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December12/22/2022Email/digitalA video of a dead Cayotee with mange/mite. The client wanted to ID what is in the Cayotee's skin.Forwarded to OSU veterinary dept.go_to_folder
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12/16/2022Sample - PPDCOrchid samples were submitted to PPDC clinic for possible insect/disease evaluation. Leaves infested with scale insects (Coccoidea)go_to_folder
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12/13/2022email"Do you know if there is a cockroach that looks like a roach/stink bug? We are seeing some strange-looking cockroaches and I have never in my 58 years seen this. It looks like a cockroach with body armor. "Requested to submit images whenever possible. They all Germen cockroaches with malformed wingsgo_to_folder
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12/8/2022email and specimens The same client emailed about gnats/midges that keep bothering only him and was able to collect more specimens using sticky cards.Three specimens submitted contain one Drosophila and one biting midge. According to a new study, some people attract more mosquitoes compared to others, due to the Carboxylic acids produced by the skin glands, but why mosquitoes attract to Carboxylic acids is still unknown.go_to_folder
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12/5/2022WayneSpecimensSoybean plants inside a Growth chamber of the entomology department were contaminated with mites. Tyrophagus putrescentiae - mold mite or the cheese mite. go_to_folder
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12/3/2022emailHello
I found the innocent little bugger freezing in the cold so I brought him in. After warming up, he is thriving well in my mini-habitat. Would you all by chance have a use for a living hornet? I was going to release him but it's going to be 30 degrees today. I can deliver to anywhere in Columbus no problem. I don't know what to do with him otherwise. I call him Patrick. 		Advised to release the insect when the weather gets warmer, but wanted to keep it. Provided life cycle information and stinging nature of the Hornets. No Images
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12/2/2022Troy, MIemail-Digital My name is ....and I work with ..... I was trying to reach out to either .... or ....to see if they could help with a diagnosis. We have recently seen an increase in beetle damage to cedars/arborvitae. We have been trying to figure out what beetle is attacking these arborvitaes for treatment timing/options for others that we run into. I have included a picture of the status of these arborvitaes and some pictures of the holes and galleries. I am unsure if there is anything else you'd need? Samples sent? If so live and/or dead?The damage looks like an apple tree borer, but necessary information was provided to submit a sample.go_to_folder
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November11/30/2022email-Digital My name is ....and I am a Zoo Educator at ..... and a former OSU staff member at Stone Laboratory. I am reaching out to you today in regards to an insect that we have been provided photos and videos of that I am trying to identify for educational purposes. I believe it may be Blaberus giganteus, however, I was wondering if there was someone in your department familiar with this specimen, as it appears you have some in your collection. Would you be able to get me in contact with someone who I could provide photos and videos or set up a virtual meeting with? Thank you for your time.Archimandrita tesselata. Peppered cockroach.go_to_folder
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11/26/2022emailA question about how to apply clients' backyard areas to establish a 'certified' butterfly garden.Necessary information providedNo Images
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11/21/2022emailThis client emailed us several times, saying some kinds of gnats/midges keep bothering (sometimes biting) only him in the household. When asked for a sample, he used a banana peel to attract them. The submitted sample contained fruit flies and they do not bite. Requested another set of samples, using sticky cards.No Images
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11/21/2022emailA question about maple syrup contaminated with ants. Necessary information providedNo Images
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11/20/2018eamilA client sent a bunch of images of contaminated carpet, and bedding, saying the bug is everywhere kitchen, carpets, basement, bathroom, clothing etc. The images are blurry and could not find any organism in them. Requested a sample....Never submitted.go_to_folder
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11/18/2022emailBiting midges in houseNecessary information providedNo Images
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11/18/2022Franklinemailvideo project about the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly Forwarded to Lep specialistsNo Images
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11/16/2022VoicemailAsparagus beetle controlForwarded to speciality crop person at OSUNo Images
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11/10/2022FranklinPPDCProblem with midges/gnats inside the house.Necessary information providedNo Images
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11/6/2022emailQuestion about caring praying mantis egg case.Necessary information providedNo Images
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11/4/2022ButlerPPDC"Mystery insect possibly Hymentopteran, has been appearing on glue traps in the basil grow space. No specimens found on plant, post harvests. "Common Outer Barklice (Ectopsocidae) and probably belonged to the Genus Ectopsocus. No Images
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11/3/2022HawaiiEmail"I am seeking some guidance and im kinda desperate. I have wood-boring beetles in my wood floors here in Hawaii. They have infested the floors which in some places look like Swiss cheese. Exterminators ID them as drugstore beetles."Referred to the Entomology department at University of Hawaii.No Images
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11/1/2022email-Digital"A homeowner had an emergent of a tiny winged insects appear on her trees. There were hundreds of this insect on the trunk of multiple trees (different species). The insect are 1/8” from head to the tip of the wing. The body itself is less than a 1/16th. The home is located on the banks of the Muskingum River. I am assuming it’s some type of gnat. The insect does not appear to bite."Woolly alder aphids (Prociphilus tessellatus) No Images
