Archived samples - 2013
Samples and images submitted to the Insect Diagnostic Lab
| December, 2013 | ||
in a home Jefferson County | Ichneumonid wasp |  |
underneath a concrete slab inside a building Norton County | Cornfield ants (Lasius neoniger) |  |
a nuisance Derby, KS | no arthropod found | - N/A - |
a patient sample Lawrence, KS | Crab louse (Pthirus pubis) |  |
November 1 - 30, 2013 | ||
Inside a kitchen Manhattan, KS | Checkered beetle (Enoclerus sp.) |  |
Inside a pickup truck cabin Sumner County | Jumping Plant Louse (Acizzia sp.) |  |
@gotbugs In acorns brought from Texas Johnson County | Acorn weevil larvae (Curculio sp.) |  |
Inside on a window Overland Park, KS | Brown Lacewing (Neuroptera) |  |
in a laundry area cabinet Norton, KS | Red Flour Beetle (Tribolium castaneum) |  |
a nuisance Topeka, KS | no arthropod found | - N/A - |
Crawfor County Health Department - patient sample | no arthropod found | - N/A - |
KU housing Lawrence, KS | Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) |  |
A side of a garage Howard, KS | Jumping Plant Louse (Acizzia sp.) |  |
@gotbugs Under old wood siding Johnson County | Comb - clawed beetle larvae (Alleculinae) |  |
Near house foundation Wyandotte County | New World Army Ants (Neivamyrmex californicus) |  |
Biting people in a cabin Douglas County | Poultry Bug nymph (Haematosiphon inodorus) |  |
an unknown place WaKeeney, KS | Indian Meal Moth larvae (Plodia interpunctella) |  |
In home Hiawatha, KS | Red Flour Beetle (Tribolium castaneum) |  |
Feed mill, cattle feed Kansas City, KS | Drugstore beetle (Stegobium paniceum) |  |
Home? Leavenworth, KS | Grass spider female (Agalenopsis sp.) |  |
In a restaurant, sticky trap Wyandotte County | Humpback fly (Phoridae) |  |
K-state campus (office area) Manhattan, KS | Ichneumonid wasp (Ichneumonidae) |  |
Cotoneaster shrub - a dieback Cheyenne County | Oystershell scales (Lepidosaphes ulmi) |  |
Under an ash tree Douglas County | Ash Seed Weevil larvae (Lignyodes spp.) |  |
Around a window frame Washington County | Acrobat Ants - alates (Crematogaster sp.) |  |
October 11 - 31, 2013 | ||
Home nuisance; bites on abdomen Greenleaf, KS | Unidentifiable debris; Cryptolestes beetle; Diptera/fly; |     |
Pesticide company home invasion Plattsburg, MO | Oribatid Soil Mites (Diapterobates sp.) |  |
Pesticide company Wyandotte County | Eastern Yellowjacket Wasp (Vespula maculifrons) - queen | - N/A - |
A sticky tape Sedgwick County | Army Ants (Neivamyrmex sp.) | - N/A - |
An Ash tree boring damage Topeka, KS | Probably Redheaded Ash Borer (Neoclytus acuminatus) | - N/A - |
In a home Palmer, KS | Acrobat Ants - alates (Crematogaster sp.) | - N/A - |
A home cabinet Portis, KS | Termites | - N/A - |
A sticky trap location unknown Pesticide company | Males and workers of Army Ants (Neivamyrmex sp.) |   |
@gotbugs indoors on a ficus tree Johnson County | Cuban Laurel Thrips (Gynaikothrips ficorum) |  |
| October 04 - 10, 2013 | ||
@gotbugs On an ash tree Phillipsburg KS | Cicada Parasite Beetles (Sandalus sp.) |  |
@gotbugs 3rd grade project Valley Center, KS | Blowout Tiger Beetle (Cicindela lengi) |  |
@gotbugs in an airconditioner Washington county | Slug Moth caterpillar (Limacodidae) |  |
@gotbugs a home lot WaKeeney, KS | White-lined Sphinx Moth caterpillar (Hynes lineata) |  |
@gotbugs in home Reno County | Bed Bug (Cimicidae) |  |
A sticky tape (a body) Sedgwick County | no arthropod found | -N/A- |
Sticky tapes (a home and a body) Russel. KS | Thrip (Thysanoptera) | -N/A- |
