Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in August 2011

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


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


Thrips (Thysanoptera)

Scientific Name: N/A

thrips damage

thrips damage

thrips damage

thrips damage

thrips damage

thrips damage

Photo(s): Immature thrips and thrips damage and fecal spots on cucumber. Ryan Davis, Utah State University.

Type: Vegetable pest

Situation: On eggplant

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University; University of California IPM


Springtail (Collembola)

Scientific Name: N/A

springtail

springtail

Photo(s): (Left) Springtail with extended furcula, Jared Kunz, Utah State University; (Right) Springtails crawling through the soil, Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org.

Type: Tiny Nuisance

Situation: In home

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University; University of California IPM


Black Carpet Beetle (Dermestidae)

Scientific Name: Attagenus unicolor

black carpet beetle

Photo(s): Black carpet beetle, adult (top) and larvae (bot) Clemson University USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series.

Type: Household pest

Situation: Found in home

County: Davis

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University; University of California IPM


Raspberry Horntail (Cephidae)

Scientific Name: Hartigia cressonii

rasberry horntail

rasberry horntail

rasberry horntail

rasberry horntail

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

Type: Garden

Situation: Damage found on raspberry plants

County: Wasastch

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension


Mediterranean Flour Moth (Pyralidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

flour moth

flour moth

flour moth

Photo(s): Walker, K. (2007) Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestia kuehniella) Updated on 9/18/2007 1:01:25 PM, Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au.

Type: common pest of dry plant produce (cereals)

Situation: In living areas

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Penn State University; Utah State University Extension


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


Carpenter Ant (Formicidae)

Scientific Name: Camponotus sayi

carpenter ant

carpenter ant

Photo(s): New York Carpenter Ant, April Nobile, Antweb.org

Type: Structural pest

Situation: In home

County: Davis

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


Lyctid Powderpost Beetle (Bostrichidae)

Scientific Name: Lyctus sp

carpenter ant

carpenter ant

carpenter ant

Photo(s): Ryan Davis USU

Type: Wood Borer

Situation: In home

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: University of Kentucky; Ohio State University


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


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


Fruit Fly (Drosophilidae)

Scientific Name: Drosophila sp.

fruit fly

Photo(s): Jack Dykinga, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org

Type: Fruit Pest

Situation: In trap

County: Weber

Fact Sheets: Penn State; University of Kentucky

*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.