Parasitoid Wasp might be Ensign Wasp

Subject:  A bug with a red round thing Geographic location of the bug:  Nazareth, Israel Date: 11/15/2017 Time: 10:18 AM EDT Sorry for the not so great picture, I took it around the house with my phone and the bug was too quick and tiny. I would love to know what’s the name of this … Read more

Ensign Wasp from Lebanon

Subject:  Bug identification Geographic location of the bug:  lebanon Date: 10/18/2017 Time: 10:05 AM EDT I just need to know the bug so I can tell my pest control company How you want your letter signed:  I don’t This is an Ensign Wasp, a species that parasitizes the ootheca or egg sac of Cockroaches, helping … Read more

Ensign Wasps found dead

Subject: New Bug Location: South Florida, USA July 22, 2017 1:53 pm Hi, I live in Miami Florida and have lived in my current house for six years. In the last two months I have started to see this type of bug dead around my house. Probably about ten of them in various places dead … Read more

Ensign Wasp

Subject: What kind of bug is this? Location: Coral Springs, Florida December 28, 2015 11:44 am I have found several of these, of various size, inside my house. You may not be able to see in this picture, but they do have wings. The sightings are sporadic with maybe a few weeks in between. We … Read more

Ensign Wasp: Cockroaches, Pesticides and Asthma

Subject: Please help me identify this bug. Location: South Florida April 12, 2014 7:44 pm I live in South Florida and I keep noticing these bugs inside of our apartment. It just started happening around February. They have wings although I’ve never seen them fly. We get sprayed by the exterminator in our apartment so … Read more