Commodity risk assessment of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum vulgare plants from the UK [PDF]
EFSA JournalThe European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +28 more
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Iridovirus in the root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus [PDF]
Journal of Insect Science, 2003 Invertebrate iridescent virus 6 (IIV6) was evaluated for mode of transmission and ability to cause infection in the root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.). This is the first evidence of IIV6 infection in D.
W.B. Hunter +4 more
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EFSA Journal, 2022 The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +29 more
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Diaprepes Root Weevil on Southern Highbush Blueberry in Florida
EDIS, 2019 Citrus root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (Linnaeus) is a destructive pest on citrus trees. It is now becoming a significant pest on blueberry in central Florida, at times causing major damage to blueberry bushes that are more than two years old. This 3-
Douglas A. Phillips +2 more
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Diaprepes in Florida citrus: Past, present, and future.
EDIS, 2023 In response to the recent resurgence of Diaprepes under a scenario where most citrus trees are infected with HLB, we have begun work to develop the needed tools and management recommendations to limit the damage it might cause.
Lukasz Stelinski +2 more
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Efficacy of Topical Application, Leaf Residue or Soil Drench of Blastospores of Isaria fumosorosea for Citrus Root Weevil Management: Laboratory and Greenhouse Investigations [PDF]
Insects, 2016 The efficacy of topical, leaf residue, and soil drench applications with Isaria fumosorosea blastospores (Ifr strain 3581) was assessed for the management of the citrus root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.).
Pasco B. Avery +4 more
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Olfactory cues are subordinate to visual stimuli in a neotropical generalist weevil. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The tropical root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus is a major pest of multiple crops in the Caribbean Islands and has become a serious constraint to citrus production in the United States.
Fernando Otálora-Luna +2 more
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Metagenomic clustering reveals microbial contamination as an essential consideration in ultraconserved element design for phylogenomics with insect museum specimens. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 We investigate if genomic bacterial and laboratory contamination is introduced into ultraconserved element (UCE) probe design from five novel Coleoptera museum specimens. Our findings indicate that even very clean samples have contamination that is carried into the UCE probe design.
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Field Diagnosis of Citrus Root Weevil Damage
EDIS, 2005 Root weevils infest citrus groves throughout the citrus growing regions of Florida. Among the eight weevil species that have been identified in Florida citrus groves, five have some potential to cause economic problems for nurserymen and commercial ...
Stephen H. Futch +4 more
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Insect Management for Sweet Potatoes
EDIS, 2021 Sweet potatoes, both orange- and white-fleshed varieties, are widely grown in Florida. Foliar pests, leafminers, whiteflies and armyworms, are generally not difficult to manage; in fact insecticides should be avoided to conserve their natural enemies ...
Xavier Martini, S. E. Webb
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