Monday, August 29, 2011

Case of the Week 174

The following were found in a vacant ski lodge which had not been occupied in several months. Identification? (CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE)


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5 comments:

  1. MicrobeManAugust 29, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    Bed bugs! Cimex leticularius.

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  2. LadybugAugust 29, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Bat bug Cimex adjunctus. Hairs on fist segment next to eyes are too long to be a bedbug.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 30, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    head lice

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  4. MicrobeManAugust 30, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    Indeed, those are bat bugs. Thanks Ladybug! Those pronotal fringe hairs are much too long for a bed bug.

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  5. Jose Alexander, MDSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    Bat Bugs...

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