Organisms Added to Featured Creatures
2009
November
boisduval scale, Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret
October
chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood
hide beetle, Dermestes maculatus DeGeer
palmetto scale, Comstockiella sabalis Comstock
September
buck moth, Hemileuca maia (Drury)
August
alligatorweed flea beetle, Agasicles hygrophila Selman and Vogt
July
black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus)
June
cassius blue, Leptotes cassius (Cramer)
viceroy butterfly, Limenitis archippus (Cramer)
a mealybug, Hypogeococcus pungens Granara de Willink
southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus Say
eastern comma, Polygonia comma (Harris)
red date scale, Phoenicoccus marlatti (Cockerell)
May
hackberry emperor, Asterocampa celtis (Boisduval & Leconte)
American snout, Libytheana carinenta (Cramer)
black thread scale, Ischnaspis longirostris (Signoret)
mourning cloak, Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus)
American lady, Vanessa virginiensis (Drury)
coconut mealybug, Nipaecoccus nipae (Maskell)
red-spotted purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax (Fabricius)
April
red admiral, Vanessa atalanta rubria (Fruhstorfer)
March
February
drone fly, rat-tailed maggot, Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus)
January
2008
December
lime swallowtail, Papilio demoleus Linnaeus
November
October - January
American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say)
monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus Linnaeus
white M hairstreak, Parrhasius m-album (Boisduval & LeConte)
human bot fly, Dermatobia hominis (Linnaeus, Jr.)
clover mite, Bryobia praetiosa Koch
silver-spotted skipper, Epargyreus clarus (Cramer)
checkered white, Pontia protodice (Boisduval & Leconte)
yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus)
brown stink bug, Euschistus servus (Say)
black stink bug, Proxys punctulatus (Palisot)
green stink bug, Acrosternum hilare (Say)
cypress twig gall midge, Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa (Osten Sacken)
waterlily leafcutter, Synclita obliteralis (Walker)
zebra longwing, Heliconius charitonia (Linnaeus)
African honey bee, Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier
yucca giant-skipper, Megathymus yuccae (Boisduval & Leconte)
common buckeye, Junonia coenia Hübner
ceraunus blue, Hemiargus ceraunus (Fabricius)
Gulf fritillary, Agraulis vanillae (Linnaeus)
2007
horse bot fly, Gasterophilus intestinalis (DeGeer)
tree squirrel bot fly, Cuterebra emasculator Fitch
little blue cattle louse, Solenopotes capillatus (Enderlein)
a sand fly, Lutzomyia shannoni Dyar
common malaria mosquito, Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say
citrus peelminer, Marmara gulosa Guillèn and Davis
a leaf-rolling weevil, Homoeolabus analis (Illiger); and thief weevil, Pterocolus ovatus Fabricius
elongate twig ant, Pseudomyrmex gracilis (Fabricius)
a weevil, Eurhinus magnificus Gyllenhal
primitive weevils of Florida, Brentinae
flower beetle, Euphoria sepulcralis (Fabricius)
European fire ant, Myrmica rubra Linnaeus
eastern dobsonfly, Corydalus cornutus (Linnaeus)
Scoliid wasps (of Florida): Campsomeris, Scolia and Trielis spp.
banded net-winged beetle, Calopteron discrepans (Newman)
Acaro del coco, Aceria guerreronis Keifer
dingy purplewing, Eunica monima (Stoll)
luna moth, Actias luna (Linnaeus)
azalea leafminer, Caloptilia azaleella (Brants)
pine webworm, Pococera robustella (Zeller)
little metalmark, Calephelis virginiensis (Guérin- Ménéville)
mason wasps of Florida, Zethus spp.
potter wasps of Florida, Eumenes spp.
