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1 Important Insect Plant Pests and their Hosts in Florida (Ornamentals)
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 Mexican Bromeliad Weevil - Metamasius callizona
Adult Larva Egg 11-16 mm Five instars Up to 20 mm 2 mm x 1 mm Mexican Bromeliad Weevil - Metamasius callizona Ornamental Pest

5 Asian Grey Weevil - Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus
Adult Larva Egg 7-8 mm Asian Grey Weevil - Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Ornamental Pest

6 Palmetto Weevil - Rhynchophorus cruentatus
Adult Larva Egg 19-30 cm Palmetto Weevil - Rhynchophorus cruentatus Ornamental & Tree Pest

7 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

8 Darkwinged Fungus Gnat - Bradysia spp. Ornamental & Vegetable Pest
Adult Larva Egg 3 mm Up to 6 mm Darkwinged Fungus Gnat - Bradysia spp. Ornamental & Vegetable Pest

9 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

10 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

11 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

12 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

13 Potato Aphid - Macrosiphum euphorbiae Ornamental & Vegetable Pest
Adult Larva Egg 2-4 mm Four instars Up to 2 mm None Potato Aphid - Macrosiphum euphorbiae Ornamental & Vegetable Pest

14 Brown Citrus Aphid - Toxoptera citricida Ornamental & Fruit Pest
Adult Larva Egg 3 mm Up to 3 mm None Brown Citrus Aphid - Toxoptera citricida Ornamental & Fruit Pest

15 Pink Hibiscus Mealybug - Maconellicoccus hirsutus
Adult Larva Egg 2-3 mm (Female) Three instars (Female) Two instars & Two pupal stages (Male) Up to 2 mm 0.4 mm x 0.2 mm Pink Hibiscus Mealybug - Maconellicoccus hirsutus Ornamental Pest

16 Papaya Mealybug - Paracoccus marginatus Fruit & Ornamental Pest
Adult Larva Egg About 3 mm Females wingless Male winged Three instars Papaya Mealybug - Paracoccus marginatus Fruit & Ornamental Pest

17 Longtailed Mealybug - Pseudococcus longispinus
Adult Larva Egg 3 mm (Body) Longtailed Mealybug - Pseudococcus longispinus Fruit, Ornamental & Tree Pest

18 Cycad Aulacaspis Scale - Aulacaspis yasumatsui
Adult Larva Egg 1-2 mm (Female) Up to 1 mm (Male) Cycad Aulacaspis Scale - Aulacaspis yasumatsui Ornamental & Tree Pest

19 Tea Scale - Fiorinia theae
Adult Larva Egg Up to 2 mm Tea Scale - Fiorinia theae Ornamental & Tree Pest

20 False Oleander Scale - Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli
Adult Larva Egg 2-3 mm (Female) 1 mm (Male) False Oleander Scale - Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli Ornamental & Tree Pest

21 White Peach Scale - Pseudaulacaspis pentagona
Adult Larva Egg 2-3 mm (Female) <1 mm (Male) White Peach Scale - Pseudaulacaspis pentagona Fruit, Ornamental & Tree Pest

22 Green Scale - Coccus viridis
Adult Larva Egg 3 mm Green Scale - Coccus viridis Ornamental & Tree Pest

23 Florida Wax Scale - Ceroplastes floridensis
Adult Larva Egg 2-4 mm Florida Wax Scale - Ceroplastes floridensis Ornamental & Tree Pest

24 Hemispherical Scale - Saissetia coffeae Ornamental & Fruit Pest
Adult Larva Egg 2-5 mm 1 mm (Crawler) 0.7 mm Hemispherical Scale - Saissetia coffeae Ornamental & Fruit Pest

25 Pyriform Scale - Protopulvinaria pyriformis Ornamental & Fruit Pest
Adult Larva Egg Up to 3 mm Pyriform Scale - Protopulvinaria pyriformis Ornamental & Fruit Pest

26 Lobate Lac Scale - Paratachardina pseudolobata
Adult Larva Egg 1-2 mm Lobate Lac Scale - Paratachardina pseudolobata Ornamental & Tree Pest

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

28 Lantana Lace Bug - Teleonemia scrupulosa
Adult Larva Egg 3-4 mm Five instars Lantana Lace Bug - Teleonemia scrupulosa Ornamental Pest

29 Glassy-winged Sharpshooter - Homalodisca coagulata
Adult Larva Egg 2 cm Glassy-winged Sharpshooter - Homalodisca coagulata Fruit & Ornamental Pest

30 Oleander Caterpillar - Syntomeida epilais
Adult Larva Egg 45-51 mm Up to 40 mm < 1 mm Oleander Caterpillar - Syntomeida epilais Ornamental Pest

31 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

32 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

33 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

34 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

35 Florida Fern Caterpillar - Callopistria floridensis
Adult Larva Egg 35-50 mm (Wingspan) Four-Five instars Up to 35 mm 0.5 mm Florida Fern Caterpillar - Callopistria floridensis Ornamental Pest

36 Azalea Caterpillar - Datana major
Adult Larva Egg 45 mm Up to 10 mm Azalea Caterpillar - Datana major Ornamental Pest

37 American Grasshopper - Schistocerca americana Fruit, Tree & Ornamental
Adult Larva Egg 39-42 mm (Male) 48-55 mm (Female) Six instars Up to 45 mm mm American Grasshopper - Schistocerca americana Fruit, Tree & Ornamental

38 Adult Larva Egg 6-8 cm Eastern Lubber Grasshopper - Romalea microptera (formerly R. guttata) Fruit, Tree & Ornamental

39 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

40 Cuban Laurel Thrips - Gynaikothrips ficorum
Adult Larva Egg 3-4 mm Cuban Laurel Thrips - Gynaikothrips ficorum Ornamental Pest

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

42 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

43 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

44 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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