Pest Alert messages are available for viewing in the Archives list (found in the sidebar on the right) through July 2012. Historical messages prior to this date are available below. This historical list primarily includes only the message date, title, and links to relevant resources, not the entire content of the message. Note that the Archives and History list may not contain all messages that were at one time posted. In addition, links that are no longer accurate may have been removed.
2012 (through June)
- 6/29/12 – NAPPO Pest Alert, Citrus Target Spot, New Disease in China
- 6/29/12 – Downy Mildew on Impatiens YouTube Video Link
- 6/22/12 – Department of Entomology and Nematology, Buggy Software Web-30 New Computer Verified Tutorials Released
- 6/22/12 – CPHST, UF, and SPDN Citrus Pests LUCID Tool Website
- 6/22/12 – CPHST ITP Announces Release of Citrus Pests ID Tool PDF Announcement
- 6/21/12 – Official NAPPO Pest Alert-Gladiolus Rust in Manatee County, FL-NAPPO Alert
- 6/21/12 – Detection of the South American Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum in Texas-NAPPO Alert
- 6/20/12 – Social and In South Florida? Click Here to ‘Like’ the South Florida Friendly Landscapes Page.
- 06/20/12 – New Rugose Spiraling Whitefly Video. Dr. Doug Caldwell, Collier County Extension YouTube Video Link
- 06/18/12 – Last Chance to Register! Rugose Spiraling Whitefly Workshop. Marco Island, FL. June 20, 2012 3pm-5pm.PDF
- 06/17/12 – Florida DoH Arbovirus Summary – through 9 June 2012 PDF – UF/IFAS Arboviral Epidemic Risk Model for Florida 2011 as of 12 June – Summary Archives – Surveillance and Control of Selected Arthropod-borne Diseases in Florida – 2011 Guidebook PDF – Florida DoH site on dengue fever – Human Arbovirus cases in Florida, 2006–2010 – National Public-Health Pesticide Applicator Training Manual – Mosquitoes
- 06/14/12 – New Featured Creatures – citrus nematode, Tylenchulus semipenetrans
- 06/13/12 – New Featured Creatures – a wasp parasitoid, Utetes anastrephae (Viereck)
- 06/12/12 – New Featured Creatures – bean plataspid, Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius)
- 06/12/12 – Florida DoH Tick-bourne disease summary – through 12 June 2012 – DoH Tick-borne Disease in Florida Web site – National Public-Health Pesticide Applicator Training Manual – Ticks
- 06/08/12 – Highly contagious honey bee virus transmitted by mites – See varroa mite on Featured Creatures
- 06/07/12 – Stealth behavior allows cockroaches to seemingly vanish – See several cockroaches species on Featured Creatures
- 06/06/12 – Bug-bomb foggers are no match for bed bugs – See this species on Featured Creatures
- 05/31/12 – New Featured Creatures – tawny emperor butterfly, Asterocampa clyton (Boisduval & LeConte)
- 05/30/12 – New Featured Creatures – tropical bont tick, Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius
- 05/25/12 – Florida Whitefly Web site – USDA Whitefly Knowledgebase
- 05/25/12 – Commonly used pesticide turns honey bees into ‘picky eaters’
- 05/23/12 – Spring Bugs and Shrubs – Collier County newsletter – Insects and Diseases in South Florida
- 05/23/12 – Mosquitoes grab the media’s attention
- 05/11/12 – McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity newsletter 2012
- 05/10/12 – New rearing system may aid sterile insect technique against mosquitoes
- 05/09/12 – Florida applications for the southern pine beetle assistance and prevention program – See Featured Creatures on this species
- 05/09/12 – Bugs for dinner on the PBS Newshour – Wikipedia article on entomophagy
- 05/07/12 – Exotic tree termite, Nasutitermes corniger, confirmed in Broward County, Florida
- 05/02/12 – Dinosaur fleas were much bigger and more painful
- 05/01/12 – Laurel wilt disease in avocado production area of Miami-Dade County – (03/15/10) – Redbay ambrosia beetle found in Miami-Dade County – See Featured Creatures on this species – FDCAS-DPI site on laurel wilt disease – FDACS-DPI site on redbay ambrosia beetle
- 04/27/12 – What happens when celebrity insects die?