Madagascar beetle, Leichenum canaliculatum variegatum (Klug)
harvester butterfly, Feniseca tarquinius (Fabricius)
velvet ants, Mutillidae
bigheaded ant, Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius)
red palm mite, Raoiella indica Hirst
2006
clavate tortoise beetle, Plagiometriona clavata (Fabricius)
a coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer
an antlion, Glenurus gratus (Say)
el cixííido americano de las palmas, Myndus crudus Van Duzee
banana root borer, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar)
American palm cixiid, Myndus crudus Van Duzee
black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel)
armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth)
Ips engraver beetles, Ips spp.
persimmon psylla, Trioza diospyri (Ashmead)
phalaenopsis mite, Tenuipalpus pacificus Baker
Schaus swallowtail, Papilio aristodemus ponceanus Schaus
Miami blue, Cyclargus thomasi bethunbakeri (Comstock & Huntington)
cactus weevils, Gerstaeckeria spp.
red and black flat mite, Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes)
mahogany webworm, Macalla thyrsisalis Walker
El gusano tejedor de la caoba, Macalla thyrsisalis Walker
a picture-winged fly, Delphinia picta (Fabricius)
a false spider mite, Brevipalpus californicus (Banks)
southern red mite, Oligonychus ilicis (McGregor)
false-mastic psylla, Ceropsylla sideroxyli Riley
Fuller rose beetle, Naupactus godmanni (Crotch)
azalea lace bug, Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott)
dogwood borer, Synanthedon scitula (Harris)
khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts
mango seed weevil, Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius)
gall wasps, Callirhytis spp.
lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer)
crapemyrtle aphid, Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy)
viburnum leaf beetle, Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull)
an oriental wood borer, Heterobostrychus aequalis (Waterhouse)
libélulas y caballitos del diablo, Odonata
2005
libellule et demoiselle, Ordre des odonates
twobanded Japanese weevil, Pseudocneorhinus bifasciatus Roelofs
cypress weevil, Eudociminus mannerheimii (Boheman)
a predatory mite, Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor)
bella moth, Utetheisa ornatrix (Linnaeus)
a flatid planthopper, Ormenaria rufifascia (Walker)
un salta-planta flátido en palmas, Ormenaria rufifascia (Walker)
black turpentine beetle, Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier)
dragonflies and damselflies of Florida
citrus longhorned beetle, Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)
greenbug, Schizaphis graminum (Rondani)
yellow sugarcane aphid, Sipha flava (Forbes)
Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman
biting midges, no-see-ums, Culicoides spp.
yellowmargined leaf beetle, Microtheca ochroloma Stål
ligustrum weevil, Ochyromera ligustri Warner
El taladrador de la uva de mar, Hexeris enhydris Grote
brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys Stål
seagrape borer, Hexeris enhydris Grote
tetrio sphinx, Pseudosphinx tetrio (Linnaeus)
orange spiny whitefly, Aleurocanthus spiniferus Quaintance
leafcutting bees, Megachilinae
2004
glow-worms or railroad-worms
mahogany shoot borer, Hypsipyla grandella (Zeller)
El taladrador de las meliáceas, Hypsipyla grandella (Zeller)
northern red-oak kermes scale, Allokermes kingii (Cockerell)
a stubby-root nematode, Paratrichodorus minor (Colbran)
a stubby-root nematode, Trichodorus obtusus Cobb
sharpshooters, Cicadellidae
yellowstriped oakworm, Anisota peigleri Riotte
citrus flatid planthopper, Metcalfa pruinosa (Say)
oak treehopper, Platycotis vittata (Fabricius)
a ground beetle, Calleida decora (Fabricius)
Cuban laurel thrips, Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal)
an acrobat ant, Crematogaster ashmeadi Emery
cotton stainer, Dysdercus suturellus (Herrich-Schaeffer)
pine shoot beetle, Tomicus piniperda (Linnaeus)
apple snails (of Florida), Pomacea spp.
cicadas (of Florida), Neocicada hieroglyphica (Say), Tibicen, Diceroprocta, and Melampsalta spp.
a cribellate spider, Metaltella simoni (Keyserling)
southern pine coneworm, Dioryctria amatella (Hulst)
hieroglyphic moth, Diphthera festiva (Fabricius)
Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse)
yellow fly, Diachlorus ferrugatus (Fabricius)
orb weaver spiders, Neoscona spp.
