A Guide to Scale Insect Identification by Stephen H. Futch, C.W. McCoy, C.C. Childers

“…Increases in scale insect populations involve multiple factors including: a) disruption of biological control by weather; b) infestation of areas by scale insects where natural enemies do not exist; and c) disruption of natural enemies by the repeated use of non-selective pesticides. …”
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Hairy Rove Beetle Creophilus maxillosus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) by Nicolas Johsnton, Philip Stansly, Andrea Lucky

“…Despite occasional urban infestations, the beetle is valued for biological control in agriculture. The article also discusses its defensive mechanisms and the importance of understanding its life cycle for effective pest management.  …”
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Hydrilla Stem Weevil: Bagous hydrillae O’Brien by Emma Weeks, Jim Cuda, Michael J. Grodowitz

“…This weevil was discovered during overseas surveys for biological control agents for hydrilla during the 1980s and was first introduced to the U.S. in Florida in 1991 after extensive host-specificity testing. …”
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Pesticide Options for Important Insect, Mite, and Mollusk Pests of Commercial Flowers in Florida by James F. Price, Curtis Nagle

“…Control measures may include economical combinations of cultural controls, physical controls, biological controls, and chemical controls. This revised 9-page guide is a summary of chemical control measures that are presently available to commercial flower producers in Florida and includes beneficial nematode and microbial insecticides that also are components of biological control. …”
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Hydrilla tuber weevil Bagous affinis Hustache (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Emma Weeks

“…The weevil was discovered during surveys for biological control agents for hydrilla in Pakistan in 1980 and was first introduced to the U.S. in Florida from India in 1987. …”
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Tropical Soda Apple: Biology, Ecology and Management of a Noxious Weed in Florida by Brent Sellers, Jay Ferrell, J. Jeffrey Mullahey, Pat Hogue

“…It details the weed's taxonomy, biology, ecology, chemical control, biological control and management. Includes further sources of information. …”
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Tropical Soda Apple: Biology, Ecology and Management of a Noxious Weed in Florida by Brent Sellers, Jay Ferrell, J. Jeffrey Mullahey, Pat Hogue

“…It details the weed's taxonomy, biology, ecology, chemical control, biological control and management. Includes further sources of information. …”
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Alligatorweed flea beetle Agasicles hygrophila Selman and Vogt (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Halticinae) by Ted D. Center, James P. Cuda, Michael J. Grodowitz

“…This insect has been an extremely effective biological control agent in coastal regions of the southeastern United States. …”
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Brazilian Red-Eyed Fly Ormia depleta (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tachinidae) by Haleigh A. Ray, Jennifer Lynn Gillett-Kaufman

“…Originally from South America, it was brought to the United States for biological control of pest mole crickets. It is now established in almost all counties in central and southern Florida. …”
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A Guide to Scale Insect Identification by Stephen H. Futch, C.W. McCoy, C.C. Childers

“…Increases in scale insect populations involve multiple factors including: a) disruption of biological control by weather; b) infestation of areas by scale insects where natural enemies do not exist; and c) disruption of natural enemies by the repeated use of non-selective pesticides. …”
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Hydrilla Stem Weevil: Bagous hydrillae O’Brien by Emma Weeks, Jim Cuda, Michael J. Grodowitz

“…This weevil was discovered during overseas surveys for biological control agents for hydrilla during the 1980s and was first introduced to the U.S. in Florida in 1991 after extensive host-specificity testing. …”
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Best organic farming expansion scenarios for pest control: a modeling approach by Delattre, Thomas, Memah, Mohamed-Mahmoud, Franck, Pierre, Valsesia, Pierre, Lavigne, Claire

“…In order to understand and forecast how pests and their biological control may vary during OF expansion, we modeled the effect of spatial changes in farming practices on population dynamics of a pest and its natural enemy. …”
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Green lacewings (of Florida) Neuroptera: Chrysopidae by Lionel A. Stange

“…For this reason, they are used widely in biological control. The adults are usually predators, but a few species only feed on pollen. …”
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Vespiform Thrips Franklinothrips vespiformis Crawford (Insecta:Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) by Runqian Mao, Yingfang Xiao, Steven P. Arthurs

“…This species is sold for use as a biological control agent in botanical gardens, zoos, interior landscapes, research greenhouses, nurseries with ornamental plants as well as outdoors in subtropical regions. …”
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Guidelines for Purchasing and Using Commercial Natural Enemies and Biopesticides in North America by Lynn M. LeBeck, Norman C. Leppla

“…Scientific and product names are provided both for insect and mite natural enemies and for some of the most common microbial insecticides, nematicides, and fungicides that can be used to manage pests. Biological control companies are listed along with their websites, and the guide provides additional sources of information on obtaining and using commercial natural enemies. …”
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Anagyrus pseudococci Girault (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) by Theresa Chormanski, Ronald D. Cave

“… Anagyrus pseudococci is an economically important biological control agent commonly used against the vine mealybug (which infests wine grapes) and the citrus mealybug. …”
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Vespiform Thrips Franklinothrips vespiformis Crawford (Insecta:Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) by Runqian Mao, Yingfang Xiao, Steven P. Arthurs

“…This species is sold for use as a biological control agent in botanical gardens, zoos, interior landscapes, research greenhouses, nurseries with ornamental plants as well as outdoors in subtropical regions. …”
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Salvinia weevil, Cyrtobagous salviniae (Calder & Sands) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Patricia Prade, Eutychus Kariuki, Adam Dale

“…This insect is an effective classical biological control agent used in several countries to control the invasive giant salvinia, Salvinia molesta (D. …”
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Lantana Lace Bug, Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål (Insecta: Hemiptera: Tingidae) by Dale H. Habeck, Frank W. Mead, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…The lantana lace bug has been introduced into many countries as a biological control agent to combat lantana. This document is EENY-246 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 156), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Lantana Lace Bug, Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål (Insecta: Hemiptera: Tingidae) by Dale H. Habeck, Frank W. Mead, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…The lantana lace bug has been introduced into many countries as a biological control agent to combat lantana. This document is EENY-246 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 156), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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