Beetles In Canada

We’re not sure this is a “pest”, and we’re sorry to say we can’t ID this insect to species, but we can tell you its definately a Beetle. There are many thousands of Beetles in the insect order called Coleoptera, and many families and species included in that order. Some of these insects are pests and some are “good” bugs in that they will eat some of the other insects that cause damage to plants. We narrowed our investigation down to those that are common to Canada and found the following link. We hope this will be of interest to you. Otherwise, if you are concerned that this particular species may be causing damage to your plants, or is a common house pest, we suggest you take it to a local garden center or other knowledgeable person in your area. If this beetle species is not giving you any trouble, you may just enjoy learning about them, in general.
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