Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab
Arthropod Samples in July 2010
Solitary Wasp (Sphecidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Photo(s): Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Type: Structural
Situation: Found on Alberta spruce
County: Box Elder
Fact Sheets: Utah State University