Synthesis and Characterization of Titanium Supported on High Order Nanoporous Silica and Application for Direct Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol by Alireza Badiei, Javad Gholami, Yeganeh Khaniani

“…It can be attributed to the stabilization of H2O2 as peroxy acetic acid species in the radical mechanism for this reaction. …”
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Washingtonia robusta: Mexican Fan Palm by Timothy K. Broschat

“… The Mexican fan palm is a fast-growing species that can reach heights of 70 to 100 feet, making it too tall for typical residential landscapes. …”
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Featherwing Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Ptiliidae) by Henry S. Dybas

“… Featherwing beetles are the smallest known beetles, the majority of the species being a millimeter or less in length. The common name is derived from the distinctive structure of the wings which are believed to function primarily for passive flotation, as in the ciliate seeds of dandelions. …”
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Red Heart Disease in Pines Caused by Porodaedalea (Phellinus) pini in Florida by Yin-Tse Huang, Jeffrey Eickwort, Jiri Hulcr

“… All pine species in Florida are susceptible to red heart disease. …”
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Evaluating Private Lands for Conservation of Wildlife by Martin B. Main, Mark E. Hostetler, Annisa Karim

“… In this document, we present criteria for evaluating land in terms of conserving wildlife species. There are several basic principles of conservation planning that can assist private landowners and organizations in assessing the wildlife value of a property. …”
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Greenhouse Thrips, Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouche) by Harold A. Denmark, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Packard described this species for the first time from this country in 1870 and called it the greenhouse thrips. …”
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Dynamics of a Stochastic Delayed Competitive Model with Impulsive Toxicant Input in Polluted Environments by Meiling Deng, Meng Liu, Chuanzhi Bai

“…Under a simple condition, sufficient and necessary conditions for stability in the mean and extinction of each species are established. Some recent works are improved and extended greatly. …”
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2018–2019 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Postbloom Fruit Drop by Natalia A. Peres, Megan M. Dewdney

“…PFD, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum acutatum, affects all species and cultivars of citrus, but severity on a given cultivar varies according to the time of bloom in relation to rainfall. …”
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Botanical concrete. Experimentation on concrete substrates for vertical greening by Lucas Büscher, Roman Polster, Heike Klussmann

“… Botanical Concrete collaboratively investigates a fundamentally new approach to wall-based vertical greening systems, based on design thinking, materials research and phytotechnology, to functionalize concrete and allow the permanent establishment of cryptogams and tracheophytes on its surface, two species with different substrate demands requiring two different sets of parameters for functionalisation. …”
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Efficacy of Herbicide Active Ingredients Against Aquatic Weeds by Stephen F. Enloe, Michael D. Netherland, William T. Haller, Kenneth Langeland

“…While physical, mechanical, and biological controls are utilized where they are feasible, herbicides are the primary tool used to control many troublesome species. This document answers some common questions and provides efficacy information for all herbicide active ingredients labeled for aquatic use in Florida. …”
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Spotted Wing Drosophila Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Insecta: Diptera: Drosophilidae) by Rajinder S. Mann, Lukasz L. Stelinski

“…Most Drosophila flies are associated with rotten or over-ripened fruits and are nuisance pests. However, a few species such as the spotted wing drosophila, D. suzukii (Matsumura), can infest un-ripened fruits and are of economic significance. …”
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Cottonwood Leaf Beetle Chrysomela scripta Fabricius (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomela) by Amelio A. Chi, Russell F. Mizell

“…The cottonwood leaf beetle is one of the most economically important pests of managed cottonwood, aspen, and some poplar and willow species. Often it is a severe pest of urban ornamental trees. …”
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Plastic responses for intercrop functioning by Franca J. Bongers, Jochem B. Evers, Niels P. R. Anten

“…Studying how plasticity is induced and quantifying the consequences for intercrop performance are relevant to better understand the consequences of mixing species and provides leads for breeding for intercrops.…”
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Natural Enemies of Rugose Spiraling Whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in the South Florida Landscape by Siavash Taravati, Catharine Mannion, Holly Glenn, Lance Osborne

“…This whitefly has been reported on more than 60 plant species, which include gumbo limbo, coconut, black olive, avocado, Calophyllum spp., and giant white bird of paradise. …”
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Orchard Orbweaver, Orchard Spider Leucauge argyrobapta (White), Leucauge venusta (Walckenaer) (Arachnida: Araneae: Tetragnathidae) by Donald W. Hall

“…The name orchard orbweaver is the common name accepted by the American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids (Breen 2003) for these species, but they have also been called simply orchard spiders (Kaston & Kaston 1953, Levi & Levi 2002). …”
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Persistence and Nonpersistence of a Food Chain Model with Stochastic Perturbation by Haihong Li, Fuzhong Cong, Daqing Jiang, Hongtu Hua

“…We analyze a three species predator-prey chain model with stochastic perturbation. …”
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Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Wild Hogs by William M. Giuliano, Holly K. Ober, Lauren Watine, Raoul Boughton, Don Coyner

“… Wild hogs are a popular species, pursued and hunted by many throughout Florida. …”
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Molecular techniques for pathogen identification and fungus detection in the environment by C.K.M. Tsui, J. Woodhall, W. Chen, C.A. Lévesque, A. Lau, C.D. Schoen, C. Baschien, M.J. Najafzadeh, G.S. de Hoog

“…Many species of fungi can cause disease in plants, animals and humans. …”
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Living with the African Honey Bee by James D Ellis, Mary Christine Bammer

“… African honey bees and European honey bees are the same species of honey bee, but the two are classified as different subspecies or races of honey bee. …”
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Frogs and Toads of Northern Belize by Jenna M. Cole, Sarah K. Cooke, Venetia S. Briggs-Gonzalez, Justin R. Dalaba, Frank J. Mazzotti

“… Belize is home to several threatened frog species. One of them, the Maya mountains frog, lives nowhere else in the world. …”
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