are kissing bugs in the united states?
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Kissing bugs are found throughout the Americas. In the US, kissing bugs are established in 28 states. A total of 11 different species of kissing bugs have been documented in the US, with the highest diversity and density in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Kissing bugs are not new to the United States.
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Kissing bugs are nothing new. Eleven different species of the bugs -- known as triatomine bugs -- are in the U.S., the CDC says. And 28 states have reported them, the Texas A&M research team says. The bugs are also typically found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.
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The eastern conenose bug is a species of kissing bug that lives throughout Kentucky. These insects can be found in or near wooded areas where they share tree cavities, burrows, or dens with animals that provide them with blood meals.
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Most of the world's kissing bugs are in Central and South America and Mexico. They've also been found in the United States in the lower 28 states, with higher concentrations in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. Kissing bugs have been spotted a far north as Delaware, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Therefore, no further infections have been found in the state, but that does not mean that infected kissing bugs don't exist in Massachusetts. However, the chances are rare that a Massachusetts resident will acquire the disease through contact with infected kissing bug feces.
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They are active year-round and found everywhere in the United States. Bed bugs are especially prominent in Florida as it is a vacation destination for tourists.
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Stink bugs - Pentatomidae if you want to be formal. This family of insects can sometimes be confused for kissing bugs. While you don't want to handle them—they're called “stink bugs” for a reason—they won't hurt you. Wheel bugs - Meet yet another type of assassin bug.
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The love bug is a family member of the march flies. The adult is a small, flying insect common to the southern United States including Florida, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Louisiana. ... The love bug is also known as the honeymoon fly or double-headed bug.
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Destructive stink bugs have invaded Western Washington in droves. The brown marmorated stink bugs are native to Asia and first arrived in America in the Mid-Atlantic states. In 2010, the bugs decimated crops on the east coast. That same year, the first stink bugs were detected in Washington state.
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When they do, they can spreading an illness called Chagas disease. Kissing bugs look similar to stink bugs, but stink bugs are typically smaller and lack the red, orange, or yellow stripes of color that you can see on kissing bugs.
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Usually, kissing bugs are found in the southern states, Mexico, Central and South America, and other warmer climates. While kissing bugs have been found in Virginia, these instances have been few and far between. Currently, one of the only recorded occurrences of a kissing bug encounter was in Fredericksburg, VA.
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In the United States, glowing insects are known as "fireflies" or "lightning bugs" depending on where you live. "Firefly" is the more common term in the West and New England, while people in the South and most of the Midwest tend to say "lightning bug."
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The Kissing Bug is a known resident of Latin America, yet lately, this bug has been reported in unprecedented locations throughout the U.S. Typically a Southern insect, the Kissing Bug has been spotted as far north as Rhode Island.
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THE KISSING BUG IN QUEZON CITY,PHILIPPINES. The insects of the subfamily Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, agent of Chagas disease, endemic in Latin America, but not recorded in the rest of the world.
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While kissing bugs have been found in Virginia, these instances have been few and far between. Currently, one of the only recorded occurrences of a kissing bug encounter was in Fredericksburg, VA. Even more importantly, reports of Chagas infections in our area are almost non-existent.
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PREVIOUS STORY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a deadly insect known as the "kissing bug" has made its way to Tennessee and Georgia. The CDC says there have been sightings of the bug, also known as the triatomine bug, in some southern states.
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Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The centers for disease control and prevention says a deadly insect known as the Kissing Bug has made its way to South Carolina.