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.
| December, 2015 | ||
inside a home; Allen County | Rice weevils (Sitophilus oryzae) |  |
@gotbugs; a kissing bug concern; Frontier District | Eastern Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus calmii) |  |
Bed and carpet; in apartment complex; Topeka, KS | Human Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) | - N/A - |
biting people; in retirement home; Topeka, KS | Human Bed Bugs (Cimex lectularius) and Carpet Beetle larvae (Anthrenus sp.) |  |
in home; Wyandotte County | Black Carpet Beetle larvae (Attagenus unicolor) |  |
in patient's bed; Leavenworth County | Human Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) | - N/A - |
a concern about Kissing bugs; Kansas City, KS | Leaf-footed Pine Seed Bug (Leptoglossus corculus) |  |
| November, 2015 | ||
biting in bed; Pest Control Co. Barton County | Beetle mite (Parasitinae) |  |
in home; nuisance; Douglas County | Hackberry Psyllids (Pachypsylla sp.) |  |
@gotbugs; Sumner County | Cross-striped cabbageworm (Evergestis rimosalis) and Green Peach Aphids (Myzus persicae) |  |
@gotbugs; in home; Smith County | Parasitic wasps (Proctotrupidae) |  |
@gotbugs; in a kitchen; Wichita, KS | Red-legged Ham Beetle (Necrobia rufipes) |  |
Tree twigs with bark slits; Manhattan, KS | Cicada egg casings; |  |
| on a porch fly strip;
Sumner County | Face Flies (Musca autumnalis) |  |
aggregating on vinyl tiles; Leavenworth County | Fruit fly (Drosophila sp.); body parts of unknown mites; |   |
on window screens; Leavenworth County | Hackberry Psyllids (Pachypsylla sp.) |  |
on o person; Leavenworth County | Bed Bugs (Cimex lectularius) |  |
@gotbugs; on mice; Independence, KS | Warble Fly larva (Cuterebra sp.) |  |
in home; Hiawatha, KS | Minute Pirate Bug (Orius insidiosus); Tube-tailed Thrip (Phlaeothripidae); Hacklemesh Weaver spiderling (Amaurobiidae); flea frass;
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@gotbugs; on back patio; Larned, KS | Fall Armyworm caterpillar (Spodoptera frugiperda) |  |
feeding on apple fruit; Seneca. KS | Dark Flower Beetle (Euphoria sepulcralis) |  |
in home; Goodland, KS | Wolf spider (Lycosidae) |  |
in medical production facility; McPherson, KS | Face Fly (Musca autumnalis) |  |
in home; McPherson, KS | Odorous House Ant (Tapinoma sessile) |  |
biting in bed; sticky traps Manhattan, KS | German cockroaches; a Ground beetle, no additional arthropod found | - N/A - |
| Oct 16 - 31, 2015 | ||
@gotbugs; accumulating on a driveway below ash tree; Douglas County | possibly Ash Seed Weevil larvae (Lignyodes sp.) |  |
in swine facilities; Republic County | Fruit flies (Drosophila repleta) |  |
in a bed; Phillisburg, KS | Rove beetle (Tachyporus sp.); Seed bugs (Rhyparochromidae) |  |
identification request; Seneca, KS | Saltmarsh caterpillars - cocoons (Estigmene acrea) | |
@gotbugs; in home; Wichita, KS | Greenhouse Camel Crickets (Diestrammena asynamora) |  |
in medical production facility; McPherson, KS | Hacklemesh spider (Amaurobiidae) |  |
in home infesting foods; McPherson, KS | Cigarette Beetle (Lasioderma serricorne) |  |
Fly nuisance; Miami County | Face fly (Musca autumnalis) |  |
| Oct 02 - 15, 2015 | ||
bark damage on twigs of Elm hybrid; USDA nursery; Manhattan, KS | Periodic Cicada egg-laying damage with egg casings | - N/A - |
feeding damage on Oak tree leaves; USDA nursery Manhattan, KS | Lacebug eggs (Corythucha arcuata) |  |
feeding damage on Oak tree leaves; USDA nursery Manhattan, KS | Oak Leaf Phylloxera (Phylloxera glabra) |  |
in home; Sherman County | Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella) |  |
