tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post1138992607229870893..comments2024-03-22T03:14:43.344-05:00Comments on Bug Eric: Indoor Insects of Autumn (part 1 of 4)Bug Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-29236838716797167342016-02-27T13:30:07.012-06:002016-02-27T13:30:07.012-06:00Happy I could help! Thank you for the compliments...Happy I could help! Thank you for the compliments and sharing your friend's story.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-23680874859060742592016-02-26T21:51:00.195-06:002016-02-26T21:51:00.195-06:00Thank you so much for this post. A friend of mine...Thank you so much for this post. A friend of mine found one in her house and asked me if it was a kissing bug, but it didn't quite match the look of one, almost but not quite. You helped me to put her mind at ease(she has 5 children and was concerned) Katnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-90579706627078390412015-12-05T13:35:53.490-06:002015-12-05T13:35:53.490-06:00Thank you for the positive and appreciative feedba...Thank you for the positive and appreciative feedback!Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-70209094516675926852015-12-04T01:32:00.700-06:002015-12-04T01:32:00.700-06:00So incredibly glad to have found this site. I had ...So incredibly glad to have found this site. I had captured one of these bugs and had remembered various articles about kissing bugs that generally matched the same description I the bug I'd caught. I can sleep far easier knowing the bug was actually harmless. Thanks again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630994410035372013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-35738469770120394102015-11-03T14:49:24.274-06:002015-11-03T14:49:24.274-06:00Glad you found this helpful!Glad you found this helpful!Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-23000581834090437432015-11-03T13:15:48.913-06:002015-11-03T13:15:48.913-06:00Panic had subsided. Found two in the last week and...Panic had subsided. Found two in the last week and was convinced I had kissing bugs until I found this article. I'm located in a woodsy part of Boston chock full of conifer trees. This explanation makes much more sense than my previous fearsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-84542870877808361432015-09-29T09:46:08.151-05:002015-09-29T09:46:08.151-05:00Omg I'm so glad I found this site:) our home &...Omg I'm so glad I found this site:) our home & all the screens are covered with this good size creature. I am not a bug killer AT ALL, so I have been kicking them back outside where I can handle seeing them. We are also in Massachusetts & very happy we are not alone. WeNeedChangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16087509815650615989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-69152563859892881052015-09-15T23:38:41.686-05:002015-09-15T23:38:41.686-05:00We recently moved into a farmhouse that was built ...We recently moved into a farmhouse that was built in 1900. Our two year old had some weird bites on her neck and a few days later I saw what I now think is a Western Conifer Seed Bug stalking across her bedroom carpet. I'm a biologist so I've taken entomology (cue kissing bug panic). They were congregating on our bedroom window last week and I caught one in the kitchen today. Taking it toSara W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09224385276480936529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-10463741402919396292014-10-16T10:27:56.223-05:002014-10-16T10:27:56.223-05:00Danielle: Obviously, I don't advocate squashi...Danielle: Obviously, I don't advocate squashing insects, so I can't answer your question....but kissing bugs are found only in the southwest U.S. and east of the Mississippi River, north to about Ohio. Kissing bugs are seen mostly in the spring and summer, whereas Western Conifer Seed Bug is most obvious in fall (I have seen several in the past week here in Colorado).Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-40647860328823115252014-10-15T21:35:34.319-05:002014-10-15T21:35:34.319-05:00Do they secrete a blue fluid when squished? I am t...Do they secrete a blue fluid when squished? I am terrified I had a kissing bug in my room but hoping it's just one of these!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00733786323489918873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-84474766051171944282013-08-30T08:35:14.572-05:002013-08-30T08:35:14.572-05:00Here's my blog on the Masked Hunter, Reduvius ...Here's my blog on the Masked Hunter, <i>Reduvius personatus</i>, that is indeed found in Connecticut: http://bugeric.blogspot.com/2013/01/true-bug-tuesday-masked-hunter.html. Meanwhile, the Black Corsair, <i>Melanolestes picipes</i>, also occurs in New England. The Eastern Blood-sucking Conenose, <i>Triatoma sanguisuga</i>, is also recorded from your area, but it is uncommon.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-66956526277546527572013-08-30T03:37:38.031-05:002013-08-30T03:37:38.031-05:00So do the assassin bug(kissing bug) even live in C...So do the assassin bug(kissing bug) even live in Connecticut or are they just isolated to the southern states?Robert Corsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10824277589708501931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-17074865574519320692013-04-29T09:29:16.246-05:002013-04-29T09:29:16.246-05:00You are most welcome! Yes, these are often confus...You are most welcome! Yes, these are often confused with assassin bugs.