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Sue Kayton

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.90
  • Clarity of Response 9.88
  • Politeness 9.91
  • Response Time(hr) 4.0
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 2.3
  • Total Questions 1600
 Silkworm expert. Have raised them as a hobby for 20 years. I do not identify unknown insects.

Aniruddha Dhamorikar

India
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.57
  • Clarity of Response 9.83
  • Politeness 10.00
  • Response Time(hr) 23.8
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 10.9
  • Total Questions 72
 I will answer general identification questions about insects and spiders ONLY from India. I cannot guarantee specific identification (of species), but I will try my best! If I do not have the answer, I will get back to you on the right answer as soon as possible.

Walter Hintz

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.82
  • Clarity of Response 9.87
  • Politeness 9.96
  • Response Time(hr) 8.7
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 7.9
  • Total Questions 7308
 I can answer any questions about insects and spiders.

Nathan Riggs

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.88
  • Clarity of Response 9.90
  • Politeness 9.98
  • Response Time(hr) 13.4
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 17.1
  • Total Questions 2123
 I currently live in San Antonio, TX and have expertise in identifying insects, many types of spiders, and other arthropod critters that infest lawns, ornamentals, structures, trees, pets and livestock. Mites are not a strong point of mine. I'm not a licensed doctor, so I cannot provide medical diagnosis of conditions possibly related to insects or other arthropods. If you've got an interesting photo for me to see, attach it to your question, or let me know and I'll give you my email so the picture will get to me. If you have hosted an insect photo on a website, please include the link so I can go look at it and provide a faster ID for you.

Eric R. Eaton

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.91
  • Clarity of Response 9.93
  • Politeness 9.94
  • Response Time(hr) 7.9
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 4.2
  • Total Questions 5197
 I can answer most questions related to the identification of "mystery bugs" in NORTH AMERICA, including spiders. No "what bit me?", "what do I feed this bug in captivity?", or science fair project questions please. Preferably, no technical questions about insect physiology or taxonomy.

Ed Saugstad

U.S.
On Vacation
returns 05/22/2013
  • Knowledgeability 9.88
  • Clarity of Response 9.92
  • Politeness 9.98
  • Response Time(hr) 6.7
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 5.1
  • Total Questions 3796
 Will accept most questions in general entomology, including those related to medical entomology, taxonomy, ecology, arthropod surveillance, and pest management. If you are requesting a 'mystery bug' identification, PLEASE either attach an image to your question, or post an image on a web page (such as Flickr) so that I can look at it, as verbal descriptions frequently are insufficient for a definitive identification.

Jessica Mellinger

U.S.
Maxed Out
  • Knowledgeability 9.88
  • Clarity of Response 9.88
  • Politeness 10.00
  • Response Time(hr) 55.5
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 19.0
  • Total Questions 298
 I can answer questions about aquatic insects and invertebrates native to California. If you have an identification request, please attach a photo to your question.

Jack DeAngelis

U.S.
Maxed Out
  • Knowledgeability 9.89
  • Clarity of Response 9.93
  • Politeness 10.00
  • Response Time(hr) 4.4
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 2.1
  • Total Questions 2945
 I can answer questions in any area of entomology (study of insects, spiders, mites, ticks, and other terrestrial arthropods). Contact me about home and garden insects, insects that bite and sting, and insects that damage homes such as carpenter ants and termites.

Recent Answers

2013-05-20 Bed Bug or Stink Bug or Other?:

Stefanie:    Thank you for including the images.    It is *not* a bed bug....or any other kind of true bug for that matter.  It is a leaf beetle of some sort, family Chrysomelidae:    http://bugguide.net/node/view/180

2013-05-20 help:

Sorry, the photos are too grainy for me to see much.  Sometimes people can catch mange from their pets.  Mange is a skin condition where tiny little mites burrow into the skin and it itches.  Did you go

2013-05-20 Large flying insect never seen here before:

Karen,    This sounds more like a dragonfly than a wasp. Wasps do not generally fold their wings the way to describe. Dragonflies also display the "scouting" behavior you describe. You might google dragonfly

2013-05-19 Ladybug.:

Hi, Holly:    This is a type of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, genus Calligrapha (subgenus Calligrapha):    http://bugguide.net/node/view/500651    There is great variation from

2013-05-19 black spider found:

Sandy:    I can't enlarge the images enough to tell you anything more than....    It is a jumping spider in the family Salticidae.  There are many species that look like your image, from several different

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