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Title: MOBILITY OF THE SILKY CANE WEEVIL (COLEOPETERA:CURCULIONDAE) IN A SCREEN ENCLOSURE.

Author
item Puche, Helena
item WEISSLING, TOM - WAS ARS, NON-GOVT NOW
item Schnell Ii, Raymond
item Epsky, Nancy
item Heath, Robert

Submitted to: Florida Entomological Society Annual Meeting
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/10/2004
Publication Date: 7/25/2004
Citation: Puche, H., Weissling, T., Schnell II, R.J., Epsky, N.D., Heath, R.R. 2004. Mobility of the Silky Cane Weevil (Coleopetera:Curculiondae) in a Screen Enclosure. Florida Entomological Society Annual Meeting.

Interpretive Summary: The lobate lac scale, native to India and Sri Lanka, was first found in south Florida in 1999. It has become a pest of woody ornamentals and fruit trees in south Florida and has a wide host range. A variety of reported hosts are present in the germplasm collection located at the USDA/ARS Subtropical Horticulture Research Station in Miami. Studies have been initiated to determine the spatial and temporal distribution of the scale population.

Technical Abstract: The lobate lac scale, native to India and Sri Lanka, was first found in south Florida in 1999. It has become a pest of woody ornamentals and fruit trees in south Florida and has a wide host range. A variety of reported hosts are present in the germplasm collection located at the USDA/ARS Subtropical Horticulture Research Station in Miami. Studies have been initiated to determine the spatial and temporal distribution of the scale population.