Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in June 2015

Lyctid Powderpost Beetle (Bostrichidae)

Scientific Name: Lyctus sp.

powderpost beetle

powderpost beetle

powderpost beetle

powderpost beetle

powderpost beetle

powderpost beetle

powderpost beetle

Photo(s): Ryan Davis USU

Type: Wood Borer

Situation: On dining table and cabinets

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: University of Kentucky; Penn State University; University of California IPM


White Pine Weevil (Curculionidae)

Scientific Name: Pissodes strobi

white pine weevil

white pine weevil

white pine weevil

white pine weevil

white pine weevil

white pine weevil

white pine weevil

white pine weevil

Photo(s): Samuel Abbott, Utah State University

Type: Boring, tree pest.

Situation: On spruce tree

County: Summit

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University Extension; University of Idaho


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


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


Chinch Bug (Blissidae)

Scientific Name: Blissus sp

chinch bug

chinch bug

chinch bug

chinch bug

chinch bug

Photo(s): Samuel Abbott & Joel Smith, Utah State University

Type: Forage and field

Situation: On lawn

County: Davis

Fact Sheets: Penn State University; Ohio State University


Flesh Fly (Sarcophagidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

flesh fly

Photo(s): Johhny N. Dell, Bugwood.org

Type: Stored food, structural.

Situation: In house

County: Davis

Fact Sheets: Cornell University


Swallow Bug (Cimicidae)

Scientific Name: Oeciacus vicarius

swallow bug

swallow bug

Photo(s): Ryan Davis, Joel Smith Utah State University;

Type: Biting

Situation: Swallows, Swallow nests, bats

County: Summit

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University Extension


Soft Scale (Coccidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

soft scale

Photo(s): Eugene E. Nelson, Bugwood.org

Type: Sucking Plant pest

Situation: Found on lime tree on campus

County: Cache

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


Carpet Beetle (Dermestidae)

Scientific Name: Anthrenus sp.

carpet beetle

carpet beetle

Photo(s): Black carpet beetle adult and larvae, Clemson University, USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org; Carpet beetle larva and shed skin, Jared Kunz, Utah State University.

Type: Stored food, structural.

Situation: In Home

County: Davis

Fact Sheets: University of Florida; Penn State; University of California IPM


Drywood Termite (kalotermitidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

drywood termite

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

Type: Structural pest.

Situation: In House

County: Washigton

Fact Sheets: Utah State University, Lyme Disease Tick Survey; UCIPM Drywood Termites


Fowl Mite: (Macronyssidae)

Scientific Name: Ornithonyssus spp.

fowl mite

Photo(s): Female tropical fowl mite, Marcelo de Campos Pereira, Univ. of Sao Paulo.

Type: Biting/household/medical

Situation: In Home

County: Washington

Fact Sheets: North Carolina State University Extension; Cornell University


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


Pavement Ant (Formicidae)

Scientific Name: Tetramorium caespitum

pavement ant

Photo(s): Samuel Abbott, Utah State University

Type: Nuisance

Situation: Found in home

County: Cache

Fact Sheets:Penn State University; University of California IPM; Image at Antweb.org

*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.