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Dr. Jonathan Crane injects a chemical treatment to research Laurel Wilt resistance in avocado trees at the Tropical Research and Education Center

Part of the Plant Damaged


  • Foliage
    Common NameScientific NameImage
    Avocado Lace Bug  Pseudacysta perseae  An adult avocado lace bug, a pest of avocado. 
    Avocado Bud Mite  Tegolophus perseaflorae  Damage to a leaf. 
    Diaprepes Root Weevil  Diaprepes abbreviatus  An adult Diaprepes. 
    Avocado Caterpillars  Epimeces detexta
    Oxydia vesulia
    Anacamptodes sp.
     
    Larva of caterpillars, Oxydia vesulia. 
    Avocado Thrips 

    Frankliniella kelliae
    Frankliniella bispinosa


    Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
     

    An insect. 
    Avocado Mirids  Daghbertus fasciatus
    D. olivaceous
     
    Mirid: Dagbertus fasciatus 
    Avocado Scales  Coconut scale (Aspidiotus destructor)
    Florida red scale (Chrysomphalus aonidum)
    Coccus sp.
     
    Scales on an avocado. 
    Blue-Green Weevil  Pachnaeus litus  An adult blue green weevil, a pest of avocado. 
    Avocado Red Mite  Oligonychus yothersi  Red mite, a pest of avocado. 
    Persea Mite Oligonychus perseae  Persea mite, a pest of avocado. 
  • Flower and Fruit
    Common NameScientific NameImage
    Avocado Bud Mite  Tegolophus perseaflorae  Damage to a leaf. 
    Avocado Caterpillars  Epimeces detexta
    Oxydia vesulia
    Anacamptodes sp.
     
    Larva of caterpillars, Oxydia vesulia. 
    Avocado Thrips 

    Flower thrips
    Frankliniella kelliae
    Frankliniella bispinosa


    Red banded thrips
    Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
     

    An insect. 
    Avocado Mirids  Daghbertus fasciatus
    D. olivaceous
     
    Mirid: Dagbertus fasciatus 
  • Stem and Trunk
    Common NameScientific NameImage
    Ambrosia Beetles  Xylosandrus crassiusculus
    Xyleborus volvulus
    Thoeborus solitaricaps
    Xyleborus glabratus
     
    Ambrosia beetle: Thoeborus solitaricaps. 
    Avocado Scales  Coconut scale (Aspidiotus destructor)
    Florida red scale (Chrysomphalus aonidum)
    Coccus sp.
     
    Scales on an avocado. 
  • Root
    Common NameScientific NameImage
    Diaprepes Root Weevil  Diaprepes abbreviatus  An adult Diaprepes. 
    Blue-Green Weevil  Pachnaeus litus  An adult blue green weevil, a pest of avocado. 

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