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Utah Pests

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Shothole Borer, Ryan S. Davis, Michael Caron Nov 2013

Shothole Borer, Ryan S. Davis, Michael Caron

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Shothole borers (Fig. 1) are bark beetles that may attack stressed or injured trees. They have a wide host range, including all fruit trees grown in Utah, quince, loquat, serviceberry, wild cherry, chokecherry, mountain ash, hawthorn and elm. In Utah, apple, cherry, pear, and hawthorn are preferred hosts.


Apple Maggot, Diane Alston, Marion Murray Nov 2013

Apple Maggot, Diane Alston, Marion Murray

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Apple maggot is not currently a pest of commercial orchards in Utah, but it is regulated as a quarantine insect in the state. If it becomes established in commercial fruit production areas, its presence can inflict substantial economic harm through loss of export markets. Infestations cause fruit damage, may increase insecticide use, and can result in subsequent disruption of integrated pest management programs.


Pest Monitoring Calendar – Apple, Usu Extension Sep 2013

Pest Monitoring Calendar – Apple, Usu Extension

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Apple Pest Monitoring Calendar


Pest Monitoring Calendar – Peach And Nectarine, Usu Extension Sep 2013

Pest Monitoring Calendar – Peach And Nectarine, Usu Extension

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Peach and Nectarine Pest Monitoring Calendar


Pest Monitoring Calendar – Plum, Usu Extension Sep 2013

Pest Monitoring Calendar – Plum, Usu Extension

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Plum Pest Monitoring Calendar


Pest Monitoring Calendar – Pear, Usu Extension Sep 2013

Pest Monitoring Calendar – Pear, Usu Extension

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Pear Pest Monitoring Calendar


Pest Monitoring Calendar – Cherry, Usu Extension Sep 2013

Pest Monitoring Calendar – Cherry, Usu Extension

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Cherry Pest Monitoring Calendar


Pest Monitoring Calendar – Apricot, Usu Extension Sep 2013

Pest Monitoring Calendar – Apricot, Usu Extension

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Apricot Pest Monitoring Calendar


Spotted Wing Drosophila (Espanol), Diane Alston, Ryan Davis, Cory Vorel Aug 2013

Spotted Wing Drosophila (Espanol), Diane Alston, Ryan Davis, Cory Vorel

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Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) is a new Utah pest (first found August, 2010) that can infest un-ripened (pre-harvest), ripe, over-ripe, and spoiled fruits.


Avispas “Chaqueta Amarilla,” Avispones Y Avispas De Papel, Erin Hodgson, Alan Roe, Nicole Peña, Ricardo Ramirez Aug 2013

Avispas “Chaqueta Amarilla,” Avispones Y Avispas De Papel, Erin Hodgson, Alan Roe, Nicole Peña, Ricardo Ramirez

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Las avispas “chaqueta amarilla” o vespula (“yellowjackets”), avispones (“hornets”) y avispas de papel (“paper wasps”) son avispas sociales estrechamente relacionadas que son comúnmente encontradas en Utah.


Squash Bug (Espanol), Diane Alston, James Barnhill Aug 2013

Squash Bug (Espanol), Diane Alston, James Barnhill

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Squash bug (Anasa tristis) is a “true bug” with piercingsucking mouthparts (Order Hemiptera) in the leaffooted bug family (Coreidae). It is common throughout the U.S. and found from Canada to Central America. Adults (Fig. 1) emit a foul odor when disturbed and may be called “stink bugs”; however, true stink bugs are in a different true bug family.


La Arana Hobo, Nicole Peña, Alan Roe, Erin W. Hodgson Aug 2013

La Arana Hobo, Nicole Peña, Alan Roe, Erin W. Hodgson

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La araña hobo, Tegenaria agrestis, es miembro de la familia de “funnel-web spider”/ “araña de tela de embudo” Agelenidae. Las arañas ‘de tela de embudo’/‘funnel-web’ tienen las patas largas (Fig. 1), corren rápidamente y construyen lugares para retirarse en forma de embudos o tubos.


Spiders, Ryan S. Davis, Ricardo A. Ramirez Jan 2013

Spiders, Ryan S. Davis, Ricardo A. Ramirez

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Spiders are arachnids, a group that includes other 8-legged arthropods like ticks, mites, sun spiders, scorpions, and harvestmen (daddy longlegs). There are approximately 621 species of spiders known to occur in Utah (Allred and Kaston, 1983). Spiders are beneficial predators and the majority of them are harmless to humans.


Gardening For Native Bees In Utah And Beyond, James H. Cane, Linda Kervin Jan 2013

Gardening For Native Bees In Utah And Beyond, James H. Cane, Linda Kervin

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Utah is home to more than 20 percent of the 4,000+ named species of wild bees that are native to North America. Except for bumblebees and some sweat bees, our native bees are solitary, not social, many with just one annual generation that coincides with bloom by their favorite floral hosts. In contrast, the familiar honeybee is highly social, has perennial colonies, and was brought to North America by settlers from Europe.