Plant Industry Pest Alerts

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Recent Pest Information  

• Sinomegoura citricola [ 949.9 kB ]
• Crapemyrtle Bark Scale [ 2.1 MB ]
• Japanese Honeysuckle [ 413.2 kB ]
• Catclaw Vine [ 768.5 kB ]
• Beach Vitex [ 1.2 MB ]
• Spotted Lanternfly [ 751.4 kB ]
• Black Bean Bug [ 1.1 MB ]
• Snout Scale [ 3.1 MB ]
• Thrips Parvispinus (Karny) [ 1.6 MB ]
• Horntail Snail [ 602.4 kB ]
• Asian Longhorn Beetle, Citrus Longhorn Beetle [ 2.6 MB ]
• Lychee Leei Scale, Thysanofiorinia Leei [ 497.6 kB ]
• Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus, Tobamovirus, (ToBRFV) [ 864.7 kB ]
• Lychee Erinose Mite, Aceria Litchii [ 2.3 MB ]

Pest Alerts Archives

Aphids | Beetles | Butterflies & Moths | Flies | Fruit Flies | Fungus | Leafminers |  Mealybugs | Mites | Nematodes | Noxious Weeds | Plant Pathology | Scales | Snails & Slugs | Spiders | Thrips, Psyllids, Whiteflies | Others 

Aphids

• Aloe Vera Aphid , Aloephagus Myersi Essi [ 316.6 kB ]
• Aphids on Christmas Trees [ 638.4 kB ]
• Asian Woolly Hackberry Aphid, Shivaphis Celti Das
• Pilea Aphid , Myzus Fataunae Shinji [ 1.3 MB ]

Beetles

• Asian Longhorned Beetle, Anoplophora Glabripennis, (ALB)
• Asiatic Garden Beetle, Maladera Castanea [ 731.9 kB ]
• Chlorophorus Strobiliocla [ 337.3 kB ]
• Citrus Longhorned Beetle, Anoplophora Chinensis, (CLB) [ 405.4 kB ]
• Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus Planipennis, (EAB) [ 1.8 MB ]
• Exophthalmus Similis [ 434.4 kB ]  
• Giant Palm Weevils of the Genus Rhynchophorus [ 319.3 kB ]
• Hibiscus Bud Weevil, Anthonomus Testaceosquamosus Linell [ 798.2 kB ]
• Myllocerus Undatus  [ 501.3 kB ]
• Oxymerus Aculeatus Lebasi  [ 220.6 kB ]
• Phaedon Desotonis [ 301.9 kB ]
• Phyllophaga Spp. [ 629.4 kB ]
• Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Xyleborus Glabratus  [ 1.3 MB ]
• Small Hive Beetle, Aethina Tumida [ 618.4 kB ]
• Trachyderes Mandibularis [ 348.9 kB ]
• Two Banded Japanese Weevil, Pseudocneorhinus Bifasciatus [ 316.1 kB ]
• Xyleborinus Andrewesi [ 308.6 kB ]

Butterflies and Moths

• Bean Pod Borer Moth, Maruca Vitrata  [ 508.3 kB ]
• European Pepper Moth, Duponchelia Fovealis [ 317 kB ]
• Lime Swallowtail, Papilio Demoleus [ 696.7 kB ]
• Mexican Rice Borer, Eoreuma Loftini [ 1.1 MB ]
• Old World Bollworm, Helicoverapa Armigera [ 393.8 kB ]
• Prepona Laertes [ 1.8 MB ]

Flies

• Guava Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Correcta [ 1.1 MB ]
• Mediterranean Fruit Fly Found on Habanero Shipment, Ceratitis Capitata [ 317.6 kB ]
• Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis Capitata [ 468.9 kB ]
• Mexican Fruit Fly, Anastrepha Ludens [ 401 kB ]
• Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Dorsalis [ 2 MB ]
• Peach Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Zonata [ 162.9 kB ]
• Pigeon Pea Pod Fly, Melanagromyza Obtusa [ 398.9 kB ]
• Spotted Wing Drosophila, Frosophila Suzukii [ 372 kB ]
• Zaprionus Indianus Gupta [ 312 kB ]

Fruit Flies

• Anastrepha ludens, Mexican Fruit Fly [ 401 kB ]
• Bactrocera correcta, A guava fruit fly [ 1.1 MB ]
• Bactrocera dorsalis, Oriental fruit fly complex [ 2 MB ]
• Bactrocera zonata, A peach fruit fly [ 1.2 MB ]
• Bactrocera zonata, Peach Fruit Fly [ 162.9 kB ]
• Ceratitis capitata, Mediterranean Fruit Fly [ 468.9 kB ]
• Ceratitis capitata, found on habanero shipment [ 317.6 kB ]
• Guava Fruit Fly Bactrocera correcta [ 1.1 MB ]

