Arthropod Common Collector Plants Plants Acres Acres Via State/ Plant Species Plant Common Name Arthropod Species Collection Date Location Type City, State County Collector Severity Sample Number Record Collection Method Notes Name Institution Involved Affected Involved Affected Country Adenium obesum desert rose Pseudococcus odermatti a mealybug 10-OCT-2011 Nursery Ponte Vedra Beach, FL St. Johns Lisa M. Hassell DPI 6 3 Severe E-2011-7894 HOST Hand Catch woman's tongue tree; seris tree; Tibet lebbeck; singer- Albizia lebbeck tree; shack-shack Coccus longulus long brown scale 10-OCT-2011 Residence Miami, FL Miami-Dade Christopher C. Carter; Andrew I. Derksen USDA; CAPS Moderate E-2011-7884 HOST Hand Catch This species is a pest of Crassulaceae (Dr. W.C. Aloe sp. Tenuipalpus crassulus a tenuipalpid mite 19-OCT-2011 Nursery Apopka, FL Orange Leslie J. Wilber DPI 120 50 Moderate E-2011-8133 HOST Hand Catch 'Cal' Welbourn). Basella alba Ceylon spinach Aleurodicus rugioperculatus a whitefly 31-AUG-2011 Nursery Miami, FL Miami-Dade Haylett Cruz-Escoto DPI ~50% E-2011-6353 HOST Hand Catch Basella alba Ceylon spinach Ferrisia virgata striped mealybug 31-AUG-2011 Nursery Miami, FL Miami-Dade Haylett Cruz-Escoto DPI ~50% E-2011-6353 HOST Hand Catch grey sugarcane Bidens alba beggarticks, romerillo Dysmicoccus boninsis mealybug 3-OCT-2011 Residence Daytona Beach, FL Volusia Raymond C. Jarrett DPI 1 1 Moderate E-2011-7651 HOST Hand Catch This is a serious exotic pest of Cruciferae. It has become established in California and Arizona, but it is not known to occur in Florida. Please see our Pest mustard greens; leaf Alert on this bug, mustard; Indian mustard; Agriculture Interdiction 35 INTERDICTION http://www.freshfromflorida.com/pi/pest_alerts/pdf/ba Brassica juncea brown mustard Bagrada hilaris Bagrada bug 14-SEP-2011 Station 6B Live Oak, FL Suwannee Susan B. Youngblood DPI Boxes Moderate E-2011-6942 INTERCEPTION Hand Catch California grada-bug-pest-alert.pdf (Dr. Susan E. Halbert). California pea Agriculture Interdiction 98 INTERDICTION This is a polyphagous pest that is not established in Brassica oleracea Chinese cabbage Liriomyza langei leafminer 12-SEP-2011 Station 6B Live Oak, FL Suwannee Amber L. Roux; Susan B. Youngblood DPI boxes Moderate E-2011-6767 INTERCEPTION Hand Catch California Florida (Dr. Gary J. Steck). This is a European species established in the U.S. It Agriculture Interdiction 98 INTERDICTION is a pest of crucifers. It has not been recorded from Brassica oleracea Chinese cabbage Phyllotreta cruciferae a chrysomelid beetle 12-SEP-2011 Station 6B Live Oak, FL Suwannee Amber L. Roux; Susan B. Youngblood DPI boxes Moderate E-2011-6767 INTERCEPTION Hand Catch California Florida (Dr. Gary J. Steck). This is a new host for a common aphid (Dr. Susan E. Bulnesia arborea Maracaibo lignumvitae Aphis craccivora cowpea aphid 3-OCT-2011 Business landscape Miami, FL Miami-Dade Olga Garcia DPI 1 1 Moderate E-2011-7607 HOST Hand Catch Halbert). pindo palm, jelly palm, butia This species is probably native to India or Africa (Dr. Butia capitata palm Zaprionus indianus a striped vinegar fly 24-AUG-2011 Nursery Ft. Pierce, FL St. Lucie Kenneth L. Hibbard; Daniel F. Ochse DPI 1 1 Slight