Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab
Arthropod Samples in August 2011
Subterranean Termite (Rhinotermitidae)
Scientific Name: Reticulitermes hesperus
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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