Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab
Arthropod Samples in January 2012
Black Carpet Beetle (Dermestidae)
Scientific Name: Attagenus unicolor
Photo(s): Black carpet beetle, adult (top) and larvae (bot) Clemson University USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series.
Type: Household pest
Situation: Found in home
County: Davis
Fact Sheets: Colorado State University; University of California IPM
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
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
Plant Bug (Miridae)
Scientific Name: Plagiognathus sp.
Photo(s): Adult sycamore plant bug, Marion Murray, Utah State University.
Type: Landscape ornamentals
Situation: On Honey Locust
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: Utah State University Pest Advisory Article
Winter Fern Tick (Ixodidae)
Scientific Name: Dermacentor albipictus
Photo(s): Mat Pound, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org (Male on left, Female on right)
Type: Feeds on mammals such as humans, cows, deer, etc.
Situation: Found on body after hiking
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets: Colorado State University Extension; University of New Hampshire Extension
American Cockroach (Blattidae)
Scientific Name: Periplaneta americana
Photo(s): Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org
Type: Scavenger
Situation: In home
County: Cache
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
Ichneumonid Wasp (Ichneumonidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Edward H. Holsten, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Type: Parasitoid
Situation: Found in home; beneficial insect
County: Provo
Fact Sheets: Aggie Horticulture
Vinegar Fly (Drosophidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org
Type: Feeds on over-ripe fruit. Found near home; nuisance pest
Situation: Found near home; nuisance pest
County: Payson
Fact Sheets: Penn State University; University of Rhode Island; Maine