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Location: Atlanta, GA
January 20, 2012 10:06 pm
What is this bug? I keep a clean house and though I love nature I don’t like it skurring though my house. Since it’s got cooler here in Atlanta I’m seeing these guys more and more no matter how much I clean.
Signature: Sir. Arke
Silverfish
Dear Sir. Arke,
You are being pestered by Silverfish, common household intruders that are extremely difficult to eradicate.
Bug problem
Location: Minnesota
January 12, 2012 9:22 pm
Hi, there is a bug that my fiance and I have seen in our apartment a few different times now. We’ve lived here since November and spotted it originally the first week we were here. Then we haven’t seen it since then, until today (1/12/12). We saw one crawling on the wall in the bedroom and took a picture of it then attempted to smash it, except it escaped under the carpet. Then a little bit later (probably 10 minutes) we saw what appeared to be a smaller (maybe a baby?) version of the same bug crawling on the same wall. So I’m hoping you can help identify what it is and if we should be concerned about an infestation or anything else. Thank you.
Signature: Jeremy W
Silverfish
Hi Jeremy,
You may have a Silverfish problem. They are household pests that eat a wide variety of organic items in the home including the glue in book bindings and wall paper. Interestingly, when we tried to name your photo, we found that last January we received an email from someone named Jeremy who moved into a new apartment with his wife and found they had Silverfish. Coincidence or not? We wonder.
That was not me last January, but interesting coincidence. So what do I do about a silverfish problem?
Hi again Jeremy,
We do not give extermination advice, however, it is our understanding that they are extremely difficult to eradicate.
UCB- Unidentified Crawling Bug
Location: Charleston, SC
December 18, 2011 7:36 pm
Dear Bugman,
I see these little things crawling around, mainly on the first floor of our house. This is one of the biggest that I’ve seen. What is it?
Signature: Brian from Charleston
Silverfish
Hi Brian,
This is a Silverfish, a common household pest. They will eat many stored foods and even some items not normally thought of as food, like the starch in book bindings and wallpaper adhesives. Silverfish are generally found in damp, dark locations.
Apparently we have roommates
Location: Yorba Linda, Ca
November 7, 2011 1:22 am
I find these guys everywhere. They hang out mostly in bathrooms and the kitchen. I find them mostly in our vanity drawers, bathroom counters, in cabinets, under dog bowls, in sinks and tubs but now I found one on one of my garments in my closet and I am getting concerned. My home is about 30 years old. Can you tell me whay they are?
Signature: Lucy
Silverfish
Dear Lucy,
We regret to inform you that you have an infestation of Silverfish, one of the most difficult household pests to eradicate.
Can I go fishing with this?
Location: New England
July 11, 2011 11:57 pm
This bug reminds me of something I could use to fish with, but it’s sort of small in my opinion. This is the second night in a row I’ve caught one and released it outside. Should I be releasing it? I’ve done lots of searches on characteristics it has, but I can’t for the life of me find out anything on it. It’s about a centimeter long.
The one before this one had antennae as well, but this one seems to have lost them somewhere. I might be guilty of doing so when I caught it in a plastic cup.
I released him after I took the picture, but I’m pretty sure we have these taking over our house. I’m kind of a softie and I don’t want to kill them, but are they considered pests?
Signature: I don’t like fishing
Silverfish
Dear IDLF,
We would not recommend trying to impale a Silverfish on a hook as they tend to just disintegrate into a dry powdery substance. Silverfish are generally considered household pests that will eat a wide variety of organic materials, including wallpaper glue.
Stumped!
Hi Daniel,
I’ve spent the last hour or so on your site, BugGuide, and other places, but I’ve obviously been looking, subject-wise, in all the wrong places. Can you please help me identify this small one? It’s 1¼” from tip to tip (body’s ¾”).
Thanx for being there!
R.G. Marion
Cosby, TN
Great Smoky Mountains
Bristletail
Dear R. G. Marion,
This is a very primitive insect that is classified in the order Microcoryphia, the Bristletails. We don’t have many images on our site, and we lump them together with another primitive order, the Silverfish. BugGuide, the more scientific insect website, has them in a distinct classification and you can compare your photo to the images posted there.
Bug found in my sink
Location: Aberystwyth, Wales, Britain.
March 8, 2011 3:28 am
Hi,
I went to get sone water from the sink this morning and was greeted by this bug staring back at me. It moves and looks quite like a centipede but moves pretty quickly. Also it clearly wasn’t happy to be near water.
Please help me figure it out as this is my Uni room so obviously I’m sharing a much smaller space with the thing than most and it’s really creeping me out.
Signature: Cheers Alex
Silverfish
Hi Alex,
This common household pest is known as a Silverfish.
Whats this bug?
Location: Riverside CA
February 23, 2011 3:46 am
Does anyone outhere know what bug this is. There alot of them in my apartment.
Signature: What tha bug?
Silverfish
Dear What tha bug?,
You have an infestation of Silverfish, a type of primitive insect that commonly infests homes, feeding on a wide variety of stored foods and other organic materials including the starch used to hang wallpaper and to bind books. Silverfish are reported to be extremely difficult to eradicate.
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