On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 21:09:45 -0700, "OscartheGrouch"
wrote:


"Don Klipstein" wrote in message
...

http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0304_2.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0304_2.jpg


Some interesting replies. It is in the order Hemiptera. It's not a
Reduviid,
or assasin bug. While may Coreids do give off odors when handled,
there is a
completely different family of Henipterans called Pentatomidae, the
stink
bugs. Anyway look at the hind legs. A typical trait of many in the
family
Coreide the dilation of the hind tibia, hence the common name Leaf
Footed
Bugs. I believe I see this trait in your photo. The light is not so
great
but I believe I see the specimen well enough to call it Leptoglossus
occidentalis or Leptoglossus clypealis, probably occidentalis. My
$0.02.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/2696
http://bugguide.net/node/view/43201/bgpage


My husband wanted to be an entomologist but opted for Trop[cal Ag
degree instead; so he could sell his knowledge for more $.

We love bugs.

He calls it an Assasin Bug. They prey on other insects as he
rememebers from 40 years ago. They are not harmful. Probably waiting
for another insect to come and to nab it.

aloha,
Beans
--smithfarms.com
farmers of pure kona
roast beans to kona to email

I've added one more picture. Crawling across the carpet.
There is some more color there now.


http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0303_2.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0304_2.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0308_2.jpg



wrote:
Dear Experts,

Lately, I've been noticing some insects in my home.
On the second floor for the most part.

Here are some pictures of them:

http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0304_2.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0304_2.jpg


They move slow around the room. Sometimes they fly.
But for the most part, they just walk around.
Rather slowly. Not like a swift housefly. I
can snag them with a tissue pretty easily.


What kind of insects are these?
How do I get rid of them?

Thanks a lot!

http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/fa...r_seed_bug.htm

http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.../assassin.html

They are very close in looks but to a trained eye one can see that this is a
Western Conifer Seed Bug, it is not an assassin bug.

--
I wish you all the best
Tim Wise

www.onepest.com
www.askourpros.com

They are called an "Assassin Bug"

I always thought they were a type of stink bug, since when you step on
them, they do smell. But our pest control fellow said they are a
species of Assassin bug. They can give a very painful bite. They do
fly, albeit clumsily, but are very slow moving.

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2082.html

hope this helps.
Janet


wrote:
Dear Experts,

Lately, I've been noticing some insects in my home.
On the second floor for the most part.

Here are some pictures of them:

http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0304_2.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0304_2.jpg


They move slow around the room. Sometimes they fly.
But for the most part, they just walk around.
Rather slowly. Not like a swift housefly. I
can snag them with a tissue pretty easily.


What kind of insects are these?
How do I get rid of them?

Thanks a lot!

As others have said, it is a Western Conifer Seed Bug.

do you have any pine trees around?

Like you, they plague me at this time of year. I wish I knew how they
get in the house but they sound like a B52 flying around, and they
taste terrible. DAMHIK.

dickm


On 1 Oct 2006 13:34:32 -0700, wrote:

Dear Experts,

Lately, I've been noticing some insects in my home.
On the second floor for the most part.

Here are some pictures of them:

http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0304_2.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0304_2.jpg


They move slow around the room. Sometimes they fly.
But for the most part, they just walk around.
Rather slowly. Not like a swift housefly. I
can snag them with a tissue pretty easily.


What kind of insects are these?
How do I get rid of them?

Thanks a lot!

In article .com,
says...
I've added one more picture. Crawling across the carpet.
There is some more color there now.


http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0303_2.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0304_2.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0308_2.jpg


guessing since you posted again on it you didn't google Western conifer
bug or pine seed bug to see a picture to compare to yours

I brightened up you seed bug pics to take a look...definitely not a type
of assassin bug.
--
Lar

to email...get rid of the BUGS

On Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:02:42 GMT, wrote:

Here is the last picture the original poster posted along with a
picture of
a Western Conifer Seed Bug, See any similarities?

