Subject : centibeetle? Geographic location of the bug: Madison, WI Date: 08/05/2021 Time: 12:36 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi! This handsome fella was crawling around on the sidewalk in my neighborhood the other morning and I’d love to know what it is. He kind of looks like a cross between a centipede … Read more
Subject: Ground Beetle Larva Geographic location of the bug: Campbell, Ohio Date: 07/28/2021 Time: 11:33 AM EDT Gentle Readers, Yesterday while digging in the garden where he made a compost pile in April, Daniel encountered the predatory beetle larva, almost two inches long, and he moved it to another place in the garden where no … Read more
Subject: Beetle identification Geographic location of the bug: Oklahoma City, OK Date: 08/19/2019 Time: 12:37 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: What is this beetle? Found it in my house. Wondering if this is what killed one of my trees! Thanks! How you want your letter signed: Oklahoma Beetle This harmless, predatory Tiger Beetle … Read more
Subject: Big? Geographic location of the bug: New Jersey, USA Date: 08/17/2019 Time: 03:15 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hello daughter rescued this guy from our pool. He scurried away, was very fast. Looked to have front legs but back end more worm like How you want your letter signed: Cher Mom Dear … Read more
Subject: Bug Lookup Geographic location of the bug: Morehead City, NC Date: 07/22/2019 Time: 07:49 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Just trying to find out what kind of bug it is. How you want your letter signed: No This is a beneficial, predatory, Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle, Tetracha carolina, which we identified on BugGuide … Read more
Subject: Garden pest? Geographic location of the bug: Belgrade, Maine Date: 06/12/2019 Time: 07:57 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Saw these tiny little perfect holes in my newly seeded beet bed and carefully excavated with a small twig, maintaining the integrity of the hole; when I got to about 5-6 cm. down this … Read more