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Please help me identify this guy. I live in the Phoenix, Arizona area. For the past several months, these guys have been around my house. I typically see about one per day, never swarming or anything like that, never more than one. [more inside]
posted by disillusioned on May 10, 2013 - 5 answers

I have some sort of bug infestation in my house and am getting many little bites. What could it be? Here are some things, with a kitty picture. [more inside]
posted by liketitanic on May 7, 2013 - 14 answers

All of a sudden, he keeps looking up at the ceiling as if he sees/hears something. He just started doing this a couple weeks ago, and has done it several times an hour since. Can metafilter supply me with a more plausible answer than what googling has lead me to? So far my top leads are yahoo answers posts about ghosts, so I'm sure y'all can do better. Has he just lost his little cat mind? [more inside]
posted by mingo_clambake on Mar 4, 2013 - 46 answers

Do house centipedes bite? Because I can't figure out what made a meal of me... [more inside]
posted by artemisia on Jan 30, 2013 - 17 answers

These little moth-like things are ALL OVER my raspberry plants. I am in Canberra, Australia. They just arrived, so I don't know what damage they are going to do (yet). How screwed am I and how do I get rid of them? [more inside]
posted by lollusc on Jan 8, 2013 - 10 answers

Bugs are biting me in my home and I don't know what they are because I can't find them. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 28, 2012 - 13 answers

Leaving a bedbug infested apartment - how do we move safely? [more inside]
posted by BZArcher on Nov 11, 2012 - 12 answers

How freaked out should I be about this bed bug I found and what steps should I be taking to prevent an infestation? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 9, 2012 - 4 answers

Oh-ew-bugfilter: My windows are covered in tiny bugs. I have no idea where they are coming from. Send help. [more inside]
posted by AthenaPolias on Nov 1, 2012 - 9 answers

Every picture I've seen suggests that I found a bed bug. But no bites or blood can I see. Was it a bat bug instead? [more inside]
posted by media_itoku on Oct 5, 2012 - 6 answers

What is this bug? It was abut half an inch long, I found it crawling out of my hair onto my neck. Gah!? [more inside]
posted by French Fry on Oct 5, 2012 - 12 answers

Mrs. hamandcheese teaches children education programs. About dinosaurs. She needs your help with a specific crafty art activity teaching kids about bugs stuck in amber. Suggest us some amber-like glue solutions! [more inside]
posted by hamandcheese on Sep 26, 2012 - 13 answers

We have a whole bunch of larvae on our ceiling only. What are they? Where do they come from? What do we do? [more inside]
posted by Brainy on Sep 19, 2012 - 17 answers

My feet are so itchy I could punch someone. What bugs in my house could be biting me? [more inside]
posted by mnemonic on Sep 18, 2012 - 23 answers

I bought a rug at a thrift store, and while I did some bedbug prevention before putting it in my house, I'm still a worrywart and probably should have sprung for a new rug. Anything else I can do? [more inside]
posted by ablazingsaddle on Sep 11, 2012 - 5 answers

Please tell me these aren't bed bugs (pictures attached). [more inside]
posted by reformedjerk on Aug 6, 2012 - 12 answers

Just a dead bug... but where could it have come from? And where did all these little critters show up from? Are they larva from the corpse? Please help me figure out how to best get rid of this mess. [more inside]
posted by matticulate on Jul 30, 2012 - 8 answers

Bedbug treatment and cats - Should I board the cat after treatment of my apartment, and for how long? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 10, 2012 - 1 answer

Bug Identification: What kind of bugs are these? Mystery Bug A (1, 2, 3) is about an inch long from end to antennae, made a hissy/clicky noise, and bit me. Mystery Bug B are small skittery bugs that prefer cool, dark, and damp spots. I live in a southeastern Manitoba, Canada, which is classified as a humid continental climate, if that helps.
posted by Alvy Ampersand on Jul 2, 2012 - 4 answers

Do I have bed bugs? pic attached. [more inside]
posted by Patrick Leo on Jun 22, 2012 - 21 answers

What are these bugs I found while cleaning off a very messy desk? [more inside]
posted by rhiannonstone on Jun 21, 2012 - 5 answers

How common is it for exterminators to bring their work home with them and end up with bug problems themselves? [more inside]
posted by CKmtl on Jun 10, 2012 - 4 answers

After reading about Starbucks' use of crushed insects for use as food dye, I'd like to know what other food products contain intentionally hidden animal or insect parts. For instance, refined sugar is passed through a cow-bone charcoal filter. Is there a vegan guide that details all of these products? [more inside]
posted by Jason and Laszlo on Apr 19, 2012 - 22 answers

Who's this eating my parsley? I haven't found much use for the herb but in a few dishes, but these critters are having a feast. [more inside]
posted by mightshould on Apr 17, 2012 - 12 answers

