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Albizia Julibrissin Mimosa Merobruchus Lysilomae a Bruchid Beetle 28-Sep-2010 Gainesville, FL Alachua Cheryl A Tri-ology September-October 2010 1 Plant Common Arthropod Common Collector Plants Plants Acres Acres Sample Via State/ Plant Species Arthropod Species Collection Date Location Type City, State County Collector Severity Record Collection Method Notes Name Name Institution Involved Affected Involved Affected Number Country Business This is the first record of this species outside of South Florida and the Caribbean Islands (Dr. John Albizia julibrissin mimosa Merobruchus lysilomae a bruchid beetle 28-Sep-2010 Gainesville, FL Alachua Cheryl A. Jones DPI 1 1 1.0 0.1 Slight E-2010-5991 COUNTY Multi-Lure trap landscape M. Kingsolver, FSCA Research Associate). Rosemary Ambrosia common Andrew I. Derksen; Karolynne M. Nipaecoccus viridis a mealybug 15-Oct-2010 Scrub Natural Boynton Beach, FL Palm Beach CAPS; USDA E-2010-6345 HOST Hand catch artemisiifolia ragweed Griffiths Area four-petal Land Manager for Juno Dunes Asimina tetramera pawpaw, scrub Aethecerinus hornii a cerambycid beetle 1-Oct-2010 Palm Beach, FL Palm Beach Melissa G. Tolbert Palm Beach E-2010-6080 COUNTY Hand catch This is a rare Florida endemic species (Dr. Michael C. Thomas). Natural Area pawpaw County This is a cosmopolitan scale that infests only grasses. There are published records of it from Bambusa sp. bamboo Odonaspis secreta an armored scale 29-Jun-2010 Roadside Miami, FL Miami-Dade Olga Garcia DPI 100 Moderate E-2010-3995 STATE Hand Catch Louisiana and New Jersey. It has a fairly extensive list of documented parasitoids and predators. Its pest status in the United States is unknown, but appears to be negligible (Dr. Ian C. Stocks). Rosemary beggarticks, This is a polyphagous species found on 35 different plant families. Immature and adult females Bidens alba Nipaecoccus viridis Lebbeck mealybug 21-Sep-2010 Scrub Natural Boynton Beach, FL Palm Beach Karolynne M. Griffiths USDA 20+ 1+ Slight E-2010-5876 HOST Hand catch romerillo were present, with ovisacs. No predators or parasitoids were found (Dr. Ian C. Stocks). Area Bill Baggs Cape This species is known from the Neotropics and Texas on several host plant families, including Cenchrus sp. a grass Odonaspis benardi an armored scale 4-Aug-2010 Florida State Key Biscayne, FL Miami-Dade Olga Garcia DPI 1 1 Slight E-2010-4656 STATE; HOST Hand catch Poaceae. It is not reported in the literature as a pest (Dr. Ian C. Stocks). Park Chrysophyllum star-apple; Epicorsia oedipodalis fiddlewood leafroller 27-Sep-2010 Residence Parkland, FL Broward Lisa A. Charlton USDA E-2010-5993 HOST Hand catch cainito caimito Citrus aurantium sour orange Odinia biguttata an odiniid fly 13-Oct-2010 Residence Wauchula, FL Hardee Cecilia Carrero-Turnbull USDA Slight E-2010-6442 COUNTY Jackson trap Citrus sinensis orange Homaemus proteus a scutellerid bug 1-Oct-2010 Citrus grove Punta Gorda, FL Charlotte Linda J. Combs DPI Slight E-2010-6301 COUNTY Hand catch This species was new to Florida in 2005 (Dr. Susan E. Halbert). This is the first find of Asian citrus psyllid in the Florida Panhandle, other than in retail stores. There were several newly purchased and planted trees in this small dooryard grove, suggesting Susan E. Halbert; Robert M. Dooryard citrus that the psyllid