Long-Necked Seed Bug

January 29, 2026

Sample information
Picture
Entry by: Bethany S.
Location
Collection date 11/05/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Hamburg Area High School
Observations

Slender, dirt-colored insect about less than half an inch long with a dark, elongated head and a distinct/long neck.
Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Rhyparochromidae Myodocha Myodocha serripes

Methods
Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location Partial abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Duplex Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system agarose gel electrophoresis
Buffer TBG
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

Standard

Results
Wolbachia presence Yes
Confidence level Medium
Explanation of confidence level

There is a possibility of contamination or misread results.
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary The Myodocha serripes was found to be postive for Wolbachia.
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