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New on Featured Creatures! The coconut rhinoceros beetle

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
September 2, 2015

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Oryctes rhinoceros (L.), the coconut rhinoceros beetle, is a pest species occurring throughout many tropical regions of ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, HOME LANDSCAPES, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beetles, FDACS-DPI, Featured Creatures, Pest Alert, Pest Movement

New on Featured Creatures! Tea shot-hole borer

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
June 12, 2015

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The tea shot-hole borer, Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is an Asian ambrosia beetle ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, HOME LANDSCAPES, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beetles, Exotic Species, Featured Creatures, Invasive Species, Pest Alert, Pest Movement, UF/IFAS Pest Alert

New on Featured Creatures! The wedge-shaped beetles

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
January 8, 2015

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Ripiphoridae are a family of unusual parasitic beetles that are thought to be related to tumbling flower beetles (Coleoptera: ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, HOME LANDSCAPES, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beetles, Featured Creatures, Pest Alert, UF-IFAS Pest Alert, UF/IFAS Pest Alert

New on Featured Creatures! The hydrilla stem weevil.

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
June 8, 2014

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Bagous hydrillae O’Brien is a semi-aquatic weevil that feeds on the aquatic invasive weed Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Farm Management, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Beetles, Featured Creatures, Invasive Species, Pest Alert, UF/IFAS Pest Alert

New on Featured Creatures! The convergent lady beetle.

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
June 5, 2014

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The convergent lady beetle, Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville, is among the most common lady beetle species throughout ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beetles, Beneficials, Featured Creatures, Pest Alert, UF/IFAS Pest Alert

New on Featured Creatures! Spotted cucumber beetle, by Gill, Goyal and Gillett-Kaufman.

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
October 2, 2013

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Spotted cucumber beetle, Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber, is a major agricultural pest of North America. Another ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beetles, Featured Creatures, Pest Alert