aggregation around trees in a business area; pest control co.; Nemaha County | 4-Spotted Sap Beetle (Glischrochilus quadrisignatus) |  |
attached to a person; Solomon, KS | Lone-star tick (Amblyomma americanum) |  |
Medical Production Facility; McPherson, KS | Corn Wireworm (Aelolus sp.) |  |
dead honey bees; Wyandotte County | Parasitic mite (Warroa jacobsoni) |  |
feeding on asters roots; Douglas County | Woolly aphids (Pepmphigus sp.) |  |
@gotbugs; on the shore of the Grouse creek; Cowley County | Dragonhunter larva (Hagenius brevistylus) |  |
in home; pest control co. Wyandotte County | Foreign Grain Beetle (Ahasverus advena) |  |
@gotbugs; in flower bed - stinging; Miami County | Eastern Yellowjacket Wasps (Vespula maculiformis) |  |
@gotbugs; aggregating near building; Lyons, KS | False Chinch Bug (Nysius raphanus) |  |
yard and home - biting; Hiawatha, KS | Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) |  |
in home; Manhattan, KS | Human Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) | - N/A - |
| Sept 19 - Oct 01, 2015 | ||
biting concern, examining sticky tapes; Lyon County | no arthropod found; fungal spores present on tapes | - N/A - |
in home; Goodland, KS | Field Cricket (Gryllus sp.) | - N/A - |
in a refrigerator; Columbus. KS | Root-maggot fly pupae remains (Anthomyiidae) |  |
@gotbugs; in a garden; Paxico, KS | White-lined Sphinx Mont caterpillar (Hyles lineata) |  |
@gotbugs; feeding on Rose of Sharron; Dickinson County | Scentless plant bug (Niesthrea louisianica) |  |
biting in bed; Manhattan, KS | Gallinipper mosquito (Psorophora ciliata) |  |
bites on people; a bed sheet checked for arthropods; Lansing, KS | - no arthropod found - | - N/A - |
feeding on pine needles; Garden City, KS | Pine Needle Scale (Chionaspis pinifoliae) |  |
| oak leaves with marginal galls;
Crawford County | Oak Leaf Itch Mites (Pyemotes herfsi) |  |
| Medical Production Facility;
McPherson, KS | Miller Moth (Acronita leporina) |  |
| Medical Production Facility;
McPherson, KS | Brown Centipede (Lithobius forficatus) |  |
an inquiry about cicada anatomy; Lawrence, KS | Annual Cicada (Tibicen pruinosa) | - N/A - |
boring damage in cottonwood trees; Mound City, KS | Poplar Borer (Saperda calcarata) |  |
@gotbugs; identification; Marion County | Polyphemus Moth caterpillar (Antheraea polyphemus) |  |
| Sept 11 - 18 , 2015 | ||
@gotbugs; location unknown | Leaf-footed bug nymph (Coreidae) |  |
@gotbugs; flying outdoors in a residential area; Wyandotte County | Crane Fly (Tipula abdominalis) |  |
@gotbugs; inquiry from a child Winfield, KS | Pale Green Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus) - nymph |  |
@gotbugs; location unknown | Smeared Dagger Moth (Acronicta oblinita) |  |
@gotbugs; skeletonizing crab apple leaves Kansas Forest Service | Yellownecked Caterpillar Moth (Datana ministra) |  |
in Bermuda grass stems; Cherokee County | Bermudagrass Stem Maggot (Atherigona reversura) |  |
flying in K-state Vet.Med. building; Manhattan, KS | Webbing Clothes Moths (Tineola bisselliella) |  |
| Sept 04 - 10, 2015 | ||
in school; Cowley County | Human Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) |  |
@gotbugs; swarming in home yards; Sedgwick County | Hover fly (Toxomerus politus) |  |
found in hair; Wyandotte County | Minute Brown Scavenger beetle (Corticariinae) |  |
| Medical Production Facility;
McPherson, KS | Longbodied Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangioides) |  |
in house; Manhattan, KS | Drugstore Beetle (Stegobium paniceum) | - N/A - |
on a mattress; Manhattan, KS | Dermestid beetle larva (Dermestidae); Booklouse (Psocoptera) |   |
boring damage in cedar branches; Huskell County | Cypress Bark Beetle (Phloeosinus cristatus) |  |
