Lesser Pumpkin Fly, Ethiopian Fruit Fly, Cucurbit Fly, Dacus ciliatus (Loew) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr.

“…This species has not been intercepted in the United States, but prospects are likely for this to occur because of our heavy international traffic. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Campylobacteriosis by Soohyoun Ahn, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Keith R. Schneider

“…Over 800,000 cases per year of diarrheal disease in the United States were linked to Campylobacter, being ranked No. 4 in the pathogens causing foodborne illnesses. …”
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Controlling Invasive Exotic Plants in North Florida Forests by Chris Demers, Alan Long, Rick Williams

“…Invasive non-native organisms are one of the greatest threats to the natural ecosystems of the United States. Invasive plants reduce biodiversity, encroach on endangered and threatened species, and rob native species of habitat. …”
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Prevent Osteoporosis: Catch the Silent Thief by Linda B. Bobroff

“… Osteoporosis means porous bones, or bones that have so many openings (pores) that they can easily break or be crushed. In the United States, 54 million people either have osteoporosis (10 million) or are at high risk (44 million) because they have low bone mass. …”
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Blue Orchard Bee, Osmia lignaria Say (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) by Alden Estep, Catherine Zettel-Nalen, James Ellis

“… The blue orchard bee, Osmia lignaria Say (Fig. 1), is a solitary mason bee native to the west coast of the United States and Canada. It is of great interest for use as a native pollinator of fruit trees and blueberries, and is easily managed due to its favorable biological characteristics. …”
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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. …”
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African Honey Bee: What You Need to Know by H. Glenn Hall, Catherine Zettel-Nalen, James D. Ellis

“… African honey bees entered the United States in the early 1990s and have since spread throughout the Southwest and Southeast, including parts of Florida. …”
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Oriental Cockroach, Blatta orientalis Linnaeus (Insecta: Blattaria: Blattidae:) by Kim McCanless

“…It is a major household pest in parts of the northwest, mid-west, and southern United States. It is also sometimes referred to as the "black beetle" or a "water bug" because of its dark black appearance and tendency to harbor in damp locations. …”
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Potential Impacts of Agritourism in South Miami-Dade County by Edward Evans, Alan Hodges

“…One increasingly popular alternative in some areas of the United States is agritourism. This is EDIS document FE637, a publication of the Food and Resource Economics Department, UF/IFAS Extension. …”
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Hierarchy of truths revisited by E. J. Echeverria

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Groundnut Ringspot Virus in Florida by Eugene McAvoy, Scott Adkins, Craig Webster, Charles Mellinger, Loren Horsman, Galen Frantz, Stuart Reitz, Shouan Zhang

“… Groundnut ringspot virus was recently identified in tomatoes in South Florida — the first report in the United States. It can infect tomato plants at all stages of growth and lead to unmarketable fruits or plant death. …”
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American Cockroach, Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Blattaria: Blattidae) by K. A. Barbara

“…It occurs in buildings throughout Florida especially in commercial buildings. In the northern United States the cockroach is mainly found in steam heat tunnels or large institutional buildings. …”
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Natural Area Weeds: Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum) by Kenneth A. Langeland, Jeffery Hutchinson

“…It’s also regulated by laws of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) as a Florida Noxious Weed and by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a Federal Noxious Weed. …”
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Peachtree Borers in the Home and Commercial Peach Orchard by Russell F. Mizell, III

“… The peachtree borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say), and the lesser peachtree borer, S. pictipes (Grote and Robinson), are the most important pests of peach in the southern United States. The larvae of these day-flying moths mine beneath the bark of the trunk and scaffold limbs of peach trees of all ages. …”
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Editorial: Exploring small molecule inhibitors in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases by Basveshwar Gawali, Shweta Shrivastava, R. Uday Kumar, Satyendra Kumar Rajput, Manish Kumar Jeengar

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Vaccinium arboreum, Sparkleberry by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman, Mary McKenzie, Heather V. Quintana

“…Quintana, describes this native and small-statured tree that grows best on sandy and dry soils throughout the southeastern United States, from Virginia south to Florida, west to Texas, and north to Kansas — scientific and common names, description, allergen, storm tolerance, and applications. …”
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Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): Identification, Ecology, and Management by Lindsy Iglesias, Teresia W. Nyoike, Oscur E. Liburd

“…Since its first capture in California in 2008, SWD has established populations throughout the United States in over 47 states. This trifold brochure describes how to identify and monitor these tiny pests and explains a few strategies to control them and limit the damage they cause to fruit crops. …”
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Melon Fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., John B. Heppner, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Although found in Hawaii, it is not present in the continental United States. This document is EENY-199 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circulars 29 and 315), 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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Keeping Food Safe: Special Tips for Potluck Parties by Claudia Peñuela, Amarat Simonne

“… Potluck parties are very popular in the United States because they allow people to share responsibility of cooking and food preparation. …”
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Herbicides for Weed Control in Eucalyptus Culture by Anna Osiecka, Patrick Minogue

“…There is renewed interest in planting this fast-growing tree in the southeastern United States for mulch, pulpwood, and bioenergy. However, several silvicultural challenges exist, and competing vegetation control is a significant one. …”
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