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1 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

2 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

3 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

4 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

5 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

6 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

7 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

8 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

9 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

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

11 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

12 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

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

14 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

15 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

16 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

17 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

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

19 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

20 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

21 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

22 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

23 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

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

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

26 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

27 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

28 References Capinera, J.L., Handbook of Vegetable Pests. Academic Press: San Diego Hodges, A., Hodges, G., Buss, L., Osborne, L., Mealybugs& Mealybug Look-Alikes of the Southeastern United States Stehr, F.W Immature Insects. Volumes I and II. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company C. Malcolm Beck and John Howard Garrett, Texas Bug Book The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Revised Edition. University of Texas Press: Austin, TX. Short, D.E., Simone, G.W., Dunn, R.A. (Eds.), 2001 Commercial Ornamental Nursery Scouting Manual. Department of Entomology and Nematology, Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida: Gainesville, FL.

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