Cactus Weevils, Gerstaeckeria hubbardi (LeConte) and Gerstaeckeria fasciata Pierce (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Vol. 2006 No. 30, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2006 No. 30

Cactus Weevils, Gerstaeckeria hubbardi (LeConte) and Gerstaeckeria fasciata Pierce (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae): EENY-382/IN688, 7/2006

Historical Fact Sheets
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in688-2006
Published 2006-12-18
Robert E. Woodruff
University of Florida
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Woodruff, Robert E. 2006. “Cactus Weevils, Gerstaeckeria Hubbardi (LeConte) and Gerstaeckeria Fasciata Pierce (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae): EENY-382/IN688, 7/2006”. EDIS 2006 (30). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in688-2006.
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Abstract

EENY-382, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Robert E. Woodruff, is included in the Featured Creatures series. It describes these two weevil pests of Opuntia cacti, their synonymy, distribution, description, biology, key to the Florida Species of Gerstaeckeria, hosts, management, and selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, July 2006.

EENY-382/IN688: Cactus Weevils, Gerstaeckeria hubbardi (LeConte) and Gerstaeckeria fasciata Pierce (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (ufl.edu)

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