South American Cucurbit Fruit Fly, Anastrepha grandis (Macquart) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr.

“…This document is EENY-205 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 334), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Delta Flower Beetle Trigonopeltastes delta (Forster 1771) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae : Cetoniinae : Tribe, Trichiini) by Brandon Jones, Andrea Lucky

“…Includes: Introduction - Etymology and Synonymy - Distribution - Description and Life Cycle - Hosts - Economic Importance - Selected References. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1214 Also published at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/BENEFICIAL/BEETLES/delta_flower_beetle.html   …”
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Cuban Laurel Thrips, Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) by Harold A. Denmark, Thomas R. Fasulo, Joseph E. Funderburk

“…This document is EENY-324 (IN599) (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 59), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Crapemyrtle Bark Scale Acanthococcus (=Eriococcus) lagerstroemiae (Kuwana) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) by Matthew Borden, Xavier Martini, Adam G. Dale

“…Includes: Introduction - Synonymy - Distribution - Description - Life Cycle and Biology - Hosts - Damage - Management - Selected References. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1218 Previously published at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/ORN/SCALES/crapemyrtle_bark_scale.html …”
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Parasitoid of the Citrus Leafminer, Semielacher petiolatus (Girault) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) by Marjorie A. Hoy, Lucia Zappala, Ru Nguyen

“…This document is EENY-313, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Green Peach Aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphididae) by John L. Capinera

“…This document is EENY-222, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Ambrosia Beetles, Platypus spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Platypodidae) by T. H. Atkinson

“…This document is EENY-174 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 321), one of the Featured Creatures series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Crapemyrtle Bark Scale Acanthococcus (=Eriococcus) lagerstroemiae (Kuwana) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) by Matthew Borden, Xavier Martini, Adam G. Dale

“…Includes: Introduction - Synonymy - Distribution - Description - Life Cycle and Biology - Hosts - Damage - Management - Selected References. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1218 Previously published at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/ORN/SCALES/crapemyrtle_bark_scale.html …”
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Rice Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne graminicola (Nematoda: Chromadorea: Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae: Meloidogyne) by Hung Xuan Bui, Clemen J. Oliveira, Johan A. Desaeger, Nathan E. Schroeder

“… The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. …”
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Review of bioinspired aquatic jumping robots by Tao Zhang, Jiawei Dong, Qianqian Chen, Xiongqian Wu, Shuqi Wang, Yisheng Guan

“…In natural, aquatic and amphibians creatures have evolved exceptional impulsive-based, momentum-based, and mixed water–air cross domain locomotion capabilities through long-term natural selection, providing significant reference and inspiration for the design of aquatic jumping robots. …”
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Melaleuca Snout Beetle, Melaleuca Weevil (unofficial common names), Oxyops vitiosa (Pascoe) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by James P. Cuda, Susan A. Wineriter, Gary R. Buckingham, Ted D. Center, Kenneth T. Gioeli

“…This document is EENY-211 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 410- updated for this publication), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Apocalypse, Gothic and Rupturing of Societal Hierarchy: An Interpretation of Marxian Tendencies in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Sanghamitra Ghatak

“…The depiction of a zombie apocalypse in this context can be interpreted as an embodiment of Marx’s critique, where the capitalist system thrives at the expense of the working class, metaphorically represented by the blood-sucking zombies. These creatures, driven by an insatiable hunger for human flesh, mirror the capitalist exploitation of labor, where workers are drained of their vitality in a system that survives and flourishes on their suffering.…”
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Delta Flower Beetle Trigonopeltastes delta (Forster 1771) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae : Cetoniinae : Tribe, Trichiini) by Brandon Jones, Andrea Lucky

“…Includes: Introduction - Etymology and Synonymy - Distribution - Description and Life Cycle - Hosts - Economic Importance - Selected References. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1214 Also published at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/BENEFICIAL/BEETLES/delta_flower_beetle.html   …”
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Melaleuca Snout Beetle, Melaleuca Weevil (unofficial common names), Oxyops vitiosa (Pascoe) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by James P. Cuda, Susan A. Wineriter, Gary R. Buckingham, Ted D. Center, Kenneth T. Gioeli

“…This document is EENY-211 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 410- updated for this publication), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Striped Cucumber Beetle Acalymma vittatum F. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Braden Evans, Justin Renkema

“…Includes: Introduction - Distribution - Description and Life Cycle - Damage - Monitoring - Management - Selected References. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1215 Also published at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/VEG/BEAN/striped_cucumber_beetle.html …”
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Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica Newman (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) by Jamba Gyeltshen, Amanda Hodges

“…This document is EENY-350, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Mango Fruit Fly, Marula Fruit Fly, Ceratitis cosyra (Walker) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Gary J. Steck

“…This document is EENY-286, originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 394, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Pine Shoot Beetle, Tomicus piniperda (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scolytidae) by Michael Thomas, Wayne N. Dixon, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…This document is EENY-321 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 354), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Libellule et Demoisells (Insecta: Ordre des rdonates) by Seth Bybee

“…This document is EENY-362 (IN647), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. …”
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Orange Spiny Whitefly, Aleurocanthus spiniferus Quaintance (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) by Jamba Gyeltshen, Amanda Hodges, Greg S. Hodges

“…This document is EENY-341, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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