Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in May 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


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


Bat Bugs (Cimicidae)

Scientific Name: Cimex pilosellus

bat bug

Photo(s): Susan Ellis USDA APHIS PPQ

Type: Ecto-parasite of bats

Situation: In home

County: Colorado

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University Extension


Aphid (Aphidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

aphid

aphid

aphid

aphid

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

Type: Fruit/ornamental plant pest

Situation: In yard

County: Box Elder

Fact Sheets: Utah State University(Alfalfa); Utah State University(Wheat); Colorado State University


Spinach Leaf Miner

Scientific Name: Pegomya hyoscyami

leaf miner

leaf miner

leaf miner

Photo(s): Gyorgy Csoka, Hungary Forest Research Institute, Bugwood.org, (Far Right) Plant Protection Service Archive, Plant Protection Service, Bugwood.org

Type: Fly

Situation: On Spinach

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University; Colorado State University


Duff Millipede (Polyxenidae)

Scientific Name: Polyxenus spp.

duff millipede

duff millipede

duff millipede

Photo(s): Joseph Burger, Bugwood.org

Type: Nuisance Pest

Situation: In light fixture in building

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University


Poplar Budgall Mites (Eriophyidae)

Scientific Name: Eriophyes parapopuli

budgall mites

budgall mites

budgall mites

Photo(s): Milan Zubrik, Forest Research Institute Slovakia, Bugwood.org; Eric Erbe USDA Agricultural Research Service,Bugwood.org.

Type: Plant and tree pests

Situation: Found infesting a Cottonwood Tree

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Utah State University


Masked Hunter (Reduviidae)

Scientific Name: Reduvius personatus

masked hunter

masked hunter

masked hunter

Photo(s): (1) & (2) Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org; (3) Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

Type: Predatory Bugs, Biting insects, Beneficial

Host: Found in home

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Penn State University; Michigan State University


Squash Bug (Coreidae)

Scientific Name: Anasa tristis

squash bug

squash bug

squash bug

squash bug

Photo(s): Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, bugwood.org; Gerald Holmes, California Polytechnic State University, bugwood.org; Kansas Department of Agriculture Archive, bugwood.org

Type: Squash and Pumpkin Pest

Situation: In Home

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: University of Minnesota; Utah State University


Minute Pirate Bug (Anthocoridae)

Scientific Name: Orius tristicolor

pirate bug

pirate bug

Photo(s): Minute pirate bug nymph, Ryan Davis, Utah State University; Adult minute pirate bug feeding on an aphid, Bradley Higbee, Paramount Farming, Bugwood.org.

Type:Beneficial

Situation: Bark of ash tree

County: Washington

Fact Sheets:University of Missouri Extension


Ground Spider (Gnaphosidae)

Scientific Name: Drassodes sp.

ground spider

ground spider

Photo(s): Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org

Type: beneficial

Host: In home

County: Uintah

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension


Springtail (Collembola)

Scientific Name: N/A

springtail

springtail

Photo(s): (Left) Springtail with extended furcula, Jared Kunz, Utah State University; (Right) Springtails crawling through the soil, Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org.

Type: Tiny Nuisance

Situation: In home

County: Salt Lake

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.