population might have come from the store where the plants were purchased. Citrus sp. Diaphorina citri Asian citrus psyllid 9-Sep-2010 Panama city, FL Bay Leahy; Larry W. Smith; Timothy S. DPI ~25 ~25 1 1 Slight E-2010-5606 COUNTY Hand catch grove Plenty of suitable new growth was available elsewhere, but there were no psyllids. It remains to Schubert be seen whether Asian citrus psyllid can overwinter in the Florida Panhandle (Dr. Susan E. Halbert). Aleurodicus There is an outbreak of this species in Miami-Dade County on several host species. Palms are Cocos nucifera coconut palm a whitefly 11-Oct-2010 Nursery Vero Beach, FL Indian River Carlos M. Averhoff-Chirino DPI 11 11 Moderate E-2010-6197 COUNTY Hand catch rugioperculatus especially susceptible (Dr. Ian C. Stocks). Rosemary Karolynne M. Griffiths; Andrew I. Croton glandulosus vente conmigo Nipaecoccus viridis a mealybug 1-Oct-2010 Scrub Natural Boynton Beach, FL Palm Beach Derksen; Divina Amalin; Luis USDA; CAPS; UF Moderate E-2010-6100 HOST Hand catch Area Bradshaw; Phellicia Perez cucumber; Phenacoccus Cucumis sativus garden a mealybug 24-Aug-2010 Residence Miami, FL Miami-Dade Haydee I. Escobar DPI Moderate E-2010-5285 HOST Hand catch madeirensis cucumber air potato; brown marmorated REGULATORY Dioscorea bulbifera potato yam, air Halyomorpha halys 18-Oct-2010 Nursery Jacksonville, FL Duval Lisa M. Hassel DPI Slight E-2010-6326 Hand Catch stink bug INCIDENT yam Discount store loquat, Japanese Eriobotrya japonica Leucophenga maculosa a drosophilid fly 16-Mar-2010 Distribution Brooksville, FL Citrus Wayne L. Nichols DPI 1 1 0 0 Slight E-2009-1387 COUNTY Multi-Lure trap plum Center Discount store loquat, Japanese Eriobotrya japonica Odinia meijere an odiniid fly 16-Mar-2010 Distribution Brooksville, FL Citrus Wayne L. Nichols DPI 1 1 0 0 Slight E-2009-1387 COUNTY Multi-Lure trap This species is not a plant pest (Dr. Gary J. Steck). plum Center blue gum chalcid Eucalyptus sp. eucalyptus Leptocybe invasa 23-Sep-2010 Unspecified Lake Placid, FL Highlands MonaLisa Payne USDA 8 2 Slight E-2010-5927 COUNTY Hand catch wasp Florida strangler Aleurodicus Ficus aurea a whitefly 15-Oct-2010 Empty lot Liberty, FL Miami-Dade Gloria Gonzalez DPI Severe E-2010-6379 HOST Hand catch fig rugioperculatus beach Rosemary Andrew I. Derksen; Karolynne M. Helianthus debilis sunflower, dune Planococcus citri citrus mealybug 15-Oct-2010 Scrub Natural Boynton Beach, FL Palm Beach CAPS; USDA E-2010-6350 HOST Hand catch Griffiths sunflower Area Ilex cassine dahoon holly Ceroplastes rubens red wax scale 23-Aug-2010 Residence Pembroke Park, FL Broward Carlene Sargeant DPI Moderate E-2010-5237 HOST Hand catch sweet potato; Ceratocapsus Ipomoea batatas boniato; a mirid plant bug 6-Oct-2010 Farm Live Oak, FL Suwannee sweet potato farmer 55 E-2010-5510 COUNTY Hand catch fuscosignatus camote; batata Pulvinaria urbicola Amusement Juanulloa mexicana gold finger plant a soft scale 26-Aug-2010 Winter Garden, FL Orange George A. Warden DPI 20 2 Moderate E-2010-5344 HOST Hand catch (near) park Julieta Brambila; Dyrana N. Lagerstroemia indica crape myrtle Emblyna florens meshweb spider 26-Oct-2010 Discount store Starke, FL Bradford USDA; DPI E-2010-6586 COUNTY Hand catch This species is fairly common, but the recorded distribution is spotty (Dr. G.B. Edwards). Russell-Hughes Magnolia This is a distinctive