This IS NOT an assassin bug. If someone is trying to tell you it is
you need
to just smile and say ok thank you, because these pictures will show
you
different.

http://www.ento.psu.edu/ImageGallery...onSeedBug2.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0303_2.jpg

Thank you! We stand corrected. We do not have that particular bug
here in Hawaii. We have one that looks similar and it is an assassin
bug. Thanks for the information.

with aloha,
beans
--smithfarms.com
farmers of pure kona
roast beans to kona to email

Here is the last picture the original poster posted along with a picture of
a Western Conifer Seed Bug, See any similarities?

This IS NOT an assassin bug. If someone is trying to tell you it is you need
to just smile and say ok thank you, because these pictures will show you
different.

http://www.ento.psu.edu/ImageGallery...onSeedBug2.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0303_2.jpg

--
I wish you all the best
Tim Wise

www.onepest.com
www.askourpros.com

In article .com,
caledon wrote:

They are called an "Assassin Bug"

I always thought they were a type of stink bug, since when you step on
them, they do smell. But our pest control fellow said they are a
species of Assassin bug. They can give a very painful bite. They do
fly, albeit clumsily, but are very slow moving.

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2082.html

Assassin bugs do not form the kind of population blooms that some
herbivorous species of the order Hemiptera do.

- Don Klipstein )

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/pineseedbug.html

They move slow around the room. Sometimes they fly.
But for the most part, they just walk around.
Rather slowly. Not like a swift housefly. I
can snag them with a tissue pretty easily.

wrote:
Dear Experts,

Lately, I've been noticing some insects in my home.
On the second floor for the most part.

Here are some pictures of them:

http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0304_2.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0304_2.jpg


They move slow around the room. Sometimes they fly.
But for the most part, they just walk around.
Rather slowly. Not like a swift housefly. I
can snag them with a tissue pretty easily.


What kind of insects are these?
How do I get rid of them?

Thanks a lot!

Looks like a "box elder beetle" which like maple trees as much a box
elder trees.

In article ,
says...



What kind of insects are these?
How do I get rid of them?

Thanks a lot!

Looks like a "box elder beetle" which like maple trees as much a box
elder trees.


the looking alike in this bug and the box elder "bug" is because they
are "true bugs". Box elder bugs however are red and black and a bit
rounder at the shoulders. A side by side comparison of the two can be
found here... just scroll down a little
http://www.insectprofessor.com/Gallery.html
--
Lar

to email...get rid of the BUGS

"Jim McLaughlin" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Dear Experts,

Lately, I've been noticing some insects in my home.
On the second floor for the most part.

Here are some pictures of them:

http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0304_2.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0304_2.jpg


They move slow around the room. Sometimes they fly.
But for the most part, they just walk around.
Rather slowly. Not like a swift housefly. I
can snag them with a tissue pretty easily.


What kind of insects are these?
How do I get rid of them? Thanks a lot!

Looks like a "box elder beetle" which like maple trees as much a box
elder trees.

It appears to be a Pine Seed Bug. You aren't likely to get rid of them. The
upside is that you really don't need to because they don't do anything to
your house or trees.
http://www.bentler.us/eastern-washin...-seed-bug.aspx

"tom" wrote in message
oups.com...
Sure looks like an Eastern cone-nose beetle or assassin bug.

Head is shaped wrong. Lucky thing too

Al

wrote:
Dear Experts,

Lately, I've been noticing some insects in my home.
On the second floor for the most part.

Here are some pictures of them:

http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0304_2.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/condor_222/dsc_0304_2.jpg


They move slow around the room. Sometimes they fly.
But for the most part, they just walk around.
Rather slowly. Not like a swift housefly. I
can snag them with a tissue pretty easily.


What kind of insects are these?
How do I get rid of them?

Thanks a lot!

Years ago, I had something in my travel trailer that I couldn't get rid
of. I also had some wool carpet that had apparently disintegrated.
Finally, I wound up putting a few of them in a bottle and took them to
an expert professor at the local university. The guy actually seemed to
enjoyed identifying the bug and talking to me, incidentally. It turned
out to be a carpet beetle (duh).

Anyway, if you are really concerned and can't get a definitive answer
and you have a university close by, you might want to do what I did.