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New on Featured Creatures! Hydrilla leafcutter moth. By Baniszewski, Weeks, and Cuda.

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
February 3, 2014

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen is an adventive Asian moth with an aquatic larval stage. The moth is found associated with ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Conservation, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Beneficials, Featured Creatures, Pest Alert

New on Featured Creatures! Erythrina leafminer. By Sourakov.

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
January 21, 2014

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The erythrina leafminer is a member of the genus Leucoptera, which are leaf borers that can cause severe damage to plant ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, HOME LANDSCAPES, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Featured Creatures, Moths, Ornamentals

New on Featured Creatures! Lone star tick. By Holderman and Kaufman.

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
November 13, 2013

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, was first described by Linnaeus in 1758. Lone star ticks feed on the blood of ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, , HOME LANDSCAPES, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Featured Creatures, Pest Alert, Ticks

New on Featured Creatures! Woolly oak aphids. By Halbert.

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
October 17, 2013

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Woolly oak aphids are conspicuous pests on oak (Quercus spp.), because they are covered with large amounts of flocculent ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aphid, Featured Creatures, Oak, Pest Alert