Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in September 2012

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


Pinyon Ips (Curculionidae)

Scientific Name: Ips confusus

pinyon ips

pinyon ips

pinyon ips

pinyon ips

Photo(s): William Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org; USDA Forest Service Ogden Archive, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org; Darren Blackford, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org; Tia Smith, Bugwood.org

Type: Tree pest

Situation: On pinyon pine

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: USDA Forest Service; University of Arizona


Banded Orb Weaver (Araneidae)

Scientific Name: Argiope trifasciata

banded orb weaver

banded orb weaver

banded orb weaver

Photo(s): David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org; Dani Barchana, Bugwood.org; Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

Type: Beneficial, not harmful to humans

Situation: In house

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University


Carpenterworm Moth Larva (Cossidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

carpenter moth larva

carpenter moth larva

carpenter moth larva

carpenter moth larva

Photo(s): James Solomon, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org; William Hoffard, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org; USDA Forest Service Ogden Archive, Bugwood.org; Bob Hammon, Bugwood.org

Type: Boring tree pest

Situation: In globe willow tree

County: Box Elder

Fact Sheets: University of California IPM; Colorado 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


Western Conenose Bug "Kissing Bug" (Reduviidae)

Scientific Name: Triatoma protracta

western conenose bug

western conenose bug

western conenose bug

western conenose bug

Photo(s): Joel Smith Utah State University

Type: Blood Sucking Pest

Situation: In Home

County: Grand

Fact Sheets: UC Davis


Flour Beetle (Tenebrionidae)

Scientific Name: Tribolium sp

flour beetle

flour beetle

Photo(s): Ryan Davis, Utah State University

Type: Stored grain and food pests (not typically considered hive pests)

Situation: Found in beehive

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: University of Florida; Penn State


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


Sycamore Scale (Margarodidae)

Scientific Name: Stomacoccus platani

sycamore scale

Photo(s): United States National Collection of Scale Insects Photographs Archive, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org

Type: Piercing/Sucking pest

Situation: On Sycamore

County: Utah

Fact Sheets: None


Spider Wasp (Pompillidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

spider wasp

Photo(s): Howard Ensign Evans, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

Type: Spider Parasitoid

Situation: On Bartlett Pear

County: Millard

Fact Sheets: None


Scorpion (Vaejovidae)

Scientific Name: Paruroctonus sp.

Photo(s): Samuel Abbott, Utah State University

Type: Non-medical (Not poisonous)

Situation: In home

County: Utah

Fact Sheets: Utah State University


Huntsman Spider (Sparassidae)

Scientific Name: Heteropoda sp.

huntsman spider

Photo(s): Edward L. Manigault, Clemson University Donated Collection, Bugwood.org

Type: Beneficial/ Biting

Situation: In home

County: Sevier

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension


Dried Fruit Beetle (Nitidulidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

dried fruit beetle

dried fruit beetle

Photo(s): Mohammed El Damir, Pest Management, Bugwood.org

Type: Rottan Fruit Diet

Situation: On Pomegrante

County: Washington

Fact Sheets: Purdue University; UC Davis

*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.