a soap trap in a kitchen Clay Center, KS | An unknown spiderling |  |
as above | Possibly a dust mite |  |
Sycamore tree Marion County | Sycamore Lace Bug (Corythucha ciliata) |  |
as above | Chalcid wasp pupae (Eulophid sp.) |  |
Basement Manhattan. KS | Carpet beetle larvae (Dermestidae) |  |
as above | Blow fly larva (Calliphoridae) |  |
September 28 - October 3, 2013 | ||
Nuisance Jardine apt., Manhattan, KS | Blow fly larvae (Calliphoridae) and Carpet beetle larva (Dermestidae) |  |
Alfalfa bath debris and sticky tape collection Cass County, MO | A thrip, a fly and an unidentifiable insect specimen found on a tape with alfalfa debris | -N/A- |
Dept. of Grain Science and Industry K-state University | Flower Sap Beetle (Colopterus sp.) |  |
Dept. of Grain Science and Industry K-state University | Beer Sap Beetle (Glischrochilus quadrisignatus) |  |
Dept. of Grain Science and Industry K-state University | Sap beetles (Carpophilus sp.) |  |
lawn Graham County | Masked Chaffer larvae (Cyclocephala sp.) | -N/A- |
in bed Reno County | Lonestar tick nymph (Amblyoma americana) |  |
September 18 - 27, 2013 | ||
In home Fort Scott, KS | Humpback fly (Phoridae) |  |
as above | Leafhopper (Cicadellidae) |  |
In home livingroom Washington County | Wolf spider (Lycosidae) |  |
In home Reno County | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) |  |
In a garage Reno County | Termites | -N/A- |
Pin oak trees Topeka, KS | Flower Beetle (Euphoria sepulcralis) |  |
Defoliated hedge Sherman County | Longtailed Mealybug (Pseudococcus longispinus) |  |
Home nuisance Washington County | Chloropid fly - eye gnat |  |
@gotbugs home yard with large Starling bird population; on children Topeka, KS | Lonestar tick nymph |  |
@gotbugs inside and outside of a home Johnson county | Fly larvae |  |
@gotbugs in home location unknown
| Brown-banded Cockroach nymph (Supella longipalpa) |  |
Brought to an office Phillips County | Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) |  |
September 13 - 17, 2013 | ||
Greenhouses at K-state University Manhattan, KS | Parasitic wasps (Anagyrus sp.) parasitised aphids - melanized, with exit holes |   |
Fly trap at a restaurant Douglas County | Drain flies (Psychodidae) |  |
@gootbugs Goodland, KS | Great Black Wasp (Sphex pennsylvanica) |  |
Women's locker; sticky tapes collected by pesticide company Topeka, KS | Soil mites (Trachytidae)
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as above | Spiderlings (possibly Lynx spiders) |  |
Raspberry fruit Sherman County | Fruit Fly larvae (Drosophila sp.) |  |
In home Reno County | Sawtoothed Grain Beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis) |  |
Home; collected insect by pesticide company Johnson County | Cat Flea (Ctenocephalides felis)
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| as above | Dark-winged Fungus Gnat (Sciaridae) |  |
as above | Dust mites (Dermatophagoides) | - N/A - |
From a home; on sticky tapes Reno County | Booklice (Psocoptera)
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| as above | immature Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) |  |
as above | Cockroach nymphs (Blattodea) | - N/A - |
@gotbugs in tires Sedgwick County | Yellow Wooly Bear caterpillar (Spilosoma virginica) | -N/A- |
@gotbuck Johnson County | Southern Black Widow spider (Latrodectus mactans) |  |
September 6 - 12, 2013 | ||
@gotbugs on a home porch KS | Cicada Killer Wasps (Sphecius speciosus) |  |
Pin Oak leaves Shawnee County | Vein Pocket Galls (Macrodiplosis quercusoruca) |  |
