Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in April 2014

Clover Mites (Tetranychidae)

Scientific Name: Bryobia Praetiosa

clover mites

clover mites

clover mites

clover mites

Photo(s): Rayanne Lehman, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Type: Plant pest

Situation: N/A

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; Colorado State University


Carpet Beetle (Dermestidae)

Scientific Name: Anthrenus sp.

carpet beetle

carpet beetle

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


Root Weevil: (Curculionidae)

Scientific Name: Otiorhynchus spp.

root weevil

root weevil

Photo(s): Rocky Mountain Weevil larvae, Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org.

Type: Fruit/ornamental pest

Situation: In home

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University; University of California IPM


Sod Webworm (Crambidae)

Scientific Name: Crambus sp.

sod webworm

sod webworm

sod webworm

Photo(s): Samuel Abbott, Utah State University

Type: Grass pest, feeds on turf and can cause a lot of damage

Situation: On turf grass

County: Salt lake

Fact Sheets:Utah State University; University of California IPM


Bat Bugs (Cimicidae)

Scientific Name: Cimex pilosellus

bat bug

Photo(s): Susan Ellis USDA APHIS PPQ

Type: Ecto-parasite of bats

Situation: In home

County: Colorado

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University Extension


Soft Tick (Argasidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

soft tick

Photo(s): OTOBIUS MEGNINI Mat Pound, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org

Type: Human/Fowl pest

Situation: N/A

County: Colorado

Fact Sheets: Colorado State Univerity


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


Clover Mites (Tetranychidae)

Scientific Name: Bryobia Praetiosa

clover mites

clover mites

clover mites

clover mites

Photo(s): Rayanne Lehman, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Type: Plant pest

Situation: N/A

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; Colorado State University


American Cockroach (Blattidae)

Scientific Name: Periplaneta americana

american cockroach

american cockroach

american cockroach

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

Type: Scavenger

Situation: In home

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University


Bot Fly (Oestridae)

Scientific Name: Cuterebra sp.

bot fly

bot fly

bot fly

bot fly

Photo(s): (Second from Right) with eggs, Joel Smith, Utah State University.

Type: Parasitic pest

Host: Small mammals

Fact Sheets: North Carolina State University


Chinch Bug (Blissidae)

Scientific Name: Blissus sp

chinch bug

chinch bug

chinch bug

chinch bug

chinch bug

Photo(s): Samuel Abbott & Joel Smith, Utah State University

Type: Forage and field

Situation: On lawn

County: Davis

Fact Sheets: Penn State University; Ohio 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.