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. 

Additional Information

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