Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab
Arthropod Samples in November 2010
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
Fall Cankerworm (Geometridae)
Scientific Name: Alsophila pometaria
Photo(s): Ronald S. Kelley, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, Bugwood.org; Ryan S. Davis, Utah State University; USDA Forest Service, Region 8 Archive, Bugwood.org
Type: Tree Pest
Situation: On buildings
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; Penn State University; North Carolina State University Extension
Delusions of Infestation
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Typical sample submitted by DI sufferer, Ryan Davis, Utah State University; Samuel Abbott, Utah State University.
Type: Medical. Perceived pest bites and infection when none are present.
Situation: In Home
County: SLC
Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension
Hawaiian Beet Webworm (Crambidae)
Scientific Name: Spoladea recurvalis
Photo(s): Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org. Alton N. Sparks Jr., University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Type: Vegetable pest
Situation: Austrian field pea
County: Hawaii
Fact Sheets: Rutgers University Extension; Images Bugguide
Aphodiine Dung Beetle (Scarabaeidae)
Scientific Name: Aphodiinae
Photo(s): Ryan Davis, Utah State University
Type: Vegetable pest
Situation: Austrian field pea
County: Hawaii
Fact Sheets: Discover Life; Images Bugguide
Firebrat (Thysanura)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Ryan Davis, Utah State University
Type: Nuisance pest, causes little damage
Situation: In dorm room
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: University of Nebraska Lincoln; University of Minnesota; University of California IPM; Images bugguide
Lyctid Powderpost Beetle (Bostrichidae)
Scientific Name: Lyctus sp.
Photo(s): Ryan Davis USU
Type: Wood Borer
Situation: On dining table and cabinets
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: University of Kentucky; Penn State University; University of California IPM; Ohio 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
Fly Larva (Chironomidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Chuck Hawkins, Utah State University
Type: Non-biting pest.
Situation: In swimming pool
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: North Carolina State University; University of Missouri; University of California IPM
Duff Millipede (Polyxenidae)
Scientific Name: Polyxenus spp.
Photo(s): Joseph Burger, Bugwood.org
Type: Nuisance Pest
Situation: In light fixture in building
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets: Colorado State University
Spider Mites (Tetranychidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Milan Zubrik, Forest Research Institute- Slovakia, Bugwood.org; John A. Weidhass, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bugwood.org; Ryan Davis, Utah State University
Type: Plant Pest
Situation: In building entry way
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets: Penn State University; Colorado State University
Snails (Mollusca)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Ryan Davis, Utah State University
Type: Nuisance
Situation: On roof
County: Washington
Fact Sheets: University of California IPM
March Flies (Bibionidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org; (2 images) Ryan Davis, Utah State University
Type: Nuisance
Situation: In soil/leaf litter
County: Wasatch
Fact Sheets: North Carolina State University; Oregon State University