Insect Pests & Diseases

South Florida is the mecca for new species of insect pests. On average, there is one established new insect a month. Many of these insects cause serious injury to crops and landscape plants. 

Click on the items below for information and resources related to specific pests and diseases.

• Mosquitoes

  • Dealing with mosquitoes in the yard
  • Intergrated Pest Management for Mosquito Reduction around Homes and Neighorhoods
  • Mosquito Repellents
  • Mosquito Bite Protection in Florida
  • Zika
  • • Zika, a Mosquito - Transmitted Virus
    • Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Zika Virus
    • Florida Health - Zika Virus
• Citrus Greening Disease

  • Citrus Greening Disease publications
  • Citrus Greening Disease information
  • Other Fruits to grow (alternatives to citrus)
    • Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Crops for the Home Landscape: Alternatives to Citrus
• Mango Disease

  • For Homeowners
    • Mango Disease Control for Homeowners
• Giant African Land Snail (GALS)

  • Giant African Snail - FDACS
  • VIDEO - FDACS Giant African Land Snail PSA
  • VIDEO - FDACS Giant African Snail Response Program
  • Giant African Snail Management
  • Giant African Snail Current Information
• Nonnative Invasive Reptiles
  •  For Professionals
    • CISMA - Nonnative Lizards in Nurseries and Groves
    • CISMA - Lagartijas Invasivas en Viveros y Plantaciones
    • CISMA - Leza Ki Pa Natifnatal nan Pepinyè ak Bwa
• African Honey Bee

  • African Honey Bee - University of Florida

  • For Professionals
    
    • FDACS - Bureau of Plant & Apiary Inspection
• Ficus Whitefly

  • For Homeowners
    • Got Dying Ficus?
    • Alternatives to Ficus

  • For Professionals
    
    • Ficus Whitefly Fact Sheet
    • Ficus Whitefly Hoja Informativa
    • Alternatives to Ficus
    • New Serious Pest of Ficus in South Florida 
• Rugose Spiraling Whitefly

  • For Homeowners
    • Rugose Spiraling Whitefly for Homeowners
    • Mosca Blanca Espiral del Rugose
    • VIDEO - Rugose Spiraling Whitefly
    • VIDEO - La Mosca Blanca Espiral de Rugose
  • For Professionals
    • General Information
    • Common questions about the gumbo limbo spiraling whitefly
    • Mosca Blanca Espiral del Rugose
    • Preguntas Frecuentes
• Redbay Ambrosia Beetle/Laurel Wilt

  • For Homeowners
    • New avocado disease, Laurel Wilt
    • Redbay Ambrosia Beetle Recommendations
    • Laurel Wilt: a threat to avocado and related trees
    • La Marchitez del Laurel: una amenaza para aguacates
    • ¿Por qué están perdiendo las hojas mis laureles o ficus?

  • For Professionals
    • Laurel Wilt Presentation March 2011
    • How to Collect Suspect Samples of Laurel Wilt
    • Aerial Survey Suspect Trees
    • Pruning, Topping, & Hedging Avocado Groves
    • Scouting for the Ambrosia Beetle Attack of Avocado
    • Monitoreo del Escarabajo Ambrosia del Laurel Rojo
    • RAB-LW Commercial Recommendations
    • Redbay Ambrosia Beetle: potential problem for avocados
    • Laurel Wilt, Commercial Groves
    • Escarabajo Ambrosia: problema para el aguacate
• Red Palm Mite

  • FDACS - Pest Alert - Red Palm Mite
• Brown Patch Disease

  • For Homeowners
    • VIDEO - Brown Patch Disease in Lawns
• Tropical Sod Webworm

  • For Homeowners
    
    • VIDEO - How to identify Sod Webworm in your Florida Lawn