E-2011-6713 HOST Reared Gary J. Steck). Santa Maria, mast wood, Alexander laurel; beauty Calophyllum antillanum leaf Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis trilbobe scale 20-SEP-2011 Roadside Hialeah, FL Miami-Dade Leroy A. Whilby; W. Gordon Bonn CAPS 1 1 E-2011-7281 HOST Hand Catch HEMISPHERE & This species can be a serious pest of papaya (Dr. Carica papaya papaya Calacarus flagelliseta an eriophyid mite 0-FEB-2008 Residence Tamarac, FL Broward George N. Louissaint USDA 1 0 0 Slight E-2008-778 HOST Hand Catch W.C. 'Cal' Welbourn). This species can be a serious pest of papaya (Dr. Carica papaya papaya Calacarus flagelliseta an eriophyid mite 20-NOV-2008 Roadside Miami, FL Miami-Dade Olga Garcia DPI 2 2 0 0 Severe E-2008-7916 COUNTY Hand Catch W.C. 'Cal' Welbourn). ID CONFIRMATION This species can be a serious pest of papaya (Dr. Carica papaya papaya Calacarus flagelliseta an eriophyid mite 2-SEP-2011 Watson Island Miami, FL Miami-Dade Jose L. Llanos-Ruiz; Olga Garcia DPI 1 1 Slight E-2011-6515 OF 2008 SAMPLES Hand Catch W.C. 'Cal' Welbourn). Cephalotaxus harringtonia Harrington's cephalotaxus Lepidosaphes pallida maskell scale 4-OCT-2011 Business landscape Pensacola, FL Escambia J. Mikaela Anderson DPI 30 2 Slight E-2011-7863 COUNTY & HOST Hand Catch Chloroleucon tortum Brazilian raintree Dysmicoccus brevipes pineapple mealybug 26-OCT-2011 Nursery Miami, FL Miami-Dade Haylett Cruz-Escoto DPI 6 6 Severe E-2011-8258 HOST Hand Catch Chrysobalanus icaco cocoplum, icaco Oiketicus abbotii a bagworm moth 29-AUG-2011 Snapper Creek Marina Coral Gables, FL Miami-Dade Richard L. Blaney; Roberto Delcid DPI Slight E-2011-6105 HOST Hand Catch This definitely is not one of the recorded Florida species. Cylindrocopturus tetralobus is a Mexican species most similar to this South Florida specimen. The species probably is of no economic importance Chrysophyllum oliviforme satin leaf Cylindrocopturus probably tetralobus a weevil 14-SEP-2011 Rest area Doral, FL Miami-Dade Olga Garcia DPI 1 1 Slight E-2011-6986 STATE Multi-Lure Trap (Dr. Michael C. Thomas). The larvae of this species feed in seed heads of Citrus reticulata ponkam mandarin Xanthaciura insecta a fruit fly 20-OCT-2011 Nursery Lake City, FL Columbia Jennifer L. Mestas DPI 141 1 .1 .1 Slight E-2011-8085 COUNTY Hand Catch various Asteraceae (Dr. Gary J. Steck). This species infests juniper berries (Dr. Gary J. Citrus sp. Rhagoletis juniperina a fruit fly 29-SEP-2011 Nursery Jacksonville, FL Duval Jennifer L. Mestas DPI 15 1 .1 .1 Slight E-2011-7474 COUNTY Hand Catch Steck). The larvae of this species are seed feeders in Citrus sp. Trupanea eclipta a fruit fly 4-OCT-2011 Discount garden center Yulee, FL Nassau Jennifer L. Mestas DPI 64 1 .1 .1 Slight E-2011-7639 COUNTY Hand Catch Eclipta (Asteraceae) (Dr. Gary J. Steck). This is a common species not previously recorded Citrus x paradisi grapefruit Phidippus audax bold jumping spider 1-SEP-2011 Roadside Tampa, FL Hillsborough Ruben S. Cliatt USDA E-2011-6841 COUNTY Multi-Lure Trap from this county (Dr. G.B. Edwards). Citrus x paradisi grapefruit Sobarocephala flaviseta a fly 5-NOV-2010 Residence Nokomis, FL Sarasota Kevin Everhart DPI 6 1 1.0 1.0 Slight E-2010-7181 COUNTY Multi-Lure