Arthropod (insects, spiders, mites, etc.) samples diagnosed by the Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab in September 2011
- Hobo Spider
- Snakefly
- Springtail (collembolla)
- Carpet Beetle
- Snowy Tree Cricket
- Bot Fly
- Noctuid Larvae (Noctuidae)
- June Beetle (Scarabidae)
- Seed Bug
- Stink Bug
- Banded Orb Weaver (Araneidae)
- Midge fly (Chironomidae)
- Weevil (Curculionidae)
- Camel Cricket
- Sumac Flea Beetle (Chrysomelidae)
- Gall Mite (Eriophyidae)
- Mites
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Scientific Name: Tegenaria agrestis
Photo(s): Video and photos by Ryan Davis, Utah State University.
Type: Biting/Beneficial
Host: Various insects
County: Davis, Cache
Fact Sheets:
Utah State University Extension
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Photo on left taken at Red Butte Gardens, Larvae below found in home in SLC
Type: Predatory Insect/Beneficial
Host: Various insects
County: Salt Lake County
Fact Sheets:
Washington State University Extension
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): (Left) Springtail with extended furcula, Jared Kunz, Utah State University; (Right) Springtails crawling through the soil, Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org.
Type: Tiny Nuisance
Situation: Found in Garage
County: Davis
Fact Sheets:
Colorado State University; University of California IPM
Scientific Name: Trogoderma sp.
Photo(s): carpet beetle Larva and adult, Joel Smith, Utah State University.
Type: pest Stored food, structural
Situation:Found in window seal
County: Davis
Fact Sheets:
University of Florida; Penn State; University of California IPM
Snowy Tree Cricket (Gryllidae)
Scientific Name:Oecanthus sp.
Photo(s): Female and Male (Joel Smith Utah State University)
Type: Beneficial & Minor pest
Host: Variety of insects
Fact Sheets:
University of Florida
Scientific Name:Cuterebra sp.
Photo(s): (Second from Right) with eggs, Joel Smith, Utah State University.
Type: Parasitic pest
Host: Small mammals
Fact Sheets:
North Carolina State University;
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Joel Smith, Utah State University.
Type: Garden pest (Larvae are "cutworms" that feed on leafy green plants such as lettuce)
Situation:Found in soil (early spring)
County: Salt Lake, Cache
Fact Sheets:
Utah State University Extension;
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org,
(Right): Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Type: Garden pest
Situation: Found in tree roots
County: Wasatch
Fact Sheets:
Utah State University Extension;
Scientific Name: Kleidocerys sp.
Photo(s): Joel Smith USU
Type: plant pest- feeds on seeds, dry fruit, and other plant juices
Situation:Found on white birch
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets:
University of Kentucky;
Scientific Name: Chlorochroa sp.
Photo(s): (Left):William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org (Right): Joel Smith USU
Type: Sucking Plant pest
Situation: In home
County: Utah
Fact Sheets:
Ohio State University; Utah State University Extension;
Scientific Name: Argiope trifasciata
Photo(s): Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Type: Beneficial
Situation: Outside
County: Box Elder
Fact Sheets:
Penn State; Images by Peter J. Bryant;
Scientific Name: Chironomus plumosus
Photo(s): Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org
Type: Non-biting Midge
Situation: On Homes in Saratoga springs
County: Utah
Fact Sheets:
Ohio State University;
Scientific Name: Smicronyx sp.
Photo(s): Joel Smith USU.
Type: Non-pest seed feeder
Situation: In grain
County: Davis
Fact Sheets:
North Dakota State University;
Camel Crickets (Rhaphidophoridae)
Photo(s): Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org Joel Smith USU
Type: No human/plant threat
Situation: In home, around septic tank
County: Carbon
Fact Sheets:
University of Missouri Extension;
Sumac Flea Beetle (Chrysomelidae)
Scientific Name: Blepharida rhois
Photo(s): Joel Smith USU
Type: Host plant: sumac
Situation: Found on Fragrant Sumac
County: Utah
Fact Sheets:
Minnesota Seasons Tourism; Colorado State University Extension;
Gall, Rust and Blister Mites (Eriophyidae)
Scientific Name: Convovulus arvensis, Eriophyes parapopuli
Photo(s): PUSDA Agricultural Research Station, Bugwood.org, Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Situation: Found in garden
County: Utah, Salt Lake
Fact Sheets:
Photo(s): Milan Zubrik, Forest Research Institute- Slovakia, Bugwood.org
John A. Weidhass, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bugwood.org
Situation: Tomato
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets:
Penn State; Colorado State University Extension;
*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.