Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in October 2013

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: Box Elder

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


Flathead Woodborer (Buprestidae)

Scientific Name: na

woodborer

woodborer

Photo(s): Immature borer, James Solomon, USDA Forest Service; (Bottom) Mature borer, Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org

Type: Ornamental and Fruit Tree Pest

Situation: Italian Cypress

County: Washington

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University; Forest Service


Flea Beetle (Chrysomelidae)

Scientific Name: Altica sp.

flea beetle

flea beetle

Photo(s): Western Black Flea Beetle, Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; Johnny Dell, insectimages.org.

Type: Landscape plant pest

Situation: On side of home

County: Beaver

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University; ATTRA(organic); University of Minnesota


Spruce Spider Mite (Tetranychidae)

Scientific Name: Oligonychus ununguis

spider mite

spider mite

Photo(s): Petr Kapitola, State Phytosanitary Institute, Bugwood.org; USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Archive, Bugwood.org

Type: Plant and tree pest

Situation: On blue spruce

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Penn State University


No See-Ums (Ceratopogonidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

no see-um

no see-um

no see-um

Photo(s): Ed Schmidtmann, Purdue University; David Reed, Bugguide.net; Thomas Walton and Erica Suchman, American Society for Microbiology.

Type: Biting/Blood-Sucking

Situation: N/A

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Purdue University; Colorado State University


Cat-Faced Spider (Araneidae)

Scientific Name: Araneus gemmoides

cat faced spider

cat faced spider

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

Type: Beneficial, not harmful to humans

Situation: In house

County: Davis

Fact Sheets: Utah State University


Stink Bug (Pentatomidae)

Scientific Name: Holcostethus sp.

stink bug

Photo(s): Adult Holcostethus sp, Jared Kunz, Utah State University.

Type: Plant pest

Situation: In garden

County: Carbon

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Newsletter; Utah State University; University of California IPM


Carabid Beetle (Carabidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

carabid beetle

carabid beetle

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

Type: Beneficial insect

Situation: Found near home

County: Carbon

Fact Sheets: Penn State University; 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.