- 04/25/12 – Giant African land snail quarantine zones as of April 2012 – (10/15/11) – Florida asks homeowners to help control the giant African land snail – (09/15/11) FDACS Identifies giant African land snails in Florida’s Miami-Dade County – (05/13/04) – Watch for the giant African land snail – giant African snail alert PDF – giant African snail poster PDF
- 04/20/12 – Consumers are upset that “beetles” are in their coffee – Beetles???? The cochineal is a scale (a bug) – Starbucks removes insects from strawberry frappuccinos – (03/28/12) – Starbugs? Strawberry frappuccino colored by insects
- 04/18/12 – Tussock moth cocoons cause allergic reactions in some
- 04/13/12 – Invasive Whitefly Pests Issues in South Florida-a presentation for educators of landscape professionals in the following formats PDF (4.9 MB), PPT (65 MB), PPTX (15.2 MB)
- 04/13/12 – Caterpillars have good manners, as they are more likely to vomit when alone
- 04/13/12 – Head and body lice appear to be the same species – See Featured Creatures on these lice – UF lice study shows humans first wore clothes 170,000 years ago
- 04/12/12 – UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology newsletter – April 2012
- 04/11/12 – Black flies may have a purpose after all – See Featured Creatures on this group
- 04/09/12 – Who cares how flies sleep? OR change from lab to natural setting dramatically alters biological and genetic determinants of behavior
- 04/05/12 – USDA-APHIS confirms citrus greening (Huanglongbing) in California – See Featured Creatures on the Asian citrus psyllid
- 04/02/12 – USDA urges Americans to prevent invasive pests, protect American agriculture
- 04/02/12 – Florida’s 2012 Boll Weevil Eradication Program
- 03/29/12 – Two studies find neonicotinoid pesticides tied to crashing bee populations – (03/23/12) Corn insecticide linked to great die-off of beneficial honey bees
- 03/29/12 – Mexican fruit fly quarentine area established in Texas – See Featured Creatures on this species
- 03/26/12 – Citrus greening bacterium may “ring the dinner bell” to attract insect – See Featured Creatures on Asian citrus psyllid
- 03/12/12 – Is gypsy moth in your garden? Signs to look for.
- 03/09/12 – How the zebra got its stripes
- 02/21/12 – Fruit flies use alcohol as a drug to kill parasites
- 02/15/12 – The rugose spiraling whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin, a new exotic whitefly in South Florida PDF
- 02/15/12 – FDACS-DPI information on Paraleyrodes bondari Peracchi PDF – (01/09/12) The whitefly Paraleyrodes bondari Peracchi is a new Ficus pest PDF – Additional information on this species
- 02/07/12 – University of Florida scientists use ‘new improved’ fungus to control red imported fire ant – See Featured Creatures on this species
- 02/02/12 – Available information on the free release of genetically modified insects into the wild is highly restricted
- 02/02/12 – USDA map of Africanized honey bees’ spread in the United States
- 01/26/12 – Name (and eat) a cockroach for Valentine’s Day
- 01/26/12 – Citrus greening costs Florida US$ 3.63 billion – See Featured Creatures on Asian citrus psyllid
- 01/25/12 – Drink alcohol, live longer? It works for nematodes.
- 01/25/12 – Florida State memo on use of Nuvan Prostrips for the control of bed bugs – See Featured Creatures on this species
- 01/23/12 – Dung beetle dance provides crucial orientation cues
- 01/20/12 – USDA-APHIS confirms citrus greening in Texas – See Featured Creatures on the Asian citrus psyllid
- 01/18/12 – How mosquitoes keep cool – Genetically-altered mosquitoes kill malaria parasite – Anti-viral immune pathway discovered in mosquitoes
- 01/17/12 – Horse fly named in honor of Beyonce
- 01/11/12 – Mexican fruit fly eradicated in the United States – See Featured Creatures on this species
- 01/11/12 – UPDATE! The whitefly Paraleyrodes bondari Peracchi is a Ficus pest – and new record for Florida PDF – Additional information on this species
- 01/06/12 – FREE downloadable, computer-verified, pesticide-use training tutorials— Core2, Core6 and Label Tutorials; (CEUs approved for Florida and West Virginia)
2011
- 12/21/11 – Scientific article on maggot therapy
- 12/07/11 – Inbreeding in bed bugs: one key to massive increases in infestations – See this species on Featured Creatures
- 12/01/11 – Butterfly wings inspire design of water-repellent surface
- 11/22/11 – Why do flies like beer?
