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 2017 | ||
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in a medical production facility; McPherson, KS |
insect legs, unknown ID | - N/A - |
| November 2017 | ||
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in house; Bourbon County |
Face Fly (Musca autumnalis) |
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in a hospital; Leavenworth County |
Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) | -N/A- |
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in house; Johnson County |
Army Ants (Neivamyrmex nigrescens) |
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in house; Pratt, KS |
Fruit fly remain (Rhagolitis sp.) |
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in house; Pratt, KS |
Barn Funnel Weaver spider (Tegenaria domestica) |
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swarming around a house; Newton, KS |
Carpenter ants (Camponotus sp.) | - N/A - |
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in a medical production facility; McPherson, KS |
Pyralid moth - broken pieces (Pyralidae) | - N/A - |
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in a medical production facility; McPherson, KS |
Flour beetle remain (Tribolium sp.) | - N/A - |
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in basement; KS |
Army ants - winged males (Neivamyrmex opacithorax) |
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in stored chestnuts; River Valley District |
Crab spider (Philodromus sp.) |
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in stored chestnuts; River Valley District |
Jumping spider (Meavia sp.) |
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in stored chestnuts; River Valley District |
Jumping spider (Paraphidippus aurantius) |
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| October 27 -November 02, 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; in home - biting; Wichita, KS |
Bed Bug (Cimicid sp.) | - N/A - |
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in home under bed sheets; Manhattan, KS |
Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) | - N/A - |
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rotting walnut husk; Pratt, KS |
Walnut Husk Fly maggots (Rhagoletis completa) |
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on child's head; pest control co.; Norton County |
Tick larva (Amblyomma sp.) |
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swarming around a new house; Newton, KS |
Carpenter Ants - alates (Camponotus sp.) |
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in home closet; Frontier Extension District |
Mediterranean Flour Moth (Ephestia kuehniella) |
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| October 20 -26, 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; in house; Manhattan, KS |
Pseudoscorpion |
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@gotbugs; in dead ash tree; Ottawa, KS |
Banded Ash Borer (Neoclytus caprea) |
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@gotbugs; curiosity; Nemaha County |
Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.) |
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@gotbugs; in grass fields; Logan County |
Bird grasshopper (Schistocerca sp.) |
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@gotbugs; in garden; Nemaha County |
Hoverfly (Syrphidae) |
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@gotbugs; in garden; Nemaha County |
Honey bee (Apis sp.) |
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| @gotbugs; in house | Millipedes (Diplopoda) |
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on window; pest control co. Wyandotte County |
Acrobat Ants (Crematogaster lineolata) and dermestid beetle larvae (Dermestidae) |
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| in a medical production facility;
McPherson, KS |
Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) |
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| in a medical production facility;
McPherson, KS |
House Fly (Musca domestica) |
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| in a medical production facility;
McPherson, KS |
Ground beetle (Agonum sp.) |
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die back of yew branches; Gray County |
Yew mealybug (Dysmicoccus wistariae) |
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| October 13 -19, 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; in basement; location unknown |
Bed Bugs (Cimicidae) |
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@gotbugs; in garden; Frontier Extension District |
Ash Gray Blister Beetle (Epicauta fabricii) |
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in loghome; pest control co.; Wyandotte County |
Larder beetle (Dermested lardarius); Flour beetle (Tribolium sp.); Ground beetle (Harpalus sp.); Mealworm beetle (Tenebrio sp.); Mediterranean Flour Moth (Ephestia kuehniella); |
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in feed pellets; Wabaunsee County |
Confused Flour Beetle (Tribolium confusum) |
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in bee hive; Walton, KS |
Small Hive Beetle (Aetina tumida) |
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in flower bed Bourbon County |
Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens) |
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| October 05 -12, 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; biting people; northeastern Iowa |
Minute Pirate Bug (Anthocoridae) |
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@gotbugs; curiosity; Classboro, NJ |
Giant Ichneumon Wasp (Megarhyssa sp.) |
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@gotbugs; location unknown |
Lacebug (Corythucha sp.) |
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@gotbugs; location unknown |
Cockroach (Blattodea) |
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surrounding a home; Riley County |
Face Fly (Musca autumnalis) |
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on pine tree; Ford County |
Spotted Green Needle Aphid (Eulachnus agilis) |
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| September 29 - October 05 , 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; curiosity; Riley County |
Whitebanded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes) |
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@gotbugs; curiosity; Paola, KS |
Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus) |
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@gotbugs; feeding on rose of sharon; Johnson County |
Scentless Plant Bug (Niesthrea louisianica) |
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@gotbugs; curiosity; St. Francis, KS |
Orb Weaver Spider (Agriope sp.) |
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@gotbugs; on a student; Miltonvale, KS |
Bed Bug (Cimicidae) | - N/A - |
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@gotbugs; in a shower; Lyon, KS |
Darkling beetle (Paratenetus sp.) |
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@gotbugs; location unknown |
Nut and Acorn Weevil (Curculio sp.) |
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@gotbugs; filed collection; Graham County |
unidentified Snout beetle (Curculionidae) |
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in home; Leawenworth, KS |
Drugstore beetle (Stegobium paniceum) and Flour beetle (Tribolium sp.) |
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in home; pest control co.; Seneca, KS |
Darkwing Fungus Gnats (Sciaridae) |
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@gotbugs; curiosity Olathe, KS |
Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus) | |
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on school students; Miltonvale, KS |
Head lice eggs (Pediculus humanus capitis) |
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on a patient; Riley County |
no arthropod found | - N/A - |
| September 22 - 28 , 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; on rue; Kansas City, MO |
Giant Swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio cresphontes) |
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@gotbugs; on a fungal mass; Sedgwick County |
Pleasing Fungus Beetle larvae (Megalodacne fasciata) |
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@gotbugs; flying from corn fields; location unknown |
Green Cloverworm Moth (Hypena scabra) |
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@gotbugs; on buildings and porches; Topeka, KS |
Green Cloverworm Moth (Hypena scabra) |
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in a medical production facility; McPherson, KS |
Dried fruit beetle (Carpophilus sp.) |
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on a patient; Bourbon County |
Psocids (Psocoptera) |
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on a patient leg; Stone County. MO |
Tick larvae (Ixodidae) |
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knots on the bark of locust tree; Cheyenne County |
unidentified moth chrysalis (Lepidoptera) |
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| September 15 - 21 , 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; Central Kansas District |
False Chinch Bug - nymph (Nysius raphanus) |
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around a house; Coffey County |
Hunting Billbug (Sphenophorus venatus) |
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@gotbugs; Geary County |
Seedcorn beetle (Stenolophus sp.) |
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@gotbugs; in a house; Postrock District |
Skin beetle larva (Dermestidae) |
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@gotbugs; on a sidewalk; Lyndon, KS |
"White grub" - scarabid beetle larva (Scarabidae) |
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@gotbugs; in house; Frontier Extension District |
Woodlouse (Oniscidea) |
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| September 08 - 14 , 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; on cucurbit plants; Marion County |
Squash Bug (Anasa tristis) |
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@gotbugs; on cucurbit plants; Marion County |
Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) |
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@gotbugs; in home; Sedgwick County |
Blow Fly maggot (Calliphoridae) |
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@gotbugs; in sunflowers; KS |
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus) |
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@gotbugs; curiosity; Johnson County |
Leather-colored Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca alutacea) |
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@gotbugs; attacking a Jumping spider Phillipsburg, KS |
Ichneumon wasp (Trogomorpha trogiformis) |
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@gotbugs; in weeds; Seward County |
Braconid wasp nest with pupae (Braconidae) |
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@gotbugs; on soybean leaves; Graham County |
Chrysalis of the Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) |
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| September 02 - 07 , 2017 | ||
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in commercial building; Wyandotte County |
Carpenter ant - winged males (Camponotus sp.) |
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@gotbugs; Frontier Extension District |
Large Milkweed Bug nymphs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) |
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@gotbugs; nesting in the barn wood; Johnson County |
Square-headed wasp (Crabroninae) |
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@gotbugs; feeding on Thistle; Lawrence, KS |
Clearwing Moth (Hemaris sp.) |
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@gotbugs; safety concern; Douglas County |
Paper wasp nest (Polistes sp.) |
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@gotbugs; curiosity; Overland Park, KS |
Dog-Day Cicada (Tibicen canicularis) |
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@gotbug; curiosity; Kansas City, MO |
Luna Moth caterpillar (Actias luna) |
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@gotbugs; curiosity; Topeka, KS |
Bee Fly (Systoechus sp.) |
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leaf damage on Elm tree; Clark County |
Aphids (Myzocallis sp.) |
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in home, Geary County |
Soft ticks (Carios kelleyi) |
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| August 25 - September 01 , 2017 | ||
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in home; Sedgwick County |
Red Flour Beetle (Tribolium castaneum) |
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@gotbugs; in basement; location unknown |
Pyralid moth - possibly Mediterranean Flour Moth (Ephestia kuehniella) |
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@gotbugs; in elm tree; McPherson, KS |
Rhinoceros beetle larva (Dynastinae) |
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@gotbugs; near elm tree; Marion County |
Stripped Blister Beetle (Epicauta vittata) |
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in basement; Arkansas City, KS |
Lesser Grain Borer (Rhyzopertha dominica) |
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@gotbugs; on porch - safety concern; Olathe, KS |
Robber Fly (Assilidae) |
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boring damage in Locust tree twigs; Oberlin, KS |
Powder post beetle gallery (Lyctinae) | - N/A - |
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@gotbugs; curiosity Overland Park, KS |
Wolf Spider (Hogna sp.) |
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@gotbugs; curiosity Overland Park, KS |
Robber Fly (Assilidae) |
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| August 18 - 24 , 2017 | ||
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@gotbugs; defoliating an ornamental tree; location unknown |
Datana sp. caterpillars |
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in house; Goodland, KS |
Square-headed wasp (Crossocerus sp.) |
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in home; collected in a vacuum debris; Topeka, KS |
Leafhopper (Cicadellidae) |
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| August 11 - 17 , 2017 | ||
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in home; in foods; Sedgwick County |
Common Centipede (Lithobiomorpha) |
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@gotbugs; swarming in home; Johnson County |
Drain Flies (Psychodidae) |
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in residence; Manhattan, KS |
Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) | - N/A - |
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@gotbugs; found in shower; Johnson County |
Head Louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) |
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in home, stinging; Sumner County |
Velvet Ant wasp (Sphaeropthalma pensylvanica) |
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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 |
Northern 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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