Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in June 2013

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


Cigarette Beetle (Anobiidae)

Scientific Name: Galeruca sp.

cigarette beetle

cigarette beetle

cigarette beetle

cigarette beetle

Photo(s): Seth Drury, Utah State University.

Type: Product pest

Situation: Found in product

County: Maricopa

Fact Sheets: Penn State University


Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

cottonwood leaf beetle

cottonwood leaf beetle

Photo(s): Cottonwood leaf beetle larvae and adult, Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, Bugwood.org; Cottonwood leaf beetle larvae, Jared Kunz, Utah State University.

Type: Landscape ornamentals

Situation: On Tomatoes

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: New Mexico State University; Forest Pests


Fruit Fly (Drosophilidae)

Scientific Name: Drosophila sp.

fruit fly

Photo(s): Jack Dykinga, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org

Type: Fruit Pest

Situation: In trap

County: Weber

Fact Sheets: Penn State


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


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


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


Spruce Spider Mite (Tetranychidae)

Scientific Name: Oligonychus ununguis

spider mite

spider mite

Photo(s): Petr Kapitola, State Phytosanitary Institute, Bugwood.org; USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Archive, Bugwood.org

Type: Plant and tree pest

Situation: On blue spruce

County: Salt Lake

Fact Sheets: Penn State University


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


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


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


Pine Sawfly (Diprionidae)

Scientific Name: Xyonysius sp.

pine sawfly

pine sawfly

Photo(s): Gerald J. Lenhard, Louiana State Univ, Bugwood.org

Type:Wasp Larvae

Situation: On Scotch Pine

County: Various

Fact Sheets:University of Kentucky


Thrips (Thysanoptera)

Scientific Name: N/A

thrips damage

thrips damage

thrips damage

thrips damage

thrips damage

thrips damage

Photo(s): Immature thrips and thrips damage and fecal spots on cucumber. Ryan Davis, Utah State University.

Type: Vegetable pest

Situation: On eggplant

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University; University of California IPM


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

*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.