Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab
Arthropod Samples in March 2013
Brown Lacewing (Hemerobiidae)
Scientific Name: Leptoglossus occidentalis
Photo(s): Mohammed El Damir, Pest Management, Bugwood.org; Joel Smith, Utah State University.
Type: Beneficial Insect
Situation: In home inside stored product
County: Davis
Fact Sheets: Utah State University
Spider Mites (Tetranychidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Milan Zubrik, Forest Research Institute- Slovakia, Bugwood.org; John A. Weidhass, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bugwood.org; Ryan Davis, Utah State University
Type: Plant Pest
Situation: In building entry way
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets: Penn State University; Colorado State University
Swallow Bug (Cimicidae)
Scientific Name: Oeciacus vicarius
Photo(s): Ryan Davis, Joel Smith Utah State University;
Type: Biting
Situation: Swallows, Swallow nests, bats
County: Summit
Fact Sheets: Colorado State University Extension
Silverfish(Thysanura)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): Clemson University Extension, Bugwood.org; Ryan Davis, Utah State University.
Type: Nocturnal Pest
Situation: Found in transported product
County: Utah
Fact Sheets: Penn State University; University of California