{"id":130189,"date":"2022-06-21T10:01:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T10:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/"},"modified":"2022-06-21T10:01:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T10:01:39","slug":"what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the big black flying bugs in Arizona?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_are_the_big_black_flying_bugs_in_Arizona\" title=\"What are the big black flying bugs in Arizona?\">What are the big black flying bugs in Arizona?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_is_the_largest_bug_in_Arizona\" title=\"What is the largest bug in Arizona?\">What is the largest bug in Arizona?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_are_the_big_black_flying_bugs\" title=\"What are the big black flying bugs?\">What are the big black flying bugs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_is_the_big_black_bug_in_Arizona\" title=\"What is the big black bug in Arizona?\">What is the big black bug in Arizona?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_are_big_black_bugs_that_fly\" title=\"What are big black bugs that fly?\">What are big black bugs that fly?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_are_the_black_flying_insects_around_at_the_moment\" title=\"What are the black flying insects around at the moment?\">What are the black flying insects around at the moment?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_is_the_biggest_bug_in_Arizona\" title=\"What is the biggest bug in Arizona?\">What is the biggest bug in Arizona?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#Is_there_big_bugs_in_Arizona\" title=\"Is there big bugs in Arizona?\">Is there big bugs in Arizona?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_was_that_huge_black_beetle\" title=\"What was that huge black beetle?\">What was that huge black beetle?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#How_do_you_get_rid_of_buffalo_gnats\" title=\"How do you get rid of buffalo gnats?\">How do you get rid of buffalo gnats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_are_these_black_flies\" title=\"What are these black flies?\">What are these black flies?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#Can_you_hold_a_stink_bug\" title=\"Can you hold a stink bug?\">Can you hold a stink bug?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_are_the_black_bugs_in_Arizona\" title=\"What are the black bugs in Arizona?\">What are the black bugs in Arizona?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_are_these_big_black_bugs_in_my_house\" title=\"What are these big black bugs in my house?\">What are these big black bugs in my house?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#How_do_you_get_rid_of_big_black_bugs\" title=\"How do you get rid of big black bugs?\">How do you get rid of big black bugs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_are_the_black_bugs\" title=\"What are the black bugs?\">What are the black bugs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_are_all_these_little_black_bugs_flying_around\" title=\"What are all these little black bugs flying around?\">What are all these little black bugs flying around?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_are_the_black_bugs_flying_in_my_house\" title=\"What are the black bugs flying in my house?\">What are the black bugs flying in my house?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_are_the_big_black_bugs_that_fly_called\" title=\"What are the big black bugs that fly called?\">What are the big black bugs that fly called?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_are_these_flying_bugs_everywhere\" title=\"What are these flying bugs everywhere?\">What are these flying bugs everywhere?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#Does_Arizona_have_big_bugs\" title=\"Does Arizona have big bugs?\">Does Arizona have big bugs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_is_this_huge_black_beetle\" title=\"What is this huge black beetle?\">What is this huge black beetle?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#Does_Arizona_have_a_bug_problem\" title=\"Does Arizona have a bug problem?\">Does Arizona have a bug problem?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_are_the_most_common_bugs_in_Arizona\" title=\"What are the most common bugs in Arizona?\">What are the most common bugs in Arizona?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-big-black-flying-bugs-in-arizona\/#What_is_the_biggest_black_beetle\" title=\"What is the biggest black beetle?\">What is the biggest black beetle?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_big_black_flying_bugs_in_Arizona\"><\/span>What are the big black flying bugs in Arizona?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Palo Verde beetles are black bugs about the size of your hand with long antennas and wings. Yes, they fly &#8212; making them a messy obstruction for motorcyclists.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-reset-my-petkit-food-dispenser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How do I reset my Petkit food dispenser?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_largest_bug_in_Arizona\"><\/span>What is the largest bug in Arizona?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>palo verde beetle (also palo verde root borer) is one of the largest beetles in North America.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_big_black_flying_bugs\"><\/span>What are the big black flying bugs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>phoenix  Monsoon season is the Palo Verde beetles version of Netflix and chill. <b>The insects are suddenly everywhere in Arizona. Here are five fun facts, according to Dave Burns, manager of Burns Pest Elimination.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_big_black_bug_in_Arizona\"><\/span>What is the big black bug in Arizona?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Pinacate beetles (Eleodes sp.) are a common site across much of Arizona and there are several species (over 120 species in the Western U.S.). These black beetles are members of a larger group called darkling beetles and can be found across the American West. Adult pinacate beetles range from 0.4 to 1.4 inches long.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_big_black_bugs_that_fly\"><\/span>What are big black bugs that fly?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These critters are <b>pollen beetles, and theres no need to worry, theyre harmless to humans. The bugs numbers tend to balloon at this time of year, and youll find them especially common in areas near rape seed crops as we approach harvest time.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_black_flying_insects_around_at_the_moment\"><\/span>What are the black flying insects around at the moment?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Rainy weather in Phoenix during November has led to a huge infestation of crane flies throughout the Valley. In drier years the crane fly larvae will stay dormant in the dry soil. However because of all the rain and the moisture penetration they have emerged!<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_biggest_bug_in_Arizona\"><\/span>What is the biggest bug in Arizona?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>palo verde beetle (also palo verde root borer) is one of the largest beetles in North America.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_there_big_bugs_in_Arizona\"><\/span>Is there big bugs in Arizona?