- 11/17/11 – Spalt – how the fly flies
- 11/02/11 – Corn plants plus gall midges equals trouble for twospotted mites – See Featured Creatures on this species
- 10/21/11 – Bed bug insecticide resistance mechanisms identified – See this species on Featured Creatures
- 09/30/11 – Beetles, beer and sex help two scientists win the Ig Nobel Prize
- 09/01/11 – Death from above: parasitic wasps attacking ants from the air filmed for the first time
- 08/30/11 – Guava fruit fly, Bactrocera correcta, in Orange County, Florida – See this species on Featured Creatures
- 08/18/11 – Passionvine mealybug, Planococcus minor (Maskell), a new exotic mealybug in south Florida
- 08/10/11 – Jamaican citrus pest weevil is discovered in Bahamas – closer to Florida
- 07/26/11 – Winning the battle against the Asian tiger mosquito – See Featured Creatures on this species
- 06/29/11 – Papaya plants reduce the need for insecticides on greenhouse tomatoes in Florida
- 05/31/11 – “Black olive” or bucida caterpillar – a nuisance pest in south Florida PDF – Staining associated with this species and the Eriophyid mite connection PDF – “Black olive” staining and control recommendations video
- 05/26/11 – FDACS-DPI issues brown marmorated stink bug alert for Florida PDF – See this species on Featured Creatures
- 05/11/11 – Africanized bee removal in Florida
- 05/09/11 – Insects with a third pair of wings
- 04/01/11 – UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology faculty with extension responsibilities
- 03/15/11 – Revolutionary theories of agricultural economics will change the world
- 03/10/11 – Under-the-radar tick diseases spreading across the U.S. See Featured Creatures for articles on American dog tick, blacklegged tick and brown dog tick – National Public Health Pest Control manual chapter on ticks
- 02/17/11 – New turfgrass nematode management options for 2011
- 02/08/11 – FDOACS recommendations for avoiding bed bugs – See this species on Featured Creatures
- 01/12/11 – Natural blacklegged (deer) tick control tested – See this species on Featured Creatures
- 01/04/11 – USDA entomologists release 5th phorid fly species to combat red imported fire ant – See these species on Featured Creatures
2010
- 12/20/10 – Fabric softener sheets repel gnats
- 12/10/10 – Catnip repels blood-sucking flies on livestock
- 12/07/10 – USDA scientists study essential oils to attract Asian citrus psyllid – See this species on Featured Creatures
- 11/10/10 – Florida state officials urge consumer awareness about bed bug infestations – See this species on Featured Creatures – See UF/IFAS recommended management techniques
- 11/01/10 – USDA-APHIS confirms presence of Duponchelia fovealis in 13 U.S. states – Field screening aid for adult D. fovealis PDF – Description, biology, damage and control from University of California PDF – New Pest Advisory Group report, amended September 2010 PDF – Risk Management Decision document for Canada PDF – July 2010 report of D. fovealis in California PDF – 2005 report of D. fovealis in Canada
- 10/08/10 – A Resource for Pests and Diseases of Cultivated Palms: Screening Aid to Pests – Announcement PDF
- 10/05/10 – White-tipped black moth, a serious pest for snowbush in southern Florida
- 09/28/10 – brown marmorated stink bug in the news – See this species on Featured Creatures – Penn State entomology site on this species
- 09/20/10 – Two new whiteflies in Florida – Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin PDF – ash whitefly, Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday) PDF
- 09/08/10 – The Billion-Bug Highway you can’t see (video)
- 09/02/10 – Bed bugs – from their perspective – See this species on Featured Creatures
- 08/30/10 – House flies identified carrying five more harmful bacteria species
- 08/19/10 – Florida issues rules on firewood and unprocessed wood products to prevent spead of pests
- 08/03/10 – Passionvine virus alert – vectored by aphids and impacting butterflies PDF – Characterization of passionfruit crinkle potyvirus PDF
- 06/11/10 – UF’s iPest brings the bugs to your phone
