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.
| August 11 - 17 , 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; curiosity; Wakefield, KS |
Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus) |
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@gotbugs; in soybeans; Shawnee County |
Whiteflies (Aleyrodidae) | - N/A - |
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@gotbugs; kitchen floor; location unknown |
Fly maggot (Diptera) |
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pine trees - needle browning; Logan County |
Spotted Green Pine Needle Aphid (Eulachnus agilis) |
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indoors; Manhattan, KS |
Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) |
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| August 4 - 10 , 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; in soybean field; Frontier District |
Fall Armyworm caterpillar (Spodoptera frugiperda) |
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@gotbugs; in an apartment pool; Sedgwick County |
Horsehair worm (Nematomorpha) |
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@gotbugs; on a window; location unknown |
Norther Paper Wasps (Polistes fuscatus) |
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@gotbugs; on a driveway; Kansas City, KS |
Ground beetle larva (Pasimachus sp.) |
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@gotbugs; curiosity Southwest Michigan |
Giant Ichneumon wasp (Megarhyssa sp.) |
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@gotbugs; in home; Johnson County |
Red-legged Ham Beetle (Necrobia rufipes) |
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@gotbugs; attracted to horses; Morris County |
Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida) |
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@gotbugs; Wakefield, KS |
Black Saddlebag Dragonfly (Tramea lacerata) |
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in bedroom; Manhattan, KS |
Drugstore Beetle (Stegobium paniceum) | - N/A - |
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on a ceiling inside a home; Shawnee County |
1st instar caterpillars (Lepidoptera) |
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in cold storage; St. Louis, MO |
Storage mite (Glycyphagus domesticus) |
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in medical production facility; McPherson, KS |
Ground crab spider (Xysticus texanus) |
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in home; pest control co. Seneca, KS |
Army Ants (Neivamyrmex nigrescents) |
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In home; Bonner Springs, KS |
Drugstore Beetle (Stegobium paniceum) |
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| July 28 -August 3 , 2017 | ||
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in home; Mclouth, KS |
Cockroach (Blattidae) |
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in grain elevator; pest control co.; Wyandotte County |
Lesser Mealworm beetle (Alphitobius diaperinus) |
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in medical production facility; McPherson, KS |
Foreign Grain Beetle (Ahasvera advena) |
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insect damage on cypress branches; Kearny County |
Mealybug (Dysmicoccus sp.) |
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@gotbugs; Atchison County |
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) | - N/A - |
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in bedroom, biting; Manhattan. KS |
Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus) |
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@gotbugs; falling from Maple tree; location unknown |
Lace bugs (Tingidae) |
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in home; biting; Pest Control Co. Leawenworth, KS |
Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) | - N/A - |
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in home - nuisance; Seneca, KS |
Fly pupae and ant remain |
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@gotbugs; NE Kansas |
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) | - N/A - |
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@gotbugs; around soybean fields; Meadowlark Ext. District |
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) |
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a kitchen infestation; Newton, KS |
Cockroach nymphs (Blattidae) |
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@gotbugs; Manhattan, KS |
Ivory Marked Borer (Eburia quadrigeminata) |
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| July 14 -27 , 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; biting a human; Prairie Ridge, KS |
Antlion larva (Myrmeleontidae) |
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@gotbugs; in home Wamego, KS |
Ground spider (Sergiolus capulatus) |
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@gotbugs; insect on tomato leaves; Miami County |
Aphids exoskeletons |
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in home; Saline County |
Warehouse Beetle (Trogoderma variabilis) |
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branch die-off in cypress tree; McPherson County |
Mealybug (Dysmicoccus sp.) |
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tip damage in cypress tree; McPherson County |
Tip moth damage (Totricidae) |
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in home; Manhattan, KS |
Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis) | - N/A - |
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aggregating around a tree; Nemaha, KS |
Honeybee (Apis sp.) |
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in home; Butler County |
Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella) |
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@gotbugs; assisted living facility; KS |
Bed Bugs (Cimex sp.) | - N/A - |
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@gotbugs; on various wild plants; Grinnel, KS |
Striped Blister Beetle (Epicauta vittata) |
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@gotbugs; under rotten log outdoors; KS |
Grapevine Beetle (Pelidnota punctata) |
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on a mattress; Manhattan, KS |
Dermestid larvae (dermestidae) and Flour beetle (Tribolium sp.) |
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in home on bed; Manhattan, KS |
Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) | -N/A- |
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in home; pest control co.; Sylvan Grove, KS |
Cockroach nymph (Blattodea) |
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@gotbugs; found on Ash tree; Shawnee County |
Ash and Privet Borer (Tylonotus bimaculatus) |
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at home; Independence, MO |
Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) | - N/A - |
| July 06 - 13, 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; bed bug concern; location unknown |
Cockroach with its ootheca (Blattodea) |
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@gotbugs; Topeka, KS |
Red-shouldered bug (Jadera haematoloma) |
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@gotbugs; on bed; Wichita, KS |
Bed bugs (Cimicidae) | - N/A - |
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@gotbugs; Clay Center, KS |
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio glaucus) |
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@gotbugs; in living room; Clay Center, KS |
Fruit and Flower Chafer (Osmoderma subplanata) |
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@gotbugs; in home; Johnson County |
Bat Bug (Cimex adjunctus) |
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experimental sunflower; K-state Entomology |
Sunflower aphids (Uroleucon helianthicola) |
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damage on coneflower plants; Sawyer, KS |
fritillary caterpillars (Argynnini) - 1st instars |
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| July 01 -05, 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; on human; Fort Scott, KS |
Kissing bug (Triatoma sp.) |
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in a hospital; Leavenwoth County |