bee killers, Mallophora spp.
black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff)
confused flour beetle, Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val
pine sawflies, Neodiprion spp.
sugarcane grub, Tomarus subtropicus Blatchley
2003
twostriped walkingstick, Anisomorpha buprestoides (Stoll)
a citrus leafminer parasitoid, Semielacher petiolatus (Girault)
a citrus leafminer parasitoid, Cirrospilus ingenuus Gahan
la escama lobada de laca, Paratachardina pseudolobata Kondo & Gullan
ghost ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius)
eucalyptus psyllid, Blastopsylla occidentalis Taylor; and red gum lerp psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore
giant sweetpotato bug, Spartocera batatas (Fabricius)
Nantucket pine tip moth, Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock)
coriander aphid, Hyadaphis coriandri (Das)
deer ked or deer louse fly, Lipoptena mazamae Rondani
pigeon louse fly, Pseudolychia canariensis (Macquart)
giant bark aphid, Longistigma caryae (Harris)
a psyllid, Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Moore
brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch and Mulaik
papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink
cypress looper, Anacamptodes pergracilis (Hulst)
tropical fowl mite, Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese)
giant water bugs, Lethocerus, Abedus, and Belostoma spp.
cicada killers or giant ground hornets, Sphecius spp.
whitefringed beetles, Naupactus spp.
Florida harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius (Latreille)
red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)
a leaf-footed bug, Euthochtha galeator (Fabricius)
a tropical orb weaver spider, Eriophora ravilla (C.L. Koch)
mango fruit fly, Ceratitis cosyra (Walker)
an Asian woolly hackberry aphid, Shivaphis celti Das
Mexican redrump tarantula, Brachypelma vagans (Ausserer)
Pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus)
a citrus leafminer parasitoid, Ageniaspis citricola Logvinovskaya
Caribbean crazy ant, Paratrechina pubens Forel
southern lyctus beetle, Lyctus planicollis LeConte
robber flies, Asilidae
striped blister beetle, Epicauta vittata (Fabricius)
Cuban subterranean termite, Prorhinotermes simplex (Hagen)
2002
a drywood termite, Cryptotermes cavifrons Banks
lobate lac scale, Paratachardina pseudolobata Kondo & Gullan
pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii Cano
ground pearls, Margarodes spp.
glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar)
a webbing barklouse, Archipsocus nomas Gurney
white-footed ant, Technomyrmex difficilis (Bolton)
Brazilian peppertree seed chalcid, Megastigmus transvaalensis (Hussey)
Florida carpenter ant, Camponotus floridanus (Buckley)
Tortugas carpenter ant, Camponotus tortuganus (Emery)
Spanish moth or convict caterpillar, Xanthopastis timais (Cramer)
predatory gall midge, Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot)
Larra wasps, Larra spp.
Japanese orange fly, Bactrocera tsuneonis (Miyake)
guava fruit fly, Anastrepha striata Schiner
schoepfia fruit fly, Anastrepha interrupta Stone
apple maggot fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh)
South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann)
a fruit fly, Anastrepha edentata Stone
a fruit fly, Anastrepha nigrifascia Stone
lesser pumpkin fly, Dacus ciliatus (Loew)
Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt)
Natal fruit fly, Ceratitis rosa Karsch
sap beetles (of Florida), (Nitidulidae)
red ring nematode, Bursaphelenchus cocophilus (Cobb) Baujard
peachtree borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say)
2001
green scale, Coccus viridis (Green)
western drywood termite, Incisitermes minor (Hagen)
vegetable leafminer,
Liriomyza sativae Blanchard
American serpentine leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess)
snail-eating snails (of Florida)
big-eyed bugs, Geocoris spp.
tea scale, Fiorinia theae Green
green lynx spider, Peucetia viridans (Hentz)
oleander aphid, Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe
tarnished plant bug,
Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois)
lantana lace bug,
Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål
a citrus blackfly parasitoid, Encarsia opulenta (Silvestri)
citrus whitefly parasitoid, Encarsia lahorensis (Howard)
a citrus blackfly parasitoid, Amitus hesperidum Silvestri
awl nematodes, Dolichodorus spp.
