Important Insect Plant Pests and their Hosts in Florida (Field Crops) Kirk W. Martin CBSP USDA-National Needs Fellow Graduate Student-University of Florida Plant Medicine Program and IPM Apprentice-IPM Florida Denise D. Thomas D.P.M. University of Florida Plant Medicine Program and IPM Florida

White Grubs - Phyllophaga spp. Adult Larva Egg 17-21 mm Three instars 2.4 mm x 1.5 mm White Grubs - Phyllophaga spp. Vegetable, Fruit, Turf, Tree, Ornamental & Field Crop Pest

Diaprepes Root Weevil - Diaprepes abbreviatus Adult Larva Egg 9-15 mm 6-18 instars Up to 20 mm 1.2 mm x 0.4 mm Diaprepes Root Weevil - Diaprepes abbreviatus Fruit, Ornamental, Field Crop & Vegetable Pest

American Serpentine Leafminer - Liriomyza trifolii Adult Larva Egg 2 mm Up to 3 mm 1.0 mm x 0.2 mm American Serpentine Leafminer - Liriomyza trifolii Vegetable, Ornamental & Field Crop Pest

Brown Stink Bug - Euschistus servus Field Crop, Fruit & Vegetable Pest Adult Larva Egg 11-15 mm Five instars Up to 10 mm 1.4 mm x 1.2 mm Brown Stink Bug - Euschistus servus Field Crop, Fruit & Vegetable Pest

Southern Green Stink Bug - Nezara viridula Adult Larva Egg 13-17 mm Five instars Up to 10 mm 1.3 mm x 0.9 mm Southern Green Stink Bug - Nezara viridula Ornamental, Field Crop, Fruit & Vegetable Pest

Silverleaf Whitefly - Bemisia argentifolii or Bemisia tabaci Adult Larva Egg 1 mm Four instars Up to 1 mm 0.2 mm Silverleaf Whitefly - Bemisia argentifolii or Bemisia tabaci Field Crop, Ornamental & Vegetable Pest

Green Peach Aphid - Myzus persicae Adult Larva Egg 2 mm Five instars 0.6 mm x .3 mm Green Peach Aphid - Myzus persicae Ornamental, Field Crop, Vegetable & Fruit Pest

Melon Aphid - Aphis gossypii Adult Larva Egg 1-2 mm Up to 1 mm None Melon Aphid - Aphis gossypii Ornamental, Field Crop, Vegetable & Fruit Pest

Leaf-footed Bug - Leptoglossus phyllopus Adult Larva Egg 2-3 cm Leaf-footed Bug - Leptoglossus phyllopus Ornamental, Field Crop, Fruit & Vegetable Pest

Animal, Nuisance, Vegetable & Field Crop Pest Adult Larva Egg 2-6 mm Four instars Up to 2 mm 0.2 mm x 0.3 mm Red Imported Fire Ant - Solenopsis invicta Animal, Nuisance, Vegetable & Field Crop Pest

Armyworm - Pseudaletia unipuncta Field Crop & Vegetable Pest Adult Larva Egg 4 cm Up to 3.5 cm 0.5 mm Armyworm - Pseudaletia unipuncta Field Crop & Vegetable Pest

Granulate Cutworm - Agrotis subterranea Adult Larva Egg 38-45 mm (Wingspan) Seven instars Up to 37 mm 0.6- 0.7 mm Granulate Cutworm - Agrotis subterranea Ornamental, Field Crop & Vegetable Pest

Southern Armyworm - Spodoptera eridania Adult Larva Egg 33-38 mm (Wingspan) Six instars Up to 35 mm 0.5 mm Southern Armyworm - Spodoptera eridania Ornamental, Field Crop & Vegetable Pest

Beet Armyworm - Spodoptera exigua Field Crop & Vegetable Pest Adult Larva Egg 25-30 mm (Wingspan) Five instars Up to 22 mm Beet Armyworm - Spodoptera exigua Field Crop & Vegetable Pest

Fall Armyworm - Spodoptera frugiperda Adult Larva Egg 32-40 mm (Wingspan) Six instars Up to 34 mm 0.4 mm Fall Armyworm - Spodoptera frugiperda Turf, Field Crop & Vegetable Pest

Yellow Striped Armyworm - Spodoptera ornithogalli Adult Larva Egg 34-41 mm (Wingspan) Six instars Up to 35 mm 0.5 mm Yellow Striped Armyworm - Spodoptera ornithogalli Field Crop & Vegetable Pest

Corn Earworm - Helicoverpa zea Field Crop, Fruit & Ornamental Pest Adult Larva Egg 32-45 mm (Wingspan) Six instars Up to 25 mm 0.5- 0.6 mm Corn Earworm - Helicoverpa zea Field Crop, Fruit & Ornamental Pest

Velvetbean Caterpillar - Anticarsia gemmatalis Adult Larva Egg 30-38 mm (Wingspan) Six instars Up to 48 mm 1-2 mm Velvetbean Caterpillar - Anticarsia gemmatalis Field Crop Pest

Cabbage Looper - Trichoplusia ni Adult Larva Egg 33-38 mm (Wingspan) 30-40 mm 0.6 mm Cabbage Looper - Trichoplusia ni Ornamental, Field Crop & Vegetable Pest

Lesser Cornstalk Borer - Elasmopalpus lignosellus Adult Larva Egg 17-22 mm (Wingspan) Six instars Up to 16 mm 0.6 x 0.4 mm Lesser Cornstalk Borer - Elasmopalpus lignosellus Field Crop & Vegetable Pest

Tobacco Hornworm - Manduca sexta Vegetable & Field Crop Pest Adult Larva Egg 10 cm (Wingspan) Five or six instars Up to 8 cm 1.5 mm Tobacco Hornworm - Manduca sexta Vegetable & Field Crop Pest

Western Flower Thrips - Frankliniella occidentalis Adult Larva Egg Up to 2 mm 0.25 mm Western Flower Thrips - Frankliniella occidentalis Ornamental, Vegetable & Field Crop Pest

Florida Flower Thrips - Frankliniella bispinosa Adult Larva Egg 1 mm Florida Flower Thrips - Frankliniella bispinosa Fruit, Vegetable & Field Crop Pest

Two-spotted Spider Mite - Tetranychus urticae Adult Larva Egg minute Two-spotted Spider Mite - Tetranychus urticae Ornamental, Vegetable, Field Crop & Fruit Pest

Many thanks to those that contributed to this project Photographs by: Lyle Buss, UF Entomology and Nematology Dr. Paul Choate, UF Entomology and Nematology Dr. John Capinera, Chair, UF Entomology and Nematology Dr. Norman Leppla, Director IPM Florida, UF Entomology and Nematology Dr. Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University - Dept., Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management , Bugwood.org John Folz,, Emeritus Faculty, UF Entomology and Nematology Photographs by: Dr. Russ Ottens, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Tracy Conklin, UF Entomology and Nematology Larry Williams, Okaloosa County Extension Natasha Wright, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org Dr. James Castner, UF Entomology and Nematology Dr. Wayne Dixon, Florida Division of Plant Industry USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Southern Region

Many thanks to those that contributed to this project Contributors: Dr. Norman Leppla, Director-IPM Florida, UF Entomology and Nematology Dr. Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman, Associate Director IPM Florida, UF Entomology and Nematology Lyle Buss, UF Entomology and Nematology Joyce Merritt, Publications Specialist, IPM Florida and Plant Medicine Program Kevyn Juneau, Research Assistant IPM Florida, UF Entomology and Nematology

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