Attack of the pantry moths. How do I get rid of this pestilence? [more inside]
posted by burlsube on Apr 15, 2012 - 22 answers

Can anyone identify this bug? [more inside]
posted by amcm on Mar 15, 2012 - 12 answers

I keep finding these small cocoon-like things on our kitchen counter. My wife thinks they may be bugs or cocoons coming from the molding above the sink. I tried to inspect it closer, but it just seems like there is dirt inside. Should I worry?
posted by hbon23 on Mar 11, 2012 - 30 answers

What are these little black bugs with narrow almost clear wings that seem to be growing out of the bathroom tiles, and how do I make them go away and not come back? [more inside]
posted by Salamandrous on Mar 10, 2012 - 14 answers

My Jade plants have some white fuzz on them and some small fuzzy bug-looking things. picture The bug looking things don't move though. Anyone know what is happening?
posted by yticmic on Feb 5, 2012 - 5 answers

May in Nova Scotia. Cold? Buggy? Wet? [more inside]
posted by gyusan on Feb 2, 2012 - 7 answers

Any bug experts in the house? [more inside]
posted by legendarygirlfriend on Jan 28, 2012 - 10 answers

I found a large, fast, and strange looking bug in our living room (one, two), and I'm unsure as to what type it is. It has a large "stinger" on it's bottom, with very long legs. Do you know what type it is? [more inside]
posted by jwmollman on Dec 15, 2011 - 9 answers

How do I ensure carpet beetles won't destroy my clothing? [more inside]
posted by logicpunk on Dec 15, 2011 - 6 answers

omg, I think I have been bitten by bed bugs. Please help. [more inside]
posted by hollyanderbody on Nov 29, 2011 - 19 answers

I'm getting mysterious bug bites while I'm sleeping - can you help me figure out what's biting me? [more inside]
posted by insectosaurus on Nov 29, 2011 - 18 answers

Sink air vent invites buggaboos? [more inside]
posted by silsurf on Nov 3, 2011 - 5 answers

I remember hearing an anecdote about the number of bugs a complex piece of software has (Windows Vista in this case?) can be correlated with the number of steps of communication between developers working on the project. [more inside]
posted by parallax7d on Oct 25, 2011 - 7 answers

Two of my boyfriend's roommates have scabies. I do not want scabies. I am also extremely anxious about bugs. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 20, 2011 - 14 answers

Mosquitoes have been buzzing in my ears and keeping me awake at night. How do I either keep them away from me or block out the noise? I have good earplugs, but I imagine they'd be uncomfortable to wear while I sleep. I live in Sydney, Australia and I'm not sure why there are so many mosquitoes. I'm okay with killing them.
posted by Lovecraft In Brooklyn on Oct 17, 2011 - 31 answers

Can you help me figure out what these wormy things are in our kitchen, and how to get rid of them? [more inside]
posted by LaurenIpsum on Oct 10, 2011 - 27 answers

A bedbug? In a bathtub? No, right? Right? Tell me things and calm me down. [more inside]
posted by millipede on Sep 3, 2011 - 13 answers

Anyone know what this bug is? A pic is here - found in Oxford UK today. [more inside]
posted by dash_slot- on Sep 2, 2011 - 14 answers

What is this bug? It looks like a cricket but, it is huge. [more inside]
posted by SuzySmith on Sep 1, 2011 - 7 answers

The exterminator says it's a mild case of bedbugs. Is he almost certainly right? I don't have any bites and I don't want to go through an unnecessary fumigation. Could it be lice or something instead? [more inside]
posted by toomuchkatherine on Aug 17, 2011 - 14 answers

North American edible bugs? [more inside]
posted by cmoj on Aug 16, 2011 - 12 answers

What are these bugs in my wooden chest that eat paper (and cat toys)? How can I get rid of them for good? [more inside]
posted by insufficient data on Aug 13, 2011 - 8 answers

We caught this bug on my bed and I have a few questions...1) So this is a bed bug right? Google images pretty much answered this question but I'm still hoping somebody's gonna say "no dude, it's something else, totally harmless!" But FYI, we were bitten a few times several weeks ago and just assumed it was unusually persistent mosquitoes. [more inside]
posted by exhilaration on Jul 30, 2011 - 13 answers

We're moving in a couple weeks, and we just found out that bedbugs were spotted in our new apartment. NOOOO! What now? [more inside]
posted by Metroid Baby on Jul 28, 2011 - 25 answers

My girlfriend was straightening the sheets before we got into bed tonight and found this little guy crawling around. It has a wispy tail and a bunch of little legs underneath and is about 2cm long. Anyone know what it is?
posted by dave78981 on Jul 23, 2011 - 15 answers

Any way I can get yellowjackets to leave me alone while I lunch in the park? [more inside]
posted by guessthis on Jul 19, 2011 - 14 answers