Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in October 2010

Rove Beetle (Staphylinidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

rove beetle

rove beetle

rove beetle

Photo(s): Ryan Davis, Utah State University; Gerald J. Lenhard, Louisiana State University, Bugwood.org; Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org.

Type: Beneficial beetle

Situation: In home

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; New Mexico State University; Images Bugguide


Cellar Spider (Pholcidae)

Scientific Name: Crossopriza lyoni

cellar spider

cellar spider

Photo(s): Gary Alpert, Harvard University, Bugwood.org; Josepch Berger, Bugwood.org

Type: Beneficial

Situation: In storage facility

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: University of Kentucky;University of Michigan


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


Aphid (Aphidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

aphid

aphid

aphid

aphid

Photo(s): Adult aphid, David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org; Ryan Davis, Utah State University

Type: Fruit/ornamental plant pest

Situation: In yard

County: Box Elder

Fact Sheets: Utah State University(Alfalfa); Utah State University(Wheat); Colorado State University


Yellowjacket (Vespidae)

Scientific Name: Vespula pensylvanica

yellow jacket

yellow jacket

yellow jacket

Photo(s): (2 images) Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; Jim Baker, North Carolina State University, Bugwood.org - Yellowjacket (left) and Bald-faced hornet (right)

Type: Beneficial, stinging pest

Situation: People stung at bus stop

County: Sevier

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; Univeristy of California IPM; West virginia University Extension


Cooley's Spruce Gall (Adelgidae)

Scientific Name: Adelges cooleyi

spruce gall

spruce gall

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

Type: Ornamental pest

Situation: On Blue Spruce

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University; Colorado State University Extension


Midge fly (Chironomidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

midge fly

Photo(s): Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org

Type: Non-biting Midge

Situation: In Home

County: Grand

Fact Sheets: University of Missouri


Nocturnal Velvet Ant (Mutillidae)

Scientific Name: Odontophotopsis cassia

velvet ant

Photo(s): Johnny N. Dell, Bugwood.org

Type: Stinging pest, but not aggressive - parasitoid of ground-nesting bees

Situation: In Home

County: Davis

Fact Sheets: University of Nebraska Lincoln; University of Florida


Wolf Spider (Lyxosidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

wolf spider

wolf spider

wolf spider

Photo(s): Adult wolf spider carrying her young, Circumjacence, Wikipedia.org.(Middle) Characteristic eight eye pattern, Jared Kunz, Utah State University; Wolf spider, Eugene E. Nelson, Bugwood.org;

Type: Biting/Beneficial

Situation: Found in home

County: Wayne

Fact Sheets: University of California IPM; Colorado State University Extension


Elm Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae)

Scientific Name: Xanthogaleruca luteola

elm leaf beetle

elm leaf beetle

elm leaf beetle

elm leaf beetle

Photo(s): Clemson University, USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org; (2 images) Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; Wiliam M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org

Type: Tree pest

Situation: Thousands in house

County: Washington

Fact Sheets: University of California IPM; Colorado State University Extension


Hobo Spider (Agelenidae)

Scientific Name: Tegenaria agrestis

hobo eggs

hobo spider

Photo(s): Video and photos by Ryan Davis, Utah State University.

Type: Biting/Beneficial

Host: Various insects

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension


Jumping Spider (Salticidae)

Scientific Name: Phidippus sp.

jumping spider

jumping spider

Photo(s): David Berger, Bugwood.org

Type: Beneficial/biting

Situation: In home

County: Cache

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

*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.