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Expert	Average Ratings	Expertise
Teddy Kesting-Handly U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.81 Clarity of Response 9.92 Timeliness 9.88 Politeness 9.97 Total Questions 890	I can answer almost any question pertaining to Butterflies, Moths, Fireflies, dragonflies, scorpions, honeybees, wasps, and bumblebees. I specialize in Butterflies, Moths, and Scorpions and I will be able to tell you how to care for it, identifying it, keeping it healthy, and diagnose diseases or fungi infection of any sort (with scorpions, it is more difficult but I will try). I am very good with treating bites and stings, ask if you have any questions regarding that. PLEASE, NO QUESTIONS ABOUT MITES/LICE/CLOTHES BUGS/OR ANYTHING TOO SMALL TO SEE AS I WON'T BE ABLE AND WON'T ANSWER YOU. If you .....
Ed Saugstad U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.86 Clarity of Response 9.93 Timeliness 9.95 Politeness 9.97 Total Questions 2614	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.
Heather U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.70 Clarity of Response 9.60 Timeliness 9.90 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 628	I can answer questions ONLY on ant lions,(aka doodlebugs), butterflies, and certain other insects. NO BUG IDENTIFICATIONS, I will not answer any questions asking for bug IDs, <u>NO home insect invasion questions please!</u> If you ask anything about "What is this?!" and it doesn't pertain to butterflies or antlions then I WON'T ANSWER.
Jessica Mellinger U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 32	I can answer questions about aquatic insects and invertebrates native to California. If you have an identification request, please attach a photo if you have one to your question.
Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 16	General insect questions, household pest questions, insect identifications (can be difficult in photos but it's what I do).
Eric R. Eaton U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.91 Clarity of Response 9.94 Timeliness 9.98 Politeness 9.95 Total Questions 3756	I can answer most questions related to wasps, solitary bees, grasshoppers and katydids, beetles, cicadas, and spiders, and identification of "mystery bugs" in North America. No "what bit me?" or "what do I feed this bug in captivity?" questions please.
Sue Kayton U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.89 Clarity of Response 9.86 Timeliness 9.88 Politeness 9.91 Total Questions 1224	Silkworm expert. Have raised them as a hobby for 20 years. I do not identify unknown insects.
Jack DeAngelis U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.88 Clarity of Response 9.93 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 1168	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.
Walter Hintz U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.81 Clarity of Response 9.88 Timeliness 9.97 Politeness 9.96 Total Questions 4494	I can answer any questions about insects and spiders
Nathan Riggs U.S. On Vacation returns 11/09/2009 View Profile View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.89 Clarity of Response 9.92 Timeliness 9.97 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 1606	I 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, but I can provide some help. I'm not a licensed doctor, so I cannot provide medical diagnosis of conditions possibly related to insects. If you've got an interesting photo for me to see, 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 .....

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2009-11-07 dust like insect craw on wall:

Dear Ty - These most likely are nuisance pests known as household casebearers or plaster bagworms - see http://tinyurl.com/ykbhp9y for an image. These cases are constructed by larvae (caterpillars) of

2009-11-06 Tiny Tiny white bugs:

DS, Is it possible that this is not an insect or mite, per se, but rather some type of allergic reaction? The key phrase you used was "new job" which probably means you are spending a lot of each day

2009-11-06 moth eggs:

Dear Carina - These do not look like eggs of any kind; what it resembles most is a small critter, such as a larva of some kind, that died there, and now has been colonized by fungi. I would just try cleaning

2009-11-06 moth eggs:

Dear Carina - Could you please take a photo of these and attach the image to a follow-up question? I doubt very much that these would be moth eggs, and even if they were, no pest species that I know of

2009-11-06 Window stains left by dead house flies:

Shirley, This is a fungus (mold) and it was responsible for killing the fly. These fungi are harmless to us but deadly to insects. When the insect dies the fungus grows out of the body. Some of these