trap This species is not a plant pest (Dr. Gary J. Steck). bronze-leaved Clerodendrum quadriloculare clerodendrum Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi a mealybug 30-AUG-2011 Business landscape Key Largo, FL Monroe Sol F. Looker; Raymond C. Jarrett DPI 1 1 Moderate E-2011-6234 HOST Hand Catch This is an Indian species that has been recorded from Brazil but not from North America. It is a Coccoloba diversifolia pigeon plum, tietongue Pharoscymnus flexibilis a ladybird beetle 13-SEP-2011 Business landscape Miami Beach, FL Miami-Dade Olga Garcia DPI 1 1 Slight E-2011-6856 US CONTINENTAL Jackson ME Trap generalist predator (Dr. Michael C. Thomas). sulphur cosmos; yellow Cosmos sulphureus cosmos Planococcus citri citrus mealybug 15-SEP-2011 Residence Miami, FL Miami-Dade Olga Garcia; Keith J. Richardson DPI 1 1 Moderate E-2011-7004 HOST Hand Catch The first US record was from Georgia in 2010. The authors stated that the fly occurs throughout bermudagrass stem southern Georgia and also is present in northern Cynodon dactylon Bermuda grass Atherigona reversura maggot 18-AUG-2011 Residence Starke, FL Bradford Timothy W. Wilson UF 1,000s 1,000s Moderate E-2011-7038 STATE Hand Catch Florida (Dr. Gary J. Steck). This species is a pest of Crassulaceae (Dr. W.C. Echeveria sp. Tenuipalpus crassulus a tenuipalpid mite 5-AUG-2011 Nursery Apopka, FL Orange Leslie J. Wilber DPI 100 100 Slight E-2011-5273 HOST Hand Catch 'Cal' Welbourn). This is a pest of limited distribution. It is a major pest short legged of several host species. There have been sporadic Echeveria sp. Vryburgia brevicruris mealybug 11-OCT-2011 Nursery Jacksonville, FL Duval Lisa M. Hassell DPI Slight E-2011-7895 HOST Hand Catch collection records from Florida (Dr. Ian C. Stocks). This species is native to Florida. It feeds on many Teague Hammock Asteraceae. It probably is not of significant economic Erechtites hieracifolia fireweed, burnweed Phycitodes reliquellus a pyralid moth Preserve Ft. Pierce, FL St. Lucie Kenneth L. Hibbard DPI 1 1 Slight E-2011-3596 HOST Hand Catch importance (Dr. James E. Hayden). This aphid is not found in Florida. It is a pest of Agriculture Interdiction Dyrana N. Russell-Hughes; Kathryn V. INTERDICTION carrots and other Umbelliferae (Dr. Susan E. Foeniculum vulgare fennel Cavariella aegopodii carrot aphid 25 Station 6B Live Oak, FL Suwannee Collins CAPS Moderate E2011-8234 INTERCEPTION Hand Catch California Halbert). This species is an exotic invasive, native to Japan Hemerocallis sp. daylily Ophiomyia kwansonis daylily leafminer 20-SEP-2011 Nursery Eustis, FL Lake Mary C. Sellers DPI 6,000 2 Slight E-2011-7259 COUNTY Hand Catch and China (Dr. Gary J. Steck). This is an exotic invasive, native to Japan and China Hemerocallis sp. daylily Ophiomyia kwansonis daylily leafminer 13-OCT-2011 Nursery Jacksonville, FL Duval Lisa M. Hassell DPI 12 12 Moderate E-2011-7943 COUNTY Hand Catch (Dr. Gary J. Steck). Agriculture Interdiction INTERDICTION This species is native to Texas and northern Mexico. Hibiscus sp. Theridion hidalgo a cobweb weaver 30-SEP-2011 Station 6B Live Oak, FL Suwannee Dyrana N. Russell-Hughes CAPS Moderate E-2011-7518 INTERCEPTION Hand Catch Texas It is not a pest (Dr.