Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab
Arthropod Samples in April 2014
Clover Mites (Tetranychidae)
Scientific Name: Bryobia Praetiosa
Photo(s): Rayanne Lehman, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Type: Plant pest
Situation: N/A
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; Colorado State University
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
Root Weevil: (Curculionidae)
Scientific Name: Otiorhynchus spp.
Photo(s): Rocky Mountain Weevil larvae, Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org.
Type: Fruit/ornamental pest
Situation: In home
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: Colorado State University; University of California IPM
Sod Webworm (Crambidae)
Scientific Name: Crambus sp.
Photo(s): Samuel Abbott, Utah State University
Type: Grass pest, feeds on turf and can cause a lot of damage
Situation: On turf grass
County: Salt lake
Fact Sheets:Utah State University; University of California IPM
Bat Bugs (Cimicidae)
Scientific Name: Cimex pilosellus
Photo(s): Susan Ellis USDA APHIS PPQ
Type: Ecto-parasite of bats
Situation: In home
County: Colorado
Fact Sheets: Colorado State University Extension
Soft Tick (Argasidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): OTOBIUS MEGNINI Mat Pound, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
Type: Human/Fowl pest
Situation: N/A
County: Colorado
Fact Sheets: Colorado State Univerity
Subterranean Termite (Rhinotermitidae)
Scientific Name: Reticulitermes hesperus
Photo(s): Winged subterranean termite, Jared Kunz, Utah State University.
Type: Structural
Situation: Found in home
County: Box Elder
Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; University of Nebraska Lincoln
Clover Mites (Tetranychidae)
Scientific Name: Bryobia Praetiosa
Photo(s): Rayanne Lehman, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Type: Plant pest
Situation: N/A
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; Colorado State University
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
Bot Fly (Oestridae)
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
Chinch Bug (Blissidae)
Scientific Name: Blissus sp
Photo(s): Samuel Abbott & Joel Smith, Utah State University
Type: Forage and field
Situation: On lawn
County: Davis
Fact Sheets: Penn State University; Ohio State University