New Sources of Southern Chinch Bug Resistance in St. Augustinegrass by Huangjun Lu, Ronald Cherry

“…The southern chinch bug, Blissus insularis Barber, is the plant’s most damaging insect pest. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Huangjun Lu and Ronald Cherry, and published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, July 2014. …”
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Management of Vegetation by Alternative Practices in Fields and Roadsides by Allen V. Barker, Randall G. Prostak

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Eight Fungal Species Associated with Ambrosia Beetles in Korea by Mi Jin Jeon, Sangwook Park, Jong Chul Jeong, Jongok Lim, Youngeun Han, Won-Jae Chi, Soonok Kim

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Pesticide Injection and Drenching by Frederick M. Fishel

“… Drenching and injection are two pesticide application methods that are particularly effective in controlling some of the most troublesome insect pests of ornamental landscape trees. This 4-page document describes the equipment and procedures you will need to carry out either of these methods. …”
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The Southern Pine Beetle Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Demian F. Gomez, Jiri Hulcr

“… The southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann, is the most destructive insect pest of pine in the southern United States. …”
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Managing Wireworms in Florida Sweet Potatoes by Robert Hochmuth, Dakshina Seal, Norman Leppla, Daniel Fenneman, Rhoda Broughton, Anil Baniya

“…Wireworms, the larvae of click beetles, are the most damaging insect pests of those that infest the foliage and roots. …”
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Digitgrasses by Carrol G. Chambliss, Martin B. Adjei, Lynn E. Sollenberger, Joao M. B. Vendramini, Yoana C. Newman

“…Sollenberger, describes these warm-season perennial grasses — cultivars, pasture establishment and maintenance, hay production, and insect control. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, May 2009. …”
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A New Species of Platythyrea (Hymenoptera; Formicidae) From Costa Rica by Charies Kugler

“…A new species of Platythyrea was found in the Field Museum insect collections too late to be included in Brown’s (1975) revision of the genus. …”
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Digitgrasses by Carrol G. Chambliss, Martin B. Adjei, Lynn E. Sollenberger, Joao M. B. Vendramini, Yoana C. Newman

“…Sollenberger, describes these warm-season perennial grasses — cultivars, pasture establishment and maintenance, hay production, and insect control. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, May 2009. …”
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The Southern Pine Beetle Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Demian F. Gomez, Jiri Hulcr

“… The southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann, is the most destructive insect pest of pine in the southern United States. …”
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Pesticide Injection and Drenching by Frederick M. Fishel

“… Drenching and injection are two pesticide application methods that are particularly effective in controlling some of the most troublesome insect pests of ornamental landscape trees. This 4-page document describes the equipment and procedures you will need to carry out either of these methods. …”
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Mitogenomic Phylogenetic Analyses Reveal New Insights into the Taxonomy and Evolution of Parnassiinae Swallowtail Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) by Lu Song, Xiaoxiao Chen, Xiushan Li, Raul Narciso C. Guedes, Youssef Dewer, Suqin Shang, Jingjiang Zhou

“…Mitochondrial genomes provide powerful insights into insect phylogeny and molecular evolution, aiding in the clarification of complex taxonomic relationships. …”
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Smart Agricultural Pest Detection Using I-YOLOv10-SC: An Improved Object Detection Framework by Wenxia Yuan, Lingfang Lan, Jiayi Xu, Tingting Sun, Xinghua Wang, Qiaomei Wang, Jingnan Hu, Baijuan Wang

“…The network leverages Space-to-Depth Convolution to enhance its capability in detecting small insect targets. The Convolutional Block Attention Module is employed to improve feature representation and attention focus. …”
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Phage WO diversity and evolutionary forces associated with Wolbachia-infected crickets by Qing-Chen Luo, Yue-Yuan Li, Ye-Song Ren, Xiao-Hui Yang, Dao-Hong Zhu

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Molecular identification of the brown marmorated stink bug’s egg parasitoids by species-specific PCR collected from Beijing, China by Muhammad Yasir Ali, Yu-Di Liu, Feng-Qi Li, Mao-Lin Hou, Jin-Ping Zhang, Feng Zhang

“…Abstract Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Penta-tomidae), is a highly polyphagous and invasive insect pest with more than 300 plant species as hosts, including a wide range of economic crops. …”
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Guide to Collecting and Maintaining Live Arthropods for Classroom Display in Florida by S. McCann, James D. Ellis, Michael K. O'Malley

“…O’Malley, details the process of maintaining live insect displays for educational purposes in Florida. …”
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Summer Squash Production in Miami-Dade County, Florida by D. Seal, S. Zhang, P. Dittmar, Yuncong Li, W. Klassen, Q. Wang, T. Olczyk

“…This 16-page fact sheet describes the varieties of summer squash, land preparation and transplanting, what fertilizer to use, irrigation and freeze protection, disease management, insect management, weed management, harvest, and crop rotation. …”
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The Persimmon Borer Sannina uroceriformis Walker, Pest of Persimmon by Russell F. Mizell, III

“…Mizell, describes a wood-boring insect pest of American persimmon, which is used as a root-stock for Oriental persimmon production. …”
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Guide to Collecting and Maintaining Live Arthropods for Classroom Display in Florida by S. McCann, James D. Ellis, Michael K. O'Malley

“…O’Malley, details the process of maintaining live insect displays for educational purposes in Florida. …”
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Ligurian leafhopper Eupteryx decemnotata (Rey) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) by Alexander Tasi, Andrea Lucky

“… The Ligurian leafhopper, Eupteryx decemnotata (Rey), is an insect in the family Cicadellidae that has undergone a rapid range expansion in the last three decades. …”
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