Bugs on my walls

Question Bug Hello, could you tell me what these bugs are? They are all over my garage and walls. AnswerJoe, This is the larva of a moth called a plaster bagworm or household casebearer. They are related t

Tree problem

QuestionWe have a tree at lake of the ozarks and I think it is a oak and we have noticed that there is a sawdust type of dropping around it on the ground and deck. It reappears after cleaning it up. It is a mature t

black sesame seed shaped bug casing

Question Black sesame seed shap Hi Jack! I found a small brittle casing that is either a molted shell or dead bug around the baseboard of the carpet in the hallway near a bedroom. Its about the shape and siz

mystery bug bites

QuestionQUESTION: Would you kindly help me identify mystery bug bites? Never seen any kind of bug, and the bites are totally unlike flea and mosquito bites Ive had. They are pretty big and red, usually w

Buttercup pests

Question White bugs Brown bug I have 2 beautiful, full grown plants. (Buttercup..Boton de oro.) I just spotted these white bugs on them. There are quite a few of them on both plants. There

bugs on the windowsill

Questionwindowsill bug QUESTION: I have had these little bugs on the windowsill for a couple of months I keep spotting them on the coving too which makes me think they can fly. What can I do to get rid of the

Tiny white mites

QuestionHello Jack, I live in Scotland in a large, old house which only has single glazing (as its old and listed were not allowed to swap it for double glazing.) we moved in a year ago. Both home reports which were

No Progress :(

QuestionBug2 Bug1 QUESTION: About a week ago i found a tiny bug crawling on my phone. I didnt think much about it until a few days later another one started crawling on my phone while I was in bed. I w

mosquitos

QuestionJack, Need your advice. Since I live in the desert Southwest,I use a rain barrel to catch the water for use in my garden. Even though the barrel has a screen over the opening, mosquitos are getting in and br

Black spots on house siding`

QuestionWe live in north central Ohio. We have small black spots, about 1/16 inch in dia. on our white siding. They are very difficult to remove. They are usually on? Thank you Dick AnswerDick, I dont understand

psocids

QuestionHello, I live in the uk, and have recently discovered that we have an infestation of tiny creatures in our kitchen - cupboards, drawers, washing machine. From looking on google we think they are psocids. I a

Bug ID - Large flea like insect

Question top view side view Hi Jack, We recently found a few large, slow moving bugs on our dogs and - ugh - on our children. They dont bite, are at least three times the length of a flea, easily viewa

Fleas after the pet has moved

QuestionHi, How long can fleas live without eating blood? We have a cottage that had a pet. The little doggie occasionally had a flea or two or three. Of course we can treat the cottage, but just o

White/Gray Insect Identification

Question Insect view 1 Insect view 2 Dear Mr. DeAngelis, I live in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA and have recently found a few white/gray-colored insects, about 2 centimeters in size. The attached photos

Bug in my house

Question Weird bug I have found this bug in my house 3-4 times, family room, laundry room, kitchen. I have never had it before or see. It before. I just want to identify and see if I need to call an extermina

Fleas or bed bugs?

QuestionFleas? Bites QUESTION: Hi Jack For nearly two weeks Ive been getting bites on various parts of my body. It started on my collar bone and over the course of two or three days, three bites emerg

Can you help tell me what kind of insect this is?

Question Insect Hello, I was picking out clothes this morning and found about 5-6 of thes insects on one of my shirts. I tried to look up online and couldnt find one too similar and wanted to know what

mystery bug

Questionmysterybug bug QUESTION: Hello, Would really appreciate some help in identifying these tiny bugs, have found several in my house the last few days. Have not been able to find anything from se

Bugs in my house. Please help.

Question Bug Bug 2 Hi! I was wondering if you could identify this bug? We have found quiet a few in our house in the living room, kitchen, and some in the bed rooms. Is this a bed bug? I cant find anyth

unknown mite

Questiondear sir I am very familiar with spider-mites but this is one I have never seen before..under the scope it looks like a spider-mite egg but the egg has very long skinny legs extruding out of the apparent egg