Category: Crops

UF-IFAS Pest Alert: Asiatic Garden Beetle, by Skelley (FDACS-DPI)

Posted: June 19, 2013

The Asiatic garden beetle, Maladera castanea (Arrow), has been a pest in the northeastern United States since the 1920s. Generally not as abundant or damaging as the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica Newman), the Asiatic garden… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease

Tags: Beetles, Featured Creatures, Pest Alert

New Featured Creatures! Eriophyid mite vector of Rose Rosette Disease (RRD) Phyllocoptes fructiphilus by M.A. Hoy, UF.

by Amanda Hodges

Posted: June 10, 2013

We are pleased to announce a new mite Featured Creatures! Phyllocoptes fructiphilus Keifer is a tiny eriophyid mite associated with most rose species and cultivars, especially in the eastern half of the USA. Most significantly,… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease

Tags: Featured Creatures, Mites, Pest Alert

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