Subject: Tiger Bee Fly Geographic location of the bug: Oakville Ontario Canada Date: 08/03/2022 Time: {current_time} EDT Your letter to the bugman: Found this strange fly on our deck …never seen one before so question is was it brought up here by weather winds as this appears to be too far north? How you want … Read more
Subject: Large Black “Fly” Geographic location of the bug: Sanford, North Carolina Date: 07/11/2022 Time: 01:49 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: This large, black, flying insect started hanging around our deck in June. Never comes near people or food. Have observed it staying in one spot – always in the sun – for … Read more
Subject: Bee Fly? Geographic location of the bug: Casa Grande, AZ Date: 10/25/2021 Time: 01:48 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I found this little bug on the screen outside my indoor plants. Between 1 to 1.5 cm. in size. I’ve never seen anything like it before. I’ve looked through all kinds of sites, … Read more
Subject: Tiger Bee Fly Geographic location of the bug: Campbell, Ohio Date: 08/02/2021 Time: 11:31 PM EDT Gentle Readers, When Daniel first arrived in Ohio two weeks ago and he began working in the garden, he encountered a massive Tiger Bee Fly in the garage buzzing around the window. Daniel tried to rescue it because … Read more
Subject: Large Fly? Geographic location of the bug: Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA Date: 07/19/2021 Time: 02:56 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: This fly(?) has been flying around my deck. He is about 1″ long. He seems to like sitting on this light colored umbrella, but he does land on darker surfaces. How you want … Read more
Subject: Fly? Bee? Geographic location of the bug: North Hollywood, CA Date: 07/17/2021 Time: 06:02 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman : This was on a tomato plant, is it a pest? How you want your letter signed: Larry Dear Larry, This is a Fly that mimics a Bee, and it is commonly called … Read more