticed strange funnel shapes (with a hole at the bottom) in our children's ...
A: You have encountered a very common insect that loves sandy environments: the ant lion. Ant lion ...
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| WORMS | 8/17/2007 |
Q: WE NOTICED WORM LIKE THINGS IN OUR GARDEN TUB AFTER OUR DAUGHTER HAD USED IT. THEY ARE ABOUT 1/8 TO ...
A: These sound like carpet beetle larvae. These creatures feed on dead insects and the like and pose ...
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| more info. | 8/17/2007 |
Q: Okay, I did some more reading and I found a picture on the internet of a ground beetle. The bug ...
A: There are many species of Ground beetles, none of which are considered harmful to humans, BUT they ...
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| help please | 8/17/2007 |
Q: I was researching to find out what these bugs are that have invaded my kitchen. I found this post on ...
A: There are 3 possibilities: 1) Drugstore beetle - VERY common pantry invader that gets into dried ...
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| weird bug | 8/17/2007 |
Q: I have these bugs that I only see them in the dark like at night time when I turn my lights on their ...
A: I've got two possibilities in mind: 1) House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)- feed on insects ...
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| flying reddish bug | 8/13/2007 |
Q: I first noticed the bugs infesting some old dog bisciuts. I have cleaned everything and they still ...
A: There is only one thing this could be...this is called a Confused Flour Beetle. These insects are ...
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| Identification of Flying Insect | 8/13/2007 |
Q: Nathan: We recently moved to a home in South Texas and have noticed an abundance of what appear to ...
A: These are Cicada killer wasps. They dig tunnels in loose soil and fill them with paralyzed cicadas ...
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| pool bug | 8/13/2007 |
Q: My sister has a swimming pool and at least once a year since they've had it they find a long worm ...
A: There are 2 possibilities: 1: This is a land planarian. They live in wet environments and feed on ...
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| U/I Small Biting Beetle | 8/12/2007 |
Q: .. I've got several questions; but if you'd rather limit this posting to one, here goes. I live ...
A: Well...since I live over here just south of San Antonio, I know right where you are! This sounds ...
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| bug under leaves of ornamentals | 8/11/2007 |
Q: I have mounds of cotton ball looking stuff on the under the leaves of a hibiscus and a plumeria. On ...
A: These are called whiteflies. Whiteflies suck the sap from hibiscus and produce the cottony wax as a ...
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| SPIDERS | 8/11/2007 |
Q: We recently moved into a new home in Oct 06. After moving in we found huge black spiders in the ...
A: Basements are very attractive places for spiders. Sounds like some wolf spiders or possible house ...
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| brown bugs | 8/11/2007 |
Q: I rencently moved into a new townhome and every afternoon/evening I find these tiny flying brownish ...
A: Sorry for the delay! Boric acid is a stomach poison and must be consumed to be effective. These ...
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| What's this bug/bee? | 8/10/2007 |
Q: Can you help me identify this one? ...
A: Nice picture and thanks for posting it! This is a fly. Most likely a species of Hover fly feeding ...
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| cave crickets | 8/10/2007 |
Q: I have BIG cave crickets but the strange thing is I haven't seen one in the basement. I just moved ...
A: With all of the recent rains, higher humidity in the air may allow them the chance to hang out in ...
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| Bug or bird? | 8/10/2007 |
Q: Yesterday we were in Prescott AZ and watched what at first appeared to be a hummingbird. However, ...
A: You saw a species of sphinx moth. These moths are fast fliers and hover around flowers. One ...
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| Tan with 20 legs! | 8/9/2007 |
Q: I had a bug crawling on my arm that was 1" or so in length, tan, resembled a roach, but had about 20 ...
A: This is a House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata). They occur in dark humid places such as ...
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| springtails | 8/9/2007 |
Q: i bought a new house in february that was vacant for 4 years while being used as the model home. ...
A: Springtails flourish in the presence of humidity and decaying organic material. They can develop ...
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| what is it? flying insect | 8/8/2007 |
Q: "have seen a few around mostly around some carpenter bee nests, they have black bodies and wings w/ ...
A: This is a species of fly called a Hover Fly. I see these around my house as well. Hover flies are ...
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| What is biting me at the office | 8/8/2007 |
Q: I recently changed jobs and I have noticed that I am being bitten in my office. I have a few bites ...
A: The fact that you describe the bites occurring along a tight spot such as a bra strap points ...
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| Strange bug... | 8/8/2007 |
Q: I have just seen a lot of very small bugs on my kitchen counter and I can only think they are coming ...
A: You've got an infestation of springtails. Springtails live in humid places and feed on decaying ...
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| strange insect | 8/7/2007 |
Q: I have noticed this strange insect on my plants (flower & cucumber). I have searched many websites ...
A: My first impression is that you have one of the species of assassin bug that is orange. Assassin ...
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| what kind of bug is this? | 8/3/2007 |
Q: I was wondering if you could help me, I have a 2 year old child who is constantly being bit in her ...
A: You're correct...mosquitoes. There are many different species of mosquitoes including species that ...
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| red and black ant | 8/2/2007 |
Q: For the last couple of days I have been seeing red and black striped large velvety looking ants in ...
A: You have seen a male and a female velvet ant. Velvet ants are a species of wasp where the females ...
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| big,black bug that bites | 8/2/2007 |
Q: We live in Southwestern Oklahoma.My neighbor was taking a short cut thru a vacant lot when he was ...
A: It is extremely doubtful that a bat did this. There are no species of bats in the US that are small ...
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| spider | 8/2/2007 |
Q: we want to find out what type of spider we have in our backyard - she is about the size of a silver ...
A: It's very possible that you are seeing a species of Orb weaver spider (there are many different ...
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| Very large winged insect | 8/1/2007 |
Q: I live in Ontario Canada - near Ottawa. This evening about 2 hours after dark my wife and I saw a ...
A: My first impression is that the insect you've found is a Dobsonfly. The males have large law-like ...
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| leaf eating bugs | 8/1/2007 |
Q: I found some creatures on my young orange trees who apparently made a nice snack out of the leaves, ...
A: I think you've got some Swallowtail butterfly caterpillars feeding on your tree. There is a species ...
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| What was this" thing "that was inside this mouse ? | 7/31/2007 |
Q: I saw a mouse on the kitchen counter ,I grabbed a broom and hit it ..It was moving but didn't run ...
A: It's very possible that this was an intestinal roundworm of some kind. These intestinal parasites ...
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| wasp? | 7/31/2007 |
Q: I killed a large flying insect about 3" long with a large black and yellow abdomen and wings that ...
A: This is a Cicada Killer. The females of this ground nesting hornet attack and paralyze cicadas in ...
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| Odd Bug, curious about it | 7/31/2007 |
Q: I am wondering if you can help me identify a bug I saw recently in my house. I know nothing about it ...
A: It may have been a House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata). These creatures feed on insects in ...
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| mite question | 7/27/2007 |
Q: You said you may be able to provide some help. I do have them all over my deck and then also in the ...
A: Mites like high humidity and warm temperatures. Consider using a seaweed extract spray to deal with ...
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| A spider and a bug | 7/26/2007 |
Q: I live in Minnesota and found a spider on my floor after moving the luggage of some visitors from ...
A: Well...the first image of the spider appears to be one of two types: either a species of Antmimic ...
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| flying insect in yard | 7/26/2007 |
Q: I just noticed a big mound of dirt on my driveway right at the edge of the lawn. Then saw a big ...
A: This sounds like a cicada killer wasp. These large hornets dig tunnels under the ground in fluffy ...
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| bites | 7/25/2007 |
Q: Yesterday i was practicing for rock climbing by climbing a tree when i got home i realized there was ...
A: There are a lot of creatures that sting or bite that can cause this reaction. You must also take ...
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| Unidentified Insect | 7/25/2007 |
Q: My husband noticed what he thought was a caterpillar on an evergreen shrub in our yard. It was ...
A: You have encountered a bagworm. Bagworms are a type of moth where the larvae and adult females look ...
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| 1 year old bitten by mystery bug | 7/24/2007 |
Q: At the pool yesterday, this flying orange insect bit my 1 year old on the back of the nect. Its body ...
A: There is a species of Assassin bug that fits this description and is very common in the southern US. ...
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| flea looking bugs | 7/24/2007 |
Q: Weird to describe them, but we have these really small brown flea looking bugs in our kitchen, hey ...
A: It sounds like you have an infestation of flour beetles or drugstore beetles in some of your pantry ...
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| Spider Identification | 7/24/2007 |
Q: We have many of these spiders around the house. ( have a good pic or two to send for identification. ...
A: Before you send pictures, do a Google search for "wolf spider." Wolf spiders are generally ...
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| Small bugs | 7/20/2007 |
Q: I recently went to Mexico. My son and I sat on a sofa and got fleas. We rid ourselves of them but ...
A: It is possible that these are lice. Lice do match your description that you're giving me. Continue ...
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| tiny insects near pet food | 7/19/2007 |
Q: i suddenly have teeny teeny brownish flat bugs in my catfood dish and water bowl HOW can I get rid ...
A: These are probably sawtooth grain beetles or confused flour beetles. Either of these types of ...
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| what is it? | 7/19/2007 |
Q: I have had several of these mystery bugs in my house that I'd like to get rid of but have no idea ...
A: My first impression is that you have found some silverfish. These insects live near humid areas of ...
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| Bee-zilla! | 7/18/2007 |
Q: My dad found a rather unusual bee on our back porch in Bergen County, New Jersey. First of all, it ...
A: This is a Cicada Killer. These large hornets capture and sting cicadas in the summer time and bury ...
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| water bug bite? | 7/16/2007 |
Q: I went swimming last Thursday & when I got home later that evening I noticed that a spot on the back ...
A: I am not a doctor and cannot give medical advice, but I can say that everyone's immune system reacts ...
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| A Flying mysterious insect. | 7/16/2007 |
Q: Around the time I got home from the pool, my brother found this bug and called me over to see it. It ...
A: From your description of this creature, you have found a species of Ichneumon wasp. They attack ...
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| unidentified spider | 7/11/2007 |
Q: we had these spiders whom seem to only come out past 11:00 at night the are on our back porch they ...
A: These might be wolf spiders. They come out at night to hunt for insects and other spiders. All ...
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| small black bug that bites in Kalkaska MI | 7/11/2007 |
Q: We have property in S. Boardman, MI (Kalkaska County). This past weekend a saw a small black bug, ...
A: Doesn't sound like a tick...ticks cannot be swatted off once they bite because they are attached to ...
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| strange bug in Minnesota | 7/10/2007 |
Q: Found strange bugs the 1st week of July, 30 miles west of Minneapolis, MN. 18 mm long overall, head ...
A: Sounds like an earwig. These insects like dark, humid places and usually prefer the outdoor ...
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| can you identify this | 7/10/2007 |
Q: Our porch is infested with these little tiny orange-red sliver like bugs. If you put anything down ...
A: There are hundreds of species of thrips across the world. I'm sorry to say that I'm not an expert ...
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| can you identify this "bug" ? | 7/10/2007 |
Q: Our porch is infested with these little tiny orange-red sliver like bugs. If you put anything down ...
A: Sounds like thrips. Thrips populations are just exploding right now because of all of the flowers ...
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| rollie pollie/pill bugs | 7/9/2007 |
Q: My daughter caught some pill bugs and we think one of them had babies. They are really small white ...
A: Pillbug babies are born alive (actually, they hatch inside of the mother's body just before they are ...
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| insect nest | 7/9/2007 |
Q: Nest is in a rhododendron bush. Size, shape, and color of a cantalope. Hole in bottom around 3/4 ...
A: My first impression is that this is a hornet nest of some kind. The best way to deal with something ...
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| I have never seen this bug before | 7/9/2007 |
Q: I found a new (to me) bug this afternoon. It looks like a cross between an ant, and some kind of ...
A: You have encountered a velvet ant. This is actually a species of wasp. The females are wingless ...
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| Ceiling burrows | 7/9/2007 |
Q: Today I noticed several pointed sandlike burrows 1/4"-1/2" hanging from the drywall ceiling. After ...
A: I'm very sorry to give you the news, but it sounds like you have a termite infestation. The ...
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| Help identifing spider like insect | 7/6/2007 |
Q: I am trying to figure out what this is. Picture here: ...
A: Nice picture! Thanks for posting it so I could take a look. This is an immature specimen of either ...
