Subject: Possible Cuckoo Leafcutter bee? Geographic location of the bug: Galveston, Tx Date: 03/11/2019 Time: 03:45 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hello, I’m just now learning about native bees and am wondering if this bug that I took a picture of in October of 2018 could be a Slosson’s Sand-dwelling Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee. … Read more
Subject: Wasp Geographic location of the bug: Pittsburgh Date: 08/18/2018 Time: 07:47 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hello, I believe this is a thread waisted wasp, based on info I found on your site. It has recently shown up in my garden! I’m sharing this photo and just wondering if that’s what it … Read more
Subject: Wasp?? Geographic location of the bug: Byrnestown qld. 4625. Date: 03/07/2018 Time: 01:56 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Have had a lovely yellow and black wasp building a very small mud nest on the toilet seat of all places! I have not seen another one like her, there are a lot of … Read more
Subject: Mystery nest Geographic location of the bug: Buenos Aires, Argentina Date: 01/12/2018 Time: 10:05 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Dear Mr Bugman, I come to ask you about the small nest that’s formed on my ficus tree. I live in the Southern Hemisphere and it’s summer right now. I suspect it’s some … Read more
Subject: Mystery wasp Location: Troy, VA September 5, 2016 1:01 pm I spotted this lovely wasp (I’m assuming it’s a wasp, but maybe it’s not) on goldenrod flowers by the side of a pond. It has a slight bluish sheen that doesn’t really show in the photos. I have done some searching but can’t really … Read more
Subject: Possible wasp? Location: Sydney, Australia February 7, 2016 11:56 pm Hi there, I have noticed what looks to be a wasp nesting outside my back door. It does not seem to be aggressive and I don’t mind it being there as long as it doesn’t harm myself or my dogs. However, the strange thing … Read more