- as above - | Oak galls (Polystepha sp.) |  |
On a person Hays, KS | Lone Star Tick nymphs (Amblyomma americanum) |  |
Basement Manhtattan, KS | Funnel Weaver Spider (Tegenaria sp.) | - N/A - |
@gotbugs Lawrence. KS | Squash Bug (Anasa tristis) |  |
@gotbugs indoors Wyandotte County | Scarabid beetles (possibly Euphoria sp.) |  |
@gotbugs Leavenworth County | Northern Mole Cricket (Neocurtilla hexadactyla) |  |
@gotbugs on sweet potatoe plant Sedgwick County | Possibly Saltmarsh Moth caterpillar |  |
Debris on the bed checked for possible arthropods Manhattan. KS | - no arthropod found - | - N/A - |
@ gotbugs Master Gardeners Johnson County | Fruit flies (Drosophila sp.) |  |
August 30 - September 5, 2013 | ||
@gotbugs Warehouse boxes Wichita, KS | Booklouse (Liposcelididae) |  |
Inside a subterranean house Wyandotte County | Waxhoppers (Oliarus aridus) |  |
Buffalo grass Lincoln County | False Chinch Bug nymphs (Nysius sp.) |  |
@gotbugs
| Pink-spotted Hawkmoth caterpillar (Agrius cingulata) |  |
@gotbugs Fragrant Sumac Post Rock Extension District | Spotted Datana caterpillar (Datana perspicua) |  |
Oak tree Shawnee County | Slime Flux Beetle (Nosodendron unicolor) |  |
| - as above - | Sap Feeding Beetle (Amphicrossus sp.) |  |
Top of a filling cabinet in a home Shawnee County | Oribatid Soil Mites (Diapterobates sp.) |  |
Home; sticky tapes Russel County | - no arthropod found - | - N/A - |
@gotbugs Maple tree Johnson County | Cottony Maple Scale (Pulvinaria innumerabilis) |  |
@gotbugs Garden at the National Agricultural Hall of Fame in Bonner Springs, KS | Eggplant Lace Bug (Gargaphia solani); host: eggplant |  |
| - as above - | Earth Boring Dung Beetle (Geotrupes sp.); host: cantaloupe |  |
Juniper tree Cheyenne County | Spruce Spider Mites (Oligonychus ununguis) |  |
Maple tree; twig boring damage Sedgwick County | Apple Twig Borer (Amphicerus bicaudatus) |  |
@gotbugs Maple tree Kansas City, MO | Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle pupae (Chilocorus orbus) |  |
Home Wyandotte County | Umbrose Seed Bug (Atrazonotus umbrosus) |  |
@gotbugs Flying over a pile of chips in a garden River Valley District | Blue-Winged Digger Wasp (Scolia dubia) |  |
August 23 - 29, 2013 | ||
@gotbugs Geary County | Tiger Bee Fly (Xenox tigrinus) |  |
Biting people under honeylocust tree Ford County | Lacewing larvae (Chrysopidae) |  |
@gotbugs Kansas City, KS | Suspected Brown Recluse Spider |  |
@gotbugs In water tank; insect & cattle dying Riverton, KS | Suspected Dragonfly larva |  |
Baked food product Chicago, IL | Ants (Formicidae); entered through faulty wrapping seals | - N/A - |
@gotbugs Kansas | unidentified spider |  |
Home; submitted by pesticide company Sedgwick County | Wireworm (Aeolus sp.) |  |
In home - biting people; submitted by pesticide company Lincoln County | Northern Fowl Mite (Ornithonyssus sylvarium) |  |
@gotbugs San Antonio, TX | Belzeebub Bee Eater (Mallophora leschenaulti) |  |
August 16 - 22, 2013 | ||
In a backyard sand box, reported to be stinging Nemaha County | Sand Wasp (Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus) |  |
Pest control company checking for a source of bites Johnson County | Dark-winged Fungus Gnat (Sciaridae) |  |
Damaged hardwood floor in a newer house Wyandotte County | Corn Wireworm (Click beetles; Aeolus sp.) adults; ~7mm |  |
@gotbugs Topeka, KS | Northern Mole Cricket (Neocurtilla hexadactyla) |  |
@gotbugs Golden Prairie District | Banded Garden Spider (Argiope trifasciata) |  |