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| small bug that keeps turning up all over the house | 7/6/2007 |
Q: I am TERRIFIED OF BUGS to the point where I wont sleep. There are these really small caterpillar ...
A: It sounds like you have an infestation of millipedes. Millipedes feed on decaying organic matter ...
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| Weird-looking Insect? | 7/6/2007 |
Q: I live in Los Angeles, I saw a weird "insect" in my bathroom earlier today, and saw another 2 on ...
A: Michele: At first impression, my mind is thinking that you've encountered a slug. Slugs are ...
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| What is this? | 7/6/2007 |
Q: I caught this the other day in Lawton, OK. I have never seen one before and I'm curious to know ...
A: Beautiful picture! You must live near a flowing creek or stream because this is a male Dobsonfly. ...
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| Baby Mosquito? | 7/3/2007 |
Q: Last night we swatted about 8 small brown flying bugs that look like baby mosquitos. They bite and ...
A: Mosquitoes come in many sizes. "Baby" mosquitoes develop in water and look like wiggly worms. Most ...
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| weird bug | 7/3/2007 |
Q: we found this bug in our house not sure how to describe it to me it looks like a scorpion and a ...
A: Sounds like a wolf spider from the stripes and color description. Wolf spiders are generally ...
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| Orange Worm | 7/3/2007 |
Q: Greater New Orleans, LA I recently found a tiny bug on my bedroom wall. At first I thought it was a ...
A: You have discovered a caterpillar or a beetle larva building a pupal case of some kind. It might be ...
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| bug that looks like a grasshoper/spider hybrid | 6/29/2007 |
Q: We have found a bug that looks like a cross between a very large spider and a grasshopper...once in ...
A: Sounds like a camel cricket. They are a tan/brown species of grasshopper that like to live in dark, ...
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| Unknown 6 legged critter | 6/29/2007 |
Q: Ontario, Canada and while at work one day I noticed a 'piece of dust' moving with purpose. Upon ...
A: You have discovered a predator in disguise! This is a Lacewing nymph. Lacewings feed on pest ...
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| bug skin in bed | 6/29/2007 |
Q: I have found shed skin of bugs at the bottom of sheets and on the bedskirt on a bed that no one ...
A: When insects shed their skin, they empty their digestive system and that is what caused the dots you ...
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| Tiny Black Worms | 6/28/2007 |
Q: recently I was given some clothes from a yard sale. I put them in a hamper to be washed later. I ...
A: Flea larvae exist only in the environment and not on animals. They develop in soil, carpets, the ...
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| tiny bugs at deck & now more in the house | 6/28/2007 |
Q: From a couple of months ago, I found a lot of tiny teeny bugs on the deck , especially in the ...
A: Sounds like springtails. Springtails, also called collembolans, are insects that feed on decaying ...
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| slow flying black/brown bug sits on wall | 6/28/2007 |
Q: I have several of these black arrow-shaped (when sitting) bugs that mostly just sit on the walls and ...
A: Yes. It was a little blurry, but the insect looks a lot like an Indian Meal Moth. These moths ...
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| Little black fly in basement | 6/28/2007 |
Q: Richmond, VA One week ago (late June) I began seeing little black flies in my basement. The flies ...
A: This sounds like moth flies. They are a small insect relates to house flies, but resemble a tiny ...
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| catapillers | 6/27/2007 |
Q: how do i know if the catapillers in my garden are the type that bites or burns
A: There are some keys to look for: If a caterpillar has rigid clusters of spines that resemble ...
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| tiny beige ants | 6/27/2007 |
Q: We live in an out lying county of northern California. We have several species of ants. We recently ...
A: Chances are that these are Sugar Ants...also known as Pharaoh Ants. These are probably the most ...
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| Tiny Black Flies | 6/27/2007 |
Q: I'm trying to identify, and eliminate, tiny black flies that look like fleas that only appear at ...
A: There are 2 possibilities here: black flies and psyllids (pronounced SILL-ids). Black flies feed ...
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| very big beetle | 6/26/2007 |
Q: I was in NJ in June and got a really big scare when a BIG, long legged, yellow and black striped ...
A: There are a couple of creatures it could be... Do a Google search for "locust borer" and do one for ...
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| White Catipiller on Hibiscus | 6/13/2007 |
Q: I have these white catipiller eating the life out of my hibiscus. Theses bugs are a 1/4 inch in size ...
A: These caterpillars you describe are actually mealybugs. They suck the sap from your plant and cause ...
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| TINY red bugs on my pool too! | 6/13/2007 |
Q: Has there been any answer to the treatment to get rid of these tiny red flying, biting bugs? They ...
A: Cindy: Your pool has been invaded by thrips. These insects are extremely numerous in spring when ...
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| Weird Slug-Like Insect or Anthropod thing | 6/13/2007 |
Q: I was in my bathroom and I saw a small, black, fast moveing, Slug-Like insect ma-thing. I stepped on ...
A: There are a couple of options here... The first is a black soldierfly larva. They are associated ...
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| Weird thing | 6/8/2007 |
Q: I found this weird... i don't know what to call it. It was clinging on to my wall. It looked like ...
A: You have encountered a bagworm. Bagworms are a type of moth where the immature stages and adult ...
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| Flying Bee like Bugs | 6/7/2007 |
Q: I have these flying bugs that have burrowed into the hill directly behind my house. When captured ...
A: There are many species of bees that live alone in burrows dug in the ground. They are different ...
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| bugs | 6/7/2007 |
Q: Are you familiar with bugs of Iraq?
A: I'm not familiar with specific insect species in Iraq, but if you have pictures, I can provide ...
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| baby white spiders? | 6/7/2007 |
Q: Hundreds of these little white spiders started crawling down on to my dinner. Then all over the ...
A: There isn't necessarily a baby spider "season," but most spiders reach adulthood in the summer and ...
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| Help Identifying insect | 6/7/2007 |
Q: A woodpecker caused our apple tree to "fall apart" and out came a bunch of brown woody egg shaped ...
A: Sounds like wood borer beetle pupal cases. If you were to put these in a jar with some soil or ...
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| WHAT ARE THESE? | 6/6/2007 |
Q: I am not sure but I have these red bumps [looks like chigger bites] alllll over my torso, my back ...
A: Chiggers are certainly a possibility, but the bites usually itch very intensely. Having said that, ...
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| little white bugs in the yard | 6/6/2007 |
Q: what are those little white bugs that come out late after noon, they bite you and drive you crazy ...
A: The only white bugs I can think of that bite might be thrips. Thrips are attracted to flower petals ...
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| possible masked hunter | 6/6/2007 |
Q: Over the past 5 years of living in our home in Michigan, we have found (by chance) 6-7 "dusty" bugs. ...
A: I did a Google search for Masked Hunter and brought up both the immatures (dusty forms) and the ...
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| Tiny reddish brown bugs on dog | 6/6/2007 |
Q: My dog has tiny reddish brown bugs on her. We live in Colorado. They are about the size of a ...
A: Welcome to flea world! The common cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is found on dogs, cats, ...
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| Spider-like flying bug | 6/6/2007 |
Q: On several occassions I've encountered a flying bug that very much resembles a spider. I know ...
A: It might be a Crane Fly. They are spider-like in appearance and have long, spindly legs. They are ...
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| very small black bugs that hop | 6/5/2007 |
Q: we just moved to a new construction house and this is our first spring. I noticed these very very ...
A: These sure do sound like springtails to me. They feed on decaying organic materials in flowerbeds ...
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| biting bug in backyard | 6/5/2007 |
Q: Just last week I noticed a small beetle-like bug biting me and my children in the backyard. I don't ...
A: The only hopping beetle I know of is the group of beetles called Flea Beetles. They vary in shape ...
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| Tiny red gnat like biting bugs | 6/5/2007 |
Q: Someone else posted a question recently that describes my problem to a T..the person that answered ...
A: First of all, chiggers are a type of mite and all mites do not have wings, so flying chiggers are ...
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| Hundreds of bugs on a tree | 6/1/2007 |
Q: We live in Mobile Alabama. Recently found hundreds of tiny bugs, crawling on the outside of a tree ...
A: Sounds like a herd of bark lice. Bark lice feed on dead insects, lichens and other decaying ...
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| Bugged study | 5/31/2007 |
Q: We live in Houston, TX. Our house is a nine-year-old single-story on a slab. The other night my ...
A: Sounds like winged ants of some kind. If they are red and black, they are probably carpenter or ...
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| red bug | 5/31/2007 |
Q: I found solos and clusters of red bugs in my mulch bed, ornamentals grasses, cedar deck and ...
A: Sounds like a hatch of boxelder bugs or red-shouldered bugs. Both of these feed on the seed pods of ...
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| tiny bugs | 5/31/2007 |
Q: i live in grand rapids, mi and i recently found tiny white bugs crawling over things in my room. ...
A: Bed bugs are large and gray. This sounds like some sort of mite infestation. As to the potential ...
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| Need help ID'ing a spider that many arent able to | 5/30/2007 |
Q: and greetings from Malaysia. I've had an interest in photography for about a year now, and have ...
A: I haven't heard back on this one. I'll send an email and see if there is an ID. Thanks for ...
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| Need to indentify insect feeding on our flower..... | 5/30/2007 |
Q: ! We have a flower called "cloth of gold" and we have these little gray insects with white spots and ...
A: My first impression is an insect called a Minute (as in small) Pirate Bug. They are a predatory ...
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| What bug is this? | 5/29/2007 |
Q: It's a black and yellow striped insect that looks like a long-legged, wingless bee. There are ...
A: This sounds like a Locust Borer. It is a species of wood boring beetle that spends its life feeding ...
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| Spider ID | 5/23/2007 |
Q: I recently moved to a remote location in central Missouri and was working on cleaning up the ...
A: Robert: You are correct: red back spiders are only found in Australia. However, a cousin of the ...
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| ants | 5/17/2007 |
Q: I live in Redmond, Oregon. I have a corkscrew willow and just found ants and eggs on the limbs. What ...
A: If the ants were carrying the "eggs", then they were moving their colony from one place to the ...
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| tiny blackish-brown ink-like dots on kitchen counter | 5/17/2007 |
Q: I have seen these tiny ink-like black dots (like 10 little dots in a 1 inch diameter) on a pillow ...
A: Those "dots" are fecal deposits left most likely by a house fly or some other type of fly. Cleaning ...
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| bugs on lilacs | 5/17/2007 |
Q: Just last Sunday for Mother's Day, my husband and children cut some fresh lilac blossoms for me... ...
A: Thrips would have been my first guess as well. My next guess is some sort of mite. The only mite I ...
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| Creepy Hairy Black Spider | 5/16/2007 |
Q: Last night, my son and I found a black spider crawling around on our entertainment center. It's ...
A: Jenny: This type of spider is VERY common and I wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't at least one ...
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| Insects on Granite Counter, Florida Kitchen | 5/16/2007 |
Q: Going nuts trying to keep pace with tiny insects that have taken over my granite counter tops near ...
A: Adam: These are baby spiders. It appears that a house spider egg case hatched near your sink and ...
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| Creepy Hairy Black Spider | 5/16/2007 |
Q: Last night, my son and I found a black spider crawling around on our entertainment center. It's ...
A: This sounds like a species of jumping spider called the Bold Jumper. Jumping spiders have the ...
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| tiny white bugs | 5/16/2007 |
Q: I've noticed some tiny bugs in my home. I first spotted them crawling on me and have had what seem ...
A: They might be springtails or mites. Springtails are commonly found around showers because of the ...
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| EATEN ALIVE BY A SMALL TINY BACK BUG | 5/14/2007 |
Q: I live in Omaha, Nebraska. The problem started the first week end in may and continues to persists. ...
A: With all of the recent rains up there, I would not be surprised if you are being bitten by black ...
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| ants or a bee without wings | 5/13/2007 |
Q: i live in ne. fl. theres this bug. it's red&black fury 1/2 long looks like a big ant or a bee
A: You have found a species of insect called a velvet ant. Velvet ants are actually a species of wasp ...
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| BUGS!! | 5/13/2007 |
Q: I noticed the other day, there were a couple of really really tiny grey colored bugs in my bed...the ...
A: These might be springtails. They are very small, gray insects that sometimes find their way ...
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| Flying insect | 5/12/2007 |
Q: We live in Florida, each day we have about 4 or five small mothlike insects flying around the house ...
A: It is possible that you have a grain moth infestation in some of your dried food. Grain moths ...