Fungus

• Citrus Black Spot, Guignardia Citricarpa [ 332.8 kB ]
• Corn Tar Spot, Phyllachora Maydis [ 1 MB ]

Leafminers

• California Pea Leafminer, Liriomyza Langei [ 334.2 kB ]
• Citrus Leafminer, Phyllocnistis Citrella [ 309.3 kB ]
• Daylily Leafminer, Ophiomyia Kwansonis [ 544.3 kB ]
• Pea Leafminer, Lirio66426myza Huidobrensis [ 380.3 kB ]

Mealybugs

• A Pulvinaria sp. with morphological similarities to  P. bambusicola [ 356.9 kB ]
• Delottococcus confusus, Armored Scale [ 537.7 kB ]
• Maconellicoccus hirsutus, Pink hibiscus mealybug [ 494.8 kB ]
• Nipaecoccus viridis, a New Exotic Mealybug [ 326.7 kB ]
• Palmicultor lumpurensis, A bamboo mealybug [ 258.1 kB ]
• Planococcus minor, The Passionvine Mealybug [ 701.5 kB ]
• Pseudococcus dendrobiorum, An Orchid Mealybug [ 418.4 kB ]
• Lebbeck Mealybug, Nipaecoccus Viridis [ 1.2 MB ]

Mites

• Aceria litchii - Erinose mite pest on lychee [ 2.3 MB ]
• Aceria zelkoviana, Japanese zelkova eriophyid mite [ 268.1 kB ]
• Raoiella indica, Red palm mite [ 513.8 kB ]
• Eutetranychus sp. A new exotic spider mite [ 295.3 kB ]
• Rose Rosette Virus Mite, Phyllocoptes Fructiphilus [ 700.6 kB ]  

Nematodes

• Red Ring Nematode, Bursaphelenchus Cocophilus
• Root-Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne Mayaguensis [ 756 kB ]

Noxious Weeds

• Chinese Creeper, Bittervine, Mile-A-Minute, Mikania Micrantha [ 545 kB ]
• Chinese Privet, Small Leaved Privet, Ligustrum Sinense [ 743.4 kB ]
• Crested Floating Heart, Nymphoides Cristata [ 652.5 kB ]
• Golden False Beardgrass, Lovegrass, Mackie's Pest, Chrysopogon Aciculatus [ 3.1 MB ]
• Hen's Eye, Scratch Throat, Coralberry Ardisia, Ardisia Crenata, Coral Ardisia [ 618.8 kB ]
• Yellow Floating Heart, Fringed Water Lily, Nymphoides Peltata [ 692.3 kB ]

Plant Pathology

• Bacterial Fruit Blotch of Watermelon, Acidovorax Avenae Subsp. Citrulli [ 1.8 MB ]
• Chrysanthemum White Rust, Puccinia Horiana [ 878.7 kB ]
• Citrus Greening, Huanglongbing [ 707.2 kB ]
• Corn Tar Spot, Phyllachora Maydis [ 1 MB ]
• Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus, (CGMMV)
• Daylily Rust, Puccinia Hemerocallidis [ 1.1 MB ]
• Downy Mildew on Impatiens Walleriana, Plasmopara Obducens [ 516.3 kB ]
• Gladiolus Rust, Uromyces Transversalis [ 347.9 kB ]
• Mango Leaf Spot, Pseudocercospora Mangifericola [ 1.2 MB ]
• Phyllanthus Rust, Phyllanthus Acidus [ 1 MB ]
• Rose Rosette Disease, Rose Rosette Virus [ 376 kB ]
• Rose Rosette Virus Mite, Phyllocoptes Fructiphilus [ 700.6 kB ]  
• Stripe Rust of Wheat, Puccinia Striformis [ 574.5 kB ]
• Sudden Oak Death, Phytopthora Ramorum, (SOD) [ 1.1 MB ]
• Surveillance for Soybean Rust, Phakopsora Pachyrhizi and Phakopsora Meibomiae [ 496.8 kB ]
• Texas Phoenix Palm Decline, Lethal Bronzing (TPPD) [ 3.7 MB ]
• Hibiscus-infecting cilevirus (HiCV) [ 1.7 MB ]
• Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus, Tobamovirus, (ToBRFV) [ 864.7 kB ]

