Red Bug Who are you
Location: new paltz , newyork in bedroom of house
November 8, 2011 1:19 am
I found this bug in my house crawling on the wall of the bedroom
Its red.has a fat body. small head.. looked like 4 legs and 2 antenntas and was impossible to smush i had to use a pen to kill it but that didnt even kill it..
here a pic
it wasnt tiny. I could see it well it wasnt big neither
Signature: steve
Bed Bug
Dear Steve,
We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we suspect that where there is one Bed Bug, they are most likely more Bed Bugs.
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Identify Bug
Location: Kakanda, DRC
November 5, 2011 3:11 am
Hi there,
I am working in Kakanda, DRC and I found this bug outside in our camp… I thought it was dead but it is still moving slightly. It is approximately 30 mm long and 20 mm wide.
I hope you can help me to identify it. I’m really interested to know what it is.
Signature: Lindi Richer
Immature Stink Bug
Hi Linda,
We are nearly certain that this is a Stink Bug in the family Pentatomidae, but it might be a closely related Shield Bug or other member of the superfamily Pentatomoidea. It is an immature specimen as evidenced by the lack of wings.
Immature Stink Bug
Thanks for submitting three different angles. This should help in the eventual species identification.
Immature Stink Bug
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wheel bug, check out em eggs!
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
November 3, 2011 12:07 pm
I saw this bug just hangin out at work with me in pittsburgh layin some eggs. I thought it looked pretty wild and was happy your site identified it. First time I’ve seen this site. Pretty cool…
Signature: McZ
Wheel Bug lays Eggs
Dear McZ,
Thanks for sending us your photo. Should these Wheel Bug Eggs be allowed to remain, they will pass the winter and hatch in the spring into small red and black insects that are often mistaken for spiders.
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This one ate all the leaves on my pear tree
Location: Louisiana
October 27, 2011 3:56 pm
I had a bug problem last year and it is coming back. And I can’t find out what it is to deal with it. I’ve never had anything like this before. I hope you can help.
Signature: Michael
Texas Bow-Legged Bug
Dear Michael,
We do not believe this Broad Headed Bug is the pear tree defoliator. We suspect your species might be the Texas Bow-Legged Bug, Hyalymenus tarsatus, based on images posted to BugGuide which states: “Often be seen feeding on a variety of plants, especially euphorbias and seed pods of legumes and milkweeds.” Since Broad Headed Bugs have piercing and sucking mouthparts, they would not be capable of eating leaves.
need bug ID-ed
Location: Columbus, OH
October 26, 2011 10:06 pm
What is this bug??? It moved like a stink bug (I have gotten very familiar with stink/squash bugs this year). I found this on a grave monument in Columbus, OH. Fascinated by its crazy spiked mohawk thing.
Signature: ohiodave
Wheel Bug
Hi ohiodave,
This amazing creature is called a Wheel Bug and your observations about it looking like a stink bug is justifiable since they belong to the same insect order Hemiptera. Wheel Bugs are predatory Assassin Bugs. In the past two weeks, we have received numerous identification requests for Wheel Bugs from many parts of Eastern North America.
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Water Beetle
Location: Thunder Bay, ON Canada
October 23, 2011 9:00 am
Found this bug in my pond. When I accidentally scooped him out of the water on to his back. He easily flipped himself over and went straight back into the water. I’m assuming its some type of water beetle can you tell me any more about it. Do they bite?
Signature: Pond Beetle
Giant Water Bug
Dear Pond Beetle,
Giant Water Bugs are not beetles. They are True Bugs. They are commonly called Toe-Biters and they can deliver a painful bite if carelessly handled or accidentally encountered in the water.
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Beetles on oranges?
Location: North Cyprus
October 20, 2011 3:04 pm
I am trying to identify this to see if it is harmful to the oranges and other citrus trees around.
Signature: Richard
African Painted Bugs, we believe
Hi Richard,
We hope we are wrong on this identification. These sure look to us like African Painted Bugs, Bagrada hilaris, a tiny Stink Bug that was first reported in Southern California a few years ago. It is spreading fast. It is typically found in association with crops in the cabbage family. We tried a web search for citrus and found photos of an lemon tree infested with African Painted Bugs on an Arizona Education Extension website. We predicted several years ago that the African Painted Bug could become the most serious new agricultural pest in Southern California. Perhaps the African Painted Bug has also been accidentally introduced to Cyprus.
Thank you so much for your reply Daniel, I shall let you know what happens, I may need to report this to the Ministry of Agriculture here.
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