Sriyanka Lahiri

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Common Arthropod Pests in Blackberries and Pomegranates in Florida

Chastity Perry, Hugh Smith, Zhanao Deng, and Sriyanka Lahiri

Blackberry and pomegranate are growing in importance as alternative crops in Florida. In the past decade, blackberry production in Florida increased from 64 acres in 2007 to 173 acres in 2017.  The many health benefits acquired from these fruits make them good alternative options for growers in Florida to diversify their operations by planting some new and less traditional crops, providing them a niche in the Florida agriculture market. The intended audience of this publication includes blackberry and pomegranate growers in Florida as well as Extension agents providing expert recommendations to both these industries. The purpose of this publication is to share information derived from a one-year field survey on commonly encountered pests.

Chilli Thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Management Practices for Florida Strawberry Crops

Gagandeep Kaur and Sriyanka Lahiri

This publication provides current management practices for chilli thrips in both conventional and organic strawberries as a guide for Extension agents and growers.

Chapter 16. Strawberry Production

Vance M. Whitaker, Nathan S. Boyd, Natalia A. Peres, Johan Desaeger, Sriyanka Lahiri, and Shinsuke Agehara

Chapter 16 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Arthropod Pest Management Practices of Strawberry Growers in Florida: A Survey of the 2019–2020 Field Season

Sriyanka Lahiri

This publication is aimed at growers, Extension agents, industry partners, and the general public who have an interest in integrated pest management (IPM) tools used by growers in general and strawberry growers in particular. The purpose is to establish a baseline of adopted IPM practices by the strawberry industry in Florida so that changes in behavior can be tracked in future. To document the current pest management practices, an in-person survey of 24 strawberry growers in Hillsborough Co., FL was conducted (IRB# 201902072) during the field season of 2019-2020. The survey showed that 70% of strawberry growers spray their crop more than 5 times in a season with an insecticide/miticide. But strawberry growers have developed an awareness of IPM tools available to them and are already using these tools such as releasing biological control agents for mite management, cover cropping, and considering planting banker (flowering) crops in designated spaces in and around their fields.

Chapter 19. Biopesticides and Alternative Disease and Pest Management Products

Natalia A. Peres, Gary E. Vallad, Johan Desaeger, and Sriyanka Lahiri

Chapter 19 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

How to Differentiate between Causes of Strawberry Plant Damage: Chilli Thrips, Spider Mites, Foliar Nematodes, or Phytotoxicity from Herbicides?

Lovely Adhikary, Sriyanka Lahiri, Nathan Boyd, and Johan Desaeger

This publication aims to provide information on how to differentiate damage caused by chilli thrips, spider mites, foliar nematodes, and phytotoxicity due to herbicide application on strawberry plants. The symptomology of these pests and the effects of phytotoxicity from herbicides can look similar, especially when microscopic pests are involved. Correctly identifying the cause behind each damage symptom is essential. The intended audience of this article is strawberry growers, crop scouts, Extension agents, and industry personnel working on improved production and management of strawberries.

Presence of a Non-Pest Mite Tarsonemus confusus Ewing (Acari: Tarsonemidae), in Florida Strawberry Fields

Lovely Adhikary and Sriyanka Lahiri

This publication aims to benefit growers and Extension agents by increasing awareness of a fungus-feeding mite, Tarsonemus confusus, commonly found in strawberry fields. Tarsonemus confusus may be misidentified as other pest mites. In fact, without help from an expert mite taxonomist, incorrect species identification can be a major concern. Although this mite species typically does not achieve pest status on most crops, an incorrect pest identification may lead to unnecessary application of miticides, triggering a secondary pest outbreak.

Growing Strawberries in the Florida Home Garden

Vance M. Whitaker, Natalia A. Peres, Sriyanka Lahiri, Sydney Park Brown, and Craig K. Chandler

Florida is the winter strawberry capital of the world. In commercial and home production, strawberries are grown as an annual crop rather than as perennials. This 4-page publication of the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department presents guidelines for the successful production of strawberries in the Florida home garden. Minor revision by Vance M. Whitaker, Natalia A. Peres, Sriyanka Lahiri, Sydney Park Brown, and Craig K. Chandler.

Sap Beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) Management in Strawberries

Silvia I. Rondon, James F. Price, Daniel J. Cantliffe, and Justin M. Renkema

Biology and Control of the Strawberry Aphid, Chaetosiphon fragaefolli (Cockerell) (Homoptera: Aphididae) in Florida

Silvia I. Rondon, Daniel J. Cantliffe, Karol L. Krey, and Justin M. Renkema

Thrips in Florida Strawberry Crops

Jeff D. Cluever, Hugh A. Smith, Joe E. Funderburk, and Galen Frantz

Strawberry Leafroller Ancylis comptana (Frölich) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Justin Renkema

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.

Pale Damsel Bug Nabis capsiformis Germar (Insecta: Hemiptera: Nabidae)

Karol L. Krey and Justin M. Renkema

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.

False Chinch Bug Nysius raphanus Howard (Insecta: Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)

Babu Panthi, Braden Evans, and Justin Renkema

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.

Striped Cucumber Beetle Acalymma vittatum F. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Braden Evans and Justin Renkema

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.

Susceptibility of Phytoseiulus persimilis and Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to Commonly Used Insecticides Approved for Managing Arthropod Pests in Florida Strawberries

Braden Evans, Karol Krey, and Justin Renkema

Twospotted Spider Mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Arachnida: Acari: Tetranychidae)

Thomas R. Fasulo and H. A. Denmark

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.

Pesticide Options for Insect, Mite, and Mollusk Management in Commercial Strawberry Production in Florida

Justin Renkema, Shashan Devkota, and Curtis Nagle

A UF/IFAS numbered publication for Commercial audience(s).