Recent samples and images submitted to the Insect Diagnostic Lab
Note: Images submitted by email (@gotbugs) offer fast identification based on visual familiarity, but such identifications carry a risk of errors resulting from the inability to use traditional anatomical keys.
| April 2018 | ||
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@gotbugs; Kansas City, KS |
Spider Beetle (Gibbium sp.) |
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@gotbugs; in hedge wood; location unknown |
Painted Hickory Borers (Megacyllene caryae) |
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@gotbugs; location unknown |
Marginated Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus marginatus) |
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@gotbugs; in a school; Marion County |
German Cockroach nymph (Blattella germanica) |
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furniture/bedding; Johnson County |
Clothes Moths (Tineola basselliella) |
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human hair; Topeka, KS |
Human Lice (Pediculus humanus) |
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office building; Pest Control Co.; Kansas City, KS |
Eastern Subterranean Termites (Reticulitermes flavipes) |
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on livestock, wildlife and humans; Stevens County |
American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) |
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insect damage on Umbrella plant; Brewster, KS |
Soft Brown Scale (Coccus hesperidium) |
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in home; Hill City, KS |
Brown Lacewing (Hemerobius sp.) |
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@gotbugs; on a pear tree; Riley County |
Wheel Bug eggs (Arilus cristatus) |
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in home; Pratt, KS |
- no arthropod found - | - N/A - |
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Bed bug sexing; Leaveworth County |
Bed Bug female (Cimex lectularius) |
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on office desk; Pest Control Co.; Seneca, KS |
Termite worker (Reticulitermes sp.) |
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clothing; Wichita, KS |
no arthropod found | - N/A |
| March 2018 | ||
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on toilet seat, forming nests; Wichita, KS |
Odorous House Ant (Tapinoma sessile) |
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in home, biting people; Dodge City, KS |
mite torso (unidentifiable) |
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in bath tub; Riley County |
Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) and Larder Beetle (Dermestes lardarius) |
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in a hospital room; Seneca, KS |
Clover Mites (Bryobia praetiosa) |
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in home on window sills; Kingman County |
Face Flies (Musca autumnalis) |
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in bee hive; Stevens County |
Lesser Wax Moth larvae (Achroia grisella) |
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in medical production facility; McPherson, KS |
stink bug torso (Pentatomidae) |
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in home, Clark County |
Death-watch Beetles (Anobiidae) |
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in home; Clay Center |
Carpet beetle (Anthrenus fuscus) |
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in bathroom; Kansas City, KS |
Eastern Bloodsucking Conenose (Triatoma sanguisuga) |
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in home; nuisance; Nemaha County |
no arthropod found | - N/A - |
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in home; nuisance; Manhattan, KS |
Larder Beetle (Dermestes lardarius) |
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| January 2018 | ||
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in apartment complex, Topeka, KS |
Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) |
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@gotbugs; in kitchen; Post Rock District |
Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella) |
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in wood structure and insulation; Douglas County |
Carpet Beetle larvae (Anthrenus sp.); Clothes moth larvae (Tinea sp.) |
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aggregating on house ceilings; Rawlins County |
Face Fly (Musca autumnalis) |
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in house structure; Manhattan, KS |
small animal remains (+nest) | - N/A- |
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biting? Sumner County |
no arthropod found | - N/A - |
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pest control co. submission; Wyandotte County |
Cornfield ants - queens (Lasius umbratus group) |
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in house basement; Johnson County |
Green Bottle Fly (Lucilia coeruleiviridis) |
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diseased tomato plants in a greenhouse; Jackson County |
Silverleaf Whitefly nymphs (Bemisia tabaci) |
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in medical production facility; McPherson, KS |
mosquito (Ochlerotatus sp.) |
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in house; Hiawatha, KS |
Paper Wasp nest (Polistes sp.) | - N/A - |
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biting? Saline County |
no arthropod found | - N/A - |