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Mystery White Bugs Appeared Overnight
I had a garment drying outside overnight and this morning it was covered with little white bugs. They were also on the straps of a bag that we left out on the porch, but nowhere else. Both things are black.
Photo [more inside]
Kid nature armor
We live on the edge of some beautiful fields and woods, and I'd like some advice for how to armor up a sensitive kid so he feels more comfortable exploring nature. [more inside]
Identify this bug
Just back from 2 nights at a hotel in San Diego and fearing the worst. Any alternatives as to what this bug could be? [more inside]
Please help me identify this bug.
I'm fairly certain it's not a bedbug. Found on the ceiling in my kitchen, NW Washington State, US. I think it's some type of weevil? [more inside]
Help me find shady trees against insect infectation etc.?
I Googled it with the 3 keywords. I can find trees sites about strong trees against insect infectation, and sites about trees against icestorms but not shady trees against icestorms insect infectation, and other bad things? I need a house that with those kinds of trees?
Burn all the things or just some of the things?
I was sitting at my desk at work when I felt this bug bite me on the arm. I'm tentatively IDing it as a body louse, absolutely please please please correct me if I'm wrong. I just spent an hour in the office bathroom checking myself and my clothes and didn't find any of the other signs of lice.
What bit me?? Is it even remotely possible that a single solitary louse somehow just ended up on my arm and didn't bring an army of its friends??? What do I do now???? HALP!!! [more inside]
What kind of caterpillar (???) is this?
Daughter would like to know what this is. (She described it as looking "like a potato".) Couldn't find a caterpillar that looked like it. I didn't have any better luck searching. Everything seems too fuzzy or the wrong pattern. (Or, in the case of the unicorn caterpillar, it's lacking the shape and the weird green section, though the color is closer...)
Photo taken in Portland metro area, Oregon, during the late evening hours on 7/19/22. High temp today around 90. Not sure what kind of flower it's eating.
You Are Not My Entomologist; or, KILL IT WITH FIRE
Identify this insect pupa?
Nobody on iNaturalist has identified this 1-1/4", pearl-gray pupa found in Durham County, NC. Can you help? I want to make sure it has food and appropriate moisture when it emerges. Also I'm curious. [more inside]
What is this bug? Episode 6,372
I found this little creeper on my driveway today. Is it a caterpillar or just a centipede kind of thing?
Identify This Bug!
Here he is.
A little under 1/2" long. Winged, but they all seemed to be walking. Hordes of them in my basement last night, with nary a trace of them this afternoon.
Identify this bug infestation in Holland
Asking for a coworker: a house in the Netherlands has been invaded by bugs (warning, it's a hellscape). My colleague described them as small, hard shelled beetles, maybe 1 cm long, with wings. What are they, and how to best get rid of them? [more inside]
Name those raspberry-loving beetles!
My raspberries (PNW) have been taken over by some beetles (picture links below). They don't look like Japanese beetles; no iridescent abdomen, no green thorax. BugFinder had no luck. What might they be? [more inside]
What dragonfly (maybe) is this?
Can you identify this dragonfly? Spotted just after dawn this morning. It was about 2 1/2 inches long. I'm in southern Arizona. The monsoons have just arrived and it's bug city down here - I'm seeing so many little dudes I can't recognize!
UFO - bug ID
I have these critters occasionally flying solo around my home: pale brown, papery/lacy wings, about 6mm long. North-east USA ... Images of a slightly dead specimen, scale is in mm. Thank you!
Zero bugs crawling on my neck is the right number
I’m pretty sure this bug that I literally found crawling on my neck while sitting in bed (why why why) is not a bedbug. Please reassure me.
If it is not (carpet beetle maybe?) I still don’t like that! What do I do? Are there more in my bed? Am I going to sleep tonight? HOW?
Bugs from dog food now in house – what are they? How to eradicate?
A few weeks ago, these little guys popped out of a bag of imported dog food in larval form – they kind of looked like these at the time, but without the coloration on the head or tail. They can't be much more than a centimeter long. What could they be and how can I destroy them? [more inside]
Bug ID, unsettlingly large edition
I found this monster in the second floor bathroom. Should I be worried about more? How did something this big get into my house? D:
how many bedbugs = infestation?
How paranoid should I be about moving to a new place, some months after spotting a couple of bedbugs, with no sightings or evidence found since? Details inside. [more inside]
Bug Identification - Tiny Black Dot Edition
Help me figure out if I should be concerned. Last night I go up from bed and in the bathroom saw a black bug the size of a freckle or sesame seed moving across my torso. Any idea what they could be, and anything I should do now or if I see more? Online searches are not helpful. [more inside]
What is this large bug?
This one.
About 8cm long, found in Lyon area in France.
🐝 🐝 How to remove an insect nest from a grill?
Last summer we found a grill on the side of the road and brought it home, put it in the backyard and forgot about it. We continued using our small grill, but I lifted the cover of that big grill tonight to discover a white/yellow nest of a yellow and black striped stinging insect. The insects are hovering around the grill.
I have 0 attachment to the grill. I am fairly seriously allergic to insect stings. How do I remove this nest or the entire grill?