K-state gardens Manhattan, KS | Beet Armyworm alias Small Mottled Willow Moth (Spodoptera exigua) |  |
@gotbugs near Great Bend, KS | Mole Cricket (Gryllotalpidae) |  |
In pond mud Riley County | Water Scavenger Beetle larva (Hydrophilidae) |  |
| - as above - | Horse Fly larva (Tabanidae) |  |
August 9 - 15, 2013 | ||
@gotbugs In toilet water at a correctional facility El Dorado, KS | Horsehair worm (Nematomorpha; an insect endoparasite) |  |
Honeylocust tree leaves Barton County | Rust mites (Aculops sp.) Spider mites |   |
@gotbugs In home, Manhattan airport area, KS | Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus); Photo and ID credits: Andrew Senior |  |
Near a building Riley County | Cottonwood borer (Plectrodera scalator Fabricius) |  |
Home Wichita, KS | Native subterranean termites (Reticulitermes sp.) |  |
A daycare yard Ft.Riley, KS | Dobsonfly, adult male |  |
A sticky tape \ suspicion of bird mites Cowly County | - no arthropod found - | - N/A - |
Inside a residence\ an inquiry from a pesticide company Wyandotte County
| Cigarette beetles (Lasioderma serricorne) |  |
@gotbugs location unknown | Rove beetle (Sepedophilus sp.) |  |
Pollinator Garden at Kansas Children's Discovery Center Topeka | Tachinid fly (Peleteria sp.) |  |
From the crack outside of a house Riley County | Fungus gnats |  |
Maple, Oak, Sycamore trees - boring damage Riley County | Roundheaded borer larva (Cerambycidae) |   |
| August 2 - 8, 2013 | ||
@gotbugs somewhere in Kansas | Burrowing Wolf spider (Geolycosa sp.) |  |
@gotbugs Rose bush Grimm's Gardens, KS | Rose slug (Sawfly larvae) |  |
@gotbugs Barton County | Lacebugs, Aphids, possibly Whiteflies on oak tree leaves | - N/A - |
Parsley herb Gray County | Swallowtail egg shells | - N/A - |
Home, yard, dog Sedgwick County | Owlfly larvae (Ululodes sp.) |  |
Bedroom Manhattan, KS | Rove beetles (Sepedophilus sp.) |  |
Wooden steps around mobile home Riley County | Oribatid soil mites (Poronota) |  |
Radish covercrop Riley County | California False Chinch bug (Xyonysius californicus) |  |
In home - an inquiry of a pesticide company Nemaha County | Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis) |  |
A home backyard Geary County | Army ants (Neivamyrmex californicus) |  |
@gotbugs Frontier District | Striped blister beetle (Epicauta vittata) |  |
@gotbugs location unknown | Dobsonfly, adult female |  |
@gotbugs Garden Community Ft. Riley, KS | Dobsonfly (Corydalus sp.), adult female |  |
July 26 - August 1, 2013 | ||
Bucket calf pen Ottawa County | Dung beetles (Aphodius sp.) |  |
Peach fruit St. George, KS | Strawberry sap beetles (Stelidota geminata) |  |
| - as above - | Green June beetle (Cotinis nitida) |  |
| - as above - | Rove beetle (Staphylinidae) |  |
| - as above - | Fruit fly larvae | - N/A - |
Firewood Newton, KS | Braconid wasps (Atanycolus sp.) |  |
| - as above - | Checkered beetle larva (Cleridae) |  |
| - as above - | Unknown caterpillar (possibly a leafroller) |  |
@gotbugs Holton,KS | Burrowing bugs (Amnestus sp.) |  |
Hackberry tree Shawnee County | Buprestid beetle (Chrysobothris sp.) |  |
Driveway Shawnee County | Burrowing bug nymphs |  |
Home Trego County | Bed bug (Cimex lectularius) |  |
Home Manhatta, KS | A mass of fecal and insect remains, checked for termites. |  |
@gotbugs Garden Community Fort Riley, KS | Green June beetles | - N/A - |
@gotbugs a medical concern location unknown | Banded garden spider (Araneidae) |  |
In the debris collected under an office sofa Clay Center, KS | Ant gaster parasitised by nematodes |  |