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| little black spider with a red abdomen | 5/12/2007 |
Q: I'm in Sebring, that's in central FL. I saw a little black spider, about the size of an oat(that's ...
A: There is a small jumping spider called "Eris limbata" that sort of matches this description. ...
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| flying critters | 5/11/2007 |
Q: okay a few days ago i started getting flying bugs in my apartment, i thought it was from leaving the ...
A: These sound like Carpenter Ant alates. Alates are the winged, reproductive form of ants and ...
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| What is this insect? | 5/9/2007 |
Q: We live in the White Mountain area in northern AZ. I have seen several of these insects and want to ...
A: You might be seeing a Pepsis wasp, also known as a tarantula hawk. These large, solitary wasps are ...
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| Ficus Bug | 5/9/2007 |
Q: I have an indoor ficus plant which has recently had some white bugs appearing on the leaves. They ...
A: Your ficus has been infested with a species of mealybug. Both of these insects feed on the sap of ...
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| Spiders in Maine. | 5/4/2007 |
Q: I recently moved to a new home in Maine, and I have noticed many spiders coming in to our home from ...
A: My suggestion would be to contact a local pest control operator or visit your local cooperative ...
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| Itsy Bitsy bugs in bathroom | 5/3/2007 |
Q: . I have noticed tiny (i mean tiny) bugs along my window ceil and in my bathtub lately. I get rid of ...
A: It sounds like some springtails have moved in. Springtails are small insects that thrive in humid ...
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| small black vegas bug | 5/1/2007 |
Q: Some sort of small black flying bug has shown up around my window of my home in Las Vegas. It ...
A: You are witnessing the annual mating of the "Love Bugs." They are also known as buffalo gnats. ...
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| Identifying a small insect | 4/25/2007 |
Q: I live in College Station, TX and I came home to these small dark brown (almost black) insects ...
A: First of all, Gig'em! I'm A&M Class of 1992 and I love College Station. What you are seeing are ...
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| bugs around a sandbox | 4/25/2007 |
Q: I live in Raleigh NC. We have a wooden sandbox located close to our tree line and on top of mulch. ...
A: These are earwigs. Earwigs like humid, dark places where they feed on decaying organic materials. ...
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| carpet beetle larva? | 4/24/2007 |
Q: I work in a historic building in Washington DC. In the fall we decided to set out sticky traps to ...
A: Your first insect definitely matches the description of a Carpet beetle larva. They are small, ...
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| Tiny almost invisible spiders, many | 4/21/2007 |
Q: Recently found them in my bathroom, all over ceiling, many thin almost invisible webs, got rid of ...
A: It sounds like an adult house spider in your home has produced some offspring. The most important ...
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| earwigs | 4/21/2007 |
Q: i really need to get to the bottom of this...many different sources are telling me different things. ...
A: Tim: Earwigs use their pinchers against each other to establish the pecking order and to compete ...
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| 28-legged brown insect in Shelby Michigan | 4/19/2007 |
Q: Please identify (have photos-email if you want them)this bug with a dark brown body with a much ...
A: Sounds like a House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata). They are common in your part of the country ...
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| ants | 4/18/2007 |
Q: I often see ants carrying other ants. Why do they do that? Thanks.
A: Ants carry other ants for a few different reasons... 1) When an ant dies in the colony, another ant ...
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| Bugs on the stove | 4/16/2007 |
Q: I recently found a bunch of teeny tiny little blackish brownish bugs on my stove. They are very ...
A: My first impression is that you've found some sort of rice weevil or similar beetle. They are not ...
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| A bug on the beach | 4/10/2007 |
Q: Um, For Easter I went to the Santa Monica beach near Malibu, California. As I Was Building a ...
A: It may have been a species of grasshopper, but I'm not 100% sure of that. The only harm ...
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| egg laying in human skin? | 4/8/2007 |
Q: I have encountered a patient who stated a bug had bit him and layed eggs in his skin which had ...
A: There is an outside chance that a species of blowfly could have laid eggs in a person's skin, but it ...
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| ants behavior | 4/7/2007 |
Q: do you know if ants have a consciousness because it seems to me that they are well organized and ...
A: Ants, hive bees and termites are classified as social insects. They exist because they live to make ...
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| tiny black bugs | 4/6/2007 |
Q: Please help, I am from Oregon and am new to Louisiana and have never seen this bug before. They are ...
A: Welcome to the world of fleas! Fleas in the south are like evergreens in Oregon. The flea in ...
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| Very tiny biting yellow bugs | 4/5/2007 |
Q: My husband took down a plastic pool that has been up since last summer and immediately put up a new ...
A: These are thrips. A thrips is a small insect that feeds on plant sap, especially from flower ...
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| Strange red tiny bugs | 4/5/2007 |
Q: I have noticed on my white kitchen floor strange reddish orange smears after I clean the floor. I ...
A: I'm pretty sure they're not ants. Sounds like a mite or thrips of some kind. Mites come into homes ...
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| Hard shell beetles | 4/4/2007 |
Q: My granddaughter has to label insects on a poster board. We live in South Mississippi. We had a ...
A: Chances are, it is a species of June Beetle. If you have a picture, please email it to ...
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| tiny brown bugs in my house | 4/4/2007 |
Q: everytime i clean my house i find these tiny little brown bugs that close up look like they have ...
A: These are carpet beetle larvae. The larvae have small hairs on their body and have a striped ...
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| Need ID & information about an insect. | 4/4/2007 |
Q: I made a naturalistic cat tree from some dogwood limbs a few months ago. Recently we have noticed ...
A: Chris: I concur with your pest control guy on the diagnosis of powder post beetles. The hole size ...
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| bugs in general | 4/3/2007 |
Q: Do bugs have feelings, such as what do they feel when they die? Do they have hearts?
A: Insects have a sac in their abdomen that has a hole at each end. This sac pulsates and sucks blood ...
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| Mystery Bug | 4/2/2007 |
Q: I have a pine sign that I hung up on my back deck. I noticed wood shavings on the floor underneath ...
A: The insect you saw was probably a type of wood boring beetle. Adult wood boring beetles spend their ...
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| what is this ? | 4/2/2007 |
Q: please can you find out what they are and if they are harmless. thank you
A: This sounds like a species of wasp called an Ichneumon. This particular species of Ichneumon uses ...
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| boring insect ADDENDUM | 4/1/2007 |
Q: WHOOPS I MEANT less than 1 mm diameter. Tiny.
A: Sounds like powder post beetles. They are a type of wood boring beetle that can infest wood and lay ...
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| No SeeUms | 4/1/2007 |
Q: do you think spraying a screen enclosure for NoSeeUms is worth the trouble? How long does their ...
A: You could try an application of some insecticide, but it may not last as long as you'd like. There ...
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| What is this bug?? | 3/31/2007 |
Q: I discovered hundred's of tiny red bugs in my house today while cleaning. They are red in color. ...
A: Tracy: These might be velvet mites that somehow found their way into your home to stay during cold ...
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| thirps | 3/30/2007 |
Q: Recently we have had what I think are orange thirps floating in our pool. They are too small to ...
A: Thrips are attracted to blooming things and feed on sap in the flower petals. They are also ...
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| identify bright green worm | 3/29/2007 |
Q: We live in Huffman Texas, just recently we were overcome by these little bright green worms with ...
A: Jill: Welcome to the world of the Oak Leaf Roller! These caterpillars feed on the new leaves of ...
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| spider id question | 3/28/2007 |
Q: I live just outside Waycross, Georgia. Its spring here, and I saw a spider in the grass that I don't ...
A: This sounds like a bold jumper (Phidippus audax). It is a species of jumping spider that is very ...
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| bagworms | 3/28/2007 |
Q: what causes them how and when do the larva hatch and how to get rid of them
A: Bagworms feed on trees and begin life laid as an egg inside the bag of a female bagworm. Bagworms ...
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| id bugs | 3/26/2007 |
Q: I have a lot of flea sized bugs in two rooms. They crawl, and maybe fly, are reddish brown and the ...
A: Two types: Sticky boards used to catch mice and rats placed in the pantry will catch these ...
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| tiny orange possibly worm | 3/22/2007 |
Q: Sarasota Fl While sitting on our porch on breezy late afternoon 3-21-07 (no screen) my wife found ...
A: Those tiny orange somethings were thrips. Thrips are very small insects (6 legs and one pair of ...
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| insect id | 3/22/2007 |
Q: I found an insect on the sidewalk this morning but i can't id it anywhere. it has a larva like body ...
A: Sounds like an adult termite reproductive, or alate. This is swarming season for subterranean ...
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| bug bites | 3/21/2007 |
Q: I went to the grand canyon about 2 weeks ago with coworkers. There were small flying "gnats" that ...
A: It is possible for people to have delayed reactions to bites, but I'm not a doctor and can't provide ...
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| insects/bugs | 3/20/2007 |
Q: I have some insects or bugs living in some seagrass boxes in my bedroom. They seem to like material, ...
A: These might be what are known as Book lice, or psocids (soh-sids). They feed on starchy materials ...
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| Is it a beetle? | 3/20/2007 |
Q: I'm living in Selma Oregon at the moment, and when I walked out onto the front steps the other day, ...
A: Sounds like a species of Camel cricket. Camel crickets like to live in humid, dark places where ...
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| bee question from 3/8/07 | 3/19/2007 |
Q: I think that you answered this but what is the official name of the bees you said are solitary and ...
A: I answered a question about these bees a couple of weeks ago, but I don't have a scientific name for ...
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| house centipede | 3/19/2007 |
Q: I need to know how to kill them, and if they can be harmful to human. I live in new mexico and it is ...
A: House centipedes are not harmful to humans. They feed on insects and live in the dark, humid places ...
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| bizarre "caravan"caterpillar?centipede? | 3/9/2007 |
Q: and THANK YOU!I have been gardening in the south of france..there are these caterpillars(?) which ...
A: I'll admit that I'm out of my league regarding French insects as well, but these might be a species ...
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| small bees that are all over our yard | 3/8/2007 |
Q: I have a picture of one of the bee's and the piles they are digging up. We thought there were bugs ...
A: These bees are a solitary species (they live one per hole) and are harmless to people and animals. ...
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| Tick id, Dermacentor species | 3/7/2007 |
Q: Nathan, Please look at my images on Smug Mug (see below). I think they are very clear dorsal views. ...
A: I think you're probably right, but here are a few things to consider: D. variabilis males have a ...
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| small red bugs in shower | 3/3/2007 |
Q: There are small red colored bugs that come out onto the shower ledge when the water is turned on. ...
A: Sounds like an insect called a springtail. Springtails are found in humid places such as basements, ...
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| I do not know what kind of bug this is. | 2/27/2007 |
Q: I have bugs under my house and they are really weird looking. They look like spiders but jump like ...
A: Sounds like a species of Camel cricket. Camel crickets like dark, humid places and are commonly ...
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| Bugs in the shower | 2/24/2007 |
Q: My wife showed me what looked like tiny bugs in the shower. They appear to be coming from a corner ...
A: It is possible that a fly of some kind crawled down the tub and toward the drain for moisture. Fly ...
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| Large bug in bath tub | 2/22/2007 |
Q: Hey, my wife told me that she has seen a very large bug in the bathtub on a couple of occasions, and ...
A: You have encountered a House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata). These creatures are common in ...
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| insect nest or cacoon?? | 1/24/2007 |
Q: I just recently found a nest or cocoon on the bottom of the curtain in my garage. It looks to be ...
A: I'm sorry for completely missing your question! This sounds like a group of old moth cocoons that ...
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| seed ticks | 1/18/2007 |
Q: I live in a regular residential subdivision in Tomball Texas. My backyard has become infested with ...
A: Natalie: The warmer than normal weather over the past few weeks has stimulated what sounds like a ...
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| Bug to Identify | 1/15/2007 |
Q: Can you identify this bug? See the pictures at the webpage I've constructed. ...
A: This appears to be a species of carpet beetle. Carpet beetles feed on dead insects, natural fibers ...
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| They are eating me alive :( | 1/13/2007 |
Q: Can you please tell me what these are. They have infested my house and also the bedroom. They bite ...
A: Mike: This appears to be a carpet beetle larva. Carpet beetles feed on dead insects and natural ...
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| kitchen pest | 1/10/2007 |
Q: i've read other entries and i want to make sure i know what i have and ask how i can rid of them. ...
A: These sound like drugstore beetles. They infest dried foods and can get into boxed foods as well. ...
