Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in August 2014

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


Crane Fly (Tipulidae)

Scientific Name: Tipula spp

crane fly

crane fly

crane fly

Photo(s): Edqrd Manigault, Bugwood.org.

Type: Plant pest

Situation: Found in field

County:

Fact Sheets: Study of Northern Virginia Ecology; University of California


Mosquito (Culcidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

mosquito

mosquito

mosquito

Photo(s): James Gathany, CDC. Wikipedia Commons; Jim Occi, BugPics, Bugwood.org.

Type: Medically important insect

Situation: Found in product

County: Utah

Fact Sheets: Penn State


False Chinch Bug (Lygaeidae)

Scientific Name: Nysius raphanus

chinch bug

chinch bug

Photo(s): False chinch bug adult, Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; Chinch bug nymphs and adults, Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org.

Type: Forage and field

Situation: In Home

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Colorado 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


Comb-Clawed Beetle (Alleculidae)

Scientific Name: N/A

comb-clawed beetle

Photo(s): David T. Almquist, University of Florida, Bugwood.org

Type: Secondary Pest, Feed on pollen, organic matter, fungi, decaying wood

Situation: In home

County: Box Elder, Washington

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University


Hobo Spider (Agelenidae)

Scientific Name: Tegenaria agrestis

hobo eggs

hobo spider

Photo(s): Video and photos by Ryan Davis, Utah State University.

Type: Biting/Beneficial

Host: Various insects

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension


Field Ant (Formicidae)

Scientific Name: Formica sp

field ant

field ant

Photo(s): Joel Smith, Utah State University; April Noble, Antweb.org

Type: Home pest

Situation: In house

County: Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University; Colorado State 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


Checkered Beetle (Cleridae)

Scientific Name: Necrobia rufipes

checkered beetle

checkered beetle

Photo(s): Joel Smith, Utah State University.

Type: Beneficial- Feed on other beetles and beetle larvae

Situation: Found by extension agent

County: Box Elder

Fact Sheets: University of Nebraska Lincoln; 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.