Diseases of Bitter Melon in South Florida by Shouan Zhang, Mary Lamberts, Gene McAvoy

“…Bitter melon, a tropical and subtropical cucurbit, is widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Rich in vitamins A and C, iron, and phosphorus, it contains a compound (charantin) that has been used to lower blood sugar levels to treat diabetes. …”
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Field Identification of Citrus Blight by Stephen H. Futch, Kenneth S. Derrick, Ronald H. Brlansky

“…The disease is found in many citrus-producing regions including North America, the Caribbean, South America, South Africa and Australia. …”
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Marie-Galante (Guadeloupe) à l’épreuve des sargasses : approches anthropologique et géographique d’un risque vécu by Florence Ménez, Colette Ranély Vergé-Dépré, Dimitri Béchacq

“…Since 2011, as in other parts of the Caribbean sea, the island of Marie-Galante (Guadeloupe archipelago), and in particular the commune of Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante, has been impacted by the massive and discontinuous Sargassum strandings. …”
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Contra los «vicios y corruptelas» del foro tradicional, el funcionario militar by Alina Castellanos Rubio

“…Various examples, both normative and institutional, are mobilised to analyse the relationship between the two institutional imaginaries – the traditional and the liberal – in both the peninsula and the colonial Caribbean.…”
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Cornsilk Fly, Euxesta stigmatias Loew (Insecta: Diptera: Otitidae) by John L. Capinera

“…It occurs throughout the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Central and South America south to Bolivia and Paraguay, and in Florida. …”
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A Postharvest Fruit Rot Caused by Alternaria sp. on Imported Plum Tomatoes in South Florida by Zelalem Mersha, Shouan Zhang, Jerry A. Bartz

“…Florida’s deep-water ports are ideal for importing many fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes, by ship from the Caribbean as well as Central and South American production areas. …”
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Cruise passengers’ perceived value and willingness to recommend by David McA. Baker, Mark D. Fulford

“…Passengers aboard an underway ship cruising the Caribbean were surveyed. Regression analyses revealed that, not surprisingly, perceived value and service quality aboard the ship are key determinants of willingness to recommend a cruise to someone else. …”
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Chilli Thrips on Blueberries in Florida by Oscar E. Liburd, Babu R. Panthi, Douglas A. Phillips

“… Chilli thrips, (Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood; Thysanoptera: Thripidae), is an economically important pest of vegetable, fruit, and ornamental crops throughout Asia, Africa, Oceania, the Caribbean, and some parts of South America and is an invasive pest in several US states. …”
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Guava Fruit Fly, Anastrepha striata Schiner (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., Thomas R. Fasulo

“…It, however, has not acquired a well established common name as have others such as the Mexican, Caribbean, and Mediterranean fruit fly. This probably is because it is not considered to be of primary economic importance, although it often is abundant and may be highly destructive to dooryard plantings of some tropical fruits. …”
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A Postharvest Fruit Rot Caused by Alternaria sp. on Imported Plum Tomatoes in South Florida by Zelalem Mersha, Shouan Zhang, Jerry A. Bartz

“…Florida’s deep-water ports are ideal for importing many fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes, by ship from the Caribbean as well as Central and South American production areas. …”
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Guava Fruit Fly, Anastrepha striata Schiner (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., Thomas R. Fasulo

“…It, however, has not acquired a well established common name as have others such as the Mexican, Caribbean, and Mediterranean fruit fly. This probably is because it is not considered to be of primary economic importance, although it often is abundant and may be highly destructive to dooryard plantings of some tropical fruits. …”
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La realidad de mujeres transexuales y sus movimientos sociales en Sudamérica en tiempos de COVID-19 by Alessandra Mawu Defendi Oliveira

“…The research was carried out, mainly, from different bibliographic resources of organizations linked to the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Trans People (REDLACTRANS) and the actions carried out throughout the region. …”
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Boris Samuel, La production macroéconomique du réel. Formalités et pouvoir au Burkina Faso, en Mauritanie et en Guadeloupe by Boris Samuel

“…This thesis examines the exercise of power and its transformations, based on the observation of concrete operations of macroeconomic management in two African countries, Burkina Faso and Mauritania, and one Caribbean territory, Guadeloupe. Its approach involves a combination of anthropology, the sociology of quantification and the historical sociology of the political.In all three cases studied, the detailed observation of macroeconomic calculation shows that the technocratic ethos is crucial for an understanding of the exercise of power. …”
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Bitter Melon—an Asian Vegetable Expanding in Florida by Guodong Liu, Qingren Wang, Yuncong Li, David Dinkins, Bonnie Wells, Yuqi Cui

“… Bitter melon is a tropical and subtropical vegetable crop with long climbing vines which is widely cultivated in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. The unripe fruit is used as a vegetable with a pleasantly bitter taste. …”
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The American Palm Cixiid, Haplaxius crudus by Brian Bahder

“…Furthermore, it is common throughout the Caribbean basin.  This insect feeds on a wide variety of palm species as adults while the immature stages feed on a wide variety of grass species.  …”
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The hibiscus erineum mite, Aceria hibisci (Nalepa 1906) by Mikinley Weaver, Adam Dale

“…., but is established in several Pacific islands including Fiji and Hawaii, as well as Caribbean regions including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica. …”
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Bitter Melon—an Asian Vegetable Expanding in Florida by Guodong Liu, Qingren Wang, Yuncong Li, David Dinkins, Bonnie Wells, Yuqi Cui

“… Bitter melon is a tropical and subtropical vegetable crop with long climbing vines which is widely cultivated in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. The unripe fruit is used as a vegetable with a pleasantly bitter taste. …”
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Field Identification of Citrus Blight by Stephen H. Futch, Kenneth S. Derrick, Ronald H. Brlansky

“…The disease is found in many citrus-producing regions including North America, the Caribbean, South America, South Africa and Australia. …”
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Infective Aortic Valve Endocarditis Causing Embolic Consecutive ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarctions by Kanksha Peddi, Alexander L. Hsu, Tomas H. Ayala

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Urban Green Infrastructure in Latin America – A strategy for Bogota courtyards by Julia Nerantzia Tzortzi, Maria Stella Lux, Natalia Pardo Delgado

“…Despite being one of the most urbanised global areas, the Latin American and Caribbean region still needs to be more researched. …”
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