Arthropod (insects, spiders, mites, etc.) samples diagnosed by the Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab in November 2011
- Bat Bug
- Assassin Bug
- Subterranean Termite
- Cluster Fly
- Spruce Spider Mite
- Moth
- Stink Bug
- Subterranean Termite
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Scientific Name: Cimex pilosellus
Photo(s): Susan Ellis USDA APHIS PPQ
Type: Ecto-parasite of bats
Situation: In Home
County: Grand
Fact Sheets:
Colorado State University Extension
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Joel Smith USU (top), Susan Ellis USDA APHIS PPQ (bottom)
Type: Insect Predator
Situation: In Home
County: Cache
Fact Sheets:
Texas A&M University
Subterranean Termite (Rhinotermitidae)
Scientific Name: Reticulitermes hesperus
Photos: Winged subterranean termite, Jared Kunz, Utah State University.
Type: Structural
Situation: Found in home (wet drywall)
County: Utah
Fact Sheets:
Utah State University Extension; University of Nebraska Lincoln
Scientific Name: Pollenia rudis
Photos: Video and photos by Ryan Davis & Joel Smith, Utah State University.
Type: Parasitic
Host: Earthworms
County: Carbon
Fact Sheets:
Colorado State University Extension
Spruce Spider Mite (Tetranychidae)
Scientific Name: Oligonychus ununguis
Photos: USDA Forest Service Archive, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Type: Plant Pest
Situation: On Spruce Tree
County: Carbon
Fact Sheets:
Utah State University Extension
Scientific Name: N/A
Photos: Codling Moth Clemson University- USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org.jpg
Type: Unknown
Situation: Found in Luggage
County: Utah
Fact Sheets:
Utah State University Extension
Scientific Name: Chlorochroa sp.
Photo(s): Top Left:William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org Below: Joel Smith USU
Type: Sucking Plant pest
Situation: On Apple tree
County: Cache
Fact Sheets:
Utah State University Extension; Ohio State University
*Links in the table 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. Pesticide recommendations provided in out-of-state publications should be checked by your local Extension office or the the Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab. Pictures above are not always the exact species identified, but are representative photos of submitted samples.