Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab
Arthropod Samples in May 2012
Solitary Bees (Hymenoptera)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org
Type: Polinator
Situation: In yard, attracted to swimming pool
County: Washington
Fact Sheets: University of Florida
Bethylid Wasp (Hymenoptera)
Scientific Name: N/A
Type: Beneficial
Situation: In home
County: Davis
Fact Sheets: University of California Riverside
Seed Bug (Lygaeidae)
Scientific Name: Xyonysius sp.
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
Hobo Spider (Agelenidae)
Scientific Name: Tegenaria agrestis
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
Swallow Bug (Cimicidae)
Scientific Name: Oeciacus vicarius
Photo(s): Ryan Davis, Utah State University;
Type: Biting
Situation: Swallows, Swallow nests, bats
County: Wasatch / Cache
Fact Sheets: Colorado State Univerity
Soft Tick (Argasidae)
Scientific Name: N/A
Photo(s): OTOBIUS MEGNINI Mat Pound, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
Type: Human/Fowl pest
Situation: N/A
County: Colorado
Fact Sheets: Colorado State Univerity
Hacklemesh Weaver (Amaurobiidae)
Scientific Name: Callobius sp.
Photo(s): Gary Alpert, Harvard University, Bugwood.org;
Type: Not medically significant (poisonous)
Situation: Found in home
County: Cache
Fact Sheets:Penn State University
Domestic House Spider (Agelenidae)
Scientific Name: Tegenaria domestica
Photo(s): Joseph Burger, Bugwood.org
Type: Not medically significant (poisonous)
Situation: Found in home
County: Cache
Fact Sheets:Penn State University; Colorado State University