Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab
Arthropod Samples in September 2013
Ground Spider (Gnaphosidae)
Scientific Name: Drassodes sp.
Photo(s): Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org
Type: beneficial
Host: In home
County: Uintah
Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension
Cedar tree Borer (Cerambycidae)
Scientific Name: Semanotus sp.
Photo(s): Randy Cyr, Greentree, Bugwood.org; Samuel Abbott, Utah State University; Gerald Lenhard, Louisiana State University, Bugwood.org; Bob Oakes, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Type: Wood boring tree pest
Situation: In firewood
County: Nevada
Fact Sheets: Colorado State University
Stink Bug (Pentatomidae)
Scientific Name: Holcostethus sp.
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
Dusky Sap Beetle (Nitidulidae)
Scientific Name: Carpophilus lugubris
Photo(s): Dusky sap beetle feeding on corn, Keith Weller, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org; Dusky sap beetle adult, Jared Kunz, Utah State University.
Type: Forage and field, landscape ornamentals
Situation: Apricot tree
County: Kane
Fact Sheets: North Carolina State University; Utah State University Extension
Rocky Mountain Wood Tick (Ixodidae)
Scientific Name: Dermacentor andersoni
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
Rice Weevil (Curculionidae)
Scientific Name: Sitophilus oryzae
Photo(s): Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org
Type: Plant pest
Situation: Stored Product
County: Davis
Fact Sheets:Colorado State University
Flathead Woodborer (Buprestidae)
Scientific Name: na
Photo(s): Immature borer, James Solomon, USDA Forest Service; (Bottom) Mature borer, Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org
Type: Ornamental and Fruit Tree Pest
Situation: Italian Cypress
County: Washington
Fact Sheets: Colorado State University; Forest Service
White Grub May/June Beetle (Scarabaeidae)
Scientific Name: Phyllophaga sp.
Photo(s): Ryan Davis, Utah State University
Type: Vegetable pest
Situation: Porch Light
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; University of Minnesota
Flea (Pulicidae)
Scientific Name: Ctenocephalides sp.
Photo(s): Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org; Pest and Disease Image Library, Bugwood.org.
Type: Human pest
Situation: Found on person
County: Salt Lake
Fact Sheets: University of Maine; Ohio State University