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Diseases

FOLIAGE DISEASES   |  STEM DISEASES  |  ROOT DISEASES  | FOREST TREE NURSERY AND REGENERATION DISEASES  |  MISCELLANEOUS

Foliage Diseases

• Anthracnose of acacia in Florida: occurrence and fungicidal control [ 636.4 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. and R. A. Schroeder. 1985. Proc. Fl. State Hort. Soc. 97:244-247.
• Anthracnose of Acacia spp [ 289.5 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 1984. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 265. 2 p.
• Ash Rust [ 396.7 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 1983. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 247. 2 p.
• Cercosporidium Blight of Leyland Cypress and Related Conifers [ 1.2 MB ] , Leahy, R. M., 2000. Division of Plant Industry. FDACS. Plant Path. Circ. No. 397. 4 p.
• Needle Cast of Pines [ 489.3 kB ]  [FFS Pest leaflet]
• Needle Necrosis of Norfolk Island Pine [ 74.9 kB ] , Ridings, W. H. 1975. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 155. 2 p.
• Oak Leaf Blister [ 257.5 kB ]  [FFS Pest leaflet]
• Powdery Mildew of Dogwoods [ 118.3 kB ]  [FFS Pest leaflet]
• Sooty Mold [ 438.7 kB ] , Schoulties, C. L. 1980. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 208. 2p.
• Strigula fries, the Plant Parasitic Lichen [ 243.8 kB ] , Schubert, T. S. 1981. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 227. 2 p.
• Sycamore Leaf Scorch [ 188 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 1985. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 276. 2 p.
• Tar Spot of Live Oak [ 645.2 kB ] , El-Gholl, N. E., and T. S. Schubert. 1987. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 294. 2 p.
• Tar Spot of Mahogany [ 191.7 kB ] , El-Gholl, N. E., and T. S. Schubert. 1984. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 263. 2 p.
• Tar Spot of Maple [ 155.2 kB ] , Alfieri, S. A. Jr. 1977. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 183. 2 p.
• Tubakia Leaf Spot [ 407.4 kB ] , Proffer, T. J. 1990. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 337. 2 p.
• Twig Blight of Juniper [ 299.8 kB ] , McRitchie, J. J., and T. S. Schubert. 1985. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 269. 2 p.

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Stem Diseases

• Basal cankers and coppice failure of Eucalyptus grandis in Florida [ 713 kB ] , Barnard, E. L., T. Geary, J. T. English, and S. P. Gilly. 1987. Plant Disease. 71:358-361.
• Basal Cankers of Eucalyptus spp [ 284.4 kB ] , Barnard, E. L., and J. T. English. 1980. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 219. 2 p.
• Botryosphaeria Cankers and Dieback [ 241.5 kB ] , Proffer, T. J. 1989. Division of Plant Industry. FDACS. Plant Path. Circ. No. 325. 2 p.
• Comparative spore morphology and pathogenicity of four Florida isolates of Nectria galligena [ 625.2 kB ] , Barnard, E. L., N. E. El-Gholl, and S. P. Gilly. 1988. Plant Dis. 72:973-976.
• Cylindrocarpon Galls on Red Mangrove [ 324.1 kB ] , Barnard, E. L., and T. E. Freeman. 1982. Divisions of Forestry and Plant Industry. FDACS. Plant Pathology Circular 235.
• Cypress Canker of Leyland Cypress in Florida [ 157.8 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. and Leahy, R.M., 2004. Division of Plant Industry. FDACS. Plant Path. Circ. No. 404. 4 p
• Diseases of hollies in Florida landscapes [ 389.9 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 1993. Florida Urban Forestry Newsletter 3(3): 3-4.
• Diseases of waxmyrtle in Florida landscapes [ 716.7 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 1992. Florida Urban Forestry Newsletter 3(2): 3-4.
• Distribution of  Xylella fastidiosa in oaks in Florida and its association with growth decline in Quercus laevis [ 988.9 kB ] , Barnard, E.L. 1998. Plant Dis. 82:569-572.
• Fusarium Wilt of Waxmyrtle [ 352.9 kB ] , Barnard, E. L., and E. C. Ash III. 1991. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Path. Circ. 350. 3 p.
• Hispidus Cankers of Hardwoods [ 210.4 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 1981. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 231. 2 p.
• Inonotus Rickii (Anamorph: Ptychogaster Cubensis): A Wood-Decaying Fungus of Importance to Florida Hardwoods [ 223.4 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 1993. Div. Plant Ind. Plant Pathol. Circ. 357. 2 p.
• Laurel Wilt [ 8.4 MB ]  [FFS Pest leaflet]
• Nectria Cankers of Swietenia spp [ 220.1 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 1989. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 326. 2 p.
• Phytophthora Basal Cankers of Oaks in Florida [ 301 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 2006. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 405. 4 p.
• Phytophthora Basal Canker of Red Maple [ 357.7 kB ] , Barnard, E. L., and D. J. Mitchell. 1993. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 361. 3 p.
• Pitch Canker of Southern Pines [ 306.2 kB ] , Barnard, E. L., and G. M. Blakeslee. 1987. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 302. 4 p. (revised 2006)
• Sphaeropsis Gall of Bottlebrush [ 151.3 kB ] , Ridings, W. H., and R. B. Marlatt. 1975. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 150. 2 p.
• Xylella fastidiosa [ 419.6 kB ]   and Bacterial Leaf Scorch of Oaks: Suliminal, Subtle, and Suspect [ 419.6 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 2009. Xylella fastidiosa and bacterial leaf scorch of oaks: subliminal, subtle, and suspect. Pages 252-259 in Billings, R. F. and D. N. Appel eds. Proceedings of the National Oak Wilt Symposium, June 4-7, 2007, Austin, TX. Texas Forest Service Publication 166. 267 pp.