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Harmless. But these Arizona bugs and reptiles can hurt you. A lot of the bugs that get attention at this time of year  things like <b>crane flies, cicadas and Palo Verde beetles  are gentle giants. Theyre just big critters that freak people out with their sheer size.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_that_huge_black_beetle\"><\/span>What was that huge black beetle?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Pinacate beetles (Eleodes sp.) are a common site across much of Arizona and there are several species (over 120 species in the Western U.S.). These black beetles are members of a larger group called darkling beetles and can be found across the American West. Adult pinacate beetles range from 0.4 to 1.4 inches long.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_get_rid_of_buffalo_gnats\"><\/span>How do you get rid of buffalo gnats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These critters are <b>pollen beetles, and theres no need to worry, theyre harmless to humans. The bugs numbers tend to balloon at this time of year, and youll find them especially common in areas near rape seed crops as we approach harvest time.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_these_black_flies\"><\/span>What are these black flies?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Black flies, known also as buffalo gnats and turkey gnats, are <b>very small, robust flies that are annoying biting pests of wildlife, livestock, poultry, and humans. Their blood-sucking habits also raise concerns about possible transmission of disease agents.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_hold_a_stink_bug\"><\/span>Can you hold a stink bug?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Most species of stink bugs cannot bite or sting; their only method of defense is to give off the bad smell so often associated with them. There are, however, some predatory species of stink bugs that can bite, and a few of the plant-eating stink bugs may also bite if handled.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_black_bugs_in_Arizona\"><\/span>What are the black bugs in Arizona?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Pinacate beetles (Eleodes sp.) are a common site across much of Arizona and there are several species (over 120 species in the Western U.S.). These black beetles are members of a larger group called darkling beetles and can be found across the American West. Adult pinacate beetles range from 0.4 to 1.4 inches long.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_these_big_black_bugs_in_my_house\"><\/span>What are these big black bugs in my house?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>palo verde beetle (also palo verde root borer) is one of the largest beetles in North America.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_get_rid_of_big_black_bugs\"><\/span>How do you get rid of big black bugs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These critters are <b>pollen beetles, and theres no need to worry, theyre harmless to humans. The bugs numbers tend to balloon at this time of year, and youll find them especially common in areas near rape seed crops as we approach harvest time.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_black_bugs\"><\/span>What are the black bugs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Active pest control usually involves <b>using baits and pesticides to kill bugs, too. Residual sprays around the outside of your home can kill black roaches as they try to come inside.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_all_these_little_black_bugs_flying_around\"><\/span>What are all these little black bugs flying around?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Fungus Gnats: If the flies are small, black, and flying around windows or potted plants; then they are probably fungus gnats. These flies are the most common small fly in houses. They are small, delicate black flies that are weak flyers and often collect at windows.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_black_bugs_flying_in_my_house\"><\/span>What are the black bugs flying in my house?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The most common black flying bugs inside our homes are <b>fungus gnats, houseflies, phorid flies, drain flies and no-see-ums.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_big_black_bugs_that_fly_called\"><\/span>What are the big black bugs that fly called?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like most beetles, <b>black carpet beetles have wings and they can fly. Although not always a pure black color, they are generally dark brown to black and may have lighter patterns on their elytra. Looking up close at pictures of black carpet beetles you may notice that they are covered in tiny hairs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_these_flying_bugs_everywhere\"><\/span>What are these flying bugs everywhere?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Gnats are tiny, non-biting, flying insects that seem to pop up everywhere. There are a few common types: <b>fruit flies, drain flies, and the fungus gnat. True to their names, these pests are drawn to certain things, which can bring them into our homes.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Arizona_have_big_bugs\"><\/span>Does Arizona have big bugs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>palo verde beetle (also palo verde root borer) is one of the largest beetles in North America.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_this_huge_black_beetle\"><\/span>What is this huge black beetle?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Harmless. But these Arizona bugs and reptiles can hurt you. A lot of the bugs that get attention at this time of year  things like <b>crane flies, cicadas and Palo Verde beetles  are gentle giants. Theyre just big critters that freak people out with their sheer size.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Arizona_have_a_bug_problem\"><\/span>Does Arizona have a bug problem?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>palo verde beetle (also palo verde root borer) is one of the largest beetles in North America.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_most_common_bugs_in_Arizona\"><\/span>What are the most common bugs in Arizona?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Arizona has over 250 bugs and insects. In addition to crickets and scorpions, we have cockroaches, ants, beetles, earwigs, moths, butterflies, spiders (black widows, brown recluse, wolf spiders, just to name a few) and many more.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_biggest_black_beetle\"><\/span>What is the biggest black beetle?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What do Rhinoceros Beetles look like? At 7cm in length the shiny <b>black Rhinoceros Beetle or Rhino Beetle (Xylotrupes ulysses) is Australias largest beetle. Only the males have horns; they use them to fight with other males to win the attention of their favourite females.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What are the big black flying bugs in Arizona?What is the largest bug in Arizona?What are the big black flying bugs?What is the big black bug in Arizona?What are big black bugs that fly?What are the black flying insects around at the moment?What is the biggest bug in Arizona?Is there big bugs&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130189"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130189\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}