Entomology and Nematology
The Department of Entomology and Nematology maintains tripartite priorities consistent with the mandate given to full-service landgrant universities and associated experiment stations: Research, Extension, and Academics. These programs are facilitated with state funding, extramural contract and grant funding, donations and gifts, and the collaborative efforts of cooperating agencies and institutions. The Department has coordinated faculty efforts and strengths into what could be considered major thrust areas for the Department. These areas of emphasis include: Behavior, Ecology, and Systematics; Biological Control; Medical, Veterinary and Urban Entomology; Nematology; Pest Management; and Physiology, Biochemistry, and Genetics.
Editorial Team
- Elena Rhodes - Editor
- Susan Gildersleeve - ICS Editor
- Andrew Short - Chair
- Adam Dale - Author
RECENT & REVISED PUBLICATIONS
Citrus Pest Quick Guide: Broadwinged Katydid (Microcentrum rhombifolium)
IN1423/ENY-2109by L. M. Diepenbrock, K. L. Ray, and J. D. BurrowSeptember 19, 2024This publication is a brief description of the life cycle and damage of the broadwinged katydid.Critical Issue: 1. Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises
Citrus Pest Quick Guide: Cottony Cushion Scale (Icerya purchasi)
IN1422/ENY2108by L. M. Diepenbrock, K. L. Ray and J. D. BurrowSeptember 19, 2024This publication is about the life cycle and damage of cottony cushion scale.Critical Issue: 1. Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises
Managing Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and Tomato yellow leaf curl virus in Florida Tomato
IN1430/ENY2111by Hugh Smith and Bruno Rossitto De MarchiAugust 20, 2024Bemisia tabaci MEAM1, the sweetpotato or silverleaf whitefly, transmits tomato yellow leaf curl virus, which significantly impacts production of tomato in Florida. This publication provides information on managing Bemisia tabaci and tomato yellow leaf curl virus to growers, UF/IFAS Extension agents, and other crop protection professionals. The publication describes and explains management strategies including the prompt destruction of harvested fields, the use of metalized plastic mulches and tolerant tomato varieties, and treatment of crops with insecticides and biopesticides for the control of Bemisia tabaci.Critical Issue: 1. Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises
A Guide to Selecting and Using Pesticides During the Blueberry Pollination Period: How Can We Reduce Risk to Pollinators?
IN1429/ENY-2110by Rachel E. Mallinger, John J. Ternest, and Douglas A. PhillipsAugust 15, 2024This publication provides blueberry growers strategies for choosing and applying fungicides and insecticides during bloom so as to minimize harm to pollinators. Insect pollinators, particularly wild and managed bees, are necessary to achieve adequate fruit set in blueberries. Without insect pollinators, berries may form, but they will be significantly smaller and misshapen and will take longer to ripen than bee-pollinated berries. Managed bees, wild bees, and other insect pollinators are susceptible to pesticides, especially when applied during bloom when pollinators are foraging in blueberry fields. Growers thus must balance disease and pest protection with pollinator protection. This publication provides information on the toxicity to pollinators and residual activity of insecticides and fungicides used during blueberry bloom, and strategies for minimizing pollinator exposure.Critical Issue: 1. Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises
Entendiendo el modo de acción de los insecticidas y el manejo de resistencia en la horticultura de Florida (y Latinoamérica)
IN1428/ENY-2087Sby Hugh Smith, Adam Dale, Julien Beuzelin y Hector Portillo. Traducido por Isabel Bohorquez y Hector Portillo.July 26, 2024Esta publicación está diseñada para ayudar a los agentes de Extensión de UF/IFAS y al público a entender los modos de acción y el manejo de resistencia de los insecticidas, en lo que respecta a su uso en hortalizas, cultivos extensivos, césped y plantas ornamentales.Critical Issue: 1. Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises