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Root Diseases

• A Root-Knot Nematode Pathogenic to Flowering Dogwood [ 187.5 kB ] ,Cornus florida, Lehman, P. S., and E. L. Barnard. 1982. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Nematology Circ. No. 84. 2 p.
• Annosum Root Rot of Pines in Florida [ 651.7 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 1999. Division of Plant Industry. FDACS. Plant Pathology Circular No. 398. 5p.
• Black-senna [Seymeria cassioides (J.F. Gmel.) Blake]: A Root Parasite of Importance to Forestry in Florida [ 541.6 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. and N. Coile. 1996. Div. of Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 380. 4 p.
• Butt Rot of Palms [ 194.3 kB ]  [FFS Pest leaflet]
• Comparative performance of sand and longleaf pines on a Phytophthora cinnamomi-infested sandhill in west Florida [ 1.4 MB ] , Barnard, E. L., C. E. Cordell, S. P. Gilly, and A. G. Kais. 1993. South. J. Appl. For. 17:90-95.
• Incidence of Heterobasidion annosum and other root-infecting fungi in residual stumps and roots in thinned slash pine plantations in Florida [ 1.3 MB ] , Barnard, E. L., S. P. Gilly, and W. N. Dixon. 1991. Plant Dis. 75:823-828.
• Inonotus Root and Butt Rot of Pines in Florida [ 114 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 2000. Division of Plant Industry, FDACS. Plant Pathology Circ. 403. 4 p.
• Leptographium root infections of pines in Florida [ 264.6 kB ] , Barnard, E. L., and J. R. Meeker. 1995. Division of Plant Industry, FDACS. Plant Pathology Circ. 369. 3 p.
• Monoterpene content of healthy sand pine and sand pine with root disease [ 609.6 kB ] , Kossuth, S. V., and E. L. Barnard. 1983. For. Sci. 29:791-797.
• Mushroom Root Rot  [ 216.8 kB ] [FFS Pest leaflet]
• Pathogenic fungi associated with sand pine root disease in Florida [ 1.1 MB ] , Barnard, E. L., G. M. Blakeslee, J. T. English, S. W. Oak, and R. L. Anderson. 1985. Plant Dis. 69:196-199.
• Phytophthora cinnamomi infection in sand pine seedlings in Florida nurseries and effects on outplant survival [ 775.7 kB ] , Barnard, E. L., R. S. Webb, S. P. Gilly, and W. D. Lante. 1985. Pages 486-495 in: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Nursery Management Practices for the Southern Pines. D. B. South, ed. Alabama Agric. Exp. Stn. Auburn Univ. and International Union of Forest Research Organizations. 594 pp.
• Phytophthora Basal Cankers of Oaks in Florida [ 301 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 2006. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 405. 4 p.
• Phytopthora Root Rot of Sand Pine [ 274.3 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 1988. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 314. 4 p.
• Sand Pine scion changes monoterpene composition in slash pine root-stocks [ 27.8 kB ] , Kossuth, S. V., E. L. Barnard, A. E. Squillace, and S. Kratka. 1981. Can. J. For. Res. 11:857-859.
• Slash pine rootstocks with low B-phellandrene show high susceptibility to sand pine root disease [ 381.4 kB ] , Kossuth, S. V., and E. L. Barnard. 1982. Proc. 7th North Amer. For. Biol. Conf. 5p.

