scholarly journals White Garden Snail, Theba pisana (Mueller) (Gastropoda: Helicidae)

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2004 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane E. Deisler ◽  
Lionel A. Stange
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Land Snail ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Agricultural Pest ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
Foreign Land ◽  
Theba Pisana ◽  
Reproductive Rates

The white garden snail, Theba pisana (Mueller), is the worst potential agricultural pest of the helicid snails introduced to North America (Mead 1971). It is the most frequently intercepted foreign land snail (Hanna 1966, Mead 1971), generally arriving in shipments from the Mediterranean countries. Theba pisana shows a strong proclivity for climbing up and into freight for aestivation and is difficult to detect. This snail can survive long and arduous journeys because of its ability to form a wall of dried mucus, called an epiphragm, in the aperture of its shell which reduces water loss during dormancy. Theba pisana is capable of explosive reproductive rates where it has been introduced, and can be found in densities of up to 3000 snails per tree (Mead 1971) after periods of less than 5 years (Chace 1915, Orcutt 1919). Once established, T. pisana causes severe defoliation of a number of plants, including citrus and ornamental plantings (Orcutt 1919, Pilsbry 1939, Abbott 1950, Dekle 1962, Hanna 1966, Mead 1971). Theba pisana was previously known as Helix pasana (Mueller). This document is EENY-197 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 2), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: March 2001. Revised August 2002. EENY-197/IN354: White Garden Snail, Theba pisana (Mueller) (Gastropoda: Helicidae) (ufl.edu)

scholarly journals Coriander Aphid, Hyadaphis coriandri (Das) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphididae)

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2005 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan E. Halbert
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Orange County ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Coriandrum Sativum ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Anethum Graveolens ◽  
Foeniculum Vulgare ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Hillsborough County ◽  
First Time

The coriander aphid, Hyadaphis coriandri (Das), was found for the first time in North America on fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) at Orange County residences in Apopka and Orlando. In December 1998, an infestation also was found on coriander (Coriandrum sativum Linnaeus) and dill (Anethum graveolens Linnaeus) at a residence in Tampa, Hillsborough County. This document is EENY-296 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 399), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: June 2003. EENY296/IN574: Coriander Aphid, Hyadaphis coriandri (Das) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphididae) (ufl.edu)

scholarly journals Northern Red-Oak Kermes, Kermes Scale (suggested common names), Allokermes kingii (Cockerell) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Kermesidae)

EDIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2005 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Cee Turner ◽  
Eileen Buss
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Northern Red Oak ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Northeastern North America ◽  
Important Pest ◽  
Quercus Spp

In North America there are 32 species of Kermesidae in five genera, but in northeastern North America there are only nine species in four genera (Eriokermes, Nanokermes, Allokermes, and Kermes). The Allokermes spp. that are of economic importance in Florida are A. cueroensis (Cockerell), A. galliformis (Riley), and A. kingii (Cockerell). The kermes scale, Allokermes kingii (Cockerell), is an important pest on oak (Quercus spp.) trees. This document is EENY-338, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: November 2004. EENY338/IN615: Northern Red-Oak Kermes (suggested common names), Allokermes kingii (Cockerell) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Kermesidae) (ufl.edu)

scholarly journals Regal Jumping Spider, Phidippus regius C. L. Koch (Arachnida: Salticidae)

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2003 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Glavis B. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Greater Antilles ◽  
Eastern North America ◽  
The Bahamas ◽  
Jumping Spider ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Agricultural Sciences

Except for two pantropical species (Edwards 1979), the jumping spider most frequently encountered in Florida is Phidippus regius C.L. Koch. This species is aptly named in terms of its size, as it is the largest jumping spider in eastern North America. The species is found in the southeastern U.S., the Greater Antilles, and the Bahamas, but is most common in peninsular Florida. This document is EENY-152 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 223), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: September 2000. EENY152/IN309: Regal Jumping Spider, Phidippus regius C. L. Koch (Arachnida: Salticidae) (ufl.edu)

scholarly journals Leafcutting Bees, Megachilidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Megachilinae)

EDIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2005 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Serrano
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Rotting Wood ◽  
Single Larva ◽  
Cut Leaves ◽  
Multiple Cells

Leafcutting bees are important native pollinators of North America. They use cut leaves to construct nests in cavities (mostly in rotting wood). They create multiple cells in the nest, each with a single larva and pollen stored for the larvae to eat. Leafcutting bees are important pollinators of wildflowers, fruits, vegetables and other crops. Leafcutting bees, Osmia spp. are even used as commercial pollinators (like honey bees) in crops such as alfalfa and blueberries. This document is EENY-342, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: January 2005. EENY-342/IN619: Leafcutting Bees, Megachilidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Megachilinae) (ufl.edu)

Cyclamen Mite, Phytonemus pallidus (Banks) (Arachnida: Acarina: Tarsonemidae)

