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New Orleans infestation
Copyright © 2007 agold

New Orleans infestation
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
September 4, 2007
Size: 1/4-inch
The living situation: I live in New Orleans on the third floor of an old house-turned-apartment building. Been here about two months. No pets. I have the usual cockroaches and had a minor mouse problem. It's a studio apartment and the crawlies seem to be localized on the wall near the bed and nightstand. It's about as far away from the kitchen and bathroom as you can get. Never noticed them before tonight.

The bugs: They seem to crawl sideways and upwards. About a quarter-inch long. They also fly.
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Contributed by agold on 4 September, 2007 - 9:15am
Last updated 27 December, 2007 - 5:06pm

Moved
Moved from True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 December, 2007 - 5:06pm login or register to post comments

Perkinsiella saccharacida
Do you have a sharper image? From this shot it might equally be Peregrinus maidis (both have prominent black antennae and similar wing markings) but the latter is much smaller, about an eighth of an inch long. Both are common pests, not restricted to (but most frequent on) sugar cane and corn, respectively.
… Andy Hamilton, 24 September, 2007 - 8:12am login or register to post comments

Delphacidae.
I agree with the ID offered by the Balabans. I'm willing to bet these are being attracted to lights at night.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 September, 2007 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Wow you guys are fast! I have lived in my apartment for 2 months and this is the first time I have seen them. Would anything in particular cause them to all of a sudden show up?

Since they eat plants, I don't have to worry about being bitten, right? Should I worry about them nesting anywhere in my place?
… agold, 4 September, 2007 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

 
"infestation"
They are coming in from a neighboring field. Adults emerge very much at the same time; you won't see them before they start flying. And no, you don't have to worry about getting bitten.
… Andy Hamilton, 25 September, 2007 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

Dr Hamilton will know
This is something in the leafhopper / planthoppers. Not sure why they would be indoors. You can check out something like Stenocranus in the Delphacidae here while you wait for his response. There are other similar creatures in other families and genera. We can't see the legs well enough to say for certain, but Dr Hamilton should be able to tell you and he may even know why they are inside!
… john and jane balaban, 4 September, 2007 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

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