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Find out what kind of bug or insect is in your house with this comprehensive online guide. Compare pest characteristics, habits, habitats, threats, and prevention and control measures with hundreds of species.
- How to Identify House Bugs
- The Most Common Household Bugs
- Types of House Bugs (with Pictures and Name) – Identification Guide
- Cockroaches
- Spiders
- Centipedes
- Pillbugs
- Earwigs Or Pincher Bugs
- Weevils
- Silverfish
A house bug’s identifying features are the length and shape of the body, its number of legs, and whether it has wings. For example, annoying insects like cockroaches, beetles, and earwigs are identified by their six legs, two antennae, and body shape. But minuscule bugs like ticks, fleas, pantry bugs, and bed bugs may be pear-shaped but hard to ide...
Ants are possibly the most common type of crawling household bugyou’re likely to find in your home. But carpet beetles, spiders, and roaches are also common nuisance indoor pests. Fruit flies and drain flies are the most common flying bugs you’re likely to find in kitchens or bathrooms.
Suppose you spot crawly critters scampering over a countertop, furniture, or carpet. In that case, you probably want to know how to identify the bug. If you see a lot of roaches, mites, or bugs, you may be dealing with a severe bug infestation in your home. There are several steps you can take to identify the species.
Cockroaches are small household bugswith a distinctive reddish-brown, flattened oval body, six spiny legs, and a pair of characteristic feelers. The most common roach is the German cockroach (Blattella germanica) which is light brown with identifiable tan stripes on its back. The brown bugs measure up to 0.6” (15 mm) long. Signs of a cockroach infe...
Spiders are a common bug you will often find in your house. Spiders are identified by their bulbous two-segmented black or brown bodies, four pairs of legs, and six to eight eyes. In addition, spiders are classified by their shape, habitat, or characteristic webs. There are approximately 1,000 species of spiders in the US. It’s essential to identif...
Centipedes are common household bugs that are easy to identify due to their long, flattened, elongated bodies and numerous pairs of legs, two slender antennae, and two short tails. Centipedes are typically reddish-brown in color and can be tiny house bugs less than 1” (25 mm) in length or giant brown, slender bugs measuring over 12” (300 mm) in siz...
Pillbugs are small house bugs that have a distinctive segmented brown or gray body, making them look like a tiny armadillo. In addition, the small, brown hard-shelled critters have a unique habit of rolling into a ball for protection. These small beetle-like bugs have 14 legs and measure between 0.25” and 0.5” (6 – 12 mm) long. Pillbugs usually liv...
Earwigs are long skinny brown bugs that can sometimes be black. Their identifying features include a slender dark brown, flattened body, pair of recognizable pinchers, and two antennae. Also called pincher bugs, the pesky insectswith their brownish bodiesmeasure 0.4” to 0.55” (10 – 14 mm) in length. Earwigs are also a type of winged brown bug. Howe...
Weevils are tiny brownish beetles with a long snout that helps tell them apart from other beetle species. Other identifiable features of weevils are their elbowed antennae, and some have hairy tufts on their oval backs. Weevils don’t bite and are generally harmless. However, the brown nuisance bugs can infest pantry areas. Weevils range in color de...
Silverfish is a long, flattened, wingless insect scurrying across bathroom and kitchen floors. The silvery bug gets its name from its shiny light gray and fish-like, slithering movements. Typically measuring 0.5” to 1” (12 – 25 mm) long, the tiny bug has long antennae, three bristles at its abdomen’s tip, and six legs. Silverfish are a type of kitc...
Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen ), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and a pair of antennae. Insects are the most diverse group of animals, with more than a million described species; they represent more than half of all animal species.
Learn about the different orders of insects, their characteristics, and some examples of each group. Find out how insects are classified, what they look like, and how they behave.
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- Moth Fly (Family Psychodidae) If you have a bathroom or a basement, chances are good you have seen these little insects on the wall. As the name suggests, they look like little moths but are actually flies in the awesomely named family Psychodidae.
- Cow Killer (Family Mutillidae) Of all the bugs identified in this guide, cow killers are just about the scariest. They're also called "velvet ants," but they're actually a species of wingless wasp.
- Katydid (Family Tettigoniidae) Late on warm summer nights, you will hear katydids and related bugs making a variety of chirps and buzzes. These are thought to be mating calls, usually made by the male trying to attract and locate the female.
- Assassin Bug (Family Reduviidae) Assassin—or ambush—bug identification is pretty easy. . . it's finding them that's difficult. Assassin bugs are the death-dealing ninjas of the insect world, and their camouflage and stealth are legendary.
Learn about the diversity, evolution, and ecology of insects, the most abundant animals on Earth. Explore stunning photos, videos, and stories of bugs and their interactions with humans and other species.
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