DEM-ENB Dermaptera

April 13, 2026

Sample information
Picture
Entry by: Erica B
Location
Collection date 01/26/2026
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Georgia Southern University
Observations

The insect was collected under a few layers of dry leaves and a damp/moist layer of top soil. I was able to scoop the earwig up with the collection jar.
Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Dermaptera

Methods
Extraction kit
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system agarose gel electrophoresis
Buffer TAE
DNA stain Other
Gel images
Protocol notes

DNA extraction kit of in-house reagents was used.

Results
Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

The controls responded as expected.
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
TGGGGCTTGATCGGGgatgGTAGGAACTAATTTGAGAATTTTAATTCGAA CAGAGTTAGGTCagccttgaTCTTTAATTGGAGATGATCAGATTTATAAT GTTATTGTTACTGCTCACGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTAATGCC AATTATAATTGGAGGGTTTGGTAATTGATTAGTTCCTTTAATATTGAGAG CTCCAGATATAGCTTTCCCACGAATGAATAATATAAGATTTTGGTTATTA CCTCCATCTCTGATTTTATTATTATCAGGGGGCCTAGTAGATAGAGGGGC TGGGACAGGTTGGACAGTGTATCCTCCTTTATCATCAGTGATTTCTCATG GAGGGGCTTCAGTGGATATAACTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTGGCAGGGGTT TCTTCTATTTTGGGAGCCATTAATTTTATTACTACTGTGATTAATATACG TCCAGAAGGTTTAAAGCTTGATCGTGTTCCTTTATTTGTTTGATCAGTAG CTATTACTGCTTTATTATTATTGCTTTCTTTACCGGTTTTAGCAGGAGCT ATTACGATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTAAATACATCTTTTTTTGATCC AGCCGGAGGCGGAGATCCTATTTTATATCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTG GTC
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Dermaptera was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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