Q: What is the name of the flying grasshopper I am seeing all over my open field. Whenever I walk through the wildflowers, I can see this grasshopper flying. A: It might be the American grasshopper, Schistocerca Americana. When found in ... READ MORE
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A: This is the early stage of the large Eastern lubber grasshopper, Romalea microptera, which can grow to over 3 inches long. They can be extremely colorful making them very easy to identify. Color variation can be from light yellow to dark ... READ MORE
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A: I believe it is probably filter/moth/drain flies. This fly belongs to the family of flies generally called moth flies, because their scale-covered wings resemble those of a moth. They are very tiny – about 1/16 to 1/18 inch in length and ... READ MORE
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Q: With all the rain we have been having my wife is upset at the number of insects showing up in the house. She especially hates the earwigs. We have been smashing them, but that is very unpleasant. Some people say they are dangerous and other ... READ MORE
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A: The webbing is caused by the eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum. Although this caterpillar is a pest native to North America it is not dangerous. Populations fluctuate from year to year, with outbreaks occurring every several ... READ MORE
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A: Your caterpillar is called a puss moth caterpillar. The southern flannel moth, Megalopyge opercularis is an attractive small moth best known because of its larva, the puss caterpillar. The genus name Megalopyge are derived from the Greek ... READ MORE
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Q: What is the name of the insect and what does it do? It looks like it has a long stinger at the end of the abdomen. A: I believe the insect you brought in to the office is a Broad-neck root borer, possibly Prionus laticollis. The ... READ MORE
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Q: I live in the historic district of Fernandina Beach and my pine floors have holes in them. I believe the holes were caused by powder post beetles; could you give me some information regarding these beetles? A: The University of Florida ... READ MORE
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Q: I have an insect on my cleomes and they are eating it up. What is this insect? A: I am so glad you brought this specimen in for me to see. What was equally exciting was to see the egg sacs too. While I was examining the egg sacs, the nymphs ... READ MORE
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A: This beetle was so small it required a microscope to identify. The antennae are the most distinguishing characteristic and once I could see them, the insect was easy to label. It is the cigarette beetle. The cigarette beetle, Lasioderma ... READ MORE
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