tiny brown bugs (they are not bed bugs)

Question bug Hi Jack, I am very concerned because I came home last night from college and all was well but earlier tonight I was putting stuff away and tidying up my room when I came across a bunch of random

Longhorned Beetle Threat

QuestionDear Expert, I had kept a bunch of mango seeds by my window. The seeds were supposed to be planted in my garden. But yesterday I found a Longhorn Beetle resting on one of the seed in the bunch. I was unawa

Skunk-like animal seen in Northeast Texas

QuestionA few nights ago I was riding around our farm on the 4 wheeler trying to spot some wild hogs. An animal that looked like a skunk in build and tail darted across my path. The problem is that it wa

lots of tiny, fast bugs on pillow in cuba

QuestionHi, I was recently in Cuba, staying at a very nice hotel. However, when I went to bed, I noticed about 12-15 very tiny, very fast bugs traveling all over my pillow. I think they were grey-ish colored. i quic

Critters on Shrubs

Question Bugs on Porch The past few years, around the same time (which I is now), I notice these tiny crawling insects that are on my shrubs that wrap around my outside porch. It always comes right after I tr

ants in my dishwasher--where should I place the baits?

QuestionI just had a recent sugar ant problem. They were on the kitchen counters, and I got rid of them finally with ant baits. As soon as I put out the baits, the problem seemed to disappear. Ive

Brown beetles

QuestionHi! I was wondering if you could help me. I have been finding very tiny brown beetles in my home, most noticeably on the upper hallway area. They seem to be attracted to light. They are sooo tiny they look s

bugs biting my dog

Question E:\DCIM\100NIKON\DSCN7 E:\DCIM\100NIKON\DSCN7 The two bugs in the photo washed out of my dog during a bath. He had been acting as if he were being bitten on his back legs for about 2 weeks. Our

bed bugs or mites or ????

QuestionQUESTION: i installed a used but very clean window ac in a tenants apt. she is a travel night nurse and came home at 11am that day i installed and went to sleep- when she awoke she had cluster bi

Tiny black/brown bug mites?

QuestionPlease help. Im having problems getting rid of tiny black/dark brown mites in the kitchen area. Everyday I find them behind the microwave, toaster oven and canisters. Sometimes near the kitchen sink. Ive tri

Crabapple Tree Question

Question Sargent Crabapple Tree I have a very young Sargent Crabapple that I planted this spring. I have noticed that it now has white cotton-like stuff on the underside of some of the branches. S

Japanese Maple Tree Problem

Question Japanese Maple Tree The leaves on my 4-yr-old Japanese Maple tree have holes in them, are dry and curling. Can you tell me what the problem is? I live in an area with a lot of wildlife pa

Scale on Sago Palms

QuestionI just read about how to get rid of scale on one of these sites . It said that once it was removed(I used alcohol and a semihard medium oil painting brush then used a dental tool to remove the ones I found o

What is this bug? (picture included)

Question Unknown Bug What bug is this? AnswerThe beetle order embraces more species than any other group in the animal kingdom. At least 250,000 species are known-more than one-quarter of all animal species

bugs in my car

Question bugs bugs I was recently searching for something in my car and when I pull the back seats up I seen several if these brown bugs n what appeared to be baby versions but they kind looked like mag

ID for 1/16 inch black bugs in Oregon

Question unknown bug unknown bug Hello, These bugs swarming the outside of my house in Oregon, and they never fail to crawl on to your clothes and skin when they get the chance. They dont bite, or fly a

Thrips

QuestionQUESTION: Hello. I am having a thrip infestation. I live on Long Island in New York. About 2 weeks ago I began to notice a large amount of insects going around the foundation of my home and all on the brick

Live oak in trouble

Question Beetle 1 Beetle 2 I have a large (90 gal) live oak that was planted in my yard, in North Texas, last winter. It budded, lost its leaves, budded again, and has recently lost its leaves again. Ri

wasp behavior

QuestionQUESTION: We have a wasp nest located on our back porch - between the siding and the roof. Usually they come and go through a small opening at one end. About 12 hours ago the wasps started to congregate arou

Japanese beetles and spider mites.

QuestionWe have Japanese beetles in most of our plants and trees. It is extremely frustrating to deal with them. Generally, I am against killing animals and insects. Therefore, I tried every other possibilities to p