IDENTIFICATION

One time I had a woman call the nature center at nearly closing time because her son had discovered something “with a butt like a bald man’s head” in the porch railing. It was a carpenter bee, and after I explained the shiny black abdomen, she laughed and said, “That’s it.” That’s the kind of … Read more

bug” photos I’ve received, as there are beetles, and six of them are the carpet beetle, powderpost beetle, pantry weevil, drugstore beetle, ground beetle, and Asian lady beetle. None of them bite. Only one of them, the powderpost beetle, can cost you real money. The rest are cleanup issues and not emergencies, even if it … Read more