branch die-back on Eastern Red Cedar; Norton County | Juniper scale (Carulaspis sp.); Parasitic wasp (Encarsia citrina) |   |
in destroyed bee hive; Lindsborg, KS | Honeycomb Wax Moth (Galleria mellonella) |  |
feeding on grape leaves; Riley County | Grape Leafroller caterpillars (Desmia funeralis) |  |
in office building Topeka, KS | Human Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) |  |
in home; Goodland, KS | Human Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) |  |
in home; Leavenworth County | Drugstore Beetle (Stegobium paniceum) |  |
| August 28 - Sept 03 , 2015 | ||
found in the bed; Goodland, KS | unknown Darkling Beetle (Tenebrionidae) | - N/A - |
in yard; Cheyenne County | Paper wasp (Polistes sp.) | - N/A - |
soybean leaves with chewing damage; Westphalia, KS | possibly Bean Leaf Beetle (Cerotoma trifurcata) | - N/A - |
Medical Production Facility; McPherson, KS | Brown Centipede (Lithobius forficatus) | - N/A - |
on willow and birch trees; Thomas County | Carpenter ants (Camponotus sp.) and Pole Borer (Neandra brunnea) |   |
@gotbugs; in brome field; Miami County | Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) |  |
@gotbugs; location unknown | Bed Bugs (Cimicidae) |  |
@gotbugs; in kitchen River Valley Extension District | Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella) |  |
| August 21 - 27 , 2015 | ||
in home; Seneca, KS | Cockroach nymph (Blattidae) |  |
on dog's bedding; Meriden, KS | Tick larvae (Dermacentor variabilis ?) |  |
swarming near trees; Russell County | Syrphid fly (Toxomerus politus) |  |
in barn with frass; Wyandotte County | Aphodiinae Dung beetles (Ataenius sp.) |  |
on a deck; reported biting; Kansas City, KS | Ensign wasp (Hyptia sp.) |  |
@gotbugs; on a mirror inside a house; Augusta, KS | Fruit fly (Euaresta aequalis) |  |
@gotbugs; in home Stafford County | Bed bugs (Cimicidae) |  |
@gotbugs; damaging alfalfa crop MsPherson, KS | Alfalfa webworm (Loxostege commixtalis) |  |
@gotbugs; curiosity; Wichita, KS | Blister beetle (Pyrota engelmanni) |  |
on a cat; Manhattan, KS | Squirrel Flea (Orchopeas howardi) |  |
| August 15 - 20, 2015 | ||
Medical Production Facility; McPherson, KS | Brown Centipede (Lithobius forficatus) |  |
in soybean field; Gypsum, KS | Soybean Aphids (Aphis glycines) |  |
@gotbugs; in pet stool; Johnson County | Fly maggot (possibly Flesh fly - Sarcophagidae) |  |
in damaged lawn; Sunflower District | Grass borer caterpillar (Diatraea sp.) |  |
found on bedding; Wichita, KS | 1st instar caterpillars with eggs (Lepidoptera) |  |
nesting in a lawn; Meadowlark District | Eastern Yellowjacket wasp (Vespula maculifrons) |  |
Medical Production Facility; McPherson, KS | Ground beetle torso |  |
| August 08 - 14 , 2015 | ||
feeding damage on raspberry leaves; Leavenworth, KS | Rose Leafhopper nymphs (Edwardsiana rosae) Two-spotted spider mites (Tetranychus urticae) |  |
Medical Production Facility; McPherson, KS | Dermestid beetle larva (Dermestidae) |  |
@gotbugs; damaged apple tree leaves Frontier District | Sawfly larva (Tenthredinidae) |  |
@gotbugs; on Velvet Gaura Junction City, KS | Stilt Bugs (Berytidae) |  |
Medical Production Facility; McPherson, KS | Ground beetle (Harpalus pennsylvanicus) |  |
@gotbugs; in home; Johnson County | American Idia moth (Idia americalis) |  |
| August 01 - 07 , 2015 | ||
@gotbugs; in garden; Winifred, KS | Spined Micrathena spider (Micrathena gracilis) |  |
@gotbugs; in a bedroom; Brown County | Bat Bug (Cimex sp.) |  |
@gotbugs; on apartment building; Wichita, KS | Seed Bug (Lygaeidae) |  |
in house bathroom; Riley County | Locust Seed Borer (Amblycerus robiniae) |  |