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| tick with front pinchers | 1/7/2007 |
Q: I live on a mountain near Chatt. TN. In the middle of the night my daughter (17) woke me up and ...
A: Since you live in the mountains and there are probably many trees about, I suspect you might have ...
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| Another one of those "what is it" questions | 1/6/2007 |
Q: An unusual spider just visited my house in northern New Jersey. It was black and very hairy, about ...
A: It is definitely a spider in the Jumping Spider family of spiders. Please email the photo to ...
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| Bathroom Moth/insect | 12/28/2006 |
Q: I find these little flying insects in the bathroom each time we return from being away. They are ...
A: Happy New Year! These are called Moth Flies. Moth flies develop in drains and are always found in ...
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| Large, furry catapillers | 12/26/2006 |
Q: I'm trying to identify a catapiller that I'm seeing around my property. These little fellas are very ...
A: I believe that this is a Woollybear caterpillar. They usually hibernate in winter as a caterpillar ...
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| bugs | 12/22/2006 |
Q: I have noticed in my bathroom downstairs, just recently, behind the toilet there are little (worms) ...
A: If you live in a home with a septic tank, these might be black soldier fly larvae. Black soldier ...
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| small black flies | 12/20/2006 |
Q: my home has been infested with small, black, slow flying flies. I've been calling them fruit flies ...
A: You're correct...these are not true fruit flies, but another species related to them (the name ...
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| Little Black bug | 12/16/2006 |
Q: I live in Northern maine and am being invaded with this little black hard shelled bug with a ...
A: Sounds like the Rice Weevil. They are black and have a small snout. Rice weevils feed on stored ...
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| strange bug | 12/13/2006 |
Q: This bug is 3 inches long. Is light moss green colored. It has the back end of a grasshopper except ...
A: This sounds like one of the large species of Katydids. Katydids are in the grasshopper family. The ...
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| bugs in my food cupboard | 12/11/2006 |
Q: The bugs are the same as I originally had although there are slightly fewer than before so guess ...
A: These insects might be Psocids (soh-sids). These insects feed on paper and organic glues. They ...
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| Strange red/orange bug | 12/6/2006 |
Q: I have found an insect in my house. I have no idea what it is and have refrained from killing it ...
A: It is very possible that your insect is an assassin bug. They have long legs and narrow bodies. ...
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| Mantis religiosa | 12/1/2006 |
Q: Is there any way that you can tell me the author of Mantis religiosa? If not, could you please ...
A: By "author" I assume you are wondering who named the insect? My suggestion would be to do a Google ...
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| larvae I found on live oak trees | 11/29/2006 |
Q: Nathan, Thanks for you answer. I am doing maintenance in an RV park in Engleside TX. There are ...
A: Whiteflies attack flowering plants such as hibiscus, but usually not trees. There is a white fuzzy ...
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| larvae I found on live oak trees | 11/28/2006 |
Q: I found lots of round balls on some dead limbs I was trimming. Out of curiosity I cut one open. ...
A: These are galls and the insect inside is a species of gall wasp. Galls are caused when the wasp ...
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| pool/lawn bugs???? | 11/15/2006 |
Q: I have a problem with thousands of tinny bugs that hang out around the edge of our pool. They are in ...
A: It sounds like the sod may have been carrying some springtails. Springtails are common insects that ...
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| Spider ID needed in Vermont | 11/2/2006 |
Q: Since late summer, we've been finding lots of spiders cruising our bookshelves, video shelves, and ...
A: Kelly: From the description, here's my guess... This might be a species of Jumping Spider called ...
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| black tiny dots | 10/31/2006 |
Q: Recently I am noticing black tiny dots on my exterior walls (front side). First I thought it is some ...
A: Sorry for the delay! There are a couple of possibilities here: 1) This is some sort of insect ...
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| identity of interesting critter I saw in Europe | 10/28/2006 |
Q: last month while visiting Switzerland and Austria I noticed a very unusual looking bird?bee?moth? I ...
A: Sorry for the delay! There is a group of moths in the Sphinx moth family (Sphingidae) called ...
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| White Larvae Worms in Drain Run Off | 10/25/2006 |
Q: My husband and I recently moved into a house just north of Dallas, TX (Lewisville). We have noticed ...
A: Sounds like it might also be young earthworms. Young earthworms are light pink to white in ...
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| weird bug in my kitchen | 10/25/2006 |
Q: i live in southwestern ohio and about every winter i find a brown with black stripped insect in my ...
A: You have encountered a species of Camel Cricket. Camel Crickets are relatives of cave crickets and ...
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| hi | 10/22/2006 |
Q: I have a question that has sorta been buggin' me for some while.(pun intended) I happen to hope to ...
A: Insects feed to sustain themselves and to provide energy for reproduction. Most insects live as ...
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| Can you tell be about this insect or is it bug? | 10/22/2006 |
Q: We live in New York State, in the Hudson Valley/Putnam County area. Today, this we found this ...
A: This is a species of Leaf-footed Bug (I'm not sure which one-there are many). Leaf-footed bugs feed ...
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| Weird Bug | 10/20/2006 |
Q: I came accross this bug on my pation tonight. It looked like an ant, but the thorax (back of the ...
A: Cory: This is a Jerusalem Cricket, also called a Potato Bug. This relative of grasshoppers feeds ...
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| Praying mantis eggs | 10/19/2006 |
Q: I recently had a praying mantis lay its eggs on the side of our house. I look forward to spring to ...
A: Praying mantids are an outdoor creature and feed on insects. They only come into homes by accident ...
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| Mystery Bug | 10/18/2006 |
Q: I had previously sent you and e-mail about a mystery bug that I found while walking down a path in ...
A: This is a Hag Moth caterpillar, sometimes called a Monkey Slug. These caterpillars are venomous and ...
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| spider that stings? | 10/16/2006 |
Q: Nathan! I live in Corona California. About 4 years ago my son was poked by a bug that made the blood ...
A: Wow! This one is a puzzler. Spiders do not have stingers at all and the only 8-legged creatures ...
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| What is this bug? | 10/12/2006 |
Q: I found a bug in my house and have never seen it before. It is shaped like a raisin with six legs in ...
A: This sounds like a female tick of some species. If the tick is somewhat round, it probably filled ...
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| Little red flies | 10/12/2006 |
Q: I have noticed alot of little red flies in my bathroom.They are as tiny as lice.All they do is fly ...
A: Sounds like fruit flies. Fruit flies come in from outdoors and are attracted to bananas, apples, ...
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| What was biting me? | 10/11/2006 |
Q: I threw on a t-shirt from my teenage daughter's drawer and went outside to take a walk with my ...
A: The color and size of the insects leads me to believe that these are thrips. Thrips are small ...
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| wasp like bugs | 10/2/2006 |
Q: This bug has 3 pairs of legs, 2 antennas, 1 pair of wings, a wasp-like body, and a tail that is ...
A: This is a type of wasp called an Ichneumon. There are many species worldwide. This was lays its ...
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| wasp type bug | 10/2/2006 |
Q: This is a wasp-type bug with 3 pairs of legs, 1 set of wings, 2 antennaes, a longer body with a tail ...
A: This is a female of a species of beneficial wasp called an Ichneumon. Ichneumon wasp females use ...
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| House Flying Beetle tiny | 10/2/2006 |
Q: Now I am noticing the things everywhere. I opened a box of clothes today and I saw some in the box ...
A: There are a couple of possibilities: 1. It would be a carpet beetle. Carpet beetles feed on dead ...
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| large ant - queen? - with pic | 10/1/2006 |
Q: This ant (I am guessing, may be a wasp but the head seems very ant like) was found yesterday in my ...
A: Sorry for the delay! This is a species of Blister beetle...probably a gravid (full of eggs) female. ...
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| beetles? all over outside of house | 10/1/2006 |
Q: I live in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. We have a problem with these bugs that are all over the ...
A: Sorry for the delay! These are Boxelder bugs. They gather in large groups for mating during the ...
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| Flying bug | 10/1/2006 |
Q: I live in Westmont, IL. Today I am seeing lots of flying insects around my house. They look very ...
A: Sorry for the delay! These sound like Boxelder bugs. These insects appear in large numbers during ...
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| Can you please assist me in identifying this spider | 9/30/2006 |
Q: i find the following spiders in our house from time to time. Normally this would not bother me, but ...
A: Sorry for the delay! This appears to be a young wolf spider. They are a hunting spider that ...
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| identifying a bug on my tree | 9/29/2006 |
Q: I live in Sacramento, California, about 2 blocks from the American River. In September we noticed ...
A: Sounds like woolly aphids. They can fly and they suck sap from trees. They produce a honeydew ...
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| Catapillar stings | 9/28/2006 |
Q: I had an odd experience. I was cooking dinner and felt something picking me on my leg. For awhile ...
A: Sounds like a possible allergic reaction to the hairs on the caterpillar rather than being stung. ...
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| Spider that i found (Very Odd But Beutiful In A Sick Way) | 9/28/2006 |
Q: I was walking around at a local rec. center and they have abridge that goes over a creek that i was ...
A: The closest possibility might be the Humpbacked orbweaver (Eustala anastera). To a Google search ...
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| Praying Mantis egg | 9/27/2006 |
Q: The other day while triming a bush, I found two praying mantis egg cases. What is the best way to ...
A: Rhonda: The best thing to do is keep them stored outdoors somehow. You can place the egg cases in ...
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| Tiny Flies confused with fleas | 9/27/2006 |
Q: I looked up No-see-ums and it sounds like that could be it but do they normally live in houses or ...
A: Biting flies can get into a house, but they need humidity to survive for more than a few days. It ...
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| Tiny Flies confused with fleas | 9/27/2006 |
Q: I'm writing for my husbands Grandpa, he lives in Syracuse, KS (Southwestern KS) He thought he had ...
A: These mite be black flies or no-see-ums. Either of these small, biting flies may be the culprit. ...
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| bug identify | 9/27/2006 |
Q: I live in ky.in a holler by a creek been getting these gray hardshell bugs everwhere can you ...
A: Sounds like pill bugs, a type of Isopod. They are not an insect, but more closely related to crabs ...
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| ant-like bug | 9/26/2006 |
Q: I live in Southern California rith on the edge of a canyon. One day my son found a very large ...
A: Pat: Here's my guess: Using your description, my guess is a Sun Scorpion, or Solfugid. These ...
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| Ants? | 9/25/2006 |
Q: I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico and at night we have bugs come out in one of our bathrooms. They ...
A: Sounds like you may have an ant colony in your home that swarmed. Possibilities include sugar ants, ...
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| Small bug that jumps | 9/25/2006 |
Q: I live in Richmond, Kentucky. My brother says there are small bugs (varying in color from a white to ...
A: Sounds like springtails. Springtails, or collembola, are small insects that flourish in moist ...
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| spider ID | 9/19/2006 |
Q: Texas. Right on Galveston Bay about an hour west of the Louisiana border. Somebody brought in a ...
A: Sounds like you've got a Lynx spider. Lynx spiders live in vegetation and use their coloration as ...
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| Spider Bite | 9/19/2006 |
Q: I live in central NY--near the PA border, close to Binghamton, NY. We live by a lake in a small ...
A: Sounds like a small wolf spider. Wolf spiders can inflict bites on occasion that affect people in ...
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| Spiders | 9/18/2006 |
Q: Nathan, Can you help me identify this spider? I live in Berwick, PA (Northeast PA) and this is ...
A: Sounds like a small Black and Yellow Argiope. They are very common in late summer. These spiders ...
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| Insect found in our wood pile? | 9/18/2006 |
Q: ! I just found this bug in our wood pile, and would really like to know what it is! I took a photo ...
A: This is a species of House Centipede. I'm not sure if the species in Australia is the same, but in ...
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| what is | 9/18/2006 |
Q: what is a bug that is Black and Red that looks like an ant that is about 1/2inch long.
A: If it is fuzzy, you are seeing a velvet ant. Velvet ants are a species of wingless wasp that are ...
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| Catapillar | 9/17/2006 |
Q: Today my daughter found a catapillar that I have never seen before. It is about an inch or so long, ...
A: 9-20-06: Thanks for sending the picture to me. I tried replying to your email, but it bounced ...
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| BLACK WORMS | 9/15/2006 |
Q: I LIVE IN CHAPEL HILL, TENNESSEE AND HAVE BLACK WORMS IN ONE TOILET TANK IN MY HOME. I AM ON A ...
A: Dawn: These are larvae (maggots) of the Black Soldier Fly. These flies lay their eggs on manure ...
