Striped Lynx Spider Oxyopes salticus (Hentz 1845) (Arachnida: Araneae: Oxyopidae) by Laurel B. Lietzenmayer, Ronald D Cave, Lisa A Taylor

“… The striped lynx spider, Oxyopes salticus (Hentz), is a small, spiny-legged spider and generalist predator that feeds on a wide variety of insect prey, including several economically important insect pests. …”
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TAP Sampling for Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) Field Sheet by Phil Stansly, Jawwad A. Qureshi

“…The most efficient way to estimate field populations of this insect is by monitoring adults. Tap sampling has proven to provide data needed to make informed decisions for managing this insect pest. …”
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Why is Your Cup of Coffee so Expensive? Because of a Tiny Bark Beetle! by Jiri Hulcr

“… Sometimes an insect pest attacking crops in places as far away as Indonesia or Ethiopia can be very important to us here in Florida. …”
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TAP Sampling for Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) Field Sheet by Phil Stansly, Jawwad A. Qureshi

“…The most efficient way to estimate field populations of this insect is by monitoring adults. Tap sampling has proven to provide data needed to make informed decisions for managing this insect pest. …”
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Why is Your Cup of Coffee so Expensive? Because of a Tiny Bark Beetle! by Jiri Hulcr

“… Sometimes an insect pest attacking crops in places as far away as Indonesia or Ethiopia can be very important to us here in Florida. …”
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A two-level staging system for the embryonic morphogenesis of the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) Ceratitis capitata. by Frederic Strobl, Alexander Schmitz, Marc F Schetelig, Ernst H K Stelzer

“…While the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has long been the primary insect model organism for understanding molecular genetics and embryonic development, the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata, also known as medfly, presents a promising complementary model for studying developmental biology. …”
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Protein S-palmitoylation regulates the virulence of plant pathogenic fungi by Mengmeng Guo, Leeza Tariq, Fengming Song

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Reducing Postharvest Loss of Stored Grains Using Plant-Based Biopesticides: A Review of Past Research Efforts by Getachew Bezabih, Neela Satheesh, Solomon Workneh Fanta, Melaku Wale, Minaleshewa Atlabachew

“…One of the main challenges regarding food security is postharvest loss due to insect pests. The overall postharvest grain losses for sub-Saharan Africa could be as high as US$4 billion/year. …”
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A Parasitoid Wasp Cotesia congregata (Say) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae) by Christopher D. Crockett, Andrea Lucky, Oscar E. Liburd, Karen M. Kester

“… This species of Cotesia has been widely used as a model system in insect physiology. It has also been used to examine insect learning in host-parasitoid-plant interactions. …”
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Green Scale, Coccus viridis (Green) (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccidae) by Geo W. Dekle, Thomas R. Fasulo

“… The green scale, Coccus viridis (Green), an insect pest of citrus and other plants, is found out-ofdoors and in greenhouses in Florida. …”
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Green Scale, Coccus viridis (Green) (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccidae) by Geo W. Dekle, Thomas R. Fasulo

“… The green scale, Coccus viridis (Green), an insect pest of citrus and other plants, is found out-ofdoors and in greenhouses in Florida. …”
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Striped Lynx Spider Oxyopes salticus (Hentz 1845) (Arachnida: Araneae: Oxyopidae) by Laurel B. Lietzenmayer, Ronald D Cave, Lisa A Taylor

“… The striped lynx spider, Oxyopes salticus (Hentz), is a small, spiny-legged spider and generalist predator that feeds on a wide variety of insect prey, including several economically important insect pests. …”
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Biological control of ticks in domestic environments: Modeling the potential impact of entomopathogenic fungi on the transmission of East Coast fever in cattle by Joseph Wang'ang'a Oundo, Nienke Hartemink, Mart C.M. de Jong, Constantianus J.M. Koenraadt, Shewit Kalayou, Daniel Masiga, Quirine ten Bosch

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p18 encoded by FgGMTV1 is responsible for asymptomatic infection in Fusarium graminearum by Lihang Zhang, Pengfei Li, Yanfei Wang, Shuangchao Wang, Lihua Guo

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From ecological menace to roadside attraction: 28 years of evidence support successful biocontrol of purple loosestrife by Bernd Blossey, Victoria Nuzzo, Stacy B. Endriss

“…Several decades after insect releases, prerelease predictions of significant purple loosestrife declines have been confirmed.…”
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Ruvbl1 silencing affects reproduction of the corn planthopper, Peregrinus maidis. by César A D Xavier, Clara Tyson, Anna E Whitfield

“…RNA interference, CRISPR-mediated control) for insect control.…”
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A Parasitoid Wasp Cotesia congregata (Say) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae) by Christopher D. Crockett, Andrea Lucky, Oscar E. Liburd, Karen M. Kester

“… This species of Cotesia has been widely used as a model system in insect physiology. It has also been used to examine insect learning in host-parasitoid-plant interactions. …”
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Papaya Fruit Fly, Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by H. Lane Selman, John B. Heppner, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…The papaya fruit fly is the principal insect pest of papaya throughout the tropical and subtropical areas of the New World. …”
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Lobate Lac Scale, Paratachardina lobata lobata (Chamberlin) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea: Kerriidae) by Forrest W. Howard, Avas Hamon, Greg S. Hodges, Catharine M. Mannion, Jeanette Wofford

“… A species of scale insect new to Florida is potentially one of the most devastating pests of trees and shrubs in the state's history. …”
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Grape Root Borer Pest Management in Florida Vineyards by Scott W. Weihman, Oscar E. Liburd

“… The most important insect pest of grapes in Florida is the grape root borer, Vitacea polistiformis (Harris), a sesiid moth. …”
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