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We would like to identify some small indoor bugs.
Their size is about 2mm long and 1mm wide and high.
They are brown and can fly.
Can we mail some of...
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Identify Small Bug #115553
Asked February 24, 2013, 10:23 PM EST
We would like to identify some small indoor bugs.
Their size is about 2mm long and 1mm wide and high.
They are brown and can fly.
Can we mail some of them to Cornell for identification?
A photo is attached.
Suffolk County New York
Expert Response
At a glance it looks like something in the beetle family (Coleoptera) to me but I'm not an entomologist. Where you found them in the house, what time of year they showed up, and any other details about their behavior may also help with identification.
Information for the Insect Diagnostic Lab at Cornell is here:
http://entomology.cornell.edu/cals/entomology/extension/idl/index.cfm
That page links to a list of factsheets that might enable you to identify the insects yourselves: http://entomology.cornell.edu/cals/entomology/extension/idl/idlfactsheetlist.cfm
Information for the Insect Diagnostic Lab at Cornell is here:
http://entomology.cornell.edu/cals/entomology/extension/idl/index.cfm
That page links to a list of factsheets that might enable you to identify the insects yourselves: http://entomology.cornell.edu/cals/entomology/extension/idl/idlfactsheetlist.cfm
Thank you Amy, for getting back to me so quickly.
They started showing up around December time frame.
They are in the living room, dining room, kitchen and bathroom on occasion.
We do bring in a plant from outdoors around end of October.
Generally, they like to congregate around light fixtures. They usually crawl, and very rarely do we see them fly.
we have live and dead samples. Could we mail them to an entomologist for analysis?
They are quite small, about 2 to 3 mm long, 1 to 2 mm wide and 1 to 2 mm high.
Thanks again,
Peter
They started showing up around December time frame.
They are in the living room, dining room, kitchen and bathroom on occasion.
We do bring in a plant from outdoors around end of October.
Generally, they like to congregate around light fixtures. They usually crawl, and very rarely do we see them fly.
we have live and dead samples. Could we mail them to an entomologist for analysis?
They are quite small, about 2 to 3 mm long, 1 to 2 mm wide and 1 to 2 mm high.
Thanks again,
Peter
The Diagnostic Lab website has information about submitting samples (how to prepare and ship the sample and the fees they charge).
