Hodges, Amanda C.

Tropical Bont Tick Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae)

Karen C. Prine and Amanda C. Hodges

Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Caitlin A. Lewis and Amanda C. Hodges

Twobanded Japanese Weevil, Pseudocneorhinus bifasciatus Roelofs (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Jamba Gyeltshen and Amanda Hodges

Striped Mealybug Ferrisia virgata Cockerell (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

Ariane McCorquodale and Amanda Hodges

Horned passalus, Odontotaenius disjunctus (Illiger) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Passalidae: Passalinae)

Christopher S. Bibbs, Amanda C. Hodges, and Rebecca W. Baldwin

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

Redbanded Stink Bug, Red-Banded Stink Bug, Smaller Green Stink Bug (suggested common names) Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Morgan Pinkerton and Amanda Hodges

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

A Tiphiid Wasp Myzinum maculata Fabricius (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Myzininae)

Donald Spence and Amanda Hodges

Red Date Scale, Phoenicococcus marlatti (Cockerell) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Phoenicoccidae)

Adriana Espinosa, Amanda Hodges, Greg Hodges, and Catharine Mannion

Fuller Rose Beetle, Naupactus godmanni (Crotch) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Jamba Gyeltshen and Amanda Hodges

Hypogeococcus pungens Granara de Willink (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), a Mealybug

Amanda Hodges and Greg Hodges

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Cory Penca and Amanda Hodges

Boisduval Scale, Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret (Insecta: Hemiptera: Diaspididae)

Adriana Espinosa, Heidi Bowman, Amanda Hodges, and Greg Hodges

Viburnum Leaf Beetle Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Jamba Gyeltshen and Amanda Hodges

Bean Plataspid: Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Plataspidae)

Ashley Poplin and Amanda Hodges

Dogwood Borer, Synanthedon scitula(Harris) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)

Jamba Gyeltshen and Amanda Hodges

Black Thread Scale, Ischnaspis longirostris (Signoret) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Diaspididae)

Adriana Espinosa, Amanda Hodges, Greg Hodges, and Catharine Mannion

Citrus Longhorned Beetle, Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Jamba Gyeltshen and Amanda Hodges

Orange Spiny Whitefly, Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Jamba Gyeltshen, Amanda Hodges, and Greg S. Hodges

Azalea Lace Bug, Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Tingidae)

Jamba Gyeltshen and Amanda Hodges

European Pepper Moth or Southern European Marsh Pyralid Duponchelia fovealis (Zeller)

Stephanie D. Stocks and Amanda Hodges

Tessellated Scale, Ecualymnatus tessellatus (Signoret) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccidae)

Adriana Espinosa, Amanda Hodges, Greg Hodges, Forrest Howard, and Catharine Mannion

Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica Newman (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Jamba Gyeltshen, Amanda Hodges, and Clayton Bania

Coconut Mealybug Nipaecoccus nipae (Maskell) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

Adriana Espinosa, Amanda Hodges, Greg Hodges, and Catharine Mannion

The Florida Plant Diagnostic Network

A. J. Palmateer, C. L. Harmon, A. Hodges, N. Peres, K. R. Chung, P. D. Roberts, L. Buss, W. T. Crow, J. Xin, R. J. McGovern, J. W. Kimbrough, and M. T. Momol

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet.

Palmetto Scale Comstockiella sabalis Comstock

Adrianna Espinosa, Amanda Hodges, and Greg Hodges

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

Citrus Snow Scale Unaspis citri (Comstock) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae)

Courtney R. Buckley and Amanda Hodges

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

Myakka Bug, Ischnodemus variegatus (Signoret) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Blissidae)

Cecil O. Montemayor, Rodrigo Diaz, William A. Overholt, Amanda Hodges, and James P. Cuda

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

“Push-pull” Technology and Companion Planting: A Dual Strategy for Insect Pest Management in High Tunnel Vegetable Production and Organic Systems

Jesusa C. Legaspi, Alejandro Bolques, Fanny E. Ospina, Shufang Tian, Juan Carlos Díaz-Pérez, Amanda C. Hodges, Adam J. Pitcher, and Xin Zhao

This publication is aimed to introduce “push-pull” technology and companion planting for pest management to high tunnel vegetable growers. It is also of interest to other crop producers wishing to improve their IPM practices.

Bagrada Bug, Painted Bug, Bagrada Hilaris (Burmeister) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Eric LeVeen and Amanda C. Hodges

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

Ladybirds, Ladybird beetles, Lady Beetles, Ladybugs of Florida, Coleoptera: Coccinellidae

J. H. Frank, R. F. Mizell, III

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis Pallas (Insecta: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Russell F. Mizell III

Lobate Lac Scale, Paratachardina lobata lobata (Chamberlin) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea: Kerriidae)

F. W. Howard, Robert Pemberton, Avas Hamon, Greg S. Hodges, Bryan Steinberg, Catharine M. Mannion, David McLean, and Jeanette Wofford

A UF/IFAS numbered Organism ID. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Integrated Pest Management

The Pecan Bud Moth: Pest of Nursery Stock and Transplanted Pecans

Russell F. Mizell, III

Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (=coagulata) (Germar) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae)

Tracy Conklin and Russell F. Mizell, III

The glassy-winged sharpshooter is a large leafhopper species native to the southeastern United States. It is one of the main vectors of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, a plant pathogen that causes a variety of plant diseases, including phony peach disease of peach and Pierce's disease of grape.

Sharpshooters, Leafhoppers, Cicadellidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae)

Chris Tipping and Russell F. Mizell III

Black Stink Bug Proxys punctulatus (Palisot) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Celina Gomez and Russell F. Mizell III

Brown Stink Bug Euschistus servus (Say) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Celina Gomez and Russell F. Mizell III

Cypress Twig Gall Midge, Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa (Osten Sacken) (Insecta: Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

Celina Gomez and Russell F. Mizell III

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

Western Leaffooted Bug Leptoglossus zonatus (Dallas) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae)

Amelio A. Chi and Russell F. Mizell III

Cottonwood Leaf Beetle Chrysomela scripta Fabricius (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomela)

Amelio A. Chi and Russell F. Mizell III