Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab
Arthropod Samples in August 2010
Solitary Wasp (Sphecidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Houping Liu, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org
Type: Predatory
Situation: In house
County: Grand
Fact Sheets:
Soldier Beetle (Cantharidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Jim Occi, BugPics, Bugwood.org
Type: Beneficial
Situation: On maple tree
County: Box Elder
Fact Sheets: University of Kentucky; Iowa State University
Tomato Russet Mite (Eriophyidae)
Scientific Name: (Aculops lycopersici)
Photo(s): Jack Clark, UC Statewide IPM Project, University of California, ipm.ucdavis.edu
Type: Tomato pest
Situation: On tomato
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets: University of California IPM
Carpet Beetle (Dermestidae)
Scientific Name: Anthrenus sp.
Photo(s): Black carpet beetle adult and larvae, Clemson University, USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org; Carpet beetle larva and shed skin, Jared Kunz, Utah State University.
Type: Stored food, structural.
Situation: In Home
County: Davis
Fact Sheets: University of Florida; Penn State; University of California IPM
Comb-Clawed Beetle (Alleculidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): David T. Almquist, University of Florida, Bugwood.org
Type: Secondary Pest, Feed on pollen, organic matter, fungi, decaying wood
Situation: In home
County: Box Elder, Washington
Fact Sheets: Colorado State University
False Chinch Bug (Lygaeidae)
Scientific Name: Nysius raphanus
Photo(s): False chinch bug adult, Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; Chinch bug nymphs and adults, Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org.
Type: Forage and field
Situation: In Home
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: Colorado State University
Wolf Spider (Lyxosidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Adult wolf spider carrying her young, Circumjacence, Wikipedia.org.(Middle) Characteristic eight eye pattern, Jared Kunz, Utah State University; Wolf spider, Eugene E. Nelson, Bugwood.org;
Type: Biting/Beneficial
Situation: Found in home
County: Wayne
Fact Sheets: University of California IPM; Colorado State University Extension
Yellow Sac Spider (Clubionidae)
Scientific Name: Cheriacanthium sp.
Photo(s): David Berger, Bugwood.org
Type: Beneficial/biting
Situation: In home
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: salticidae.org
Jumping Spider (Salticidae)
Scientific Name: Phidippus sp.
Photo(s): David Berger, Bugwood.org
Type: Beneficial/biting
Situation: In home
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; University of Nebraska Lincoln
Ghost Spider (Anyphaenidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
For photos click HERE
Photo(s): N/A
Type: Beneficial
Situation: In home
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: Colorado State University
Hobo Spider (Agelenidae)
Scientific Name: Tegenaria agrestis
Photo(s): Video and photos by Ryan Davis, Utah State University.
Type: Biting/Beneficial
Host: Various insects
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension
Springtail (Collembola)
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: In home
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets: Colorado State University; University of California IPM
Carpenter Ant (Formicidae)
Scientific Name: Camponotus sayi
Photo(s): New York Carpenter Ant, April Nobile, Antweb.org
Type: Structural pest
Situation: In home
County: Davis
Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; University of Nebraska Lincoln
Ground Beetle (Carabidae)
Scientific Name: Loxandrus sp
Photo(s): Adult ground beetle, Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org; (Bottom) Immature ground beetle, Gyorgy Csoka, Hungary Forest Research Institure, Bugwood.org.
Type: Beneficial
Situation: In home
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension
Pavement Ant (Formicidae)
Scientific Name: Tetramorium caespitum
Photo(s): Samuel Abbott, Utah State University
Type: Nuisance
Situation: Found in home
County: Cache
Fact Sheets:Penn State University; University of California IPM; Image at Antweb.org
Leaf-footed Bug (Coreidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org,
Type: Nuisance pest.
Situation: On golf course
County: Wasatch
Fact Sheets:Illinois Natural History Survey; Colorado State University; University of California IPM
Giant House Spider (Agelenidae)
Scientific Name: Tegenaria duellica
For photos click HERE
Photo(s): N/A
Type: Beneficial
Situation: In home
County: Renton, WA
Fact Sheets: Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team
White Grub May/June Beetle (Scarabaeidae)
Scientific Name: Phyllophaga sp.
Photo(s): Ryan Davis, Utah State University
Type: Vegetable pest
Situation: Porch Light
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; University of Minnesota
Black Widow (Theridiidae)
Scientific Name: Latrodectus hesperus
Photo(s): 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 home
County: Washington
Fact Sheets: Peter J. Bryant; University of california IPM; Virginia Tech University
Two-spotted Spider Mite (Tetranychidae)
Scientific Name: Tetranychis urticae
Photo(s): Eugene E. Nelson, Bugwood.org
Type: Plant pest
Situation: Found on eggplant
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: Utah State University
Red Fire Bug (Pyrrhocoridae)
Scientific Name: Pyrrhocoris apterus
Photo(s): Erin Hodgson, Utah State University
Type: Seed feeders on a wide range of plants
Situation: On shrub
County: Utah
Fact Sheets: Utah State University
Scorpion (Vaejovidae)
Scientific Name: Paruroctonus sp.
Photo(s): Samuel Abbott, Utah State University
Type: Non-medical (Not poisonous)
Situation: In home
County: Utah
Fact Sheets: Utah State University
Indian Meal Moth (Pyralidae)
Scientific Name: Plodia interpunctella
Photo(s): Clemson University, USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org;
Type: Stored food products pests
Situation: In home
County: Salt Lake, Cache
Fact Sheets: Utah State University