| July 24 - 31 , 2015 | ||
in home; Pest Control Co. Seneca, KS | Drugstore beetles (Stegobium paniceum) |  |
@gotbugs; aggregating on onion leaves Garden City, KS | Five-banded Tiphiid Wasps (Myzinum quinquecinctum) - males |  |
@gotbugs; location unknown | Evergreen Bagworm (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis) |  |
@gotbugs; in a bathtub location unknown | Caterpillar Hunter (Calosoma sp.) |  |
@gotbugs; attacking commercial lawn Johnson County | Sharpshooter Leafhopper (Draeculacepha sp.) |  |
@gotbugs; in oak wood tunnels Sedgwick County | Springtails (Willowsia platani) |  |
@gotbugs; on ash tree leaves; Johnson County | European Elm Flea Weevil (Orchestes alni) |  |
K-state Insect Zoo Manhattan, KS | Carpenter ant (Camponotus decipiens) |  |
bites on lower legs, debris collected on sticky tapes Edgerton, KS | - no arthropod found - | - N/A- |
Medical Production Facility; McPherson, KS | Corn Wireworm (Aelolus sp.) |  |
Medical Production Facility; McPherson, KS | Ground Beetles (Harpalus sp, Poecilus sp.) |   |
@gotbugs; curiosity; Lincoln, KS | Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea) |  |
@gotbugs; in a bedroom; Douglas County | Eastern Blood-sucking Conenose (Triatoma sanguisuga) |  |
@gotbugs; in sorgum field Atchison County | Bee Killer - Apiomerus crassipes |  |
| July 18 - 23 , 2015 | ||
galls on Chinkapin oak Riley County | Cynipid wasp (Andricus flavohirtus) |  |
@gotbugs; ID question; location unknown | Ground Beetle larva (Carabidae) |  |
@gotbugs; infesting a garden; Lawrence, KS | Green Stink Bug nymph - Chinavia hilaris |  |
feeding on butterfly weed; Johnson County, Master Gardeners | Unexpected Cycnia Moth caterpillar - Cycnia inopinatus |  |
@gotbugs; landing into City pools; Louisburg, KS | Green Stink Bug nymph - Chinavia hilaris |  |
Medical Production Facility; McPherson, KS | Leafhopper (Agallia sp.) |  |
Medical Production Facility; McPherson, KS | Ground Beetle (Harpalus sp.) |  |
collected from a yard; Barber County | Unidentified beetle - sample in poor condition | - N/A- |
collected from a yard; Barber County | Ground Beetles (Carabidae) - 4 different species | - N/A- |
| July 11 - 17 , 2015 | ||
aggregating on a building and in a garden; Wyandotte County | Green Stink Bug nymphs (Chinavia hilaris) | - N/A - |
in home; Goodland, KS | possibly Clothes moth - sample in poor condition | - N/A - |
@gotbugs; feeding on a maple tree; Morganville, KS | Cecropia Moth caterpillar (Hyalophora cecropia) |  |
@gotbugs; stem mining on unknow plant Wichita, KS | European Elm Flea Weevil (Orchestes alni) |  |
@gotbugs; around a house Olatha; KS | Cicada Killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus) |  |
@gotbugs; feeding on Ecinacea plant Wichita, KS | Gorgone Checkerspot caterpillar (Chlosyne gorgone) |  |
biting people at a pool; Riley County | Pavement Ant (Tetramorium caespitum) |  |
on a desk in office building Wyandotte County | Cigarette Beetle (Lasioderma serricorne) |  |
in purchased mulch; Lansing, KS | Subterranean Termite workers (Reticulitermes sp.) |  |
| July 03 - 10 , 2015 | ||
@gotbugs; feeding on weeping mulberry Post Rock District #1 | Citrus Flatid Planthopper (Metcalfa pruinosa) |  |
@gotbugs; feeding on eunonymus bush Atchinson County | Eunonymus Scale (Unaspis euonymi) |  |
@gotbugs; ash tree bark damage Shawnee County | Flat Oak Borer (Smodicum cucujiforme) |  |
@gotbugs; Phillips-Rooks District | White-lined sphinx caterpillar (Hyles lineata) |  |
in a medium; Medical production facility; McPherson, KS | Wolf spiderling (Lycosidae) |  |
skeletonized leaves on Crab Apple tree with webbing; Bourbon County | Lepidoptera - possibly Fall webworm | - N/A - |
