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Population Genomics Approaches Identify a Cryptic, Emerging Generalist Pest Complex. [PDF]
Ecol EvolMolecular gut content analysis and RAD‐seq analysis revealed a peanut pest complex where previously only one species was considered problematic. Both species exhibited a wide, but somewhat distinct, variety of plants among their diets, and peanut‐feeding was rare. Diet generalism combined with a stepwise pattern of dispersal among fields might underlie
Rodrigues PAP +7 more
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Yaupon Holly Culture and Pest Management for Tea Production and Ornamental Use
EDIS, 2020 Yaupon holly, Ilex vomitoria Aiton, is an evergreen woody plant native to the southeastern United States. The species is widely used as a landscape ornamental plant because it tolerates a wide range of soil and environmental conditions, is
Matthew A. Borden +2 more
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Larger Elm Leaf Beetle, Monocesta coryli (Say) (Insecta: Coleoptea: Chrysomelidae)
EDIS, 2004 The larger elm leaf beetle, Monocesta coryli (Say), is one of the most conspicuous members of Florida's leaf beetle fauna. Although usually uncommonly collected in this state, it occasionally is abundant enough to cause defoliation of both native and ...
Michael C. Thomas
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Scale Insects and Mealybugs on Ornamental Plants
EDIS, 2006 Revised! ENY-323, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Eileen A. Buss and Jay Cee Turner, describes this group of serious pests of many ornamental plants.
Eileen A. Buss, Jay Cee Turner
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Lantana Lace Bug, Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål (Insecta: Hemiptera: Tingidae)
EDIS, 2004 The lantana lace bug, Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål, often causes extensive damage to lantana, Lantana camara L. Although lantana is sometimes used as an ornamental, it is usually considered a weed.
Dale H. Habeck +2 more
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Managing Thrips and Tomato Spotted Wilt in Pepper
EDIS, 2004 Thrips are serious pests of ornamental, vegetable, and fruit crops in the field and greenhouse. Feeding and egg-laying by thrips results in distortion, discoloration, silvering, and bronzing of leaves and fruits of vegetables reducing their market value.
Joe Funderburk +3 more
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Optimizing Alternative Fumigant Applications for Ornamental Production in Florida
EDIS, 2009 ENY-901, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Erin N. Rosskopf, N. Kokalis-Burelle, R. McSorley, and E. Skvarch, presents the results of tests of two alternative fumigants for ornamental production, conducted in Gainesville and Ft. Pierce.
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Management of Insect and Mite Resistance in Ornamental Crops
EDIS, 2008 ENY-843, an 11-page fact sheet by James F. Price, Elzie McCord, Jr., and Curtis Nagle, defines pesticide resistance, how it is established and resistance management.
James F. Price +2 more
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Thrips of Ornamentals in the Southeastern US
EDIS, 2008 ENY-845, a 10-page illustrated fact sheet by Joe Funderburk, Stan Diffie, Jyotsna Sharma, Amanda Hodges, and Lance Osborne, describes the common thrips associated with ornamental plants in the southeastern U.S., their biology, feeding behavior and damage,
Joe Funderburk +4 more
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EDIS, 2004 Melaleuca, Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T. Blake (Myrtaceae), is an invasive woody plant that is native to Australia, New Guinea, and the Soloman Islands.
James P. Cuda +4 more
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