Insect Journal
November, 2002

spidey Insect Quiz


You go into your kitchen for a midnight snack, turn on the light, and see a ½-inch-long silvery insect in your sink. It darts quickly, stops abruptly, then scurries on again. As you adjust your eyes to the light, you see it has two long antennae on its head and three tail-like appendages on its hind end.

Your appetite has vanished!

QUESTIONS

  1. What is this insect?
  2. Why is it in my sink?
  3. Will it do any damage to me or my home?
  4. What type of control is recommended?

Answer

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