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Forest Tree Nursery and Regeneration Diseases

• A comparative evaluation of seedling quality in commercial nurseries in Florida [ 809.7 kB ] , Barnard, E. L., C. A. Hollis, and W. L. Pritchett. 1980. Pages 34-41 In: Proceedings 1980 Southern Nursery Conference, U.S.D.A. For. Serv. Tech. Publ. SA-TP17. 123p.
• An evaluation of dozomet and metam-sodium soil fumigants for control of Macrophomina phaseolina in a Florida forest nursery [ 3.4 MB ] , Barnard, E. L., S. P. Gilly, and E. C. Ash. 1994. Tree Planters' Notes. 45(3):91-94.
• Benomyl root dip and scalping improve early performance of longleaf pine on pest-infested agricultural croplands [ 3.1 MB ] , Barnard, E. L., E. C. Ash, and W. N. Dixon. 1995. Tree Planters' Notes. 46:93-96.
• Boron deficiency in a southern pine nursery [ 2.5 MB ] , Stone, E. L., C. A. Hollis, and E. L. Barnard. 1981. S. J. Appl. For. 6:108-112.
• Charcoal Root Rot of Pines [ 384.1 kB ] , Barnard, E. L., and S. P. Gilly. 1986. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 290. 4 p.
• Cylindrocladium Stem Canker of Eucalyptus Seedlings [ 210.9 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 1984. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 260. 2 p.
• Development and Field Performance of Slash and Loblolly Pine Seedlings Produced in Fumigated Nursery Seedbeds and Seedbeds Amended with Organic Residues [ 799.1 kB ] , Barnard, E.L., M.E. Kannwischer-Mitchell, D.J. Mitchell and S.W. Fraedrich. 1996. Pages 86-91 in R.L. James (ed.) IUFRO, Working Party S7.03-04, Diseases and Insects in Forest Nurseries. Proceedings of the 3rd Meeting. Orlando-Gainesville, FL. May 19-24, 1996. USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, Forest Health Protection Report 97-4 and Pages 32-37 in T.D. Landis and D.B. South (Tech. Coords.), U.S.D.A. Forest Service, National Proceedings of the Forest and Conservation Nursery Association Meetings. Gatlinburg, TN. June 24-27, 1996. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Rer. Str. GTR PWN-GTR - 389.
• Diseases of Seedlings in Forest Nurseries in Florida: History and Status [ 1.2 MB ] , Barnard. E.L. 1997. Pages 13-21 in R.L. James (ed.). IUFRO, Working Party S7.03-04, Diseases and Insects in Forest Nurseries. Proceedings of the 3rd Meeting Orlando-Gainesville, FL. May 19-24, 1996. USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, Forest Health Protection Report 97-4.
• Field trials for control of Rhizoctonia blight of longleaf pine seedlings: Effects of seedbed planting densities, fungicides and mulche [ 416.9 kB ] , Gilly, S. P., E. L. Barnard, and R. A. Schroeder. 1985. Pages 476-485 in: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Nursery Management Practices for the Southern Pines. D. B. South, ed. Alabama Agric. Exp. Stn. Auburn Univ. and International Union of Forest Research organizations. 594 pp.
• Groundline Heat Lesions on Tree Seedlings [ 423.7 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 1990. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 338. 2 p.
• Influence of soil solorization on populations of Macrophomina phaseolina and saprophytic micro-organism. English, J. T., D. J. Mitchell, and E. L. Barnard. 1982. Florida Scientist 45 (Suppl. 1):7. (Abstr.).
• Interactions Between Seedbed Mulches and Seedling Disease Development. Barnard, E. L., S. W. Fraedrich, and S. P. Gilly. 1994. Pages 97-104 in T. D. Landis (Tech. Coord.), Proc. Northeastern and Intermountain Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations. St. Louis, Mo. Aug. 2-5, 1993. USDA For. Serv. Rocky Mt. Forest & Range Exp. Sta. GTR Rm. 243.
• Nursery-to-field carry-over potential and post-outplant impact of  Macrophomina phaseolina on loblolly pine on a cutover site in north central Florida, Barnard, E. L. 1994. Tree Planters' Notes. 45(2):68-71.
• Occurrence, impact, and fungicidal control of girdling stem cankers caused by Cylindrocladium scoparium on Eucalyptus seedlings in a south Florida nursery [ 575.2 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 1984. Plant Dis. 68:471-483.
• Organic Soil Amendments as potential alternatives to methyl bromide for control of soil borne pathogens in forest tree nurseries [ 203.3 kB ] , Kannwischer-Mitchell, M. E., E. L. Barnard, D. J. Mitchell and S. W. Fraedrich. 1994. Pages 12-15 in T. D. Landis and R. Kasten Dumroese (Tech. Coords.), National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations. USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Exp. Stn. GTR - 257. Pages 12-15.
• Pest management in Florida's commercial forest nurseries [ 1.1 MB ] , Barnard, E. L. 1980. Fla. Sect. SAF. Spring Symposium. 11 p.
• Pitch canker of slash pine seedlings: A new disease in forest tree nurseries [ 175.9 kB ] , Barnard, E. L., and G. M. Blakeslee. 1980. Plant Dis. 64: 695-696.
• Rhizoctonia Blight of Longleaf Pine Seedlings [ 299 kB ] , Barnard, E. L. 1979. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 207. 2 p.
• Scalping reduces impact of soilborne pests and improves survival and growth of slash pine seedlings on converted agricultural croplands [ 1.8 MB ] , Barnard, E. L., Dixon, W. N., E. C. Ash, S. W. Fraedrich, and C. E.Cordell. 1994. South. J. Appl. For. 19(2):49-59.
• Seedling Blight of longleaf pine caused by a binucleate  Rhizoctonia solani-like fungus [ 365.4 kB ] , English, J. T., R. C. Ploetz, and E. L. Barnard. 1986. Plant Dis. 70:148-150.