a sting nematode, Belonolaimus longicaudatus Rau
brown garden snail, Helix aspersa Müller
red wax scale, Ceroplastes rubens Maskell
common house spider, Achaearanea tepidariorum (C.L. Koch)
mole crickets, Scapteriscus spp.
palmetto tortoise beetle, Hemisphaerota cyanea (Say)
drugstore beetle, Stegobium paniceum (Linnaeus)
cigarette beetle Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius)
lance nematode, Hoplolaimus galeatus (Cobb) Thorne
spined soldier bug,
Podisus maculiventris (Say)
a predatory stink bug, Stiretrus anchorago (Fabricius)
golden silk spider,
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus)
southern chinch bug,
Blissus insularis Barber
brown lacewings (of Florida)
cowpea curculio, Chalcodermus aeneus Boheman
cornsilk fly, Euxesta stigmatias Loew
green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer)
brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille
terrestrial amphipods
saltmarsh caterpillar, Estigmene acrea (Drury)
tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (Fabricius)
darkwinged fungus gnats,
Bradysia spp.
yellowstriped armyworm, Spodoptera ornithogalli (Guenée)
sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius)
Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)
cloudywinged whitefly, Singhiella citrifolii (Morgan)
native subterranean termites, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), Reticulitermes virginicus (Banks) and Reticulitermes hageni Banks
melaleuca weevil, Oxyops vitiosa (Pascoe)
reniform nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford & Oliveira
Florida bromeliad weevil, Metamasius mosieri Barber
a cactus bug, Chelinidea vittiger aequoris McAtee
hunting billbug, Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden
sapote fruit fly, Anastrepha serpentina (Wiedemann)
South American cucurbit fruit fly, Anastrepha grandis (Macquart)
multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis Pallas
cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew)
a fruit fly, Anastrepha ocresia (Walker)
Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens (Loew)
Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew)
a parasitoid wasp, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead)
guava fruit fly, Bactrocera correcta (Bezzi)
white garden snail, Theba pisana (Müller)
melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett
West Indian fruit fly, Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart)
grape leaffolder, Desmia funeralis (Hübner)
grapeleaf skeletonizer, Harrisina americana (Guérin-Méneville)
sycamore lace bug, Corythucha ciliata (Say)
red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren
stored products pest, Oryzaephilus acuminatus Halstead
compact carpenter ant, Camponotus planatus (Roger)
brown citrus aphid parasitoid, Lipolexis scutellaris Mackauer
a coconut mite, Acathrix trymatus (Keifer)
fig wax scale, Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus)
blueberry bud mite, Acalitus vaccinii (Keifer)
forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria Hübner
2000
a hover fly, Allograpta obliqua (Say)
broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks)
cyclamen mite, Phytonemus pallidus (Banks)
Edwards wasp moth, Lymire edwardsii (Grote)
ladybird beetles
larger elm leaf beetle, Monocesta coryli (Say)
a false powder-post beetle, Xylopsocus capucinus (Fabricius)
featherwing beetles
southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann
thorn bug, Umbonia crassicornis (Amyot and Serville)
ambrosia beetles, Platypus spp.
melon or cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover
honey bee tracheal mite, Acarapis woodi (Rennie)
beelouse, Braula coeca Nitzsch
atala or coontie hairstreak, Eumaeus atala Röber
spicebush swallowtail, Papilio troilus Linnaeus
spinybacked orbweaver, Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus)
a predatory stink bug, Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas)
blister beetles
a cockroach egg parasitoid, Evania appendigaster (Linnaeus)
huntsman spider, Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus)
pickleworm, Diaphania nitidalis (Stoll)
melonworm, Diaphania hyalinata Linnaeus
lesser cornstalk borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller)
Mexican bromeliad weevil, Metamasius callizona (Chevrolat)
Florida predatory stink bug, Euthyrhynchus floridanus (Linnaeus)
jumping spiders, Menemerus bivittatus (Dufour), and Plexippus paykulli (Audouin)
oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis Linnaeus
European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner)
false blister beetles
Cardin's whitefly, Metaleurodicus cardini (Back)
regal jumping spider, Phidippus regius C.L. Koch
velvetbean caterpillar, Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hübner)
twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch
tree snails (of Florida), Drymaeus, Orthalicus, Liguus, and Bulimulus spp.
