Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in January 2014

Clover Mites (Tetranychidae)

Scientific Name: Bryobia Praetiosa

clover mites

clover mites

clover mites

clover mites

Photo(s): Rayanne Lehman, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Type: Plant pest

Situation: N/A

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; Colorado State University


Big-Horn Sheep Tick (Ixodidae)

Scientific Name: Dermacentor hunteri

sheep tick

sheep tick

sheep tick

sheep tick

Photo(s): Seth Drury, Utah State University.

Type: Animal exoparasite.

Situation: Found in field

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Utah State University


Mosquito (Culcidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

mosquito

mosquito

mosquito

Photo(s): James Gathany, CDC. Wikipedia Commons; Jim Occi, BugPics, Bugwood.org.

Type: Medically important insect

Situation: Found in product

County: Utah

Fact Sheets: Penn State


Seed Bug (Lygaeidae)

Scientific Name: Xyonysius sp.

seed bug

Photo(s): Joel Smith USU

Type:plant pest- feeds on seeds, dry fruit, and other plant juices

Situation: Found on Field (pepper cucurbits)

County: Grand

Fact Sheets:University of Kentucky


Domestic House Spider (Agelenidae)

Scientific Name: Tegenaria domestica

domestic house spider

Photo(s): Joseph Burger, Bugwood.org

Type: Not medically significant (poisonous)

Situation: Found in home

County: Cache

Fact Sheets:Penn State University; Colorado State University


Delusions of Infestation

Scientific Name: N/A

delusitory parasitosis

delusitory parasitosis

delusitory parasitosis

Photo(s): Typical sample submitted by DI sufferer, Ryan Davis, Utah State University; Samuel Abbott, Utah State University.

Type: Medical. Perceived pest bites and infection when none are present.

Situation: In Home

County: SLC

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension


Tomato Russet Mite (Eriophyidae)

Scientific Name: (Aculops lycopersici)

tomato russet mite

Photo(s): Jack Clark, UC Statewide IPM Project, University of California, ipm.ucdavis.edu

Type: Tomato pest

Situation: On tomato

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: University of California IPM


Warehouse Beetle (Dermestidae)

Scientific Name: Trogoderma variabile

warehouse beetle larvae

warehouse beetle

Photo(s): Warehouse beetle larvae, Jared Kunz, Utah State University. Adult beetle, Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org.

Type: Pantry pest

Situation: Found in Trailer

County: Washington

Fact Sheets: University of California IPM; Colorado State University


Blackhorned Pine Borer (Cerambycidae)

Scientific Name: Callidium antennatum

pine borer

pine borer

pine borer

Photo(s): William M Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org; Steven Valley, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org.

Type: Tree pest

Situation: N/A

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: University of California IPM; Utah State University

*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.