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| insects | 9/13/2006 |
Q: about 4 yrs ago i had some archeologist ask if they could take some soul samples in my land , they ...
A: The flying behavior and description of this beetle leads me to believe that this might be a Green ...
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| Walking cones | 9/7/2006 |
Q: Three of my plants have died. Hanging from them are some kind of insect.They crawl around and ...
A: Your plants are infested with an insect called a bagworm. Bagworms are a type of moth where the ...
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| Identifying a bug | 9/7/2006 |
Q: I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada I am a potter, and I'm fairly familier with most bugs around my ...
A: Karin: These might be springtails. Springtails are very small insects that thrive in humid ...
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| little orange bugs | 9/7/2006 |
Q: winnipeg, manitoba canada (prairies) my sister has an emerald swift lizard. lately the lizard has ...
A: Sounds like some sort of mite infestation has occurred. The mites probably came from the pet store ...
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| Flying insect id in San Antonio | 9/6/2006 |
Q: I live in the NW side of San Antonio, near Seaworld, and have a large flying insect visiting my back ...
A: I live about 2 miles from the Toyota plant, but I used to live in the Westcreek subdivision! You ...
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| caconns in blue spruce | 9/6/2006 |
Q: There are numerous cacoons hanging from the end of the evergreen tree branches. If you cut the ...
A: These are called bag worms. They are a type of caterpillar that live in a silken bag and feed on ...
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| Misquitos | 9/6/2006 |
Q: Can you tell me what is the lifespan of a misquito?
A: Mosquitoes as adults live 14 days or more. Depending on the species, the eggs may be laid on water, ...
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| Cockroach metamorphosis | 9/6/2006 |
Q: I live in Fort Worth, TX. I have perhaps half a dozen large cockroaches living in my kitchen. They ...
A: Cockroaches develop through incomplete metamorphosis. They hatch from the egg, develop through ...
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| no subject | 8/24/2006 |
Q: I previously asked a question about my failing Skyrocket Junipers. After closer inspection, I found ...
A: These are called Bag Worms. They are a species of moth where the immatures and adult females look ...
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| Scorpions | 8/24/2006 |
Q: I live in San Antonio, Texas and I just found a striped bark scorpion along a baseboard about a foot ...
A: I am a San Antonian as well living about 1.5 miles south of the new Toyota plant. Scorpions are ...
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| Mad Creepy Spider | 8/16/2006 |
Q: I encountered a large spider in my house near Richmond Virginia recently about the size of the upper ...
A: You squashed a female wolf spider. Female wolf spiders carry their newly hatched young on their ...
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| bugs eating bark my oak trees | 8/15/2006 |
Q: my oak trees have aint beds at the base of the trunk; the bark is spliting and curling up looks like ...
A: The ants are not causing the problem with your tree. The curling bark may have been caused by some ...
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| Tomatoes | 8/9/2006 |
Q: Near Mountain Home, Arkansas. We have a small garden with tomatoes, etc. The tomatoes have small ...
A: These spots are caused by feeding activities of one of the following: Green Stink Bug Harlequin Bug ...
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| Ant-like Critter | 8/9/2006 |
Q: Near Mountain Home, Arkansas. We have seen a couple of ant-like critters, no wings, about an inch ...
A: These creatures are called Velvet Ants. They are actually a species of solitary wasp that live on ...
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| Weird worm in sack | 8/8/2006 |
Q: I live in fort Lauderdale, FL. I found this weird bug twice in my sons room. It has only been found ...
A: There are 2 possibilities: One possibility is that this is a larva of the casemaking clothes moth. ...
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| Biting Insects | 8/7/2006 |
Q: . I have been having a problem with a biting insect.. Wierd thing is it has happened at night and a ...
A: It is very possible that a no-see-um or other biting fly is the culprit. Different people attract ...
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| Tiny bugs | 8/6/2006 |
Q: VA and recently me and my neighbors have noticed these tiny bugs. They are in our homes and ...
A: With all of the rains up there recently, it sounds like the Springtail populations are on the ...
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| millipedes | 8/4/2006 |
Q: The basement is also a garage and is open on both ends, I realize that you would get bugs in there ...
A: Sometimes arthropod populations just explode for reasons beyond our understanding. Maybe they have ...
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| millipedes | 8/2/2006 |
Q: Peru, INdiana We have discovered millipedes in our basement, in the thousands. They are hanging on ...
A: A basement is a dark, and usually humid place to hang out. They may be there to hide, or to breed. ...
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| tiny white flying insects | 8/2/2006 |
Q: I live in Stony Lake, Michigan. It is a heavily sandy (Lake Michigan dunes) area and our land has ...
A: This sounds like a heavy infestation of whiteflies. Whiteflies are sap sucking insects that feed on ...
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| TICKS | 7/31/2006 |
Q: Ive been biten by what i beleave are ticks approx 2mm-3mm in size and black hard bodies. looked alot ...
A: If they were ticks, they might have been attached for a couple of days or so before noticing the ...
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| Pillbugs | 7/31/2006 |
Q: I live in Greeley, Colorado and I have several pillbugs in my lawn. Can they destroy large areas of ...
A: The pillbugs are feeding on the dead grass. Sounds like you might have mole cricket or white grub ...
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| Big red bug in Jamestown, TN | 7/27/2006 |
Q: Good Morning. We found a bug yesterday at the pool. It looks like an ant, but much bigger than any ...
A: You have discovered a species of velvet ant. Velvet ants are a type of wasp where the females are ...
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| Large flies in our house | 7/26/2006 |
Q: There has been a small infestation of a large fly in one of our bedrooms. They are about twice the ...
A: This sounds like an emergence of black blow flies. Has anything died in the attic or in the walls ...
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| Spider with tapeworm | 7/23/2006 |
Q: I live in LaGrande, Oregon. Last night there was a big black shiny spider in my room. It had a ...
A: There are parsitic (worms) nematodes that live inside of various arthropods. Horsehair worms are ...
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| water scorpion preservation? | 7/17/2006 |
Q: I am in Platte, South Dakota. We are working on our entomology project for 4H, and the kids found a ...
A: Water scorpions can be preserved with a pin...just VERY carefully. Pin it in the normal way, but in ...
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| Furry black bug | 7/15/2006 |
Q: I noticed a bug in my bathroom. It was oval and about 4mm long. It was black and super furry with 2 ...
A: My first impression was that this is a lacewing larva covered with debris as camouflage. My second ...
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| Identify insect | 7/13/2006 |
Q: Mr Riggs: We live in Lawrenceburg,Tn and my mother told me that her two maple tress in the front of ...
A: The holes are caused by an adult wood boring beetle emerging from the tree. The holes are leaking ...
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| SPIDER QUESTION | 7/13/2006 |
Q: I am from Jacksonville, NC 28540 and my husband was bit by a spider 5 times. 4 on the front side of ...
A: It appears to be a young wolf spider. All spiders have venom that they use to immobilize their ...
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| 6 legged insect | 7/12/2006 |
Q: I live in rural Md. on the Eastern shore on the Bay... I noticed an unusual bug while looking for J. ...
A: This sounds like an immature Wheel Bug. Wheel Bugs belong to a family of insects called Assassin ...
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| Red Ants | 7/10/2006 |
Q: I an expert in the Optometry section and thought I would try to get some advice. We live in Downers ...
A: Mike: Sounds like the ants were moving their colony from one place to another. The bits of "rice" ...
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| tiny bug | 7/9/2006 |
Q: I live in Spokane, WA. There is a very, very tiny bug that is everywhere in this area in the ...
A: There are small biting flies in the Pacific northwest called No-see-ums that like to bite mammals. ...
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| Silver leaf maple infested and dying | 7/8/2006 |
Q: We live in Grand Prairie, Texas (Dallas Metroplex) we have the same problem as David M. Couch that ...
A: The flat bark beetle belongs to the beetle family Flatidae. They feed on sap, but I doubt that they ...
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| indentification of an insect | 7/7/2006 |
Q: i found this insect in zeeland michigan, (south west michigan)ive never seen anything like it in my ...
A: Sounds like it might be a House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata). They like dark, humid places and ...
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| help | 7/3/2006 |
Q: I live in Albuquerque,New Mexico. I have come across this arthropod like creature twice. It's about ...
A: You have discovered a solfugid. These are also known as sun scorpions or wind scorpions. This ...
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| Can't figure out the name of this bug | 7/2/2006 |
Q: I live in cleveland ohio I have lived in my house for six years and now I'm finding these bugs, they ...
A: You are seeing earwigs. Earwigs feed on decaying organic materials (plants, wood, etc...) in VERY ...
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| i need help with this bug/insect.please. | 7/1/2006 |
Q: i live in stewart county,Tn near dover. its in the northwest part of middle Tn. my dad is a farmer ...
A: You have seen a bunch of immature ant lions. Ant lion larvae dig cone-like pits in loose soil up to ...
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| Bugs killing my oak trees | 6/30/2006 |
Q: Nathan, I live in the Chicago area and my large oak trees are dying on one side. I noticed the ...
A: It is very possible that your tree has deeloped a disease that caused the bark to slough off. The ...
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| brown bugs | 6/30/2006 |
Q: i had an A/C in my window and pigeons made a nest under it when i went to remove the dirt in the ...
A: These could be bird mites or soft ticks. Both of these creatures feed on birds and hang out at ...
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| Identifying bug bites | 6/27/2006 |
Q: We live in the East Bay Area of No. Cal. Our problem is a small black flying insect with a fierce ...
A: Sounds like a no-see-um or possible a type of blackfly. Both of these insects bite mammals and take ...
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| tiny bugs on walls and ceiling | 6/27/2006 |
Q: MD and recently moved to a house which is 50 years old. I noticed these tiny, and i mean tiny little ...
A: Sounds like an infestation of springtails. They prefer humid environments outdoors and feed on ...
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| Mini Orange Bugs on Metal Pool Legs & Lime Green/White Bugs | 6/23/2006 |
Q: Sure would appreciate your help in identifying some bugs in our yard. Sorry that this is a rather ...
A: Natalie: The orange insects sound like thrips. Thips are insects that feed on the sap from flower ...
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| what kind of bug is this | 6/20/2006 |
Q: In my apartment we have been finding these little brown bugs. They have two segments, no wings, very ...
A: Sounds like a click beetle. Click beetles have a spine on the underside of their body that allows ...
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| tiny, black insects, teaming on deck and ground | 6/2/2006 |
Q: I've just noticed today that the deck had black spots on it, and upon closer inspection, have ...
A: Sounds like these insects might be springtails. They prefer moist environments with lots of organic ...
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| Bug Bite | 6/1/2006 |
Q: I live in Northern Arizona and was working in the yard last week and was biten by something about 50 ...
A: Considering the location of the bites, it sounds like you got bitten by chiggers. Chiggers are the ...
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| Insect Larvae | 5/30/2006 |
Q: I live in southern New Jersey (Chesilhurst). I was working in my yard making a new Garden and I dug ...
A: Karen: Sounds like you dug up a pupal case belonging to a sphinx moth. Sphinx, or hawk moths are ...
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| Tiny bugs on wood deck and wooden bench in house | 5/19/2006 |
Q: Little Rock Arkansas For the past few months I have noticed tons of tiny cream colored bugs on my ...
A: Amy: You might have an infestation of springtails. These insects like really moist environments ...
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| what is it? | 5/15/2006 |
Q: I live in Tracy California. A beetle type big bug bit me last night. It felt like a bee sting. Was ...
A: This is a species of assassin bug. They feed on insects and this one just happened to bite you. ...
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| name of bug? | 5/12/2006 |
Q: What bug starts out with 6 pair of legs and one eye, then has 12 pair of legs , three eyes, and two ...
A: Insects do not have more than one pair of eyes. Other than sounding like a riddle, your creature ...
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| Blue bug | 5/11/2006 |
Q: ..Hopefully you can help...I found a bug in my house twice that looke like a centipede o n the body. ...
A: Jason: You've encountered a House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata). They occur in damp, dark ...
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| inside house on floor bug | 5/11/2006 |
Q: i dont know if they are fleas because i thought if you went by it it would jump well these ones dont ...
A: If you live in an area with high outdoor moisture and lots of organic material in the soil, you may ...
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| identifying an insect | 5/9/2006 |
Q: I'LL TRY TO DESCRIBE IT THE BEST I CAN ,AS I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE. I LIVE 30 MI. N OF BATON ...
