Working out what an insect is from what you can actually see: colour, location, movement and look-alikes.
Colour temperature matters more than brightness. A warm bulb draws a fraction of what a cool white one does, which makes a porch light a pest decision.
Bugs Attracted to Light at Night: Why and What to Do Read More »
The termite confusion is the expensive one. Waist, wings and antennae give three independent checks that separate a flying ant from a swarming termite.
Bugs That Look Like Ants: Termites and Four Others Read More »
White bugs indoors almost always mean moisture. Here are the four usual suspects, how to tell them apart, and why the insect is a symptom not the cause.
Tiny White Bugs in the House: What You Are Looking At Read More »
Some mites really are too small to see, and some causes of crawling skin are not insects at all. Here is the honest list and when to see a clinician.
Tiny Bugs on Skin You Cannot See: Real Causes Read More »
A motionless insect on a windowsill is often alive. Click beetles, carpet beetles, spider beetles and weevils all freeze, and each points somewhere useful.
Bugs That Play Dead: What That Behaviour Tells You Read More »
Half of what lives in potting compost is harmless and killing it wastes effort. Tell fungus gnats and root aphids from springtails and soil mites.
Tiny Bugs in Houseplant Soil: Identification Guide Read More »
Upholstery holds the same suspects as a mattress plus one more. Four checks separate carpet beetles, fleas, bed bugs and booklice in a sofa.
Tiny Bugs in Your Couch: Identification Guide Read More »
Carpet beetle larvae, fleas and dust mites behave completely differently. Three checks tell them apart, and only one of the three actually bites people.
Tiny Bugs in Carpet: How to Tell What You Have Read More »
A car is a warm box with crumbs in it. Here is what actually lives in cars, what only hitched a ride, and the one situation worth acting on quickly.
Tiny Bugs in Your Car: What Gets In and Why Read More »
Bathroom bugs are a humidity reading. Identify drain flies, silverfish, springtails and booklice, and fix the room rather than treating the insect.
Tiny Bugs in the Bathroom: What They Are and Why Read More »