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Miscellaneous Diseases

• A new species of Monascus from pine tissues in Florida [ 1.2 MB ] , Barnard, E. L. and P. F. Cannon. 1987. Mycologia 77:479-484.
• Aerial application trial for control of southern cone rust in a slash pine seed orchard using triadimefon fungicide [ 987.3 kB ] , Barnard, E.L., M. Yin, E.C. Ash, L.R. Barber and T. Miller. 1996. Tree Planters' Notes. 47(4):126-131.
• Basic Concepts of Plant Disease and How to Collect a Sample for Disease Diagnosis [ 623.9 kB ] , Schubert, T. S., and L. L. Breman. 1988. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 307. 8 p.
• Calonectria spathulata [ 2.3 MB ] sp. nov [ 2.3 MB ] , El-Gholl, N. E., J. W. Kimbrough, E. L. Barnard, S. A. Alfieri, and C. L. Schoulties. 1986. Mycotaxon 26:151-164.
• Copper Deficiency of Plants [ 206.2 kB ] , Schubert, T. S. 1982. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 241. 2 p.
• Cylindrocladium clavatum in Florida, Barnard, E. L., N. E. El-Gholl, T. S. Schubert, and R. M. Leahy. 1989. Plant Dis. 73:273 (Abstr.)
• Emerging Forest Health Risks: A State Perspective [ 88 kB ] , Barnard, E.L. Forest Health Program, Florida Division of Forestry. Abstract of a presentation made at the National Convention of the Society of American Foresters in Washington, D. C., November 2000. 1 p.
• Epiphytic Bromeliads on Florida Trees [ 176.8 kB ] , Schubert. T. S. 1990. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 333. 4 p.
• Fungicides for Tree Diseases [ 119.6 kB ] , [FFS]
• Homothallism in Nectria galligena [ 158.2 kB ] , El-Gholl, N. E., E. L. Barnard, and R. A. Schroeder. 1986. Can. J. Bot. 64:902-903.
• Lignotubers of Eucalyptus [ 179.4 kB ] , Barnard, E. L., and K. R. Langdon. 1983. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 253. 2 p.
• Manganese Deficiency of Palms [ 231.3 kB ] , McRitchie, J. J. 1987. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 301. 2 p.
• Soluble Salts Injury to Plants [ 228 kB ] , Schoulties, C. L., and C. P. Seymour. 1981. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 221. 2 p.
• Southern Cone Rust [ 221.4 kB ] , Barnard, E. L., and J. T. English. 1981. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 226. 2 p.
• Tree Diseases in Context: Bane, Boon, or Both? Some Things to Think About [ 147.1 kB ]  [FFS Pest]
• Tree Disease in Florida Landscapes: Concepts & Catalog [ 1.6 MB ] , Barnard, E. L. 1988. Proceedings of the Menninger Sunbelt Tree Conference. Cypress Gardens, Florida 20 p.
• Woe-Vine, a Parasitic Weed [ 177.1 kB ] , Burnett, H. C. 1979. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Plant Pathol. Circ. 201. 2 p.

