What’s New on Ask IFAS: Featured Creatures Collection (Sept. – Oct.)

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.  The following were published in this issue:

Alfalfa Leaf-Cutter Bee Megachile rotundata (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Ana L. Gonzalez, Cameron L. Jack.

Dark-Tailed Mosquito Culiseta melanura (Coquillett) (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae)

Nathan D Burkett-Cadena, Eva A Buckner (Revision Author).

Formosan Subterranean Termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Insecta: Blattodea: Heterotermitidae (Formerly Rhinotermitidae))

Johnalyn Gordon (Revision Author); Thomas Chouvenc, Nan-Yao Su.

Flatheaded Borers of the Genus Chrysobothris Chrysobothris in Florida Blueberries (Insecta: Coleptera: Buprestidae)

Alexis G. Zapata, Esnai Munthali, Oscar Liburd.

The Peanut Burrower Bug, Pangaeus bilineatus (Say) (Hemiptera: Cydnidae)

Kathi Malfa; Ethan Carter, Xavier Martini (Contributor); Isaac Esquivel.

Biting Midges, No-See-Ums Culicoides spp. (Insecta: Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Nathan D Burkett-Cadena, Vilma M Cooper, Charlotte A Addae, Eva A Buckner (Revision Author).

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Posted: November 6, 2025


Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Alfalfa, Bees, Blueberry, Department Of Entomology And Nematology, Featured Creatures Collection, Peanut


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