Subject: Bug identification Geographic location of the bug: Eastern North Carolina Date: 08/31/2022 Time: 02:13 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi, would like to know what this bug is. Thanks How you want your letter signed: Mr. T Dear Mr. T, The dog days of summer are upon us and it is the … Read more
Subject: Male Monarch Butterfly visits wildflowers in the garden Geographic location of the bug: Campbell, Ohio Date: 07/29/2022 Time: 11:08 AM EDT Gentle Readers, There are some changes happening to What’s That Bug? including Daniel finally relinquishing some of his megalomaniacal editorial control by allowing a staff to take over much of the incoming mail … Read more
Subject: Widow Skimmer Geographic location of the bug: Campbell, Ohio Date: 07/09/2022 Time: 09:59 AM EDT Dear Readers, You might not remember that Daniel, the Bugman, actually once posted numerous identification requests per day before disappearing from actively participating in this site. Well, Daniel has had many changes in his personal life, including inheriting his … Read more
Subject: Happy Halloween! Geographic location of the bug: Coryell County, Texas Date: 10/14/2021 Time: 01:48 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hello again! I hope you are all well. Many insects in this photo, and I only know one, I think, a green lynx spider with prey. This photo is titled Macabre Magnolia in … Read more
Subject: Caterpillar eating rhubarb Geographic location of the bug: Lancaster, PA Date: 10/03/2021 Time: 10:06 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: These caterpillars are devastating our rhubarb. Any idea what they are? How you want your letter signed: Joe Dear Joe, This looks like a Yellow-Striped Armyworm, Spodoptera ornithogalli, which is pictured on … Read more
Subject: Flying jnsect Geographic location of the bug: San Diego, CA Date: 09/30/2021 Time: 09:25 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Found these bugs ALL OVER the kitchen today. What are they and how do I get rid of them?? How you want your letter signed: Lene Covert Dear Lene, You have Termite alates, … Read more