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Insects

FOLIAGE INSECTS | BARK BEETLES | BRANCH, STEM, OR SHOOT BORERS | OTHER BRANCH, STEM, OR SHOOT INSECTS | NURSERY / REGENERATION INSECTS

Foliage Insects

• Anacamptodes pergracilis [ 163 kB ]   (Hulst), a Cypress Looper (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) [ 163 kB ] , Dixon, W. N. 1982. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 244. 2 p.
• An Asian Woolly Hackberry Aphid, Shivaphis celti Das (Homoptera: Aphididae [ 379.1 kB ] ), Halbert, S.E. and P.M. Choate 1999. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Entomol. Circ. 392. 2 p.
• Caterpillars That Are Not the Gypsy Moth Caterpillar. Some Forest Lepidoptera in Florida (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lasiocampidae, Lymantriidae) [ 181.7 kB ] , Dixon, W. N. and J. L. Foltz. 1991. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Entomol. Circ. 344. 2 p.
• The Fringetree Lace Bug,  Leptoypha mutica (Say) (Hemiptera: Tingidae) [ 209 kB ] , Mead, F. W. 1975. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 161. 2 p.
• The Forest Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria Hübner (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) [ 495.3 kB ] , Meeker, J.R. 1997. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 385. 4p.
• The Gypsy Moth,  Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) [ 1.2 MB ] , Dixon, W. N., and J. L. Foltz. 1985. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 270. 4 p.
• The Larger Elm Leaf Beetle, Manocesta coryli (Say), an Occasional Pest of Elms in Florida (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae [ 188.5 kB ] ), Thomas, M.C. 1995. Div. of Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 370. 2 p.
• Mimosa Webworm, Homadavla anisocentra Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) [ 396.2 kB ] , Heppner, J. B. and G. W. Dekle. 1975. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 157. 2 p.
• A Lace Bug, Corythuca floridana Heidemann (Hemiptera: Tingidae) [ 179.4 kB ] , Mead, F. W. 1973. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 133. 2 p.
• A Persimmon Gall Mite, Eriophyes theospyri (K.) (Acarina: Eriophyidae) [ 117 kB ] , Denmark, H. A. 1975. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 159. 1 p.
• Persimmon Psylla, Trioza diospyri (Ashmead) (Homoptera: Psyllidae) [ 372.3 kB ] , Mead, F. W. 1966. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 50. 2 p.
• Pine Sawfly, Neodiprion spp., in Florida (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) [ 419.8 kB ] , Dixon, W. N., 1984. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 258. 2 p.
• A Psyllis,  Trioza magnoliae (Ashmead) (Homoptera: Psyllidae) [ 459.6 kB ] , Mead, F. W. 1963. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 15. 2 p.
• The Sycamore Lace Bug,  Corythucha ciliata (Say) (Hemiptera: Tingidae) [ 207.9 kB ] , Halbert, S.E. and J.R. Meeker. 1998. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 388 2 p.
• Urticating Caterpillars in Florida: 1. to Moth, Automeris io (Lepidopena: Saturniidae) [ 256.8 kB ] , Heppner, J.B. 1994 Div Plant Ind. Entomol. Cite. 362. 2p
• Urticating Caterpillars in Florida: 2. Slug Caterpillars (Lepidopena: Cimacodidae) [ 936 kB ] , Heppner, J.B., 1995 Div Plant Ind. Entomol. Cite 372 4p
• Urticating Caterpillars in Florida: 1 Puss Caterpillar and Flannel Moths (Lepidoptera: Megalopygridae) [ 244.1 kB ] , Hill J.B. 1997. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol Cite. 381. 2p.

