Arthropod (insects, spiders, mites, etc.) samples diagnosed by the Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab in September 2010
- Western Leaf-footed Bug
- American Dagger Moth
- Black Pineleaf Scale
- Hobo Spider
- Masked Hunter
- Indian Meal Moth
- Black Widow
- Corn Earworm
- Fall Armyworm
- Ground Spider
- Spider Mite
- Field Ant
- Cat-Faced Spider
- Banded Orb Weaver
- Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle
- Bumble Flower Beetle
- Tarantula Hawk
*Click on thumbnails for larger images.
Western Leaf-footed Bug (Coreidae)
Scientific Name: Leptoglossus clypealis
Photo(s): Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org,
American Dagger Moth (Noctuidae)
Scientific Name: Acronicta americana
Photo(s): Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org
Type: Tree pest
Black Pineleaf Scale (Diaspididae)
Scientific Name: Nuculaspis claifornica
Photo(s): Black pineleaf scale, Jared Kunz, Utah State University.
Type: Pine Pest
Situation: On pine tree
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets:
Utah State University (Utah Pests Newsletter); Oregon Department of Forestry; University of Minnesota
Scientific Name: Tegenaria agrestis
Photos: Joel Smith, Ryan Davis, Utah State University.
Utah State University Extension;
Scientific Name: Reduvius personatus
Photo(s): (1) & (2) Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org; (3) Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Type: Predatory Bugs, Biting insects, Beneficial
Situation: Found in home
County: Cache
Fact Sheets:
Penn State University; Michigan State University;
Photo(s): Clemson University, USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org;
Utah State University Extension;
Scientific Name: Latrodectus hesperus
Photos: Joel Smith, Utah State University (Left 2: Juvenile female, Right 2: Male); (Far Right) Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Type: Biting, medical concern; Benificial
Situation: In household
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets:
Peter J. Bryant; University of California IPM; Virginia Tech University
Scientific Name: Helicoverpa zea
Photo(s): Clemson University, USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series; R.L. Croissant, Bugwood.org
Type: Corn, vegetable pest
Scientific Name: Spodoptera frugiperda
Photo(s): Frank Peairs, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; Charles Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org; Lyle Buss, University of Florida, Bugwood.org
Type: Vegetable pest
Photo(s): Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org
Type: beneficial
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Milan Zubrik, Forest Research Institute- Slovakia, Bugwood.org; John A. Weidhass, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bugwood.org
Type: Plant Pest
Situation: Geranium
County: Cache
Fact Sheets:
Penn State University IPM; Colorado State University Extension;
Scientific Name: Formica sp.
Photo(s): Joel Smith, Utah State University; April Noble, Antweb.org
Type: Home pest
Situation: In household
County: Cache
Fact Sheets:
Utah State University Extension; Colorado State University Extension;
Photo(s): Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org; Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Type: Beneficial, not harmful to humans
Fact Sheets:
Utah State University Extension
Photo(s): David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org; Dani Barchana, Bugwood.org; Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Type: Beneficial, not harmful to humans
Fact Sheets:
Utah State University Extension
Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle (Carabidae)
Photo(s): Merle Shepard, Bugwood.org
Type: Beneficial predatory insect
Fact Sheets:
Utah State University Extension; Images
Bumble Flower Beetle (Scarabaeidae)
Photo(s): Merle Shepard, Bugwood.org
Type: Beneficial predatory insect
Fact Sheets:
Utah State University Extension; Images
Photo(s): Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Type: Parasitoid wasp
Fact Sheets:
USDA Forest Service; Images
*Links on the page are not intended as authoritative sources of management information. Established links allow users to view pictures of pests and find general biology and control information; for Utah-specific control recommendations please contact the Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab @ 435-797-2435. Pictures above are not always the exact species identified, but are representative photos of submitted samples.