A: Kenny: Sounds like a virgin female reproductive ant stage (queen). From the color description, it ...
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| Wasp Control in basement | 5/8/2006 |
Q: ..I live in Oscoda Michigan...we are having a problem with black wasps in our basement...we do have ...
A: Diane: The black wasps you are describing sound like a type of blue mud dauber called Chalybion ...
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| bugs | 5/7/2006 |
Q: I live in san antonio, texas. We have a envasion of black bugs that have red bellies. How do we get ...
A: Alisha: These are called Love Bugs (Plecia nearctica) and they are very common in late spring. ...
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| Hi I'm Powell River B.C. Canada,... | 5/6/2006 |
Q: C. Canada, it's about a hundred miles north of Vancouver. I found a bug at work that i have never ...
A: Sounds like you may have found a male Dobsonfly. Dobsonflies develop in clean, clear flowing water. ...
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| Strange bug | 5/5/2006 |
Q: I live in Athens, AL, and I saw a very strange bug today at work. (I work at Lowe's). I wish I had ...
A: Laura: Sounds like you might have found a House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata). They like dark, ...
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| Dangerous Insects | 5/1/2006 |
Q: Hey Nathan, I am a biologist in Austin, Texas, and I too graduated from A&M, with a BS in Wildlife ...
A: Ryan: Trail runners in our part of Texas have a few insect hazards to watch out for. Trees might ...
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| tiny biting gnats have infested my yard | 4/22/2006 |
Q: Help! I live in Austin, Texas, and for the past three days, very tiny off-white colored winged ...
A: Charlene: Your new flowers have become home to a hungry colony of thrips. Thrips are very small ...
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| What is It? | 4/18/2006 |
Q: I found a bug in my apartment and no clue what it could be. I was able to tape it down and caught ...
A: Eric: Sounds like you've found a House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata). They like humid, dark ...
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| ants in the house and yard | 4/17/2006 |
Q: It's almost ant season here in central Maine, and I can't find where they are coming in the house.. ...
A: Deb: Wow! Small world. I'll be sure to pass that along to Val. If you have ants feeding on cat ...
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| Unidentified "bug" | 4/14/2006 |
Q: I live in San Angelo, TX. We found an extremely unusual bug at work today (in a medical office), ...
A: You have captured a type of sun spider. They are also called Solfugids. In the middle east, they ...
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| Leaf-footed bug-Leptoglossus Oppositus | 4/7/2006 |
Q: I live in Montgomery, Alabama. I have looked at this site and think the bug I want to ask the ...
A: All insects in the family Coreidae (Leaf-footed bugs) can spray a defensive liquid when attacked by ...
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| Most Dangerous Insect | 4/5/2006 |
Q: Mr. Riggs, In your opinion, what do you consider is the most dangerous insect to humans? Thanks, ...
A: Steve: In my opinion, the mosquito is the most dangerous insect to humans. Mosquitoes are ...
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| Fire Ant Farm | 4/3/2006 |
Q: Mr. Riggs, I live in DeSoto Parish Louisiana and I am interested in creating an ant farm using ...
A: Steve: I worked for the Texas Fire Ant Program from 1998 to 2004 and collected many fire ant ...
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| Bug info. | 4/3/2006 |
Q: We live in Hendersonville, N.C. My husband was putting on a pair of work gloves that was in our ...
A: Kim: My only guess is that the moth cocoon that your husband squished may have contained a type of ...
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| Little brown winged bugs | 3/30/2006 |
Q: I live in Bridgeport Conneticut and I have these little brown winged bugs that look like knats. They ...
A: Sounds like an infestation of moth flies, also called sewer flies. These creatures come from ...
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| Bug identification | 3/29/2006 |
Q: Vero Beach, Florida. This bug appears on my green tomatoes. It is smaller than 1/2" and is orange ...
A: Margaret: This could be one of about three different insects. One of them is the beneficial ...
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| Pillbugs (rollie pollies) | 3/27/2006 |
Q: Help! My driveway and front porch are overloaded with these little critters. Yes they are cute but ...
A: Pillbug numbers explode when moisture levels and organic material in the soil are high. They can be ...
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| Bed Bugs | 3/21/2006 |
Q: Las Vegas, nevada. How likely is it that bed bugs can be transported on a person during a 4 hour ...
A: Vanessa: Bed buds are quite suited to be in contact with their host. They can hide in clothing or ...
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| batbugs | 3/14/2006 |
Q: My family and I live in university housing in Gainesville, Ga. We have been receiving bites and not ...
A: I'm sure that the exterminator explained to you that the mothballs serve as a repellant and not an ...
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| Identifying a bug | 3/13/2006 |
Q: Followup To Question - I've been finding these bugs in my house and am quite unsure of what they ...
A: Try the link below. I think what you have are Boxelder bugs. They appear in large groups and have ...
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| a bug found in a bathroom | 3/5/2006 |
Q: we live in milwaukee wisconsin, and we live in a dorm. we have seen this bug a couple of times in ...
A: Sounds like you have a small infestation of House Centipedes (Scutigera coleoptrata). They feed on ...
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| bugs on dead birds | 3/4/2006 |
Q: we found 3 dead birds in the attic in a vent leading to our bathroom. We removed the dead birds and ...
A: Keli: There is a very good chance that these beetles are a type of carrion beetle that feeds on ...
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| Animal pest identification | 2/21/2006 |
Q: I live on the island of nantucket MA. we have an indoor cat that sometimes crawls under the ...
A: Flea larvae roll up into a ball when disturbed. They are white when freshly molted and a reddish ...
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| insect i.d./ removal | 2/11/2006 |
Q: I have small flying buggs that are immune to poisons that are common. they do not like watter and ...
A: Cecil: These insects sound like boxelder bugs. Boxelder bugs gather in large groups on warm ...
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| flies | 2/7/2006 |
Q: why do flies rub their paws against eachother?
A: Sandy: Flies are constantly cleaning themselves and this is part of their behavior. They have ...
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| Red insect - ant? | 1/24/2006 |
Q: I live in Summerville, SC and have been noticing increasing numbers of red ant-like bugs on my ...
A: Lisa: You are seeing immature insects belonging to a couple of possibilities. They might be ...
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| flying insect | 1/8/2006 |
Q: First,I'd like to thank you for your time,this is very generous. Again, Thanx. Ilive in ...
A: Robi Jo: The wood your mother is burning may be infested with some sort of wood boring beetle or ...
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| bugs on kitchen counter | 1/5/2006 |
Q: I live in Ontario, Canada and I have these small black bugs on my kitchen counters. They are a bit ...
A: Stephanie: My apologies for the delay. I was at a meeting last week and I didn't check my All ...
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| INSECTS | 12/27/2005 |
Q: WHAT IS THE MITE?
A: Mites are related to spiders and ticks. They belong to the Order Acari and are found in a wide ...
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| what is cornicle? | 12/11/2005 |
Q: i want to know what is cornicle in insects? thanks
A: Tannaz: A cornicle is the short appendage on the tip of the abdomen of aphids. If you look closely ...
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| report due dec.9th 2005 | 12/3/2005 |
Q: Whould you mind answering these questions about when you were an enotomologist: What is your ...
A: Andrea: 1. I am currently employed as the Manager for Community Relations and Water Efficiency ...
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| Gnats | 11/20/2005 |
Q: o.k i need big time help, my kitchen is infested with gnats coming from my drains. What can i do to ...
A: Sounds like you have an infestation of fruit flies. Fruit flies are attracted to drains because of ...
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| is it a slug? | 11/12/2005 |
Q: I found a critter in my flower pot that I keep indoors. It was slimy and looked like a slug ...
A: It certainly sounds like a young slug, and they can do damage to tender green vegetation. It is not ...
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| Water bugs/Palmetto bugs | 11/11/2005 |
Q: I live near Gulfport, MS. I woke up this morning to find a bug crawling on me. It was about the ...
A: Jessica: Palmetto bugs, or cockroaches can nip, but not enough to be of any concern. Female ticks ...
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| Bug identification | 11/3/2005 |
Q: I live in Louisville,KY. I have noticed some bugs around the foundation of my house. The smaller ...
A: Barry: Sounds like you have a lot of Boxelder Bugs hanging around your home. The red ones are ...
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| bug identification | 10/27/2005 |
Q: just recently i've noticed small (4-5mm long) dark brown bugs on the carpet and in my clothing they ...
A: Jay: If you have a lot of woolen clothing, it might be an infestation of carpet beetles. They fit ...
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| Insect venom | 10/26/2005 |
Q: I m a grade 6 student from Simons Valley school resarching for a virtual science fair. What would ...
A: Aaron: When thinking about your question, I guess one thought comes to mind...is the person being ...
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| Praying mantis | 10/8/2005 |
Q: Sir, Why female praying mantis larger than male praying mantis. Generally female insects are larger ...
A: Javed: In the case of the praying mantis, the female is quite a bit larger because she must be able ...
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| tiny brown bugs with tiny wings. | 10/6/2005 |
Q: Nathan, can you suggest an over the counter way, that is safe to use around animals that I can use ...
A: These beetles don't carry any diseases and wouldn't hurt the rabbits if they happened to eat them. ...
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| tiny brown bugs with tiny wings. | 10/6/2005 |
Q: Nathan, thank you very much for your response.Is there a chance that these drugstore beetles will ...
A: Laura: The bird seed is DEFINITELY number one in this case as a culprit for breeding and feeding ...
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| tiny brown bugs with tiny wings. | 10/6/2005 |
Q: I live in northern NJ (Ramsey) 4 days ago I moved into a 2nd floor apaprtment. The second day I was ...
A: Laura: It sounds like you have an infestation of drugstore or cigarette beetles...sometimes loosely ...
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| Diet of insects | 10/4/2005 |
Q: I live in Jamaica New York, I'm helping my 7 year old daughter with a project for school and she ...
A: Coco: An insect is simply defined as a organism with 3 body sections (head, thorax, abdomen) and 3 ...
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| Carbon Monoxide and Brown Recluse Spiders | 10/3/2005 |
Q: I have a 8 ft x 50 ft cargo container that has become infested with Brown Recluse Spiders. I have ...
A: Chuck: The carbon monoxide (CO) will displace the oxygen in the container that the spiders are ...
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| very strange | 9/29/2005 |
Q: I've captured the strangest insect I've ever seen. It sort of looks like an overgrown wasp, but the ...
A: Leigh: Sounds like to have been introduced to one of the large Ichneumon wasps. These wasps use ...
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| What is it? | 9/28/2005 |
Q: Our company is in Fife, Washington. We have found for the second time a bug/insect not ever been ...
A: Bob: My first impression of your insect is an Earwig. They are very common in areas with lots of ...
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| can't tell what insect is in my apartment! | 9/26/2005 |
Q: I live in Cohoes NY. My apartment is a basement apartment about two blocks from a river. I have a ...
A: Katie: Sounds like you've run across a House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata). These critters are ...
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| Itty bitty Larvae coming out of my sheetrock | 9/25/2005 |
Q: I'm in the Kansas City area, and I noticed a black "spot" on my white sheetrock and popcorn texture ...
A: Richard: I cannot get your link to work properly. My email is nlriggs@bexarmet.org. It sounds ...
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| Very strange insect | 9/23/2005 |
Q: my friend had a wierd experience with an unknown insect. The bug flew at him full force and hit him ...
A: Lisa: It sounds like your friend has been introduced to a Wheel Bud (Arilus cristatus). Wheel Bugs ...
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| garden insect | 9/20/2005 |
Q: My intention was not in fact, as I now see I seem to be saying, to raise a colony of these beasties, ...
A: I doubt that they will be too destructive in your garden if there are a few of them. However, ...
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| bugs / insects | 9/20/2005 |
Q: i live in london. i have had problems with some sort of bug / insect for years. its found in the ...
A: Olumide: Unfortunately, it sounds like you have an infestation of bed bugs. Bed bugs are insects ...
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| garden insect | 9/20/2005 |
Q: Vancouver BC Canada Hello Insect person, In front of me as I write is a jar with what I would ...
A: Jill: It sounds like you have been visited by one of the species of moths in the Geometridae ...
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| Insects | 9/15/2005 |
Q: I have to find an isect that starts with 'X,N &K'for my home work. I have searched hard on the ...
A: Brittany: I'm sorry for not getting back to you until today. My grandfather passed away last ...
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| Hobo Spiders/Centipedes | 9/14/2005 |
Q: I live in Preston Idaho and seem to be the new living space for hobo spiders. How can I control the ...
