Recently added articles from Florida Entomologist:
Effect of male accessory gland extracts on female oviposition and sexual receptivity of the Caribbean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae).(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Lentz, Anthony J. ... The Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew), is an important quarantine pest of citrus in Florida. Although its impact on citrus production is minor, its presence results in export restrictions. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry ...
Life history of the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Dryophtoridae), in Southern Japan.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Abe, Fukiko ... The red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), is widely distributed in southern Asia and Melanesia, and attacks various palm species such as Phoenix syluestris, Cocos nusifera and Metroxylon sago in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indonesia, ...
Rise and fall of red oak borer (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, USA.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Riggins, John J. ... The Ozark highlands in northern Arkansas encompass approximately 6.5 million forested hectares, most of which are made up of oak-hickory forest type (Guldin et al. 1999). Overall, the red oak group (Quercus: Section Lobatae), and primarily northern red oak Q. rubra L., comprise ...
First North American records of the east Palearctic seed beetle Bruchidius terrenus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae), a specialist on mimosa (Albizia julibrissin, Fabaceae).(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Hoebeke, E. Richard ... The Old World genus Bruchidius, with about 300 described species (Kingsolver 2004), is represented in North America by 2 adventive species, B. villosus (F.) and B. cisti (F.). Both species apparently were accidentally introduced with seeds of their leguminous host plants (Bottimer 1968). ...
Is host size an indicator of quality in the mass-reared parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)?(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Lopez, Olga P. ... Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a koinobiont endoparasitoid native from the Indo-Australian region that attacks late instars of several fruit-infesting tephritid flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) (Wharton & Gilstrap 1983). This parasitoid has been employed in ...
Releases, distribution and abundance of Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biological control agent of tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum, Solanaceae) in Florida.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Overholt, W.A. ... Tropical soda apple (TSA), Solanum viarum Dunal (Solanaceae), is a prickly, perennial weed from South America that was first reported in Florida in 1988 (Mullahey et al. 1993). The plant quickly spread throughout Florida and into several other states including Georgia, South Carolina, ...
Host specificity of Anthonomus elutus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a potential biological control agent of wetland nightshade (Solanaceae) in Florida.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Medal, J. ... Wetland-nightshade (also known as aquatic soda apple), Solanum tampicence Dunal (Solanaceae) is a prickly perennial shrub that has the potential to become a serious weed in Florida wetland habitats (Fox & Bryson 1998; Coile 1993). A synonym that has been used in the past is Solanum ...
A new genus and new species of the subtribe Cicadina (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadini).(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Lee, Young June ... A new species is described from Cambodia. It was found among undetermined material in the collections of the Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Brussels (IRSNB). A new genus is described here as well in order to include this unique new species. It is clear that this new ...
Ant tending of Miami blue butterfly larvae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): partner diversity and effects on larval performance.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Trager, Matthew D. ... The larvae of many lycaenid butterflies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) interact with ants in relationships ranging from brood parasitism in ant colonies to mutualism in which both species benefit. Approximately 60% of the ant-associated lycaenid species are facultative myrmecophiles that are ...
Semiochemically based monitoring of the invasion of the brown marmorated stink bug and unexpected attraction of the native green stink bug (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in Maryland.(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2009; Aldrich, J.R. ... The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stal) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), is an exotic species (Hoebeke & Carter 2003) that is rapidly expanding its range from its original point of establishment in Allentown, Pennsylvania (Hamilton 2009). Collection records for H. halys date ...
Development of Spalangia cameroni and Muscidifurax raptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on live and freeze-killed house fly (Diptera: Muscidae) pupae.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Kaufman, Phillip E. ... House flies are a primary pest with confined livestock, particularly dairy and poultry. With the continued development of insecticide resistance and the general movement toward more sustainable management systems, including IPM, increasing numbers of producers are using biological control ....
Parasitism of the brown citrus aphid in Dominica by Lysiphlebus testaceipes and Lipolexis oregmae (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae).(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Cocco, Arturo ... The brown citrus aphid Toxoptera citricidus (= citricida, Nieto Nafria et al. 2005) (Kirkaldy) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is an efficient vector of the citrus tristeza virus (CTV), and an economically important pest in areas where citrus species are grafted on rootstocks susceptible to CTV ...
The whip scorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus (Uropygi: Thelyphonidae), preys on the chemically defended Florida scrub millipede, Floridobolus penneri (Spirobolida: Floridobolidae).(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Carrel, James E. ... The rare Florida scrub millipede, Floridobolus penneri Causey, is confined to xeric, sandy scrub habitats in the southern part of the narrow Lake Wales Ridge in Polk and Highlands Counties, Florida (Deyrup 1994). Although large in size (adult body length of about 90 mm and width of about ...
A new pest of rice in Missouri: range expansion of Triops longicaudatus (Crustacea: Notostraca: Triopsidae) into the Northern Mississippi River Alluvial Plains.(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Tindall, K.V. ... Tadpole shrimp, Triops longicaudatus (Le-Conte) (Notostraca: Triopsidae), are pests in California rice production systems. Tadpole shrimp are an obligate species of ephemeral freshwater aquatic habitats and in North America were considered primarily a species of the western United State ...
Length of multiple-funnel traps affects catches of some bark and wood boring beetles in a slash pine stand in northern Florida.(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Miller, Daniel R. ... The multiple-funnel trap has gained broad acceptance for catching bark and ambrosia beetles since the trap was developed more than 25 years ago (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) (Lindgren 1983). The trap consists of black plastic funnels aligned vertically over each other, allowing for intercepted ...
Egg parasitoids of Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Jalisco State, Mexico.(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Virla, Eduardo G. ... The corn leafhopper, Dalbulus maidis (Delong & Wolcott) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) is broadly distributed throughout the American continent, from southeastern and southwestern USA to Argentina. It is the most important leafhopper pest of maize, Zea mays L., in Latin America (Nault 1990), ...
Oviposition of the neotropical brown stink bug Euschistus heros (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) on artificial and on natural substrates.(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Silva, Flavia A.C. ... The Neotropical brown stink bug, Euschistus heros (F.), a major component of the pest complex on soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) (Panizzi et al. 2000a), can be reared under laboratory conditions with high rates of survivorship and fecundity (Peres & Correa-Ferreira 2001; Silva et al ....
A new record for Cicindela scabrosa (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) from Hardee County, Florida.(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Mosley, Jackson ... The Florida Scrub Tiger Beetle Cicindela scabrosa Schaupp, a species precinctive to Florida, has not previously been recorded from Hardee County, Florida. Cicindela scabrosa is known from Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Dade, Highlands, Indian River, Levy, Orange, Polk, Putman, St. Johns, ...
Mitochondrial DNA markers in populations of Dacus punctatifrons (Diptera: Tephritidae).(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Elfekih, Samia ... Some of the true fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are major economic agricultural pests in several African countries (White & Elson-Harris 1992). Dacus punctatifrons (Karsch) (Subfamily Dacinae; Tribe Dacini) (Caroll et al. 2002) is a major pest of many cultivated and wild cucurbits as ...
Synonymy of Aleochara (Aleochara) claviger and A. niponensis (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), and first record of A. claviger in Korea.(Scientific Notes)(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Park, Jong-Seok ... While studying Korean Aleochara Gravenhorst, we found a species new to the Korean fauna. After detailed comparisons with many types of the East Asian Aleochara, the species was identified as A. claviger Sharp. In addition, we noticed that the holotype ofA. niponensis Sharp was very similar ...