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October10/27/2022email-Digital"We found the largest bee I’ve ever seen on our back porch. Wondering if this is a species native to Ohio? I’ve lived here my whole life and I’ve never seen anything like it. "European Hornetgo_to_folder
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10/26/2022email-Digital"The insect below was photographed yesterday which is one of a number which were outside my office entrance in the afternoon. I’ve never seen these before and curious if this an indigenous species or foreign? If identifiable, is this a environmental hazard that needs controlled?"Spotted Lanternfly.go_to_folder
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10/20/2022WarrenPPDCSmall beetles, Date noticed-2019. number found-hundreds in bedroom and shop; kitchen. Drugstore beetlego_to_folder
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10/18/2022LorainPPDC Branches from 3 Pinus varieties. Pinus cembra, P. parviflora and P. strobus. New leaves are turning yellow and become dry.No borrere damage on stems. No other insect damage was observed. The customer was asked for additional information but not submitted it.go_to_folder
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10/16/2022Warrenemail-Digital"I saw this insect on my car in Warren county. It flew away after I took this picture. Can someone in this office tell me what this is? "Leptoglossus species, commonly known as leaf-footed bugs in the family of Coreidae.go_to_folder
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10/14/2022WaynePPDCZelkova tree logs. Var 'Village Green'. Comments sayas suspected borer infestation.The random nature of the tunnels in the phloem looks like a buprestid. It could be flat-headed appletree borer. go_to_folder
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10/12/2022Wayneemail-Digital"Could someone please identify which insect this is? I don't think it is one of those killer hornets, but maybe a new species or queen? Definitely would like to know just in case, because it is very large and has been spotted around my house at night time, attracted to the light of my outside door light." yellowjacket waspgo_to_folder
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10/11/2022Email"I have a Monarch butterfly that emerged from its chrysalis today, 10/11/2022. I'm not sure if it is warm enough to let it go or what to do with it. Any advice would be appreciated."Information provided
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September9/26/2022MontgomeryPPDCRed Oak Leaf sample - Severe leaf cupping in the lower half of the tree and poor leaf development. The leaves were very small.Lots of live spider mites. go_to_folder
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9/26/2022MontgomeryPPDCWillow Black plant with defoliation and ragged appearance of the leaves. Few Mealy bugs. No other insects observed.go_to_folder
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9/23/2022Voice mailCall was about the nuisance Phorid flies. Requested a sample.Sample never submitted.No Images
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9/21/2022LakePPDC"Our property is mostly wilderness with some lawn and then some cultivation around the brick structure of the house. I have observed these insects annually for 30 years where they emerge in the summer outside. Crawiling up outside in the corner of the brick wall where the kithcen meets the family room, where i usually exterminate them on the outside with insect spray. THis summer they invade into the house, mainly to the kithcen. She further mentioned, her husband spray "Safer Home" at the base of the walls and in the kithcen, did not ovbserve the effect of the spray."Strawberry root weevil (Otiorhynchus ovatus) and imported long-horn weevilgo_to_folder
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9/19/2022Pickawayemail-Digital"Found a caterpillar with yellow spots and "horns"." caterpillar of Imperial Mothgo_to_folder
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9/18/2022email-DigitalBats in the attic and the client found bugs in the living room. Bat bug (Cimex spp)go_to_folder
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9/16/2022WayneVoice mail/DigitalThe client found a Burying beetle, with a dead mouse carcassNicrophorus tomentosusgo_to_folder
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9/15/2022email-DigitalA fly and a tiny parasitic wasp in the images. Not possible to ID due to poor-quality images.go_to_folder
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9/15/2022email-DigitalA bug in the basement.Wheel buggo_to_folder
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9/13/2022emailThe customer found a red slug-like organism by a dead deer and sent a picture. A request was made to submit a specimen.Specimen never submitted.go_to_folder
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9/13/2022SummitPPDCSamples of Rododendron var-Novazembla, showing leaf damage.Not insect damage. No insects or mites found.go_to_folder
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9/8/2022CuyahogaemailVideo showing a mass migration of an arthropod. Images and video are not clear. CAn not give a solid ID -could be Millipede-Stampedego_to_folder
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9/2/2022PPDCTomato leaves, Hop leaves, applesSpider mites on tomato; Stink bug feeding damage on apples.go_to_folder
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9/12/2022CuyahogaPPDCArborvitae foliage. Suspected leaf minor or chemical damage.No insects or mites. No Images
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9/9/2022CuyahogaPPDC"Magnolia stellata with holes in foliage, noticed the last summer"The leaf holes could be damaged due to Yellow Poplar Weevil, YPW - Odontopus calceatus. No Images
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9/8/2022CuyahogaPPDC "Wasp" found in customer's kitchen counterMydas fly - (Mydidae)go_to_folder
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August8/25/2022AshlandPhysical submission"Grasses were collected and packed in window tracks. Pupal cases and dead grasshoppers, and katydids were seen in the submitted samples."Isodontia Mexicana Sphecidae – Thread waisted waspsgo_to_folder
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