Cherry, Ronald H.

Rice Water Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Distribution and Management in Florida

Matthew T. VanWeelden, Ron H. Cherry, and Mike Karounos

The rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel, is the most widely distributed and destructive pest of rice, Oryza sativa L., in the United States (Way 1990). The following report provides a description of the rice water weevil, its distribution in the state of Florida, methodology for scouting, and options for managing this pest in commercial rice fields.

Silicon Effects on Resistance of St. Augustinegrass to Southern Chinch Bugs and Plant Disease

Alan L. Wright, Ron Cherry, and Pamela Roberts

Abundance of Soil Insect Pests in Florida Sugarcane

Ron Cherry, Mabry McCray, Hardev Sandhu, and Michael Karounos

Corn wireworm Melanotus communis Gyllenhal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Elateridae)

Harsimran K. Gill, Gurminder Chahil, Gaurav Goyal, Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, and Ronald Cherry

Sequential Sampling for Wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) at Sugarcane Planting

Matthew T. VanWeelden and Ron Cherry

Stink Bugs in Florida Rice

Ron Cherry

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

Insect Management in Sugarcane

Julien M. Beuzelin, Ron H. Cherry, Gregg S. Nuessly, and Hardev S. Sandhu

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for General Public and Commercial audience(s).

Miscellaneous Insect Pests of Florida Sugarcane

Gregg S. Nuessly, Ron H. Cherry, Hardev S. Sandhu, and Julien M. Beuzelin

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet.

Stem Borers (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Florida Rice

Julien M. Beuzelin, Erik L. Roldán, Ronald H. Cherry, and Matthew T. VanWeelden

Three stem borers, the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.), rice stalk borer, Chilo plejadellus Zincken, and Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini (Dyar), infest rice in the southern United States. They occur in Florida, with the Mexican rice borer being an invasive species recently introduced into the state. This publication briefly describes stem borers and sampling methods and reports results of the first extensive survey conducted to measure their occurrence in Florida rice.

Weeds in Florida Sugarcane as Rice Stink Bug Hosts

Calvin Odero, Michael Karounos, and Ron Cherry

Rice is a rotational crop in the sugarcane production system on organic soils in the Everglades Agricultural Area in southern Florida. Several insects and weeds can affect production and profitability of rice. Management of fall panicum in rice and in sugarcane fields surrounding rice fields is important to mitigate risks posed by weeds and the rice stink bug complex in Florida rice.

Weedy Hosts of the Diaprepes Root Weevil in Florida Sugarcane

D. Calvin Odero and Ron Cherry

This publication provides an overview of Diaprepes root weevil and the role of weeds in providing harborage for the insect. Written by D. Calvin Odero and Ron Cherry, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, July 2021.

The Effect of Harvesting and Replanting on Arthropod Ground Predators in Florida Sugarcane

Hardev S. Sandhu, Ronald H. Cherry, and Robert Gilbert

A UF/IFAS numbered publication.

Tropical Sod Webworm Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Guenée (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Nastaran Tofangsazi and Steven P. Arthurs