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-10789349511735547532013-04-28T16:53:13.839-05:002013-04-28T16:53:13.839-05:00glad this info is still available. I found one in ...glad this info is still available. I found one in my home (in Ohio) and was mortified, thinking it was a 'Kissing Bug'. The long proboscis conjured up scary thoughts. Image searches showed the kissing bug to not have the 'leafy ankles' or such squared shoulders however. Your image was a dead ringer and the info was very helpful and put my mind at ease. Thanks for your post. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460236212116198596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-60353338668013696062012-12-07T10:00:12.254-06:002012-12-07T10:00:12.254-06:00I can appreciate that! They are pretty noisy when...I can appreciate that! They are pretty noisy when they fly, too.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-59543855995425466512012-12-07T09:32:48.601-06:002012-12-07T09:32:48.601-06:00Yikes! These bugs are invading my home in Southern...Yikes! These bugs are invading my home in Southern NH! They may not be harmful, but their size is very intimidating!sklunk.etsy.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17823986925079816464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-76530987735312181842010-02-12T21:56:24.908-06:002010-02-12T21:56:24.908-06:00Also North Shore of MA ...... also seeing them fai...Also North Shore of MA ...... also seeing them fairly commonly of late. A few inside. NOT Asian long-horned beetles. Happy.<br />Thanks for a good ID picture!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03594411596084234972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-25705009272057441672009-12-18T18:45:50.702-06:002009-12-18T18:45:50.702-06:00Thank you for this. We have distrusted these bugs ...Thank you for this. We have distrusted these bugs because of their similarity to assassin bugs. Glad to know we can co habitate with them without fear.Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15353722349618578608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-71544954102540494812009-11-08T22:01:33.446-06:002009-11-08T22:01:33.446-06:00Thank you for enlightening me about my fall guests...Thank you for enlightening me about my fall guests. I admire these harmlesss slow moving creatures. Theyve become a welcome sign of the change of seasons and cold weather coming.I've never seen one anywhere but at my home in NY untill last week in Amherst, MA. My husband thinks they are ancient/prehistoric looking. We never kill them but sometimes find them crushed in the doorways. I make Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052935188053510124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-90588068424472428242009-11-02T11:01:21.844-06:002009-11-02T11:01:21.844-06:00I'm happy/disgusted to report that these littl...I'm happy/disgusted to report that these little guys have taken over my 2nd floor bedroom and bathroom! I'm on the North Shore of MA and have been gently ushering any stragglers I can find with all my might, but still have daily tour groups headed veeerrrry sllooooowwwwlllly from one side of the room to the other. I don't want to whip out any bug spray, but starting to lose patienceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-5621116217693360992009-10-02T09:23:09.826-05:002009-10-02T09:23:09.826-05:00Thanks for the info. I didn't think we had the...Thanks for the info. I didn't think we had them, I am outside so much I would have thought I would have spotted one if we did. I have seen some similar, so perhaps those are the two species you are referring to.Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-14908694113417376192009-10-01T23:24:02.584-05:002009-10-01T23:24:02.584-05:00Hi, MoBugs. This particular species seems confine...Hi, MoBugs. This particular species seems confined to the northern tier of states. You have at least two other species of <i>Leptoglossus</i> down there, though.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-78015815502454847592009-10-01T14:27:21.850-05:002009-10-01T14:27:21.850-05:00Great post Eric. Fascinating little bug. You menti...Great post Eric. Fascinating little bug. You mentioned they are spreading their range to include the East. Does this include Missouri? If not yet seen this particular species, so I was wondering.Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-85015577041705710232009-09-30T18:33:19.066-05:002009-09-30T18:33:19.066-05:00Thank you, Shanda, I appreciate the compliments:-)...Thank you, Shanda, I appreciate the compliments:-) Glad you found this post helpful.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-30102006718085529712009-09-30T05:20:12.357-05:002009-09-30T05:20:12.357-05:00Thanks for this post. I was curious as to what th...Thanks for this post. I was curious as to what this insect was that I frequently see on my nature hikes. I love your idea for the "indoor insect" series as well! I'm looking foward to future posts.Shandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787125482075229747noreply@blogger.com