HELP: Identify What Kind of Small Flying Bug Is This In My House?!?
looks like a pantry pest called a cigarette beetle...dried food from grain such as cookies, flour, doggie treats, etc Should be easy to find them in a closed pantry or cabinet, and if you find them inside a cabinet you then should be able to figure out what they are infesting. I have found a source of them in a unopened box of dog treats, still wrapped in cellophane...it was stuck on a shelf and forgotten about for a couple of years. Getting rid of them is just a matter of getting rid of what they infested and possibly what they could of infested then thorough cleaning of the shelving they where they were found
Help identifying a flying insect?
It is SONORAN DESERT DIPTERA - Two toned wings- One pair of wings (other flying insect groups have two pairs). In place of second pair of wings are a pair of halteres - a knobbed end rod - used to maintain balanced flight. Mouth parts are modified for lapping or piercing sucking. Astounding number of species. J
I need to identify flying bugs?
I need to identify some winged bugs that appeared on the walls of my bedroom last night. They are very small, kinda like fruit flies but their bodies are long shaped (slightly longer than fruit fly body), they have one pair of long narrow wings with black dot on each one (seen through magnifying glass), 6 legs, a pair of antennas and a huge hairlike "tail" coming out of the bottom side. The tail is about 3 times the size of the bug itself so it's really freaking me out. They are pretty docile, crawling on the wall, seem to jump (I think) or fly short distance when disturbed, easily caught unguarded and squashed. Seem to be coming out of nowhere. I don't have any plants or wet soil. Please help me identify them, I went to bet at 5 am last night trying to identify them through on-line resources but found nothing.
Can anyone help me identify this flying bug?
This is very weird, but its a flying bug and it looks sort of like a mosquito but I don't think that it is because I see them in the winter time as well. When I see them its usually in the bathroom on the walls or in my daughters room on the walls. They seem to be attracted to humidity I rarely see them flying unless it notices something move or someone move and then they fly away. I have had my apartment exterminated a few months ago and it didn't completely help. I also think that they bite because a few weeks ago while my daughter was sleeping in her room I went into the room and turned on the light and there were about five of them on the walls they are very still and hardly move. I ended up killing a few of them and little speckles of blood came out. The exterminator is coming tomorrow but it would be great if I had an idea of the kind of bug that it is. I have old fashion heaters and I do think that is partly the problem. Im sure I will probably see one today but sometimes its hard to see and catch them as they are very light weight. My son is the one that gets bit the most between my two kids and my son still sleeps with me. I know it is not bed bugs because I had that inspected plus mattresses are pretty new and I also have all beds cased. THank you!
Can you identify this flying insect
It is one of the thread-waisted wasp. Some of these species are responsible for plant galls, particularly in woody vegetation. http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/wasps/solitary/solitary.htm http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/okwild/misc/twwasp.html http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/A/Ammophila_procera/
Help with identifying an insect?
I've done my best with search engines and identification websites, but I've had no luck. I live in the Kentuckiana (southern Indiana) area. We've been seeing these large-ish flying insects that are kind of freaky looking, but we can't figure out what they are. It's a bit larger than your average wasp. It has large, black eyes. Its head and thorax are covered in brown fuzz. Its abdomen is yellowish-tan, and has black stripes on the top. Its wings are tinted brown, from what I can see, and translucent. It has a black "stinger" looking thing on the tip of its abdomen, but it looks kind of thick to sting. I didn't get a photo, but I tried to draw what I remember (not necessarily fully accurate): http://www.antifaro.com/images/Ventisia/freakybug.png I'd like to know: what type of bug is is, does it bite/sting, and is it considered a beneficial insect? Thanks in advance. c:
Hmmm... First, try to determine what type of insect it is. Is it a hymenoptera(the insect family that contain the wasps, bees and ants), or is it a diptera(the flies, mosquitoes and midges). The insects classified in these ordershave common traits, like the shape of the head, dispositions of the wings, etc.If the bug you are talking wear a kind of shell, it's probably a member of the coleopteraorder (beetle) or of the heteroptera («true bugs»). Each ofthese order have hundred, if not thousands of different species. Without anypicture or more specific description, I cannot help you further.
Google with some characteristics of the bug. You’re likely to end up figuring the name from the “Images” section.Color:For example, you can search like “red bug” shows an array of red colored bugs like ladybug and a lot of beetles.2. Type: Beetle, bug, moth, grasshopper, butterfly, caterpillar, larva etc.[It’s a moth, not a butterfly]3. Describe: “long antennae”, “big claw”, “segmented”[A woodlouse]4. Region: Country or City or hilly/mountaneous etc.[Painted Indian grasshopper]5. Combine all of the above![“black segmented poisonous red eye indian” got me a centepede]6. Keep trying!Don’t rest until you do! You’ll get to learn a lot of information, each time you identify some species.Good luck!
That is an Indian meal moth, a very common pest of stored food products. Relax, there is nothing to panic. You do not need to get a formal exterminator, nor do you need to apply pesticides. You mentioned you have minimal food stored outside, that is not in containers - that's great! But other than those that you use regularly, look around for any other kind of food material which you don't use that frequently, such as pet food, stored seed grains, bird seed, or similar materials. These moths can infest a wide range of starchy food substances. Try to remember if you have any such materials stored away and forgotten in your garage, outhouse, garden shed, etc. Are they in gunny sacks, paper bags, plastic bags or containers that are not properly sealed, cardboard cartons, cloth bags, or any kind of material which is not airtight? These need not be in your kitchen or pantry area, but anywhere else inside or around your house. Chances are that the infestation has been going on unnoticed for a while, and when conditions are right (e.g., warmer temperatures), the moths emerge in large numbers and that is why you are seeing them now. The best thing to do is inspect your home and surroundings thoroughly for any such infested material, and dispose of it completely preferably after bagging it in an airtight garbage bag. Check the area around the source of infestation, and clean out any remnants of fallen or powdered grains or seeds that fell out of the infested bag or container. Avoid storing any food material in that area in future. Also continue to keep all your other stored foods in airtight containers as you are currently doing. In a normal household, the quantities of stored food do get used up fairly quickly so there are less chances of an infestation developing. However, if you have large quantities of stored grain or seed which you intend to use at a later time, it might be good to use a plant-based repellent in the storage containers. For example, leaves of the neem tree, Azadirachta indica are known for their insect-repellent effect. I am sure there are other locally available plants in your area that can be used in a similar manner. Good luck!
Can’t say for sure, probably water boatman.