Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in March 2013

Brown Lacewing (Hemerobiidae)

Scientific Name: Leptoglossus occidentalis

brown lacewing

brown lacewing

brown lacewing

Photo(s): Mohammed El Damir, Pest Management, Bugwood.org; Joel Smith, Utah State University.

Type: Beneficial Insect

Situation: In home inside stored product

County: Davis

Fact Sheets: Utah State University


Spider Mites (Tetranychidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

spider mite

spider mite

spider mite

spider mite

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


Swallow Bug (Cimicidae)

Scientific Name: Oeciacus vicarius

swallow bug

swallow bug

Photo(s): Ryan Davis, Joel Smith Utah State University;

Type: Biting

Situation: Swallows, Swallow nests, bats

County: Summit

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University Extension


Silverfish(Thysanura)

Scientific Name: N/A

silverfish

silverfish

Photo(s): Clemson University Extension, Bugwood.org; Ryan Davis, Utah State University.

Type: Nocturnal Pest

Situation: Found in transported product

County: Utah

Fact Sheets: Penn State University; University of California

*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.