- 04/29/10 – Steps to keep bed bugs out of homes – See this species on Featured Creatures
- 04/22/10 – Cassava lace bug, Vatiga illudens (Drake), found in Florida
- 04/22/09 – FDACS-DPI update on this species – New “bean plataspid” found in northeast Georgia causes homeowner problems, potential legume pest – other images: ventral view, lateral view
- 04/20/10 – Cotton seed bug, Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (Costa), found in Monroe County, Florida – FDACS news release
- 04/01/10 – Thrips-vectored groundnut ringspot virus detected in tomato in south Florida
- 03/30/10 – Honey bee swarm removals – Florida
- 01/25/10 – Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead), a new exotic mealybug in south Florida
2009
- 12/11/09 – UF/IFAS researchers find lone culprit behind citrus greening
- 10/23/09 – Quick, inexpensive way to test psyllids for citrus greening disease
- 08/20/09 – Spotted wing drosophila, a potential pest of thin-skined fruit, found in Florida – University of California report on this species
- 08/06/09 – Another “Asian” ambrosia beetle, Xyleborinus andrewesi, makes its way to Florida
- 06/16/09 – Florida to trap the emerald ash borer beetle – Division of Plant Industry Emerald Ash Borer Web site – video
- 06/06/09 – Earthworm information
- 04/14/09 – Emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, a potential threat to Florida
2008
- 12/17/08 – Pink hibiscus mealybug pheromone licensed – See this species on Featured Creatures
- 12/05/08 – A eucalyptus pest, Leptocybe invasa, new to Florida and North America
- 09/09/08 – Guide to collecting and maintaining live arthropods for classroom display in Florida
- 09/02/08 – Database documents names for more than 150,000 Diptera species
- 06/23/08 – Tick and mosquito repellent can be made commercially from pine oil
- 06/10/08 – New record for sapodilla flower moth – discovered in Miami-Dade, Florida
- 05/27/08 – New exotic soft scale insect on croton in south Florida
- 05/06/08 – Genetic survey finds association between honey bee colony collapse disorder and virus – USDA announces Colony Collapse Disorder research action plan – Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in honey bees – USDA Questions and Answers: Colony Collapse Disorder
- 03/26/08 – Horidiplosis ficifolii, an ornamental pest, and a genus/species new to Florida and North America
- 01/15/08 – Growers could benefit from Asian cockroaches – See this species on Featured Creatures
- 01/10/08 – Blueberry gall midge parasitoids discovered
2007
- 12/05/07 – Red palm mite discovered in Florida – FDACS-DPI red palm mite Web site – Detection and identification of the red palm mite, Raoiella indica PDF – FDACS-DPI plant inspectors by county – See this species on Featured Creatures
- 11/14/07 – Lepidoptera Image Gallery – Florida Museum of Natural History
- 10/29/07 – UF/IFAS Invasive Arthropod Working Group Web site and listserv
- 10/16/07 – The fig whitefly – a new exotic found on Ficus in south Florida – Invasive Arthropod Working Group site on this species
- 08/27/07 – Variable oakleaf caterpillar defoliation in Florida
- 07/24/07 – FDACS-DPI Pest Alert on Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff
- 06/28/07 – CDC says Lyme disease cases have doubled in U.S. – CDC Lyme disease Web site
- 06/24/07 – Eastern lubber grasshoppers a problem in Florida
- 06/07/07 – Poliaspis cycad scale, Poliaspis cycadis, a new exotic scale insect for Florida
- 04/06/07 – Living with Africanized honey bees – Keeping Africanized honey bees out of wildlife nest boxes
- 03/19/07 – Small banana weevil found in Florida, record for continental United States
- 01/26/07 – Old-time mosquito remedy may work against ticks, too
- 01/05/07 – Redbay mortality threatens Palamedes swallowtail
2006
- 12/11/06 – Lime swallowtail in the Caribbean and possible impacts for Florida citrus
- 10/31/06 – Video PSA on exotic tarantula species in Florida
- 10/30/06 – Erythrina gall wasp, a pest of coral tree and other Erythrina spp. now in Florida – New Continental Record
- 10/20/06 – Whitefly Pupae of the World compendium and key
