Insects and Arthropods
Colonies of insects
House flies (Resistant and Susceptible)
Secondary Screwworm
Turkestan Cockroaches (Field Collected) ~ multiple strains
Oriental Cockroaches (Field Collected)
German Cockroaches (Field Collected)
American Cockroaches (Field Collected)
Arizona Bark Scorpions (Field Collected)
House Fly
Musca domestica
Our lab’s housefly colonies are behaviorally resistant to Imidacloprid. Dr. Hubbard established this colony in 2015 after field collecting them in San Jacinto, California.
Secondary Screwworm
Cochliomyia macellaria
Our lab’s secondary screwworm colony was established in January 2026 after receiving pupae. They are a research proxy for the primary New World screwworm.
Turkestan cockroach
Blatta lateralis
Our Turkestan colonies were field collected in multiple different locations of Las Cruces and California. Our latest colony was established in December 2025. They have differing levels of biological resistance.
Oriental cockroach
Blatta orientalis
Our Oriental cockroach colony was field collected in Las Cruces in 2016 and has been reared in our lab since.
German cockroach
Blattella germanica
Our German cockroach colony was collected in Las Cruces in 2016 and has been reared in our lab since.
American cockroach
Periplaneta americana
Our American cockroach colony was collected in Las Cruces in 2016 and has been reared in our lab since.
Arizona bark scorpion
Centruroides sculpturatus
We have an Arizona bark scorpion colony that was field collected in El Paso and another from Arizona.