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Black-Banded Honey Bee, Sulawesian Honey Bee Apis nigrocincta Smith (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Published 2022-03-01“… The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. …”
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Broad-Tipped Conehead Katydid (suggested common name) Neoconocephalus triops (Linnaeus, 1758) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae)
Published 2016-04-01“…The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. …”
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Update on Management Methods for Cycad Aulcaspis Scale
Published 2003-03-01“… More than 20 species of scale insects occur on cycads in Florida, the most damaging of which is the cycad aulacaspis scale. …”
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Florida Flower Thrips (suggested common name) Frankliniella bispinosa Morgan (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
Published 2015-12-01“…The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. …”
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Earthworm, suborder Crassiclitellata, cohort Terrimegadrili (Jamieson, 1988)
Published 2012-09-01“…Like insects, earthworms are among the animals most frequently encountered by many Floridians. …”
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The Bumble Bees of Florida, Bombus spp.
Published 2011-12-01“…Bumble bees are easily recognized by the corbicula (pollen basket) on the hind tibiae in the females. They are beneficial insects that pollinate many native and ornamental plants. …”
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Dispersal of Oxyops vitiosa: A Biological Control Agent of Melaleuca in Florida
Published 2004-07-01“…The scientists recently released two insects as part of that program; the melaleuca weevil (Oxyops vitiosa (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)) and the melaleuca psyllid (Boreioglycapsis melaleucae (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)). …”
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Oblong-Winged Katydid (suggested common name) Amblycorypha oblongifolia (De Geer, 1773) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae)
Published 2015-12-01“…The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. …”
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Broad-Tipped Conehead Katydid (suggested common name) Neoconocephalus triops (Linnaeus, 1758) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae)
Published 2016-04-01“…The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. …”
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Oblong-Winged Katydid (suggested common name) Amblycorypha oblongifolia (De Geer, 1773) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae)
Published 2015-12-01“…The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. …”
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An Introduction to Some Common and Charismatic Florida Spiders
Published 2023-03-01“…While spiders are often feared, they are generally non-aggressive and provide essential ecosystem services, such as controlling pest insects in homes, gardens, and agricultural crops. …”
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Predatory Stink Bug, Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas)
Published 2003-12-01“… Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas) is a very large (20 mm) predatory stink bug which occurs in several row crops and preys on other insects, especially lepidopterous larvae. The stages in the life cycle have never been illustrated and are presented here so that they can be identified in the field. …”
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Flea Beetles of the Genus Altica: Altica spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Published 2019-04-01“…Although this group of insects are named flea beetles, this is not because the form of the body resembles fleas, but rather because they have strong hind legs allowing them to jump long distances like true fleas (Siphonaptera). …”
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Earthworm, suborder Crassiclitellata, cohort Terrimegadrili (Jamieson, 1988)
Published 2012-09-01“…Like insects, earthworms are among the animals most frequently encountered by many Floridians. …”
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A Bark Beetle Hypothenemus eruditus Westwood, 1836 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
Published 2016-10-01“…The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. …”
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Ebony Jewelwing, Black-Winged Damselfly (suggested common names) Calopteryx maculata (Beauvois, 1807) (Insecta: Odonata: Calopterygidae)
Published 2018-01-01“…The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. …”
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Wheel Bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
Published 2002-09-01“… The wheel bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus), is a moderately common, widely distributed, beneficial assassin bug that preys on pest insects. However, its bite can be more severe than a bee sting, and both nymphs and adults should be avoided or handled with caution. …”
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Predatory Stink Bug, Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas)
Published 2003-12-01“… Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas) is a very large (20 mm) predatory stink bug which occurs in several row crops and preys on other insects, especially lepidopterous larvae. The stages in the life cycle have never been illustrated and are presented here so that they can be identified in the field. …”
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Pollination Best Practices in Southern Highbush Blueberry in Florida
Published 2019-02-01“…It is dependent upon pollinating insects for adequate pollination and fruit. Some Florida growers have reported cases of low fruit set in recent years, in particular on the cultivars Meadowlark and Emerald, which may have been due in part to poor pollination. …”
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Dispersal of Oxyops vitiosa: A Biological Control Agent of Melaleuca in Florida
Published 2004-07-01“…The scientists recently released two insects as part of that program; the melaleuca weevil (Oxyops vitiosa (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)) and the melaleuca psyllid (Boreioglycapsis melaleucae (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)). …”
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