found in bed; Goodland, KS | remains and a larva of Carpet beetles (Dermestidae) |  |
| June 28 - July 02, 2015 | ||
@gotbugs; feeding on broccoli Mankato, KS | Harlequin Bug (Murgantia histrionica) |  |
@gotbugs; aggregating on a house Garden City, KS | Elm Leaf Beetle (Pyrrhalta luteola) |  |
@gotbugs; biting in a bed; location unknown | Wheel Bug nymph (Arilus cristatus) |  |
in a pasture; Barnes, KS | Imported Long-horned Weevils (Calomycterus setarius) |  |
oak leaves with marginal galls checked for itch mites Crawford County | Oak leaf Itch Mites (Pyemotes herfsi) |  |
in home; Phillips County | Bat Bug (Cimex adjunctus) |  |
on patient; County Hospital; Leavenworth County | Tube-tailed Thrip (Phlaeothripidae) |  |
In K-state building at a desk; Manhatta, KS | Nursery Web Spider (Pisauridae) |  |
biting people;in an appartment Manhattan, KS | Tropical Fowl Mite (Ornithonyssus bursa) |  |
| June 22 - 27 , 2015 | ||
@gotbugs; brougt in ext. office Lyon County | Oak Timberworm (Arrhenodes minutus) |  |
swarming around garden pole beens; Leavenworth County | Darkwinged Fungus Gnats (Sciaridae) |  |
@gotbugs; backyard; Rawlins County | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio glaucus) |  |
feeding on Lemon Verbena; Manhattan, KS | Planthopper nymphs (Acanalonia sp.) |  |
@gotbugs; defoliating elm trees Marion County | Elm Sawfly larva (Cimbex americana) |  |
in livestock water tank Kanorado, KS | Non-biting midge larvae (Chironomidae) |  |
near a home building Junction City, KS | Rustic Borer (Xylotrechus colonus) |  |
@gotbugs; in home- termite concern location unknown | Hover Fly Parasite wasp (Diplazon laetatorius) |  |
@gotbugs, in home Miami County | Larder Beetle larva (Dermestes lardarius) |  |
@gotbugs; aggregating on a pavement Ceary County | Fungus Gnat larvae (Mycetophiloidea) |  |
@gotbugs; on porch location unknown | Orange Assassin Bug (Pselliopus barberi) |  |
@gotbugs; on porch location unknown | Sycamore Seed Bug (Belonochilus numenius) |  |
| June 14 - 21 , 2015 | ||
@gotbugs; Great Plains Nature Center Wichita. KS | Sycamore Seed Bug (Belonochilus numenius) |  |
on carpet in a home Leavenworth County | Sycamore Seed Bug - nymphs (Belonochilus numenius) |  |
@gotbugs; on a porch Wichita, KS | Sycamore Seed Bug (Belonochilus numenius) |  |
carrying soil into a garage; Washington, KS | Small Citronella Ant (Lasius claviger) |  |
in rental appartments; Sabetha, KS | Human Bed Bugs (Cimex lectularis) |  |
biting humans; County Hospital Lincoln County | Lone-star tick - male (Amblyomma americanum) |  |
biting humans; County Hospital Lincoln County | Lone-star tick - engorged female nymph (Amblyomma americanum) |  |
wood-boring beetles in Burr Oak Ford County | Red-shouldered Bostrichid (Xylobiops basilaris) Deathwatch beetle (Xestobium sp.) |   |
in horse barn Kingman. KS | Dark Mealworm Beetle (Tenebrio obscurus) |  |
In a basement; Riley County | Black Carpet Beetle (Attagenus unicolor) |  |
@gotbugs; in a garden shed Riley County | Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus) |  |
| June 06 - 13 , 2015 | ||
@gotbugs; on sunflower leaves location unknown | Red-Banded Leaf Hopper (Graphocephala coccinea) |  |
@gotbugs; feeding on leaves of Elm trees; Geary County | European Elm Flea Weevil (Orchestes alni) |  |
in home; Kansas City, KS | Common Plaster Beetle (Dienerella filum) |  |
spider bite in a car; Newton, KS | Daring Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax) |  |
nuisance; Pest Control Services Nemaha County | Army ants (Neivamyrmex opacithorax) |  |
on lilac shrub Cheyenne County | Sap beetles (Lobiopa undulata) |  |
