27 Aug

Bug (pest) ID help

Category: house

Been finding these bugs both alive and dead around the basement and kitchen. They’re tiny – about 1/8th inch long. Not ant-like as best I can tell. Note the long ‘nose’. Have done some cleaning of suspect areas and such already, but figure I need to ID them before I figure out what kind of killer I need. Anyone know?

[nggallery id=86]

Posted Saturday, August 27th, 2011 at 8:23 pm
Filed Under Category: house
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

5

Responses to “Bug (pest) ID help”

mom
August 27th, 2011 at 10:48 pm

Have no clue! mom

Dan
August 27th, 2011 at 11:45 pm

Perhaps the western conifer seed bug?

David
August 28th, 2011 at 3:45 am

Hmmm, I don’t think so. Looks like the western conifer seed bug, while it does have long antennae, it doesn’t have a long snout. And the legs are wrong.

Dad
August 28th, 2011 at 4:53 pm

This is a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae); it appears to be one of the grain pests in the genus Sitophilus – see http://tinyurl.com/yfaa4cv for detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.

Leave a Reply