UF-IFAS Pest Alert: Olive Shootworm, by Hayden (FDACS-DPI) and Buss (UF)
June 19, 2013
Palpita persimilis Munroe (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is a defoliator of olives and privet in South America (Gomez 1999; Chiaradia and Da Croce 2008). Examination of specimens submitted to UF-IFAS and FDACS-DPI prompted the discovery that the ... READ MORE
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