Dispersal of Oxyops vitiosa: A Biological Control Agent of Melaleuca in Florida by William A. Overholt, Paul D. Pratt

“…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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Dispersal of Oxyops vitiosa: A Biological Control Agent of Melaleuca in Florida by William A. Overholt, Paul D. Pratt

“…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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Deer Flies, Yellow Flies and Horse Flies, Chrysops, Diachlorus, and Tabanus spp. by Jason M. Squitier

“…EENY-028/IN155: Pepper Weevil, Anthonomus eugenii Cano and Cuban Pepper Weevil, Faustinus cubae (Boheman) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (ufl.edu) …”
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Deer Flies, Yellow Flies and Horse Flies, Chrysops, Diachlorus, and Tabanus spp. by Jason M. Squitier

“…EENY-028/IN155: Pepper Weevil, Anthonomus eugenii Cano and Cuban Pepper Weevil, Faustinus cubae (Boheman) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (ufl.edu) …”
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Fruit Damage Patterns Caused by Ovipositing Females of Conotrachelus dimidiatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Guava Trees by Felipe Tafoya, Catarino Perales-Segovia, Ernesto Gonzalez-Gaona, Humberta Gloria Calyecac-Cortero

“…We evaluated the damage patterns produced by females of the guava weevil Conotrachelus dimidiatus Champion, 1904 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), according to the position of the damaged fruit in guava trees Psidium guajava L. in Calvillo, Aguascalientes, Mexico. …”
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Insect Pests and Diseases in Stored Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) and Maize (Zea mays L.) in West Hararghe, Ethiopia by Gelana Keno Beyene, Amin Mohammed Yones, Ahmed Beyan Heji, Mukaddes Kayim

“…The results revealed that maize and sorghum grains stored in sacks, ground pits, markets, and hanging (maize cob) storage containers were infested with insect species: maize weevil (S. zeamais), Angoumois grain moth (S. cerealella), rice weevil (S. oryzae), Red flour beetle (T. castaneum), confused flour beetle (T. confusum), and Lesser grain borer (R. dominica). …”
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Progress towards an eco-friendly insect pest management approach in subtropical agro-ecosystems (South Africa) by Tertia Grové

“…The mango industry needs to find more environmentally safe suppression methods that can be used with sanitation to manage mango seed weevil as it is a pest of phytosanitary concern. The set of economic thresholds for the important pests also need some attention. …”
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Phytophthora Related Diseases by Megan M. Dewdney, Jamie D. Yates

“…Yates, can be used to identify four Phytophthora-related diseases of citrus–phytophthora foot rot, brown rot, phytopththora root rot, and diaprepes root weevil. Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, March 2009. …”
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Phytophthora Related Diseases by Megan M. Dewdney, Jamie D. Yates

“…Yates, can be used to identify four Phytophthora-related diseases of citrus–phytophthora foot rot, brown rot, phytopththora root rot, and diaprepes root weevil. Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, March 2009. …”
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Insect Management for Sweet Potatoes by Xavier Martini, S. E. Webb

“…More serious are those pests whose immature stages feed on roots: sweetpotato weevil, wireworms, banded cucumber beetles, pale-striped and sweetpotato flea beetles, and in south Florida, Diaprepes weevils and white grubs. …”
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Phytophthora Management for Commercial Citrus Groves by Megan M. Dewdney, Jamie D. Yates

“…Yates, highlights symptoms and management for phytophthora foot rot, brown rot, phytophthora root rot, and diaprepes root weevil in citrus groves. Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, August 2009…”
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Phytophthora Management for Commercial Citrus Groves by Megan M. Dewdney, Jamie D. Yates

“…Yates, highlights symptoms and management for phytophthora foot rot, brown rot, phytophthora root rot, and diaprepes root weevil in citrus groves. Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, August 2009…”
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Common Bark Beetle Pests of Florida by Sawyer Adams, Jiri Hulcr

“…This publication was amended on 10/18/2021 to remove a line from the description of the reproduction weevil. …”
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Stink Bugs and Leaffooted Bugs Are Important Fruit, Nut, Seed and Vegetable Pests by Russell F. Mizell, III

“…Recently they have become serious pests of cotton because of the reduction in pesticide use resulting from the eradication of the boll weevil and the implementation of genetically-modified cotton. …”
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Stink Bugs and Leaffooted Bugs Are Important Fruit, Nut, Seed and Vegetable Pests by Russell F. Mizell, III

“…Recently they have become serious pests of cotton because of the reduction in pesticide use resulting from the eradication of the boll weevil and the implementation of genetically-modified cotton. …”
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Hunting Billbug, Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Robert E. Woodruff

“… The hunting billbug, Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden, is a weevil that is also commonly known as the "zoysia billbug" in Florida, where it has been reported as a pest of various grasses, especially in nurseries. …”
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Hunting Billbug, Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Robert E. Woodruff

“… The hunting billbug, Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden, is a weevil that is also commonly known as the "zoysia billbug" in Florida, where it has been reported as a pest of various grasses, especially in nurseries. …”
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Stored Product Pests by P.G. Koehler, W.H. Kern, Jr., J.L. Castner

“…It details the characteristics, life cycles, and behaviors of pests such as the rice weevil, lesser grain borer, flour beetles, sawtoothed grain beetle, cigarette beetle, drugstore beetle, and various weevils and moths. …”
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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

“…After extensive testing, two leaf‐feeding beetles (Galerucella calmariensis and Galerucella pusilla; hereafter “Galerucella”), a root‐feeding weevil (Hylobius transversovittatus) and a flower‐feeding weevil (Nanophyes marmoratus), were approved for field releases. …”
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Red Ring Nematode, Bursaphelenchus cocophilus (Cobb) Baujard (Nematoda: Secernentea: Tylenchida: Aphelenchina: Aphelenchoidea: Bursaphelechina) formerly Rhadinaphelenchus cocophilu... by Angela S. Brammer, William T. Crow

“…The red ring nematode parasitizes the palm weevil Rhynchophorus palmarum L., which is attracted to fresh trunk wounds and acts as a vector for B. cocophilus to uninfected trees. …”
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