Recently added articles from Florida Entomologist:
Management of the western flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in fruiting vegetables.(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... There are over 5000 described species of thrips (Thysanoptera). About 87 species of thrips are pests of commercial crops because they feed on leaves, fruits, and flowers causing discoloration, deformity, and reduced marketability (Mound 1997). Over 20 of these species of thrips are now ...
Identification of fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Northeastern Mexico with morphology and molecular markers.(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The invasive red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is considered the most destructive ant species in the world (Landcare Research 2007). Solenopsis invicta has multiple impacts, including changing food webs (Vinson 1997), threatening endangered species ...
Assimilation efficiency of free and protein amino acids by Homalodisca vitripennis (hemiptera: cicadellidae: cicadellinae) feeding on Citrus sinensis and Vitis vinifera.(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS), Homalodisca vitripennis, is endemic to the southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico (Turner & Pollard 1959; Redak et al. 2004; Takiya et al. 2006). The GWSS may feed on the xylem fluid from hundreds of plant species from 37 families (Turner ...
Acoustic characteristics of dynastid beetle stridulations.(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Stridulation has been identified in many coleopteran families (Wessel 2006) but relatively more is known about the morphology of the stridulatory organs in most of these species than about the acoustic characteristics and behavioral roles of the signals. It has long been known, for ...
New species of Merocoris (Merocoris) perty from Brazil, with keys to known subgenera and species of the tribe Merocorini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Meropachyinae).(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The subfamily Meropachyinae Stal, restricted to the western hemisphere, is a relatively small group of Heteroptera characterized by having the distal end of hind tibiae ending beneath in a short projecting spine, the hind femur curved and usually strongly incrassate, and the hind coxae ...
A new species of Chaenusa (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) reared from Hydrellia pakistanae and Hydrellia sarahae laticapsula (Diptera: Ephydridae) infesting Hydrilla verticillata (Alismatales: Hydrocharitaceae) in India and Pakistan.(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royale (Hydrocharitaceae), commonly known as hydrilla, is an invasive submersed aquatic plant endemic to Africa, Asia, Australia (Balciunas & Burrows 1996; Balciunas et al. 2002), and portions of Europe (Bennett & Buckingham 2000). It was introduced into the ...
Management of flower thrips in blueberries in Florida.(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Flower thrips belong to the family Thripidae within the order Thysanoptera. The majority of flower thrips belong to the genera Franklinella and Thrips. Flower thrips feed and reproduce within the floral structures of cultivated and wild plants and are pests of cultivated berries in ...
Southern highbush blueberries are a new host for Scirtothrips citri (thysanoptera: thripidae) in California.(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Citrus thrips, Scirtothrips citri (Moulton), is a major pest for citrus growers in California (Flint et al. 1991; Morse 1995). Citrus thrips feed on the rind at the stem end of young citrus fruit causing a characteristic ring scar (Morse 1995; Grafton-Cardwell et al. 1998, 2003). They also ...
Suppression of Myllocerus undatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Valencia orange with chlorpyrifos sprays directed at ground and foliage.(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Myllocerus undatus Marshall (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) has been reported in Florida on numerous ornamental species and fruit crops, in which it causes damage to the foliage and possibly root systems (Thomas 2005; NPGA 2000; O'Brien et al. 2006). However, reports of its pest status and ...
Native North American Azolla weevil, Stenopelmus rufinasus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), uses the invasive old world Azolla pinnata as a host plant.(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Azolla pinnata R. Br., an Old World mosquito fern, was found to be naturalized in waterways of southern Florida near Jupiter in May 2007 (Bodle 2008). This tiny aquatic fern is native to a large area of the tropics, subtropics, and warm temperate regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia ...
Temporal distribution of egg hatch for two Homalodisca SPP. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) under constant temperatures.(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS), Homalodisca uitripennis (Germar) (=H. coagulata (Say)) (Takiya et al. 2006), is an exotic pest in California and an important vector of the xylem-limited bacteria, Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al., the causal agent of several plant diseases including ...
Effect of irradiation on the incidence of mating in Cactoblastis cactorum.(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... In the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) (Carpenter et al. 2001; Hight et al. 2005) used against the cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum Berg (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), an invasive species threatening native Opuntia in the US Southwest and Mexico, large numbers of laboratory-reared adult moths ...
Nerthra fuscipes, a toad bug (Hemiptera: Gelastocoridae) new to the USA, established in Florida.(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... A toad bug, identified as Nerthra fuscipes (Guerin-Meneville) (Fig. 1), was found in Brandon, FL (Hillsborough County) on 7 VIII 2003 by Gabrielle Gamester, a USDA/APHIS/PPQ inspector. The identification was confirmed by Jade Allen, (Doctor of Plant Medicine, University of Florida) and by ...
Litter-dwelling arthropod abundance peaks near coarse woody debris in loblolly pine forests of the southeastern United States.(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Several recent studies have shown that many litter-dwelling arthropod and other invertebrate taxa (e.g., Isopoda, Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Araneae, Pseudoscorpionida, Coleoptera, and Gastropoda) are more numerous near dead wood than away from it in the broad-leaved forests of Europe (Jabin et ...
Monitoring the small hive beetle Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) with baited flight traps: effect of distance from bee hives and shade on the numbers of beetles captured.(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The small hive beetle, Aethina tumida Murray, is an invasive African native that has become established in North America and Australia, where it is now an important pest of European honey bees, Apis mellifera L. Its presence in North America was first detected in Florida in 1998 (Division ...
Molecular identification of the economically important invasive citrus root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Diaprepes abbreviatus L. is a polyphagous weevil affecting more than 270 species of plants. The larvae feed on roots of the trees causing damage that can kill the plant. Originally from the Caribbean, this weevil was first found in the United States in Apopka, Florida in 1964 (Woodruff ...
Anastrepha edentata and other fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) detected on Key Largo, Florida.(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Several Anastrepha species (Diptera: Tephritidae) are quarantine pests of commercial fruits in the New World. Florida is home to one such pest, the introduced Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) (Caribbean fruit fly), plus three other Anastrepha species that are not considered of economic ...
New county and state records for Tennessee of an exotic pest, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), with potential economic and ecological implications.(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), the brown marmorated stinkbug, is an exotic polyphagous species from Asia that was first collected in North America from Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1996 (Hamilton & Shearer 2003). In 2002, H. halys was reported from 6 counties in Pennsylvania ...
An introduced insect biological control agent preys on an introduced weed biological control agent.(Scientific Notes)(Asian lady beetle for Homoptera control and Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Moore for Melaleuca quinqueneruia control)(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Biotic interference, especially by generalist predators, has been implicated in preventing establishment or limiting the impact of introduced weed biological control agents (Goeden & Louda 1976). Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Moore (Homoptera: Psyllidae) was released into Florida in 2002 as ...
Education and training to increase adoption of IPM for western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae).(integrated pest management)(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The development of sustainable approaches for managing western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), and the tospoviruses they vector, requires accurate species identification and understanding of the behavior and ecology of thrips ...