Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in January 2015

Fly (Tachinidae)

Scientific Name: na

fly

Photo(s): Adult Tachinidae fly, Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

Type: Beneficial

Situation: In home

County: Utah

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University Extension; University of California IPM


Seed Bug (Lygaeidae)

Scientific Name: Xyonysius sp.

seed bug

Photo(s): Joel Smith USU

Type:plant pest- feeds on seeds, dry fruit, and other plant juices

Situation: Found on Field (pepper cucurbits)

County: Grand

Fact Sheets:University of Kentucky


Cobweb Spider (Theridiidae)

Scientific Name: Blissus sp.

cobweb spider

cobweb spider

Photo(s): Univ. of Wisconsin Dept. of Ent. Bugwood.org, Colorado State Univ. Whitney Cranshaw.

Type: Predator Beneficial

Situation: In Home

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Fact Sheet Univ. CA Davis; Fact Sheet Virginia Tech; Images Univ. CA Irvine; Images Bugguide; Fact Sheet Penn State Univ.


Cluster Fly (Calliphoridae)

Scientific Name: Pollenia rudis

cluster fly

Photo(s): Video and photos by Ryan Davis & Joel Smith, Utah State University.

Type: Parasitic

Situation: Earthworms

County: Carbon

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University Extension

Delusory Parasitosis

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*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.