A: Diane: I'm sorry for not answering your question until now. My grandfather passed away last ...
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| spiders | 9/12/2005 |
Q: IM in San Antonio TX and I have a big yellow, black and grey spider outside my back door, he has ...
A: Jeremy: I'm also here in San Antonio! You are hosting a Black and Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope ...
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| insects banding together in snake form | 9/1/2005 |
Q: We saw what looked like a flat gray snake about 2 ft long crawling from the grass onto our concrete ...
A: Ron: There are a few types of insects that travel in groups. Ants, desert termites, caterpillars, ...
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| a 3 inch long flying insect in Vancouver, Wa | 9/1/2005 |
Q: last night what I thought was a small bird was flying above my head at a closed gas station. It was ...
A: Holly: You have been introduced to the Giant Water Bug (Lethocerus sp.). These insects are common ...
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| Maple tree dying/Black body yellow striped ant or beetle responsible? | 8/26/2005 |
Q: I reside in Decatur, Alabama. I have owned my home for 13 years and have a Maple(don't know the ...
A: Hope you aren't getting blown around by Katrina this morning! My first impression is some sort of ...
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| fleas or mites or worms | 8/25/2005 |
Q: we went to the doctor (hospital)and place said fleas wich i never herd of and the other said ...
A: Crystal: My suggestion is to visit a dermatologist so that your situation may be looked at more ...
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| What is this bug?! | 8/25/2005 |
Q: No, that's not what I'm seeing. Not even close actually. The legs aren't nearly that long. As a ...
A: Carpet beetle larvae may also be a possibility. Carpet beetle larvae are small - about 1/4 inch or ...
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| Striped Spiders of NC,USA | 8/25/2005 |
Q: I think the first picture was the one i was looking for. Now i have another question, are they ...
A: Sherman: This spider is not considered dangerous and usually runs away from danger. This spider is ...
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| What is this bug?! | 8/24/2005 |
Q: I'm really hoping you could help me! I recently moved to Denver, Colorado. I live in an apartment ...
A: Evelyn: Considering your location in the basement, the critter that you are seeing may very well be ...
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| ant | 8/22/2005 |
Q: I have seen a few ants around my lawn, that have red and black strips, but they do not look like the ...
A: Michael: There are many different species of velvet ants...and yes, they are VERY hard to smash. ...
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| How do i identify bugs by egg sack? | 8/13/2005 |
Q: Cumberland, Maine I was out today and found what appeared to be "kicked up dirt" covering half of my ...
A: I wonder if you were seeing a type of mold called "Scrambled Eggs Mold" (I can't remember the ...
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| flying insect | 8/12/2005 |
Q: I saw a flying insect today by my house. When I first saw it, I thought it was a dragon fly. But ...
A: Gary: Sounds like you have seen one of the species of mud dauber wasps. These wasps build mud tube ...
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| what insect lays pink eggs | 8/10/2005 |
Q: I found a clump of pink eggs on a container near my pond. What insect layed these?
A: Sue: I can't give you a definitive answer on that one. There are many insects that live near the ...
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| Insect nest | 8/8/2005 |
Q: I have two different types of insect nests in the corners of my porch. One looks like Honey comb, ...
A: Tifanie: The nests on your porch are made by 2 distinct types of wasps. The honeycomb nest is made ...
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| little white bugs in my car | 8/7/2005 |
Q: I live in Jacksonville, NC. We've spent a lot of time at the beach this summer and I have kids so ...
A: There is a type of insect called a collembola, or springtail, that likes moist habitats. They are ...
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| feather-like bug | 8/5/2005 |
Q: I'm in Chicago, IL... I found a bug in the bathroom that reminded me of a centipede, but I'm not ...
A: Jen: You have encountered a House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata). These centipedes are commonly ...
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| Strange bug.. would like ID please | 8/4/2005 |
Q: Riggs I'm afraid I have no picture of this bug, but I'll provide as full a description as possible. ...
A: Callum: The first thing that comes to mind is a species of parasitic wasp in the Ichneumon group. ...
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| strange black bug? | 8/3/2005 |
Q: My name is Mike Button. I live in Waunakee (a small town just outside of Madison) in Wisconsin. I ...
A: Mike: I would have freaked out a little if something like you described flew at me too! It sounds ...
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| plant water creatures | 8/3/2005 |
Q: I recently put some outside flower plants in a bucket of water until I could replant them. When I ...
A: Cherene: You have encountered some rat-tailed maggots. They are the larval stage of a species of ...
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| Need help identifying a wasp | 8/2/2005 |
Q: Spring, Texas - I saw a wasp in the driveway a few days ago. I cannot identify it. It was the ...
A: Erin: Sounds like you have come across a Cicada Killer wasp. It is a type of ground-nesting hornet ...
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| insect identification | 7/30/2005 |
Q: I live in Franklin, TN. As I was mowing the lawn this afternoon, I came across a very colorful ...
A: Sounds like you may have come across a velvet ant. Velvet ants are actually wingless female wasps ...
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| Insect Identification | 7/28/2005 |
Q: i live in mount laurel, New Jersey. I work at a daycare and on the play ground we found a black bug ...
A: Jessica: Chances are the bug you found does not actually sting. I can't think of any bees or wasps ...
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| How can I look for stored grain pest eggs? | 7/26/2005 |
Q: I am searching for an easy way to estimate populations of pest eggs in stored grains. I work on a ...
A: Jorge: Greetings from Texas! Thanks for your email. I admit that stored product pests are not by ...
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| these shells of what were bugs on my trees | 7/25/2005 |
Q: My husband and Iwere walking along our lawn and looking at the trees saw this bug it ...
A: Kim: Sounds like you have found the cast skin of a larval Cicada. Cicadas are present during the ...
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| Antholes | 7/22/2005 |
Q: Why are all antholes the same color? Where do they find that particular type of sand, and why do ...
A: Yep...those ants are finding a particular layer of soil that they find appealing as a nesting site. ...
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| Antholes | 7/22/2005 |
Q: Why are all antholes the same color? Where do they find that particular type of sand, and why do ...
A: There are many factors that might influence what you are seeing. First of all, are you talking ...
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| outdoors biter | 7/21/2005 |
Q: Hoping you can help me identify this bug that bit/ stung me? I live in WI. I was sitting on my back ...
A: Excellent! Lacewing larvae live on plants and trees. This one may have fallen on you from a tree ...
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| outdoors biter | 7/20/2005 |
Q: Hoping you can help me identify this bug that bit/ stung me? I live in WI. I was sitting on my back ...
A: Lisa: From your description, it sounds like you may have been bitten by a lacewing larva. ...
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| Flies | 7/9/2005 |
Q: I recently visted a burger stand where they had several plastic sandwich bags filled with water, ...
A: Angela: This is an interesting phenomenon. Down here in Texas, you will find a few merchants with ...
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| termites | 7/3/2005 |
Q: Why termites don't attack wood in a living tree ?
A: John: That's a good question...you should know, however, that there is a well-known species that's ...
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| Type of centipede. | 7/1/2005 |
Q: I live in Las Cruces, New Mexico. We have an invasion of fuzzy looking centipedes. They aren't the ...
A: Andrea: You are being visited by the House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata). They are a harmless ...
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| I have for years, attempted... | 6/27/2005 |
Q: I have for years, attempted to find a picture in a book, or on line, of a bug I see every now and ...
A: My first impression of your creature is that it might be a wooly aphid. They feed on trees, mostly ...
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| Type Of Spider | 6/24/2005 |
Q: I live in San Diego, California. On two occasions I've seen what looked like a mud pack (like ...
A: Vicky: Sounds like it might have been a mud dauber nest that had been stocked with spiders for the ...
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| tiny leaf folding caterpillars | 6/22/2005 |
Q: I have these tiny whitish caterpillars that fold leafs from tip to base. The are on a lilac bush and ...
A: These are a type of leaf rolling caterpillar that feed in a group. Are they feeding on the lilac ...
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| found bug never seen | 6/17/2005 |
Q: I have found an incect ( ant) with wings and a long red tail and a long spike. do u know what it ...
A: Dimitri: Sounds like you may have found one of the beneficial species of wasps called Ichneumonids. ...
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| mite? | 6/16/2005 |
Q: I am having a problem identifying this bug. I think they are just tiny mites. I own a 3 year old ...
A: April: The biggest difference between where I live (San Antonio) and where you live (Houston) is ...
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| This is new to me! | 6/14/2005 |
Q: I found this dead bug in my bathroom on a shelf, like everyone else writting to you I have never ...
A: Jennifer: My first impression of the insect you are seeing is that of a silverfish. Please send ...
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| small beetle like insects in my car | 6/13/2005 |
Q: I live in flanders nj. I have kids and all of a sudden i found that my car has lots of small beetle ...
A: Hemali: Have you been storing any dried foods in your car such as dry dog or cat food, grains or ...
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| Mysterious insects on my car! | 6/10/2005 |
Q: Today, I found two identical insects on my car, the likes of which I have never seen. They are ...
A: Alisia: These sound like a caterpillar of some kind...probably originating from some sort of moth. ...
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| chigger? | 6/9/2005 |
Q: I live in WI. You told me in a previous question that my bites may be from chiggers. Can you get ...
A: Lisa: Chiggers are not usually present in fall and winter...ESPECIALLY in Wisconsin. The tiny red ...
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| Wondering what kind of spider this is | 6/8/2005 |
Q: I was wondering what kind of spider this was: http://www.snsware.net/spider/ Those pictures are ...
A: Seth: This appears to be a male spider in the family of spiders called Pisauridae, or Nursery Web ...
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| Odd looking bug | 6/5/2005 |
Q: My niece and nephew found a very unusual looking flying bug outside near a garden. It has large ...
A: Lene: My first impression for this insect was possibly a Mayfly because of the description of the ...
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| biting insects | 6/5/2005 |
Q: It's 12:15 PM, and I just found a live insect in my bed. For months, every few weeks or so, I've ...
A: Lisa: From the descriptions of the bites and their locations, it sounds like chiggers are to blame. ...
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| I have these flying insects... | 6/2/2005 |
Q: I have these flying insects that sworm in at nightime and love to cling onto anyplace where light is ...
A: Travis: Living near a woodland or marshy area can bring some interesting insects at night. A ...
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| red blood bugs | 6/1/2005 |
Q: I live in Springfield, MO. Outside the hospital where I work there are zillions of extremely tiny ...
A: Mel: These sound like red velvet mites. They are eight-legged creatures that feed on insects as ...
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| Spiders | 5/31/2005 |
Q: I am living in Long Beach, California. The bug that I saw was very large about the size of a large ...
A: Sharon: I'd like pictures of this spider, if possible. I can't get a good picture of this from ...
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| foamy stuff on weeds | 5/28/2005 |
Q: i was pruning my parents trees today and came across some foam (bubbly water-like) stubstance. i ...
A: Laura: If I understand your email correctly, you found these bubbly masses on some weeds beneath ...
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| big bug found in sand on shore | 5/16/2005 |
Q: i live on a suburban lake in minnesota. i was raking the shore of leaves/etc and this bug was ...
A: Jane: Sounds like it might be a mole cricket. They have claw-like front legs for digging and a ...
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| Spider or grasshopper? | 5/14/2005 |
Q: Spider or grasshopper? I live in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada and my husband has found a ...
A: Jennifer: Sounds like you all have found a type of camel cricket. Camel crickets are in the ...
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| Tree Bugs | 5/11/2005 |
Q: I live in Covington, GA. I have a white oak and a pine tree in my front yard. They both look to be ...
A: Loren: Let's start with the pine tree... Pin holes in the bark, "husks" hanging from the bark, ...
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| what is this insect | 5/11/2005 |
Q: I do not have a picture of the beast in question, and hopefully I'll never see another one to get a ...
A: Kelly: You have encountered a very common creature in homes (especially those with basements) ...
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| what is it | 5/10/2005 |
Q: found a bug that looks like a large centipede? but is about 10" long with a fairly hard shell and ...
A: Ken: Sounds like you may have found one of the Scolopendra centipedes. They are known as desert ...
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| little tiny yellow swarming biting insect | 5/5/2005 |
Q: i live in the austin, tx area, and i have had this question for a long time. i think most people ...
A: Dee: Since it is spring and all of the flowers and trees are blooming, there is a very small insect ...
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| what is this insect??? | 5/1/2005 |
Q: My daughter doing a 6th grade science project - must identify common and scientific name of ...