- 10/19/06 – Invasive Mite Identification resource – Mite Identification Web site
- 10/19/06 – Tiny wasps help control destructive pink hibiscus mealybug – See this species on Featured Creatures
- 10/05/06 – Beetle’s appetite proving helpful in destruction of tropical soda apple
- 09/28/06 – A Neotropical longhorn beetle new to the mainland of Florida
- 09/20/06 – California pea leafminer is a potential vegetable pest in Florida
- 09/08/06 – FDACS-DPI Pest Alert on Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (biotype Q) – USDA Whitefly Web site – UF/IFAS Whitefly Web site
- 09/08/06 – Whitefly Taxonomic and Ecological Website
- 07/26/06 – The FDACS Public Advisory on Africanized honey bees PDF
- 05/26/06 – Crypticerya genistae, a new exotic scale insect for Florida
- 04/27/06 – U.S. EPA Hispanic Pesticide Web site – El medio ambiente y su salud: Pesticidas
- 01/31/06 – Granddad’s advice may help thwart mosquitoes
2005
- 12/22/05 – Common Names of Arachnids 2003 Manual — American Arachnological Society
- 11/04/05 – First record of Afenestrata orientalis, a cyst-forming nematode, in Florida and the United States PDF
- 10/12/05 – Spanish language comic book for pesticide safety education
- 10/10/05 – An exotic weevil pest of Amaryllidaceae in Florida
- 08/19/05 – Twobanded Japanese weevil — an invasive pest new to Florida – See this species on Featured Creatures
- 08/15/05 – First record of Leptoglossus zonatus, a leaffooted bug plant pest, found in Florida
- 06/17/05 – Coconut borer found for the first time in the U.S. in Palm Beach, Florida — attacks many palms
- 06/16/05 – Two new species of Asian ambrosia beetles established in Florida
- 06/02/05 – New Florida state record for Phaedon desotonis Balsbaugh, a destructive beetle pest of Coreopis spp. (tickseed)
- 05/20/05 – Updated information regarding insect repellents from CDC – UF/IFAS memo on repellent use PDF
- 04/25/05 – Conchaspis cordiae, a new scale pest of West Indian mahogany in Florida
- 04/25/05 – Duplachionaspis divergens, a new scale pest of sugarcane and other grasses in Florida
- 03/02/05 – White-footed ant extends range in U.S. and Bahamas PDF – White-footed ant distribution table PDF – See this species on Featured Creatures
- 02/14/05 – Moth released in Florida as biological control effort against old world climbing fern
2004
- 11/01/04 – Snails and slugs of regulatory significance to Florida – See slugs and snails on Featured Creatures
- 08/31/04 – Insect pests of grapes in the southeastern United States PDF
- 07/27/04 – Mosquito control — timed spray systems
- 07/27/04 – Mosquito Repellent Wars PDF
- 06/18/04 – 100 most economically important invasive insects in Florida
- 06/04/04 – Fact or fiction: the truth about those pesky lovebugs – (lovebugs – It’s one word, folks!)
- 05/10/04 – Alert on the eugenia psyllid, Trioza eugeniae
2003
- 12/04/03 – Popular Arthropod Hoaxes
- 11/21/03 – Aphid damaging seashore paspalum
- 08/12/03 – Homeowners in Florida nervous about brahminy blind snakes
- 06/09/03 – Lobate lac scale is killing south Florida “dooryard” Melaleuca trees and other plants
- 05/19/03 – An exotic aphid from Asia found in Florida on Ficus sp.
- 05/02/03 – Microscopic mites may be linked to acne, thinning hair and other skin disorders
2002
- 10/18/02 – Western flower thrips and spotted wilt virus thwarted by environmentally friendly controls
- 08/19/02 – Deer flies a biting problem? ‘Trolling’ may be just the ticket
- 07/17/02 – Advice to consumers on propane mosquito traps
- 05/16/02 – Cactus moth threat to U.S. Opuntia cactus
- 04/29/02 – Weevils threaten Florida’s rare bromeliads
2001
- 03/29/01 – Twig girdler damage and control
2000
- 10/11/00 – Florida declares southern pine beetle emergency
- 07/21/00 – University of Florida/IFAS “IPM and Florida Tomatoes” brochure
- 01/25/00 – Southern pine beetle in Hernando, Volusia, and Levy Counties
1999
- 11/09/99 – Hyphenated and other insect common names
1998
- 12/02/98 – Trolling deer fly trap
- 10/02/98 – Dealing with yellowjackets
- 09/15/98 – Insects and the wildfires of 1998