This beetle occurs in small, highly localized populations in only a few sites. This increases the possibility of loss of a major portion or the entire subspecies as the result of a human-induced or natural catastrophic events. One potential catastrophic event is the spraying of insecticides in areas occupied by the beetle. This could result in the loss of local populations or the entire subspecies by contact directly with the spray or through insecticide carried by runoff. The Salt Creek tiger beetle may also be impacted by insecticides indirectly.
Tiger beetles are predaceous, feeding on other insects.
The use of insecticides may reduce the prey base needed to support viable populations of the beetle. In addition, insects that have been sprayed with an insecticide may be consumed by the beetle resulting in the death of the Salt Creek tiger beetle. Pollution could also impact this beetle. Incidents of pollution impacts in other areas of the country have proven highly detrimental to insect populations within the impacted area.