at home; nuisance Jackson County | Cupboard Spider (Steatoda grossa) |  |
@gotbugs; Manhattan, KS | Cottonwood Leaf Beetle (Chrysomela scripta) |  |
in a home Washington, KS | Drugstore Beetle (Stegobium paniceum) |  |
| June 01 - 05 , 2015 | ||
@gotbugs; feeding on Buffalo Bur Riley County | Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) |  |
on a patient home bedding Leawenworth County | Poultry Bug nymph (Haematosiphon inodorus) |  |
@gotbugs; curiosity Topeka, KS | Cercopia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia) |  |
@gotbugs; at a house Manhattan, KS | Southern Yellowjacket Wasp (Vespula sqamosa) - queen |  |
@gotbugs; in a senior home Johnson County | Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella) |  |
K-state Ext. Riley County, KS | Fruit Fly (Drosophila sp.) |  |
leaf damage on Lacebark Elm Falls City, NE | Woolly Elm Aphids (Eriosoma americana); feeding damage by Flea / Weevil Beetles |  |
| May 16 -31 , 2015 | ||
@gotbugs; inside a home Goessel, KS | European Elm Flea Weevil (Orchestes alni) |  |
@gotbugs; infesting a Maple tree Ottawa, KS | Woolly aphids (Eriosomatinae) |  |
@gotbugs; location unknown | Horsehair worm (Nematomorpha) |  |
@gotbugs; in a home Reno County | Ants - alates (Formicidae) |  |
@gotbugs; in a basement Abileene, KS | possibly a Wolf Spider (Lycosidae) |  |
@gotbugs; pupated from rabbit remains location unknown | Blow Fly (Calliphorinae) |  |
@gotbugs; crawling on Oak tree location unknown | Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle larvae (Chilocorus kuwanae) |  |
@gotbugs; Rooks County | Wolf spider (Lycosidae) |  |
@gotbugs; Olatha, KS | Blinded Sphinx Moth (Paonias excaecata) |  |
@gotbugs; attn. to Ext. office Johnson County | Plant Bug (Neolygus sp.) |  |
@gotbugs; found on walls in a courthouse | Bed Bugs (Cimicidae) |  |
@gotbugs; St. Francis, KS | Asian Ladybird Beetle larvae (Harmonia axyridis) |  |
@gotbugs; Correctional facility El Dorado, KS | Brown Recluse Spiders (Loxosceles reclusa) |  |
in a basement, home floors Johnson County | Moth larvae - Aglossa sp. (pinguinalis ?) |  |
wilting elm tree Shawnee County | Unidentified Insect Scale - crawlers feeding on leaves (Cocoidea) |  |
on front house steps; Pest Control Co. Wyandotte County | Plant bugs (Neolygus sp.) |  |
| May 08 - 15, 2015 | ||
at the base of ash trees McPherson, KS | Carpenter moth exuviae (Cossidae) |  |
infested stored corn grain Saline County | Minute Fungus Beetle (Latridius minutus); Foreign Grain Beetle (Ahasverus advena) |   |
@gotbugs; leaf damage on hackberry bush Miami County | Unidentified Sawfly larva. |  |
in a shipment package; Medical production facility; McPherson, KS | Almond Moth larva (Cadra cautella) |  |
Boring damage in Oriental Arborvitae; Colwich, KS | Western cedar bark beetle (Phloeosinus punctatus) |  |
Damaged pin oak branches Miami County | Lecanium scales; Obscure scales (Melanaspis obscura); Eriophyid mites (Eriophyidae); |  |
wheat plantings Riley County | Greenbug aphids (Schizaphis graminum) |  |
| May 01 - 08, 2015 | ||
juniper branches dieback Cheyenne County | Juniper scale (Carulaspis sp.) |  |
@gotbugs; Olathe, KS | Bat Tick (Carios kelleyi) |  |
@gotbugs; mud pillars on the ground Shawnee County | Cicada emergence tunnels (Cicadidae) |  |
Medical center; Neosho County | Clover mites (Bryobia praetiosa); Springtail (Colembola); Psyllid wings | 
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| April, 2015 | ||
infested sorghum grain Manhattan, KS | Dermestid beetle larvae (Anthrenus sp.) |  |
in a home Winchester, KS | Human Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) |  |
