Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in April 2015

Fall Armyworm (Noctuidae)

Scientific Name: Spodoptera frugiperda

fall army worm

fall army worm

fall army worm

Photo(s): Frank Peairs, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; Charles Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org; Lyle Buss, University of Florida, Bugwood.org

Type: Corn, vegetable pest

Host: On sweet corn

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Purdue University; University of Florida


Stink Bug (Pentatomidae)

Scientific Name: Holcostethus sp.

stink bug

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


Wheat Curl Mite (Eriophyidae)

Scientific Name: Aceria tosichella

wheat curl mite

wheat curl mite

wheat curl mite

Photo(s): Marie Langham, South Dakota State University; Idaho University.

Type: Plant pest, vector of plant diseases

Situation: Found infesting farmers wheat

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University ExtensionKansas State University


Sod Webworm (Crambidae)

Scientific Name: Crambus sp.

sod webworm

sod webworm

sod webworm

Photo(s): Samuel Abbott, Utah State University

Type: Grass pest, feeds on turf and can cause a lot of damage

Situation: On turf grass

County: Salt lake

Fact Sheets:Utah State University; University of California IPM


Banded Ash Borer (Cerambycidae)

Scientific Name: Neoclytus caprea

banded ash borer

banded ash borer

Photo(s): James Solomon, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org

Type: Ornamental pest

Situation: In yard

County: Davis

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension


Rocky Mountain Wood Tick (Ixodidae)

Scientific Name: Dermacentor andersoni

dog tick

dog tick

Photo(s): Samuel Abbott, Utah State University

Type: Feeds on humans, dogs, other mammals

Situation: Found on dog in Uintas

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University Extension


Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Pentatomidae)

Scientific Name: Halyomorpha halys

marmorated stink bug

marmorated stink bug

marmorated stink bug

marmorated stink bug

Photo(s): David R. Lance, USDA APHIS, bugwood.org; Stephen Valley, Oregon Department of Agriculture, bugwood.org; Susan Ellis, bugwood.org

Type: Agricultural pest

Situation: N/A

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Utah State University; Penn 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.