Bed bug torso (Cimicidae) |
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inside a mobile camper; Nemaha County |
Bird mites (Ornythonyssus sp.) |
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damage on clematis vine Leavenworth County |
Plant bugs (Slaterorocoris sp.) |
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damage on rudbeckia stems; sample decomposed Leavenworth County |
Plant bugs (Miridae) |
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| June 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; structural damage to a storage building; location unknown |
Carpenter Ant (Camponotus discolor ) |
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inside a church in a ceiling debris; Mitchell County |
Foreign Grain Beetle (Ahasverus advena) |
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in medical production facilities; McPherson, KS |
Spotted Ladybeetle (Coleomegilla maculata) |
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in livestock water tank; Ford County |
Ostracods (Ostracoda) | - N/A - |
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outside of a house; North Newton, KS |
Acrobat Ants (Crematogaster sp.) |
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in home; Peabody, KS |
Non-biting midge (Chironomidae) |
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in home; Peabody, KS |
Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae) |
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in home; Peabody, KS |
Warehouse Beetle (Trogoderma variabile); unknown moth (Lepidoptera) |
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cedar log with boring damage; Ford County |
insect undetected | - N/A - |
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@gotbugs; Concordia, KS |
Lacewing larva (Chrysopidae) |
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in home; Cherokee County |
Bird mite (Dermanyssus sp.) |
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in livestock tank; Midway District |
Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera) | - N/A - |
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@gotbugs; biting Beloit, KS |
Deer Fly (Sylvius sp.) |
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damaged Oak tree twig; Ford County |
Oak stem gall wasps (Callirhytis sp.) |
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@gotbugs; Lyon County |
Dung Beetle (Aphodiinae) |
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@gotbugs; Phillips County |
Oak Twig Prunner (Anelaphus parallelus) |
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@gotbugs; Wichita, KS |
Underwing moth caterpillar (Catocala sp.) |
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@gotbugs; location unknown |
Carpenterworm moth exuvia (Prionoxystus robiniae) |
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@gotbugs; Manahttan, KS |
Common Soothywing (Pholisora catullus) |
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on yard, swarming; Cheyenne County |
Eastern Subterranean Termites - alates (Reticulitermes flavipes) |
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in home; Manhattan, KS |
Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) |
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| May 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; in home; Wichita, KS |
Springtails and a predatory mite (Parasitinae) |
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in home; Topeka, KS |
Bat Bug (Cimex adjunctus) | - N/A - |
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in a basement; Nemaha County |
Drugstore Beetle (Stegobium paniceum) |
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Boxwood leaf damage; Atchison County |
Spider mite damage | - N/A - |
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in stored wheat grain; Colby, KS |
Psocids (Liposcelis sp.) |
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in home; Chase County |
Drugstore Beetle (Stegobium paniceum) |
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On body; Coffey County |
Lone Star Tick nymph (Amblyomma americanum) |
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| April 2017 | ||
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on a bed; Oskaloosa, KS |
Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) | - N/A - |
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in home; Thomas County |
Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) | - N/A - |
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in home; Rawlins County |
Face Fly (Musca autumnalis) |
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in home; Brown County |
Plum Curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) |
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in an aquaculture; Jackson County |
Non-biting midge larva (Tanypodinae) |
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in bed; Bourbon County |
Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) |
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in home; Sedgwick County |
Drugstore Beetle (Stegobium paniceum) |
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| @gotbugs; in turf | May beetle (Phyllophaga sp.) |
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| March 2017 | ||
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holes in home yard; Saline County |
Plasterer bees (Colletes sp.) |
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in home; Lincoln County |
Hackberry Nipple Gall Maker (Psylla celtidismamma) |
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on an apartment floor;pest control co. Douglas County |
Cowpea Weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus) |
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in home's attic - windows; Jamestown, KS |
Asian Multicolored Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis) and Cluster flies (Pollenia sp.) |
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in home; Manhattan, KS |
Huntsman spider - juvenile female (Heteropoda venatoria) |
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blackberry cane damage; Lyon County |
no insect damage found | - N/A - |
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in chicken barn; Sumner County |
Mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor) |
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hair sample; Topeka, KS |
no arthropod found | - N/A - |
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in home; Wichita, KS |
a cockroach remain | - N/A - |
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in home; Newton, KS |
Pillbug remains (Armadillidium sp.) |
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in a kicthen; Mulvane, KS |
Sawtoothed Grain Beetle (Oryzephilus surinamensis) |
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| February 2017 | ||
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greenhouse tomato leaf damage; Pratt County |
Western Flower Thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) | - N/A - |
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Austrian Pine; boring damage; Sunflower District, KS |
no insect found, suspected Pine Borer; | - N/A - |
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in house; Goodland, KS |
Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) | - N/A - |
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on person; Wilson County |
Whitemarked Spider Beetle (Ptinus fur) |
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| January 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; a spider bite Central Kansas District |
Black Widow Spider male (Latrodectus sp.) | - N/A - |
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in poultry farm home and poultry housing; Johnson County |
Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) |
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kitchen area; MP |
Carpenter ant alate (Camponotus decipiens) |
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| Peabody, KS | Carpet beetle larva (Dermestidae) |
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Atchison County |
Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) |
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in a home; Johnson County |
Bat bugs (Cimex sp.) | - N/A - |