Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in September 2013

Ground Spider (Gnaphosidae)

Scientific Name: Drassodes sp.

ground spider

ground spider

Photo(s): Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org

Type: beneficial

Host: In home

County: Uintah

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension


Cedar tree Borer (Cerambycidae)

Scientific Name: Semanotus sp.

cedar tree borer

cedar tree borer

cedar tree borer

Photo(s): Randy Cyr, Greentree, Bugwood.org; Samuel Abbott, Utah State University; Gerald Lenhard, Louisiana State University, Bugwood.org; Bob Oakes, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Type: Wood boring tree pest

Situation: In firewood

County: Nevada

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University


Stink Bug (Pentatomidae)

Scientific Name: Holcostethus sp.

stink bug

Photo(s): Adult Holcostethus sp, Jared Kunz, Utah State University.

Type: Plant pest

Situation: In garden

County: Carbon

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Newsletter; Utah State University; University of California IPM


Dusky Sap Beetle (Nitidulidae)

Scientific Name: Carpophilus lugubris

dusky sap beetle

dusky sap beetle

Photo(s): Dusky sap beetle feeding on corn, Keith Weller, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org; Dusky sap beetle adult, Jared Kunz, Utah State University.

Type: Forage and field, landscape ornamentals

Situation: Apricot tree

County: Kane

Fact Sheets: North Carolina State University; Utah State University Extension


Rocky Mountain Wood Tick (Ixodidae)

Scientific Name: Dermacentor andersoni

dog tick

dog tick

Photo(s): Samuel Abbott, Utah State University

Type: Feeds on humans, dogs, other mammals

Situation: Found on dog in Uintas

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University Extension


Rice Weevil (Curculionidae)

Scientific Name: Sitophilus oryzae

rice weevil

Photo(s): Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org

Type: Plant pest

Situation: Stored Product

County: Davis

Fact Sheets:Colorado State University


Flathead Woodborer (Buprestidae)

Scientific Name: na

woodborer

woodborer

Photo(s): Immature borer, James Solomon, USDA Forest Service; (Bottom) Mature borer, Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org

Type: Ornamental and Fruit Tree Pest

Situation: Italian Cypress

County: Washington

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University; Forest Service


White Grub May/June Beetle (Scarabaeidae)

Scientific Name: Phyllophaga sp.

may/june beetle

may/june beetle

may/june beetle

Photo(s): Ryan Davis, Utah State University

Type: Vegetable pest

Situation: Porch Light

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; University of Minnesota


Flea (Pulicidae)

Scientific Name: Ctenocephalides sp.

flea

flea

flea

Photo(s): Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org; Pest and Disease Image Library, Bugwood.org.

Type: Human pest

Situation: Found on person

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: University of Maine; Ohio State University

*Links on the page 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; for Utah-specific control recommendations please contact the Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab @ 435-797-2435. Pictures above are not always the exact species identified, but are representative photos of submitted samples.