false oleander scale, Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli (Cooley)
ash whitefly, Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday)
Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)
false potato beetle, Leptinotarsa juncta (Germar)
corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie)
southern house spider, Kukulcania (Filistata) hibernalis Hentz
blacklegged or deer tick, Ixodes scapularis Say
crazy ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille)
American cockroach, Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus)
little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger)
azalea caterpillar, Datana major Grote & Robinson
bed bug, Cimex lectularius Linnaeus
melon thrips, Thrips palmi Karny
bayberry whitefly, Parabemisia myricae (Kuwana)
blueberry gall midge,
Dasineura oxycoccana (Johnson)
crabhole mosquito,
Deinocerites cancer Theobald
lesser canna leafroller,
Geshna cannalis (Quaintance)
larger canna leafroller,
Calpodes ethlius (Stoll)
granulate or Asian ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus crassiusculus, (Motschulsky)
silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii Bellows & Perring, or sweetpotato whitefly B biotype, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)
Jadera bugs, Jadera spp.
West Indian subterranean termite, Heterotermes sp.
Asian subterranean termite, Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann)
a wasp parasitoid, Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson)
a wasp parasitoid, Diadegma insulare (Cresson)
a wasp parasitoid, Meteorus autographae Muesebeck
imported cabbageworm, Pieris rapae (Linnaeus)
Florida dampwood termites, Neotermes spp.
Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki
Asian cockroach, Blattella asahinai Mizukubo
diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus)
1999
horsehair worms, Gordius spp.
cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni (Hubner)
rove beetles (of the World)
rove beetles (of Florida)
olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi)
Florida darkwinged subterranean termite, Amitermes floridensis Scheffrahn, Su and Mangold
pea leafminer, Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard)
great purple hairstreak, Atlides halesus (Cramer)
phaon crescent, Phyciodes phaon (Edwards)
redbanded hairstreak, Calycopis cecrops (Fabricius)
eastern pigmy blue, Brephidium isophthalma pseudofoea (Morrison)
southern armyworm, Spodoptera eridania (Stoll)
beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hubner)
body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus Linnaeus
head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer
crab louse, Pthirus pubis (Linnaeus)
rice beetle, Dyscinetus morator (Fabricius)
carpenter bees, small, Ceratina spp.
carpenter bees, large, Xylocopa spp.
redbanded thrips, Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Giard)
fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)
royal palm bug, Xylastodoris luteolus Barber
cycad aulacaspis scale, Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi
cabbage palm caterpillar, Litoprosopus futilis (Grote & Robinson)
small hive beetle, Aethina tumida (Murray)
banded cucumber beetle, Diabrotica balteata LeConte
mole cricket nematode, Steinernema scapterisci Nguyen & Smart
pleasing fungus beetles, Pseudischyrus, Tritoma, Megalodacne, and Ischyrus spp.
tessellated scale, Eucalymnatus tessellatus (Signoret)
tortoise beetle, Chelymorpha cribraria (Fabricius)
ringlegged earwig, Euborellia annulipes (Lucas)
slugs (of Florida), Pulmonata
wheel bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus)
click beetles, Alaus spp.
citrus whitefly, Dialeurodes citri (Ashmead)
oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)
free-living marine nematodes, Nematoda
hornets and yellowjackets, Vespula and Dolichovespula spp.