Bad photos are here. I'm afraid to get closer.
Please kill the bug.
There's a bug in my ear. My doctor gave me eardrops and told me that they would kill the bug. They have not killed the bug. The bug is now moving constantly and has been for an hour. PLEASE HELP ME KILL IT. [more inside]
Insect aside?
Someone in our new-to-us condo had put down tape in the kitchen to block some buggies. I pulled the tape out during renovations and saw they caught some victims in the glue. What are these guys? Looks like some some wormy guys and some kinda ants. Specifically what was infesting this place and how should we protect against future incursion? (Note there is no sign of living bugs right now.)
Another bug ID question
Once bitten...
In the absence of suitable antivenom serum, what if anything can one do to ameliorate a poisonous insect bite? [more inside]
Name that bug!
A box of supermarket recycled tissues came with this beetle(?) wrapped in one of the tissues. It's still alive, and currently in my kitchen bin. I'm in the UK, and the box says that the tissues were made here. What might it be? (Pictures inside) [more inside]
Can you ID this bug?
Which bug could be responsible for this strange bite?
Two weeks ago I was bitten by a mystery bug. The bites (two of them, on my ankle) remain sore and have a spreading rash. I’ve never had a reaction like this before; can you help figure out what bit me? [more inside]
Can you help identify this large bug?
What is this bug? We are in Newfoundland. It doesn't seem to have antennas (antenni?). Hand for scale. My seven-year-old really wants to know...
The bookmoth, or protecting your books from vermin
I found a moth in my bookcase. It's probably not a big deal, but now seems like a good time to ask if there are any steps I should be taking to avoid insect damage to my books. [more inside]
Is this a bed bug?
Two honest seeming employees at my well rated, apparently clean hotel are very confident that the bug I saw (Picture of suspect) in my bathroom is not a bed bug. I actually don't think that it's a bed bug either, judging from a google image search. Still, I'd like an objective, expert opinion. [more inside]
What is this insect, and what is it doing?
Here's a 1min 30sec video on Flickr. Note that the video was taken sometime in late summer 2016, in Cambridge, MA, right outside of William James Hall.
What is this tiny but menacing bug?
I found this terrifying creature on my bathroom sink. Six legs and only about 5mm long, but it has pincers! What is it?
Mosquito control
I live in Florida and my God right now there is so many mosquitoes in our back yard. I didn't put in insect repellant one day by mistake and boy was that a mistake.... anyone uses with success something for your yard that prevents mosquitoes and controls them?
Attacked by mystery bug. What bit me and how worried should I be?
I know this will largely be a waiting game now, but I'm really curious what your opinions are regarding recent bites I got. [more inside]
How To Preserve a Beetle
How do you preserve a dead beetle for long lasting ornamental value? [more inside]
What kind of bug is this?
Oh crap
If this is frass (insect poop), what kind is it? I'm finding it along the edges of our sunroom and on the floor under the route of one of the beams in the center. I don't see any insects or holes. The sunroom is metal beam construction, attached to the house by studded drywall over masonry.
frass one and
frass two
Saw a cockroach in our new house. Now what?
Just spotted a cockroach in our new house. Now what? Rumple: we have a baby. [more inside]
Can you ID this winged insect?
Warning: the link goes directly to photographs of an insect. I apologize for the poor quality of the photos, which were taken from a safe distance and then cropped. Can you identify this bug?
What kind of bug is this?
Can anyone identify the bug in this paperweight?
Thanks in advance!
What is this weird insect we found in our California yard?
My wife found this weird insect in our LA/California backyard while gardening. It looks like a slim shiny wasp body got itself into stuck in large shiny copper colored head. Is it a destroyer of pests or a destroyer of crops? A harmless passer-by? Friend or foe?
We must know!!!! [more inside]
Identify these mystery granules / insect eggs.
I have an outdoor grill set atop a wooden cabinet. Every few months, these mysterious granules appear inside and around the cabinet. Are they insect eggs? What are they and where are they coming from? [more inside]
Bug Line Up
Can anyone identify this bug (imgur link, two photos, with tweezers for scale)? Found in a home in suburban Chicago, killed by this handsome fellow.
what is this bug swarming on my wall?
Came home to suddenly find these bugs all over the south wall over house. They are running along the ground and up the wall at least five feet. I don't even know what type of spray to get to get rid of them. [more inside]
Help me kill these things!
There are a bunch of weird little insects in my office. That photo isn't to scale - I'd say they're maybe an eighth of an inch/3 mm long, really tiny, and they like to congregate in little groups underneath various things on my desk. What are they? What do I do about them? [more inside]
What are these bugs I'm hearing near Pittsburgh?
It doesn't seem to match the cicada or katydid noises I've found around YouTube. It's outside a suburban window - it is a "buzz" (it sounds a bit like a "hiss" in the recording, but was buzzier to my ears), with ~2.5 seconds of noise followed by a ~2 second pause.
Listen here.
What kind of insect is this?
These are all over my crepe myrtles. Do i need to be worried? Sorta looks like a ladybug but not sure.