Scales

• Armored Scale Infesting Lucky Bamboo, Lepidosaphes Chinensis [ 537.7 kB ]
• Armored Scale Pest of Citrus, Fiorinia Proboscidaria [ 500.1 kB ]
• A Bamboo Thread Scale [ 1.6 MB ]
• Black Parlatoria Scale, Ziziphus Scale, Parlatoria Ziziphi, (BPS) [ 2.1 MB ]
• Crypticerya Genistae [ 1.1 MB ]
• Cycad Aulacaspis Scale, Aulacaspis Yasumatsui
• Duplachionaspis Divergens  [ 536.1 kB ]
• False Armored Scale, Conchaspis Cordiae Mamet [ 795.4 kB ]
• Flat Grass Scale, Aclerda Takahashii [ 1.5 MB ]
• Grenade Scale, Cerococcus Deklei [ 833.8 kB ]
• Lepidosaphes Laterochitinosa [ 1.7 MB ]
• Lobate Lac Scale, Paratachardina Pseudolobata  [ 969.6 kB ]
• Lychee Leei Scale, Thysanofiorinia Leei [ 497.6 kB ]
• Phalacrococcus Howertoni [ 1.4 MB ]
• Phantasma Scale, Fiorinia Phantasma,  [ 722 kB ]
• Poliaspis Cycad Scale, Poliaspis Cycadis [ 1.3 MB ]  
• Pulvinaria Sp. With Morphological Similarities to P. Bambusicola [ 356.9 kB ]
• Stellate Scale, Vinsonia Stellifera [ 1.6 MB ]
• White Mango Scale, Aulacaspis Tubercularis [ 1.4 MB ]  

Snails and Slugs

• Giant African Land Snail and Giant South American Snails: Field Recognition [ 1.2 MB ]
• Snails & Slugs of Regulatory Significance to FL [ 1.5 MB ]

Spiders

• The Chilean Recluse [ 950.8 kB ] ,  Loxosceles laeta [ 950.8 kB ]
• Venomous Spiders in Florida [ 2 MB ]

Thrips/Psyllids/Whiteflies

• Aleurotrachelus near A nonae [ 2.2 MB ]
• Ash Whitefly, Siphoninus Phillyreae [ 1.1 MB ]
• Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina Citri [ 564.4 kB ]
• Bondar's Nesting Whitefly, Paraleyrodes Bondari [ 2.2 MB ]
• Chilli Thrips, Scirtothrips Dorsalis [ 714 kB ]
• Euphyllura Olivina [ 309.6 kB ]
• Fig Whitefly, Singhiella Simplex [ 745.8 kB ]
• 'Gennadius 'Q' Biotype in Southern Florida, Bemisia Tabaci [ 1.5 MB ]
• Giant Whitefly , Aleurodicus Dugesii [ 3 MB ]
• Honeysuckle Whitefly, Aleyrodes Ionicerae [ 1.1 MB ]
• Potato Psyllid, Bactericera Cockerelli [ 371.1 kB ]
• Potato Psyllid, Bactericera Cockerelli [ 1.2 MB ]
• Red Gum Lerp Psyllid, Glycaspis Brimblecombei [ 923.4 kB ]
• Rose Rosette Disease, Rose Rosette Virus [ 987.9 kB ]
• Rugose Spiraling Whitefly, Aleurodicus Rugioperculatus [ 1.2 MB ]
• Sugarcane Thrips, Fulmekiola Serrata [ 1.9 MB ]
• Whitefly, Asiothrixus Antidesmae [ 1.1 MB ]
• Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall), Asian bean thrips [ 482.3 kB ]

Others

• Bragrada bug, Bragrada hilaris [ 830.7 kB ]
• Bean Plataspid, Megacopta Cribraria [ 1 MB ]
• Blue Gum Chalcid, Leptocybe Invasa [ 637.1 kB ]
• Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha Halys [ 708.4 kB ]
• Cassava Lace Bug, Vatiga Illudens [ 2.2 MB ]
• Cotton Seed Bug, Oxycarenus Hyalinipennis [ 477.2 kB ]
• Erythrina Gall Wasp, Quadrastichus Erythrinae [ 819.2 kB ]
• Horidiplosis Ficfolii  [ 637.7 kB ]
• Leptoglossus Zonatus [ 1.1 MB ]
• Ligurian Leafhopper, Eupteryx Decemnotata [ 830.9 kB ]
• Taro Planthopper, Tarophagus Colocasiae [ 1.5 MB ]

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