Can anyone identify this bug for me please?

Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:54 pm

I'm not sure if it's a Chinch bug or Japanese Beatle/ any idea, Thanks

Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:57 pm

Sorry, don't know what it is, but it's neither a JB or chinch bug...they both have visible wings.

Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:03 pm

I haven't found it either. It has a exoskeleton like a sow bug. I also looked at ticks. Neither look right.
Isopod ??

Eric

Wed Nov 03, 2010 7:47 pm

Now I'm concerned. I found some in my backyard when I was dumping a large bucket of water. there were a fewfloating above the sod. Weird

Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:00 pm

Looks kind of prehistoric, doesn't it? It makes me wonder it's related to cockroaches.... :?:

Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:32 pm

Looks like a variety of cockroach to me. There's a lot of different types of cockroaches and some of them look very similar. The underside photo is what has me thinking roach.

Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:17 pm

Water? Beetle? A type of Water Beetle??

Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:21 pm

I'm guessing it's not a beetle, as it doesn't appear to have wings. That rules out cockroach as well. How big is it? Could it be a nymph? (might explain why it isn't too familiar, maybe it normally stays underground until adulthood?)

Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:50 pm

[quote="microcollie"]I'm guessing it's not a beetle, as it doesn't appear to have wings. That rules out cockroach as well.

Not all cockroaches have wings. I found a site that lists 61 different types cockroaches and many of them look nothing like I'd associate a cockroach with.

Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:11 pm

gumbo2176 wrote:Not all cockroaches have wings. I found a site that lists 61 different types cockroaches and many of them look nothing like I'd associate a cockroach with.

Sorry. I phrased that wrong. Most cockroaches have 4 wings, but some have just rudimentary wing pads. But still, the back of the thorax doesn't fit with an adult cockroach.

Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:19 pm

We call them wood roaches here in Houston. Sorry I can't help more than that. i have them in my yard, they don't' bother anything.

Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:40 pm

Compare with nymphs of Parcoblatta sp. - the size, lack of wing-buds, and shape are all consistent.

Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:18 am

Take a look at this photo.

Cockroach Nymph

Eric