What bug is that?

Plain answers about the bugs in your house and yard: is it dangerous, how to identify it, and what to do. Every fact has a source.

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Most looked-up house pests

Western Honey BeeWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaCan stingAsian Lady BeetleAsian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridisCan biteCommon Eastern Bumble BeeCommon Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensCan stingSeven-spotted Lady BeetleSeven-spotted Lady BeetleCoccinella septempunctataCross OrbweaverCross OrbweaverAraneus diadematusCan biteCommon Pill WoodlouseCommon Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium vulgareHarmlessBark Lice, Book Lice, and Parasitic LiceBark Lice, Book Lice, and Parasitic LicePsocopteraCan damage your homeEastern Carpenter BeeEastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaCan stingBrown Marmorated Stink BugBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysDamages trees, gardens or cropsBold Jumping SpiderBold Jumping SpiderPhidippus audaxCan biteLeiobunumLeiobunumLeiobunumHarmlessYellow Garden SpiderYellow Garden SpiderArgiope aurantiaCan bite

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Quick answers

Which house bugs bite? · Which bugs around the house sting? · Which house bugs are venomous? · Which house bugs spread germs or disease? · Which bugs irritate your skin? · Which bugs damage your home? · Which bugs damage gardens, trees and crops? · Which house bugs are harmless? · Which house bugs are just a nuisance?

3543 bug pages so far, 233 of them house pests.

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