Tag: invasive

What Is Happening With the Proposal for the Chinese Tallow Tree (Triadica sebifera) Insect Release?

by Amy Vu
February 16, 2021

Currently, a proposal developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Pests, Pathogens, and Biocontrol Permits (PPBP) is being reviewed to issue ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beekeeping, Bees, Biological Control, Bug, Entomology, Honey Bee, Honeybee, Insects, Invasive, Pollination, UF/IFAS, UFBugs, UFHoneyBee, UFHoneyBeeLab, UFIFASExtension

What Is Happening With the Proposal for the Chinese Tallow Tree (Triadica sebifera) Insect Release?

by Tennille Herron
February 16, 2021

What is happening with the Brazilian Peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia) Insect Release?

by Amy Vu
September 11, 2019

Local, state, and federal agencies came together to release dozens of vials containing thrips (Pseudophilothrips ichini) insects in Saint Lucie, Collier, and Broward counties, Florida on July 16, 2019. These thrips are native to South America ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brazilianpepperbiocontrol, Honey Bees, Invasive, UFBugs, UFHoneyBeeLab

A Reasonable Argument in Support of the Chinese Tallow Flea Beetle

by Mary Bammer
August 31, 2018

A note on the Chinese Tallow Flea Beetle from Dr. William Kern, UF/IFAS Associate professor: I hope to offer a reasonable argument why Florida Beekeepers should support the release of the Chinese tallow flea beetle, Bikasha collaris (Coleoptera: ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources
Tags: Biological Control, Honey Bees, Invasive, UFHoneyBeeLab

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