Ocellated Tiger Beetle Carnage

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

Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle

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

Tiger Beetle Larva

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

One Spotted Tiger Beetle is Apterodela unipunctata

Subject:  Unknown Bug Found While Hiking Geographic location of the bug:  Gatlinburg, TN Date: 01/21/2019 Time: 08:35 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Hi, I was walking along the Fighting Creek Nature Trail near the Sugarlands Visitor Center outside of Gatlinburg, TN when I saw this bug. I’ve tried googling it but can’t seem … Read more

Tiger Beetle Larva

Subject:  Ground Dwelling bug Geographic location of the bug:  Henderson, KY Date: 08/08/2018 Time: 03:11 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Hey Bugman! I been seeing these little holes in the ground, with a bug head in em. I’m curious so for past 2 weeks been trying to lure out the dam things. Today … Read more

Possibly Northwest Hairy-Necked Tiger Beetle

Subject:  beetle ID Geographic location of the bug:  Banks of Green River in western washington, near Auburn Washington Date: 06/19/2018 Time: 04:52 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Found this little guy on the bank of the green river in western Washington (June). Runs very fast, I only got picture while one was stopped. … Read more