Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in March 2015

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


Pitch Mass Borer (Pyralidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

pitch mass borer

pitch mass borer

Photo(s): Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, bugwood.org.

Type: Tree pest

Situation: Found infesting a Ponderosa Pine

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: U.S. Forestry Service; Colorado State University Extension


March Flies (Bibionidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

march flies

march flies

march flies

Photo(s): David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org; (2 images) Ryan Davis, Utah State University

Type: Nuisance

Situation: In soil/leaf litter

County: Wasatch

Fact Sheets: North Carolina State University


Leaf Hopper (Cicadellidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

leaf hopper

Photo(s): J.L Danet, INRA Centre de Recherches de Bordeaux, Bugwood.org

Type: Plant pest

Host: N/A

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; University of California IPM


Smokybrown Cockroach (Blattidae)

Scientific Name: Periplaneta fuliginosa

cockroach

cockroach

cockroach

Photo(s): Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org

Type: Structural pest

Situation: In package

County: Weber

Fact Sheets: Utah State University


Dark Mealworm (Tenebrionidae)

Scientific Name: Tenebrio obscurus

mealworm

mealworm

Photo(s): Dark mealworm, Jared Kunz, Utah State University.

Type: Stored products pest

Situation: In home

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets:


Western Conifer Seedbug (Coreidae)

Scientific Name: Leptoglossus occidentalis

western conifer

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

Type: Structural

Situation: On Yucca flower

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Colorado 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.