Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in October 2014

Sawtoothed Grain Beetle (Silvanidae)

Scientific Name: Oryzaephilus surinamensis

sawtoothed grain beetle

sawtoothed grain beetle

sawtoothed grain beetle

sawtoothed grain beetle

Photo(s): Clemson University, Bugwood.org; Seth Drury, Utah State University; Emilie Bess, Bugwood.org.

Type: Stored product pest

Situation: In home

County: Davis

Fact Sheets: Cornell University


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

*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.