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Diagnostic & Indentification Services

Identify insects of medical, structural, legal and agricultural importance.

Product Contamination

We do identifications of insect, mite and other arthropod remains, and provide information about life histories and possible sources of contamination, for the food, beverage and other industries.

Biotic Inventory

The museum research team can make faunisticsurveys, with information about insects critical for land use decisions.

Forensically Important Flies

Our professional taxonomists make accurate, up-to-date identifications of carrion-feeding flies of forensic importance.

Expert Witness Testimony

Our experts provide legal testimony in their areas of expertise,including criminal forensic entomology, structural pests, product contamination, spider bites and stored product pests. Museum staff have more than 20 years of experience working with individuals suffering from skin parasites (insects, mites, ticks), spider bites or delusional parasitosis; physicians and family members.

Medical Assistance

Museum staff have more than 20 years of experience working with individuals suffering from skin parasites (insects, mites, ticks), spider bites or delusional parasitosis, and their physicians and results of our analyses are strictly confidential and will only be shared according to your explicit instructions.

Structural and Exotic Pests

Our experts identify and provide information about insect exotic pests. The museum and our experts are among the most important diagnostic resources on the West Coast.
Accurate, rapid identifications by taxonomic experts.
State-of-the art identification facilities and the largest collection of insect pests and parasites on the West Coast.
Fees based on hourly rates: routine (2 weeks), expedited (1 week) and urgent (24 hrs.)

Contact us

(530) 752-9464

Diagnostic Services
Bohart Museum of Entomology
University of California One Shields Ave. Davis, CA 95616

FAX (530) 752-9464
bmuseum[at]ucdavis.edu