“I found this bug that apparently got stuck on the tape and died as it is not moving,” says this reader in Buffalo, New York. “I think it might be a […] black blister beetle but I’m not certain so I was hoping that you could help.”

“I found this bug (and a few of its friends) on a watermelon plant today” says this reader about the dark green caterpillar-like creature photographed below. She wonders if this is a roly poly larva, and asks if she will need to relocate the bugs or if they are okay to stay in her garden.

“I have found the attached maggot/worm in my dining room in front of a large window,” writes this reader in southern Ontario. The maggot appears to be a creamy-white color, with a brown head and no legs.

“Can you help me identify this worm found on my puppy’s paw after going outside?” this reader asks of this white, larva-looking critter crawling around on the floor in a video she sent in with her query. Her puppy recently had a tapeworm and so our reader is understandably “freaking out”.

Worms of approximately 1/2-inch long were found in a large mass in the moist mulch of this reader’s garden in Earlyville, Virginia. The worms in question are a clear white color, with dark markings along their bodies, and a bulbous brown mass on either end of their bodies.

One of our readers might be dealing with powderpost beetles and their larvae in her home. We recommend she begin by locating the wood that they are inhabiting, and then start the process of saying goodbye to the pests.

One of our readers discovered a large grub near a bag of basmati rice. We think the specimen bears some resemblance to a rice weevil grub, but we aren’t sure that this is a match because of its large size.

A reader wrote to us because her wooden floor was covered in small, white larvae. We think these larvae are either woodworms or maggots.

One of our readers asked us about larvae that could be damaging her wood furniture and sent us three great pictures. We are confident that she is dealing with wood boring beetle larvae.

A reader found a White Grub, or scarab beetle larva, in a bag of mulch. We aren’t sure which species of beetle this larvae will mature into. ?

A female reader wrote to use having found a critter in her bed. Typically, when we get a letter about a creature in someone’s bed, it turns out to be a carpet beetle larva. So, imagine our surprise when this one wasn’t.

A reader would like help identifying what the worms she’s finding on her basement floor are. From the picture provided,…

A reader just sent us this photo of a cream-colored specimen that he found on a slate patio in a New York City. It had recently rained when he discovered this creature near his dog. His description is great, so we will include it here: “It’s white with a brown ‘face.’ It looks like it has several antennae at the front end. Although it’s a pearly white, its rear 25% looks like it contains something dark or black. It ambulates quite nicely.”

One of our followers sent us a video via Facebook of a creature she has been coming across in the entryway to her house. She wants to know what they are and why they end up in her house.

A reader just sent us a photo on our Facebook page and requested the identification of the creature in it….

A reader from California contacted us about some cottonwood trees he planted outside of his apartment building. He planted these trees several years ago, but is just now beginning to notice some damage to the trees. After doing some research on the problem he believes the issue might be cottonwood borers. Although he has never seen any of these creatures, he has seen some evidence of their molting. For those who are curious, molting is shedding old skin, hair, or feathers to make room for new growth. Finally, he found a living organism while breaking up some branches. He sent us a photo of the creature he discovered and requested any information we can provide.

One of our dedicated readers just wrote to us about some larvae he discovered while redoing his roof. He was replacing the old thatch with new thatch, and in doing so discovered some creatures in the old thatch. He described them as having a 25 mm light brown body with dark brown head and tail segments.

We just received a short message that reads, “white worm like an inch long, fat and ugly!” As this is the entire message, we assume that the writer is curious about a worm species that is white, fat, and ugly. Since there is no picture, we can only guess what organism they might be referring to.

One of our readers sent us a photo of a white worm-like creature she found while on a road trip. She said the photo was taken at a rest stop in West Virginia. After looking at her photo, we have determined that the “worm” that she found is a white grub.

A reader of ours sent us a picture of what appears to be a white grub worm. He said it found it next to his dog’s food bowl and was curious if it was a worm or a larvae. After looking at the picture that he sent, we have determined that it is a grub worm which is a larva and not a worm at all.