Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab
Arthropod Samples in April 2015
Fall Armyworm (Noctuidae)
Scientific Name: Spodoptera frugiperda
Photo(s): Frank Peairs, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; Charles Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org; Lyle Buss, University of Florida, Bugwood.org
Type: Corn, vegetable pest
Host: On sweet corn
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets: Purdue University; University of Florida
Stink Bug (Pentatomidae)
Scientific Name: Holcostethus sp.
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
Wheat Curl Mite (Eriophyidae)
Scientific Name: Aceria tosichella
Photo(s): Marie Langham, South Dakota State University; Idaho University.
Type: Plant pest, vector of plant diseases
Situation: Found infesting farmers wheat
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: Colorado State University ExtensionKansas State University
Sod Webworm (Crambidae)
Scientific Name: Crambus sp.
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
Banded Ash Borer (Cerambycidae)
Scientific Name: Neoclytus caprea
Photo(s): James Solomon, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org
Type: Ornamental pest
Situation: In yard
County: Davis
Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension
Rocky Mountain Wood Tick (Ixodidae)
Scientific Name: Dermacentor andersoni
Photo(s): Samuel Abbott, Utah State University
Type: Feeds on humans, dogs, other mammals
Situation: Found on dog in Uintas
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets: Colorado State University Extension
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Pentatomidae)
Scientific Name: Halyomorpha halys
Photo(s): David R. Lance, USDA APHIS, bugwood.org; Stephen Valley, Oregon Department of Agriculture, bugwood.org; Susan Ellis, bugwood.org
Type: Agricultural pest
Situation: N/A
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets: Utah State University; Penn State University