diseased boxwood shrub Harper, KS | Springtails in dead roots (Colembola) |  |
found in bed Manhattan, KS | Human Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) | - N/A - |
on a person; Consulting co. Johnson County | Human flea (Pulex sp.) |  |
a biting concern; Dermatology Kansas City, KS | Unidentified beetle (Coleoptera) - poor sample condition | - N/A - |
@gotbugs; in a kitchen location unknown | Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) | - N/A - |
@gotbugs; on burning bush and clematis Frontier District | Chinese Mantis egg mass |  |
In a basement; Hiawatha, KS | Eastern Subterranean Termite (Reticulitermes flavipes) |  |
@gotbugs, swarming around Ash trees Johnosn County | Brownheaded Ash Sawfly (Tethida barda) |  |
In garage and bathroom Newton, KS | Sawtoothed Grain Beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis) |  |
@gotbugs; swarming around turfgrass Reno County | March Flies (Bibio fraternus) |  |
@gotbugs; caught outdoors Kansa City | Sawflies (Tetherinidae; possibly Brownheaded Ash Sawfly) |  |
In garage and bathroom Newton, KS | Sawtoothed Grain Beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis) |  |
| March, 2015 | ||
In an appartment bldg. Manhattan, KS | Bat Bug (Cimex adjunctus) | - N/A - |
in a house McLouth, KS | Odorous House Ant (Tapioma sessile) |  |
in house basement McPherson, KS | Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) |  |
@gotbugs; emerging from a hickory firewood Cheyenne County | Hickory Borer (Megacyllene caryae) |  |
K-state ZOO, in tarantula container Manhattan, KE | Bulb Mite (Rhizoglyphus sp.) |  |
Medical Production Facility McPherson, KS | Wolf spiderling (Lycosidae) |  |
emerging from butterfly chrysalis at Insect ZOO Manhattan, KS | Pteromalid wasps - Pteromalus puparum |  |
specks on zinnia flowers Manhattan, KS | No insect damage, soil mite found - Eupodidae |  |
Medical facility, patient bitten at home Manhattan, KS | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) |  |
@gotbugs; in home KS? | Bed bug (Cimicidae) |  |
Found on a bed Topeka, KS | Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) |  |
@gotbugs, flying in a basement Location unknown | Termite alate |  |
In the basement Logan County | Subterranean Termite neotenics (Rhinotermitidae) |  |
Inside home, on clothing Osage County | Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) - adults |  |
@gotbugs; under bag of birdseed location unknown | Booklice (Liposcelis sp.) | - N/A - |
| February, 2015 | ||
Damage in Rye and Wheat fields Greenwood County | Army Cutworm (Euxoa auxiliaris) |  |
Medical production facility McPherson, KS | Cluster Fly (Pollenia sp.) Blow Fly (Calliphoridae) remains |  |
home nuisance Saline County | Ground spider spiderling |  |
In house; nuisance Chanuta, KS | Fruit fly (Drosophila sp. - repleta?) |  |
on ornamental plants; greenhouse Manhattan. KS | Brown Soft Scale (Coccus hesperidum) |  |
@gotbugs; under a bed Johnson County | Booklice (Liposcelis sp.) |  |
Cedar twigs with a waxy cover on the bark Belleville, KS | Mealybug pupae (Pseodococcidae) |  |
| January, 2015 | ||
In house Shawnee, KS | Woodlouse Hunter (Dysdera crocata) |  |
@gotbugs; found on a fence Clay Center, KS | Ants (Formicidae) - alates |  |
Pest Management Co. Manhattan, KS | Bed bug - 1st instar exuvia |  |
In very old book; question of an origin Manhattan, KS | Ghost spider (Anyphaenidae) |  |
In home Osage County | Sawtoothed Grain Beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis) Cockroach nymph |  |
flying in a house Geary County | Parasitic wasp (Proctotrupes sp.) |  |
Kitchen table Columbus, KS | Drugstore Beetle (Stegobium paniceum) |  |
