Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in July 2010

Solitary Wasp (Sphecidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

solitary wasp

Photo(s): Houping Liu, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org

Type: Predatory

Situation: In house

County: Grand

Fact Sheets: Wikipedia


Black Carpet Beetle (Dermestidae)

Scientific Name: Attagenus unicolor

black carpet beetle

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


Flesh Fly (Sarcophagidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

flesh fly

Photo(s): Johhny N. Dell, Bugwood.org

Type: Stored food, structural.

Situation: In house

County: Davis

Fact Sheets: Cornell University


Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle (Carabidae) (Bembidiini tribe)

Scientific Name: Chlaenius sp.

ground beetle

ground beetle

Photo(s): Merle Shepard, Bugwood.org

Type: Beneficial predatory insect

Situation: On Turf

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; Images


Pear Leaf Blister Mite (Eriophyidae)

Scientific Name: Genus pyri

pear blister mite

Photo(s): Damage from blister mites, H.J. Larsen, Bugwood.org

Type: Fruit and Leaf-damaging pest

Situation: On Pear

County: Washington

Fact Sheets: University of California IPM; Colorado State University


Western Conifer Seedbug (Coreidae)

Scientific Name: Leptoglossus occidentalis

western conifer

Photo(s): Mohammed El Damir, Pest Management, Bugwood.org

Type: Structural

Situation: On Yucca flower

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University


Subterranean Termite (Rhinotermitidae)

Scientific Name: Reticulitermes hesperus

termite

Photo(s): Winged subterranean termite, Jared Kunz, Utah State University.

Type: Structural

Situation: Found in home

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; University of Nebraska Lincoln


Wheat Stemfly (Cephadie)

Scientific Name: Reticulitermes hesperus

sawfly

Photo(s): Pest and Diseases Image Library, Bugwood.org

Type: Wheat pest

Situation: N/A

County: Box Elder

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University


Colorado Potato Beetle (Chrysomelidae)

Scientific Name: Leptinotarsa decemlineata

potato beetle

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

Type: Potato pest

Situation: Found in home

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Cornell University


European Elm Bark Beetle (Curculionidae)

Scientific Name: Reticulitermes hesperus

bark beetle

bark beetle

Photo(s): Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, Maja Jurc, University of Ljubljana, Bugwood.org

Type: Tree pest

Situation: Found on Elm

County: Washington

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; UC Davis


Blister Mites (Eriophyidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

blister mites

blister mites

blister mites

Photo(s): Damage from blister mites, Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; Two photos: Mites on Apple leaf, Ryan Davis, Utah State University

Type: Fruit and Leaf-damaging pest

Situation: On Pear

County: Washington

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension


Comb-Footed Beetle (Tenebrionidae)

Scientific Name: Hymenorus sp.

For photos click HERE

Photos: BugGuide

Type: Structural

Situation: Found in home

County: Washington

Fact Sheets: None


False Chinch Bug (Lygaeidae)

Scientific Name: Nysius raphanus

chinch bug

chinch bug

Photo(s): False chinch bug adult, Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; Chinch bug nymphs and adults, Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org.

Type: Forage and field

Situation: In Home

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University


Banded Alder Borer (Cerambycidae)

Scientific Name: Rosalia funebris

alder borer

Photo(s): Brian Lenihan, Bugwood.org

Type: Tree pest

Situation: Found in home

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Cornell University; Oregon State University


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


Small Carpenter Bee (Apidae)

Scientific Name: Ceratina sp.

For photos click HERE

Photo(s): BugGuide

Type: Polinator

Situation: Found in home

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Utah State University


Snipe Fly (Rhagionidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

For photos click HERE

Photo(s): BugGuide

Type: Biting

Situation: Forest

County: N/A

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University


Choke Cherry Gall Midge (Cecidomyiidae)

Scientific Name: Contarinia virginianae

choke cherry

For photos click HERE

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

Type: Fruit Pest

Situation: On Chokecherry

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University


Codling Moth (Tortricidae)

Scientific Name: Cyida pomonella

codling moth

codling moth

Photo(s): Larva Clemson University USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series Bugwood.jpg; Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org

Type: Fruit pest

Situation: Found on apple

County: Weber

Fact Sheets: Utah State University


Two-spotted Spider Mite (Tetranychidae)

Scientific Name: Tetranychis urticae

spider mite

Photo(s): Eugene E. Nelson, Bugwood.org

Type: Plant pest

Situation: Found on eggplant

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University


Thrips (Thysanoptera)

Scientific Name: N/A

thrips damage

thrips damage

thrips damage

thrips damage

thrips damage

thrips damage

Photo(s): Immature thrips and thrips damage and fecal spots on cucumber. Ryan Davis, Utah State University.

Type: Vegetable pest

Situation: On eggplant

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University; University of California IPM


Cabbage Looper (Noctuidae)

Scientific Name: Trichoplusia sp.

cabbage looper

cabbage looper

Photo(s): Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org, Keith Naylor, Bugwood

Type: Plant pest

Situation: On Cabbage

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University, Lyme Disease Tick Survey; Colorado State University Extension


Ant-Mimic Flower Beetles (Anthicinae)

Scientific Name: N/A

For photos click HERE

Photo(s): BugGuide

Type: Structural

Situation: Found in home

County: Weber

Fact Sheets: None


Spruce Bud Scales (Coccidae)

Scientific Name: Physokermes picae

spruce bud scales

Photo(s): Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Type: Structural

Situation: Found on Alberta spruce

County: Box Elder

Fact Sheets: Utah 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.