scale, common on Magnolia, but not previously collected on this species (Dr. bigleaf magnolia Prococcus acutissimus banana shaped scale 5-Oct-2010 Nursery Jacksonville, FL Duval Lisa M. Hassell DPI Moderate E-2010-6110 HOST Hand catch macrophylla Ian C. Stocks). smiling forest lily Magnolia maudiae Prococcus acutissimus banana shaped scale 14-Oct-2010 Nursery Jacksonville, FL Duval Lisa M. Hassell DPI Moderate E-2010-6288 HOST Hand catch tree This species is a pest of strawberry, cherry, blueberry. Probably, this is the first state record for spotted wing University of Malus sp. apple Drosophila suzukii 19-Oct-2010 Residence Independence, KY Kenton Michal Polak E-2010-6478 STATE (KY) Hand Catch Kentucky. It is a serious pest of berries and other thin-skinned fruits in California, Oregon, and drosophila Cincinnati Washington (Dr. Gary J. Steck). Tri-ology September-October 2010 2 Plant Common Arthropod Common Collector Plants Plants Acres Acres Sample Via State/ Plant Species Arthropod Species Collection Date Location Type City, State County Collector Severity Record Collection Method Notes Name Name Institution Involved Affected Involved Affected Number Country Rosemary Andrew I. Derksen; Karolynne M. Palafoxia feayi Feay's palafox Philephedra tuberculosa a soft scale 15-Oct-2010 Scrub Natural Boynton Beach, FL Palm Beach CAPS; USDA E-2010-6347 HOST Hand catch Griffiths Area Parthenocissus Virginia creeper Pseudaonidia duplex camphor scale 7-Sep-2010 Residence Gainesville, FL Alachua Lyle J. Buss UF Slight E-2010-5595 HOST Hand catch quinquefolia avocado; Pembroke Pines, Persea americana alligator pear; Oncopeltus aulicus a milkweed bug 2-Sep-2010 Residence Broward Miguel Justiz USDA 1 1 E-2010-5461 COUNTY Multi-Lure trap FL aguacate avocado; Pulvinaria urbicola Persea americana alligator pear; a soft scale 15-Oct-2010 Unspecified Clewiston, FL Hendry Mark R. Terrell DPI 3 3 Moderate E-2010-6364 HOST Hand catch (near) aguacate Lake North Carolina Adults extracted redbay ambrosia Persea borbonia redbay Xyleborus glabratus 27-Sep-2010 Kissimmee Lake Wales, FL Polk Jiri Hulcr and Wendy L. Meyer State University; E-2010-6007 COUNTY from symptomatic beetle State Park UF wood Vietnamese Trichosiphonaphis This is an Asian species that has been established in Florida for a long time. It is specific to Polygonum odoratum coriander; rau a polygonum aphid 15-Sep-2010 Supermarket Gainesville, FL Alachua Cheryl A. Jones DPI 10 10 0.1 0.1 Moderate E-2010-5689 HOST Hand catch polygoni Polygonum (Dr. Susan E. Halbert). ram, zow-zam cattley guava; Psidium cattleianum strawberry Trachelas volutus a running sac spider 11-Oct-2010 Residence Boynton Beach, FL Palm Beach Eduardo Solis DPI E-2010-6434 COUNTY Multi-Lure trap This is a common species, apparently new in this county (Dr. G. B. Edwards). guava Susan E. Halbert; Timothy S. Punica granatum pomegranate Siphoninus phillyreae a whitefly 9-Sep-2010 Residence Panama City, FL Bay Schubert; Robert M. Leahy; Larry DPI 2 2 Slight E-2010-5607 COUNTY Hand catch W. Smith University of Quercus sp. oak Euxesta alternans a picture-winged fly 27-Jul-2010 Gainesville, FL Alachua Cheryl A. Jones DPI E-2010-4440 COUNTY Multi-Lure trap Florida Quercus sp. oak Euxesta nitidiventris a picture-winged fly 20-Sep-2010 Residence Floral City, FL Citrus Wayne L.
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