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2004 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold A. Denmark
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
North America ◽  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Adult Stage ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Temperate Zone ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
High Humidity ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
The World

The cyclamen mite, Phytonemus pallidus (Banks), (family Tarsonemidae), was first noticed in New York in 1898 and in Canada in 1908. The cyclamen mite was described by Banks (1901) as Tarsonemus pallidus from leaves of greenhouse chrysanthemums at Jamaica, New York. Today, it is generally distributed throughout the country. Ewing (1939) considered Tarsonemus fragariae Zimmermn and T. destructor Reuter to be synonyms of T. pallidus Banks. Beer (1954) placed it in the genus Steneotarsonemus. However, Linquist placed in it the genus Phytodromus in 1987. The mites are often found on the corms of cyclamens in storage and are thus transported by trade. It has been spread on plants in unopened leaflets and on the tubers of cyclamen to all parts of the world. This mite requires high humidity and avoids light. It overwinters in the adult stage in the temperate zone. It is widely distributed throughout North America, Hawaii, Europe and Asia. This document is EENY-178 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circulars 25, 177 and 306), one of the Featured Creatures series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: December 2000. Revised: August 2004. EENY-178/IN335: Cyclamen Mite, Phytonemus pallidus (Banks) (Arachnida: Acari: Tarsonemidae) (ufl.edu)

scholarly journals Forest Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria Hübner (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2004 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Meeker
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Allergic Reaction ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Malacosoma Disstria ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Forest Tent Caterpillar ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Feeding Sites ◽  
Hardwood Trees ◽  
Tent Caterpillar

The forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria Hübner, is the most widely distributed indigenous tent caterpillar in North America (Furniss and Carolin 1977). The forest tent caterpillar has been recognized as an important defoliator of a wide variety of deciduous hardwood trees throughout its range for many years (Batzer and Morris 1978). Although this univoltine insect is called a tent caterpillar, it is unlike other Malacosoma species in that the larvae do not construct tents. Instead, forest tent caterpillars spin silken mats on the trunks and large branches where they congregate to molt or rest from feeding. Larvae also deposit silk in strands along which they travel to and from feeding sites. The caterpillars themselves are relatively harmless to people (i.e., they do not bite or sting) although a few people have an allergic reaction to handling them. This document is EENY-184 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 385), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: January 2001.  EENY-184/IN341: Forest Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria H�bner (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) (ufl.edu)

scholarly journals Whitefringed Beetles, Naupactus (= Graphognathus) spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2005 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne N. Dixon
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Agricultural Crops ◽  
The South ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Agricultural Sciences

Naupactus leucoloma Boheman, the whitefringed beetle, was first collected in North America near Svea, Florida in 1936 (Buchanan 1939). This species and two others (N. minor (Buchanan) and N. peregrinus (Buchanan)) comprise the whitefringed beetle complex in North America (Buchanan 1947, Warner 1975). Whitefringed beetles are considered serious pests of many agricultural crops (Young et al. 1950) and have become pests of young pines planted on converted croplands in the South. This document is EENY-294 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 309), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: June 2003. EENY294/IN572: Whitefringed Beetles, Naupactus (=Graphognathus) spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (ufl.edu)

scholarly journals International Agricultural Trade Disputes: Case Studies in North America

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2003 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Schmitz ◽  
Won Koo ◽  
Charles Moss
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Resource Economics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Agricultural Trade ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Trade Disputes ◽  
University Of Florida

This paper summarizes the research presented in a conference about border disputes between the United States,Canada, and Mexico over agricultural products and lumber, which are numerous and appear to be escalating. This is EDIS document FE381, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published May 2003.  https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe381

scholarly journals Green Lynx Spider, Peucetia viridans (Hentz) (Arachnida: Araneae: Oxyopidae)

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2004 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard V. Weems, Jr. ◽  
W. H. Whitcomb
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Southern United States ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Agricultural Pest ◽  
Plant Industry ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Bright Green ◽  
Potential Use

In Florida, the green lynx spider, Peucetia viridans (Hentz), is the spider most often received for identification by Division of Plant Industry entomologists. It is a conspicuous, large, bright green spider found on many kinds of shrublike plants throughout the southern United States and is the largest North American lynx spider. Although it is common throughout Florida and aggressively attacks its insect prey, it very seldom bites humans. While its bite is of little concern to humans, the green lynx spider is of interest because of its potential use in agricultural pest management. This document is EENY-249 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 181), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: November, 2001. EENY249/IN521: Green Lynx Spider, Peucetia viridans (Hentz) (Arachnida: Araneae: Oxyopidae) (ufl.edu)

Estate Planning

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2002 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Josephine Turner ◽  
Vervil Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Estate Planning ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Agricultural Sciences

This document is FCS 7027, one of a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication date: September 2002. First published: July 1978. Revised: September 2002. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy446

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