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April 2024 First Friday with Florida First Detector

by Morgan Pinkerton
April 8, 2024

Recap of April 2024 First Friday with Florida First Detector In April, we took a closer look at the pest group thrips (Order: Thysanoptera). While there are over 7,000 species of thrips around the world, only a handful of them are pests on ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Biosecurity, FFD23-24, FloridaFirstDetector, Invasive Species, Ornamental Plants, Pest Alert, SeminoleCountyAg, Thrips

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! Coconut scale

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
April 15, 2015

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Coconut scale, Aspidiotus destructor Signoret (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) (Fig. 1), is a pest of over 60 plant families and ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Featured Creatures, Pest Alert, Scale Insects

New on Featured Creatures! Black scale

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
April 8, 2015

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The black scale, Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) (Fig. 1) is an important pest of citrus and olive ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Featured Creatures, Olive, Pest Alert, Scale Insects

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