A: Shellie: There are two possibilities for what this might be: It is definitely an immature insect ...
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| little white bugs | 4/29/2005 |
Q: I've done plenty of web searching with no luck, even had the Ortho Man over, and after two hours he ...
A: Thomas: First of all, we can rule out mites because they do not spin cocoons. The only mites that ...
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| what is this black insect in my house? | 4/18/2005 |
Q: Nathan Riggs, I have this problem with this black insect in the house. It is primarily in the ...
A: Jennifer: My first impression of your insect is possibly a rice weevil or granary weevil. They are ...
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| Unidentified bugs | 4/17/2005 |
Q: I have seen these bugs in my house, I was hoping you might be able to help me identify them...? They ...
A: These almost sound like the empty pupal cases of house flies or some sort of fly. They are brownish ...
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| insect | 4/15/2005 |
Q: I keep seeing this bug, It looks similar to a bee, it has six legs, possibly a stinger of some ...
A: Sorry for not replying sooner. The website was down all morning. It sounds like you might have ...
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| A multilegged creature in my home!!! | 4/3/2005 |
Q: PLEASE HELP!!! I am soo freaked out by bugs! Apx four times I have found this creature in my home. ...
A: Kim: You have run into a common house-dwelling creature called a House Centipede (Scutigera ...
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| Milkweed bugs | 4/1/2005 |
Q: HELP!!!!!! MY DAUGHTERS BUTTERFLY GARDEN IS BEING OVERRUN WITH MILKWEED BUGS, THE PLANTS ARE DOING ...
A: Hope and Katie: Using plants to attract butterflies for nectar and raising caterpillars brings with ...
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| Teeny-Tiny Ants | 3/25/2005 |
Q: This morning I came across a small crumb on my kitchen floor. When I leaned over to pick it up I ...
A: Michael: It sounds like you have one of a couple of possibilities for ants. One possibility could ...
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| MITES | 3/16/2005 |
Q: COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU KNOW HOW TO GET RID OF BODY MITES, OR MITES IN THE HOUSE. I HAVE ...
A: Michele: Your dilemma is shared by many people across the country. I do have some questions ...
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| Silverfish | 3/15/2005 |
Q: I live in Fort Thomas, KY in a 2 story home with a basement. We have had problems with silverfish ...
A: Sue: Silverfish are one of those creatures that love warm, humid places. The normal response to ...
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| spider | 3/5/2005 |
Q: Ok i was in the bathroom getting ready to take a shower and i saw a spider floating in midair (i ...
A: Nicole: Spiders generate silk from glands on their abdomens called spinnerets. This is why the ...
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| yeast | 2/23/2005 |
Q: why doest yeast needs sugar and warmth to reproduce?
A: Sana: Yeasts are living animals that belong to the phylum Protista. Yeasts use carbohydrates in ...
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| cockroaches | 2/16/2005 |
Q: i live in a very humid city and run across plenty of cockroaches during the summer. my question is: ...
A: Vienna: You're welcome...thanks for choosing me to help you with your question! To answer the ...
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| cockroaches | 2/15/2005 |
Q: i live in a very humid city and run across plenty of cockroaches during the summer. my question is: ...
A: Your question makes a lot of sense and the answer is partially hidden in your question. If you live ...
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| Roaches | 2/6/2005 |
Q: Grandview, Missouri Hi, This is a silly question but do insects like roaches have the same kinds of ...
A: Marisa: The internal organs of insects play similar roles as do ours, but they are different. Take ...
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| Help with identifying a tick | 1/24/2005 |
Q: I am currently in the Yucatan, Mexico. We are looking at purchasing some land down here and have ...
A: Kathe: Chances are that you got into a batch of newly-hatched ticks (sometimes called seed ticks ...
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| Big freeky bee-thing | 1/21/2005 |
Q: I have a recollection of an unusual insect that I encountered in my youth. My brother was with me, ...
A: David: Sorry for the delay, buy I do have a couple of theories for your insect. A couple of ...
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| bugs on base of queen palms | 1/11/2005 |
Q: I live in San Diego CA, and have recently discovered very small white(almost fuzzy)bugs on the base ...
A: Kaylinn: Sounds like you've got an infestation of mealybugs. Mealybugs are a sap sucking insect ...
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| My friend found a bug | 1/3/2005 |
Q: My friend was in her Cousin's house in North Carolina and she found a bug in her basement. She isnt ...
A: Jon: Sorry for the delay...I've been out of town at a pest control conference. The insect you're ...
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| identify small bug | 12/12/2004 |
Q: Sir, I work for a pest control company. One of my customers has a small (mite?)bug around her stove. ...
A: Kevin: Sounds like some sort of bird mite, possibly a rat mite as well. I worked for the Extension ...
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| Caterpillars | 12/9/2004 |
Q: My daughter was stung by an unidentified caterpillar. The caterpillar was green with a red and white ...
A: Amy: Sorry to hear that your daughter was stung. From the description, it sounds like an Io Moth ...
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| Arthropods | 12/8/2004 |
Q: Is there such a thing as a vegetarian spider? About how long does it take the average spider egg to ...
A: To my knowledge, all spiders are carnivorous, feeding on insects and small animals. Tarantulas feed ...
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| Identifying a caterpillar | 12/5/2004 |
Q: I found this inch long light green caterpillar near my home in south Florida. It has a red and white ...
A: Carly: If the caterpillar as spines on its back, it might be an Io moth caterpillar. They can ...
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| a yellow worm | 11/19/2004 |
Q: i have a yellow-golden worm going around in my house, it is very skinny, it is long about 8 inch, ...
A: Michal: If it has legs, it might be a type of millipede or centipede. Millipedes have 4 legs per ...
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| Identification of insect from its eggs | 11/16/2004 |
Q: Pennsylvania...Lower Susquehaqnna valley...What insect or arachnid lays its pale colored eggs in the ...
A: Constance: Sorry for not getting to your question sooner! It sounds like the eggs of one of the ...
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| What is this? | 11/8/2004 |
Q: I live in Fresno, California. The bug is about an inch and a half long, it has 6 legs that are ...
A: Crystal: There are quite a few possibilities here. It could be a type of horntail wasp. Horntails ...
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| bathroom bug | 10/29/2004 |
Q: riggs My name is Nathan Smith and I live in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. my wife was bathing our son ...
A: I think I might need more information on this one. If the critter was hard to kill, it probably had ...
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| What kind of insect would this be? | 10/27/2004 |
Q: I live in Topeka, Kansas and I have seen two of these things in my house, we live in a basement and ...
A: Kyle: Happy Halloween! Sounds like you have camel crickets in your basement. Camel crickets like ...
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| insects | 10/24/2004 |
Q: I have a problem with these (tiny) flying insects in the home. Can't understand where they are ...
A: It is quite possible that the plants you received were infested with fungus gnats. Fungus gnats lay ...
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| Tiny bugs in bathroom | 10/23/2004 |
Q: I live in San Jose California in an old house. In my bathroom recently, I found some tiny dead bugs ...
A: Alias: Sounds like an interesting find! With that many insects in the home (especially the ...
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| Crickets | 10/15/2004 |
Q: ( this isnt a pest control question! Just so you know...) My name is melissa Im 18 and currently in ...
A: Melissa: You add 40 to the number of chirps in 14 seconds to get the air temperature in degrees F. ...
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| Misquitos | 10/14/2004 |
Q: As you know, Florida is very wet right now!!! The misquitos are out like never before. I'm in ...
A: I can tell from your e-mail that your are frustrated by those pesky mosquitoes! First of all, let's ...
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| Rollie Pollies | 10/13/2004 |
Q: I have rollie pollies in my bonsai tree. Will they harm the tree? What do they eat? Will they ...
A: Parker: Pillbugs (rollie pollies) feed on rotting organic matter in moist situations as a ...
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| mystery wasp looking thing.... | 10/12/2004 |
Q: Living in Gulf Shores, AL yesterday I found a large wasp looking insect. It's total body length was ...
A: Brian: Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. You have found a female of one of the large ...
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| Bug Identity | 10/11/2004 |
Q: I live in Villa Rica, GA on a fishing lake that is kept very fertile. I also have a pool in the back ...
A: Scott: Please accept my apology for the delay in getting back with you. One of the first insects ...
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| water insect | 9/27/2004 |
Q: We live in East Tennessee. We found this insect at the bottom of our wading pool. We turned it into ...
A: Kelli: You can e-mail me a pictureof the critters, but I'll need the domain name (ex. aol.com or ...
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| Help!! | 9/23/2004 |
Q: ok, about 3 months ago I got a job with a wholesale nursery. It's based out of holister, ca but I ...
A: Kasey: It sounds like a desperate and unfortunate situation! I can say with a lot of confidence ...
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| Can't identify worm/caterpillar. | 9/22/2004 |
Q: Live in central Illinois. Found a brown worm-like creature, head seems to be larger than body until ...
A: Stacey: It sounds like you've found a land planarian. Land planarians are flatworms that look like ...
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| Cacoon identification | 9/20/2004 |
Q: I live in Southeast Georgia and have an unidentified cacoon hanging on the upper boards of my front ...
A: Karen: You have found a cocoon built by a bagworm. Bagworms are a type of moth that feed on a wide ...
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| Spiders | 9/18/2004 |
Q: My husband and I are trying to figure out how a spider can make a web from one tree to another or ...
A: It is quite possible that a jump could be involved, although most orb-weaving spiders are not real ...
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| mystery piles | 9/16/2004 |
Q: I live in mesa arizona and have a strange pile that keeps ending up in front of my front door. It ...
A: Dawn: Without seeing the material, one possibility comes to mind...ESPECIALLY since you mention ...
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| Southern California Pest Problem (in Home) | 9/16/2004 |
Q: I have a Question about a small pest in my home. If I could name it, the name would be ...
A: Mac: It's hard to say. Bed bugs are rounded like adult ladybugs and are a grayish color. Their ...
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| Stick bug? | 9/13/2004 |
Q: My granddaughter spotted a large stick bug about 4 inches long with a baby next to it, the bugs ...
A: Anita: Stick insects are pretty unique in appearance, so I'll take your word that you are indeed ...
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| Indentifying an insect | 9/12/2004 |
Q: I found an insect in my living room floor and was wondering what it is... Hopefully you can help me ...
A: Candace: Sounds like you've got a real interesting critter there! Since it has more than 6 or 8 ...
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| spiders | 9/11/2004 |
Q: my son found a spider in our backyard and i was wondering if it is poisonous. it is big black and ...
A: Lori: It sounds like you all have found a spider belonging to the genus Argiope. It might be the ...
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| small unknown insect | 9/10/2004 |
Q: My family and I were walking through the Cleveland Metroparks and found several plants that were ...
A: Troy: Not knowing what kinds of plants we're dealing with, I would say that the insects in question ...
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| insects causing plant diseases | 9/4/2004 |
Q: what insects cause what diseases in plants? Not as vectors but directly. eg mosquito bites cause ...
A: Lee: Your question puzzles me, but I'll give you an answer that I think you're looking for. Most ...
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| Weird Looking Insect of some sort | 9/2/2004 |
Q: What is it? The following insect un-identifiable by me and wanted an expert on the matter. Just ...
A: Marc: This is not an insect at all, but rather a type of crustacean. In Texas, we have a creature ...
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| Night bites | 9/1/2004 |
Q: I am hoping you can help me with this problem. My daughter has been waking up the past few days with ...
A: Karen: There are a couple of things that could be at work here. Bedbugs are certainly a ...
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| Wasp ID | 8/31/2004 |
Q: I've seen this wasp for many summers in my neighborhood in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. It is ...
A: Steven: There are approximately 22 species of Pepsis wasps in Texas that belong to the Order ...
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| Dragonflies | 8/31/2004 |
Q: What do dragonflies eat? I have a male and a female and I have some different flowers in their ...
A: Dustin: Dragonflies feed solely on insects. Their diet includes mosquitoes, flies, planthoppers, ...
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| House spiders and their food | 8/30/2004 |
Q: I live in a typical suburb of the UK. Our flat tends to get a lot of spiders, the common unmarked ...
A: Huw: House spiders make cobwebs in all places. They feed on silverfish, firebrats, ants, small ...
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| Mystery Bug | 8/27/2004 |
Q: I have an insect that i killed in my house in pratt kansas usa and it has characteristics of a ...
A: Andrew: Sounds interesting! My first impression guesses for this one include crane fly and ...
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