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Bark Beetles

• Black Turpentine Beetle [ 1 MB ]
• The Black Turpentine Beetle, Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) [ 131.9 kB ] , Division of Plant Industry, FDACS. Entomology Circ. 405, 4 p.
• Ips Pine Engraver Beetles [ 1.1 MB ]
• Insecticides for Bark Beetle Management [ 2.2 MB ]
• Manage Your Forest to Prevent Southern Pine Beetle Damage [ 254 kB ] , Mayfield, B., G. Moses and J. Nowak, 2003. [Brochure]
• Southern Pine Beetle [ 919.7 kB ]
• The Southern Pine Beetle,  Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmerman (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) [ 992.5 kB ] , Meeker, J. R., W.N. Dixon and J.L. Foltz. 1995. Div. Plant Ind. Entomology Circ. no. 369. 4p.

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Branch, Stem, or Shoot Borers

• The Black Twig Borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) [ 199.4 kB ] Dixon. W. N., and R. E. Woodruff. 1982. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 250., 2 p.
• The Cypress Weevil, Eudociminus mannerheimii (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [ 79 kB ] , Division of Plant Industry, FDACS. Entomology Circ. 415. 2 p.
• Nantucket Pine Tip Moth,  Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) [ 316.9 kB ] , Dixon, W. N. 1987. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 298. 2 p.
• Pine Shoot Beetle,  Tomicus piniperda (Linnaeus): A Potential Threat to Florida Pines (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) [ 166.6 kB ] , Thomas, M. C., and W. N. Dixon. 1992. Div. Plant Ind. FDACS. Entomol. Circ. 354. 2 p.

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Other Branch, Stem or Shoot Insects

• Gall-like Scale Insects (Kermes spp.) (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Kermesidae) [ 545.5 kB ] , Hamon, A.B. 1977. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 178. 2 p.
• The Oak Treehopper, Platycotis vittata (Fabricius) (Homoptera: Membracidae) [ 507.9 kB ] , Mead, F. W. 1967. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 57. 2 p.
• Spined or Horned Galls on Oaks in Florida Induced by Gall Wasps, Callirhytis quercusclaviger (Ashmead) and Callirhytis cornigera (Osten Sacken) (Hymenoptera Cynipidae) [ 217.5 kB ] , Dixon, W.N. 1992. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 355. 2 p.
• The Thorn Bug, Umbonia crassicornus (Amyot and Serville) (Homoptera: Membracidae) [ 509.4 kB ] , Mead, F. W. 1962. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 8. 2 p.

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Nursery and Regeneration Insects

• Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus [ 148.7 kB ] , (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Dixon, W. N. 1982. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 236. 2 p.
• The Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) in Conifer Nurseries (Heteroptera: Miridae) [ 210.5 kB ] , Dixon, W. N. 1989. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 320. 2 p.
• Pine Reproduction Weevils, Hylobius pales (Herbst) &  Pachylobius picivorus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [ 244.1 kB ] , Dixon, W. N. and J. L. Foltz. 1990. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 332. 2 p.
• White-fringed Beetle, Graphognathus spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [ 407.4 kB ] , Dixon, W. N. 1988. Div. Plant Ind. Entomol. Circ. 309. 2 p.

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Invasive Plants

• Weeds in the Woods [ 1 MB ]  [Brochure]

Special Reports/Miscellaneous

• An Assessment Of Fusiform Rust and Selected Non-Native Invasive Pest Plants In Longleaf and Slash Pine Plantations Established with Florida Forest Service Seedlings [ 1.1 MB ]
• Dying Oak Trees: Woody Ornamentals and Trees: Coping with Loss [ 211.4 kB ]
• Spatial Evaluation Of Nitrogen Emissions From Poultry Operations and Their Influence On The Impact Of Pitch Canker In Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii) Plantations [ 1.6 MB ]
• Tree Pests and Diseases Following Hurricanes [ 549.2 kB ]
• Understanding Decay in Florida Trees [ 669.7 kB ] : Explanation and pictorial guide