Keywords
Diaprepes
citrus root weevil
southern highbush
Florida
How to Cite
Abstract
Citrus root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (Linnaeus) is a destructive pest on citrus trees. It is now becoming a significant pest on blueberry in central Florida, at times causing major damage to blueberry bushes that are more than two years old. This 3-page fact sheet written by Douglas A. Phillips, Oscar E. Liburd, and Larry W. Duncan and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department will educate blueberry growers on how to monitor, identify, and control citrus root weevil.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1241
References
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Duncan, L. W., J. H. Graham, J. Zellers, D. Bright, D. C. Dunn, F. E. El-Borai, and D.L . Porazinska. 2007. "Food Web Responses to Augmenting the Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Bare and Animal Manure-Mulched Soil." J. Nematol. 39(2): 176-189.
Duncan, L. W., C. W. McCoy, and A. C. Terranova. 1996. "Estimating Sample Size and Persistence of Entomogenous Nematodes in Sandy Soils and Their Efficacy Against the Larvae of Diaprepes abbreviatus in Florida." J. Nematol. 28(1): 56-67.
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