hawthorn lace bug, Corythucha cydoniae (Fitch)
West Indian drywood termite, Cryptotermes brevis (Walker)
garden fleahopper, Halticus bractatus (Say)
squash bug, Anasa tristis (DeGeer)
white peach scale, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni)
greenhouse thrips, Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouche)
tomato pinworm, Keiferia lycopersicella (Walshingham)
blotch leafminer, Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch)
leaffooted bug, Leptoglossus phyllopus (Linnaeus)
taciturn wood cricket, Gryllus ovisopis (T. Walker)
southern wood cricket, Gryllus fultoni (Alexander)
Jamaican field cricket, Gryllus assimilis (Fabricius)
southwestern field cricket, Gryllus texensis Cade & Otte
southeastern field cricket, Gryllus rubens Scudder
sand field cricket, Gryllus firmus Scudder
field crickets, Gryllus spp.
tropical house cricket, Gryllodes sigillatus (F. Walker)
house cricket, Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus)
1998
polydamas swallowtail, Battus polydamas lucayus (Rothschild & Jordan)
tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus Linnaeus
palamedes swallowtail, Papilio palamedes (Drury)
house dust mites, Dermatophagoides spp.
zebra swallowtail, Eurytides marcellus (Cramer)
hackberry petiole gall psyllid, Pachypsylla venusta (Osten-Saken)
cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg)
goatweed butterfly, Anaea andria Scudder
hydrilla tip mining midge, Cricotopus lebetis Sublette
silky cane weevil, Metamasius hemipterus sericeus (Oliver)
regal moth, Citheronia regalis (Fabricius)
hickory horned devil, Citheronia regalis (Fabricius)
bumble bees, Bombus spp.
land planarians or flat worms, Bipalium kewense Moseley and Dolichoplana striata Moseley
house fly, Musca domestica Linnaeus
lovebug, Plecia nearctica Hardy
io moth, Automeris io (Fabricius)
white grubs, Phyllophaga spp.
sugarcane lace bug, Leptodictya tabida (Herrich-Schaeffer)
proturans
citrus blackfly, Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby
blueberry maggot fruit fly, Rhagoletis mendax Curran
bromeliad pod borer, Epimorius testaceellus Ragonot
avocado lace bug, Pseudacysta perseae (Heidemann)
citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton
varroa mite, Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman
gladiolus thrips, Thrips simplex (Morison)
citrus gall midge, Prodiplosis longifila Gagne
cottony cushion scale, Icerya purchasi Maskell
Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama
European earwig, Forficula auricularia Linnaeus
tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta (Linnaeus); and tomato hornworm, Manduca quinquemaculata (Haworth)
black flies, Simulium spp.
pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green)
horse flies, Tabanus spp.; yellow flies, Diachlorus spp.;
deer flies, Chrysops spp.
sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius)
Indianmeal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner)
harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica (Hahn)
diaprepes root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (Linnaeus)
hairy maggot blow fly, Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart)
secondary screwworm, Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius)
papaya fruit fly, Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker
1997
common cattle grub, Hypoderma lineatum (Villers)
furniture carpet beetle, Anthrenus flavipes (LeConte)
black carpet beetle, Attagenus unicolor (Brahm)
spotted oleander caterpillar, Empyreuma affinis Rothschild
southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula (Linnaeus)
Mexican bean beetle, Epilachna varivestis Mulsant
golden tortoise beetle, Charidotella bicolor (Fabricius)
palmetto weevil, Rhynchophorus cruentatus Fabricius
soil-inhabiting nematodes, Nematoda
cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché)
mosquito, Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald
oleander caterpillar, Syntomeida epilais Walker
giant swallowtail, Papilio cresphontes Cramer
1996
brown citrus aphid, Toxoptera citricida (Kirkaldy)
eastern lubber grasshopper, Romalea microptera (Beauvois)
tiger beetles, Cicindela and Megacephala spp.
American grasshopper, Schistocerca americana (Drury)
household casebearer, Phereoeca uterella Walsingham
German cockroach, Blattella germanica (Linnaeus)
bean leafroller, Urbanus proteus (Linnaeus)
Project Coordinator: Thomas R. Fasulo
fasulo@ufl.edu
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