Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab
Arthropod Samples in October 2010
Rove Beetle (Staphylinidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Ryan Davis, Utah State University; Gerald J. Lenhard, Louisiana State University, Bugwood.org; Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org.
Type: Beneficial beetle
Situation: In home
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; New Mexico State University; Images Bugguide
Cellar Spider (Pholcidae)
Scientific Name: Crossopriza lyoni
Photo(s): Gary Alpert, Harvard University, Bugwood.org; Josepch Berger, Bugwood.org
Type: Beneficial
Situation: In storage facility
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: University of Kentucky;University of Michigan
Spruce Spider Mite (Tetranychidae)
Scientific Name: Oligonychus ununguis
Photo(s): Petr Kapitola, State Phytosanitary Institute, Bugwood.org; USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Archive, Bugwood.org
Type: Plant and tree pest
Situation: On blue spruce
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets: Penn State University
Aphid (Aphidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Adult aphid, David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org; Ryan Davis, Utah State University
Type: Fruit/ornamental plant pest
Situation: In yard
County: Box Elder
Fact Sheets: Utah State University(Alfalfa); Utah State University(Wheat); Colorado State University
Yellowjacket (Vespidae)
Scientific Name: Vespula pensylvanica
Photo(s): (2 images) Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; Jim Baker, North Carolina State University, Bugwood.org - Yellowjacket (left) and Bald-faced hornet (right)
Type: Beneficial, stinging pest
Situation: People stung at bus stop
County: Sevier
Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; Univeristy of California IPM; West virginia University Extension
Cooley's Spruce Gall (Adelgidae)
Scientific Name: Adelges cooleyi
Photo(s): Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Type: Ornamental pest
Situation: On Blue Spruce
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: Utah State University; Colorado State University Extension
Midge fly (Chironomidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org
Type: Non-biting Midge
Situation: In Home
County: Grand
Fact Sheets: University of Missouri
Nocturnal Velvet Ant (Mutillidae)
Scientific Name: Odontophotopsis cassia
Photo(s): Johnny N. Dell, Bugwood.org
Type: Stinging pest, but not aggressive - parasitoid of ground-nesting bees
Situation: In Home
County: Davis
Fact Sheets: University of Nebraska Lincoln; University of Florida
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
Elm Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae)
Scientific Name: Xanthogaleruca luteola
Photo(s): Clemson University, USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org; (2 images) Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; Wiliam M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org
Type: Tree pest
Situation: Thousands in house
County: Washington
Fact Sheets: University of California IPM; Colorado State University Extension
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
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