EENY-425, a 2page illustrated fact sheet by Jaret C. Daniels, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this Neotropical butterfly common in open sunny habitats in the southern U.S. — its distribution, description, life cycle and hosts. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN802
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EENY426/IN801 Common Buckeye, Junonia coenia Hübner (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
EENY-426, a 2-page illustrated fact sheet by Jaret C. Daniels, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this, one of the most distinctive and readily-identifiable of North American butterflies — its distribution, description, life cycle and hosts. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN801
EENY427/IN800 Yucca Giant-Skipper Butterfly, Megathymus yuccae (Boisduval & Leconte) (Insecta:
EENY-427, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Jaret C. Daniels, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this large and robust-bodied butterfly found in habitats supporting yucca — distribution, description, life cycle, and hosts. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN800
EENY429/IN790 African Honey Bee, Africanized Honey Bee, Killer Bee, Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidea)
EENY-429, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by James D. Ellis and Amanda Ellis, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes a subspecies of western honey bee occuring naturally in sub-Saharan Africa that has been introduced into the Americas — distribution, description, life cycle and biology, public risks, economic impact, and management. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN790
EENY431/IN794 Green Stink Bug, Acrosternum hilera (Say) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
EENY-431, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Celina Gomez and Russell F. Mizell III, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this commonly encountered pest of seeds, grain, nuts and fruit — its distribution, description, life cycle and biology, hosts, damage, and management. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu
EENY432/IN795 Black Stink Bug Proxys punctulatus (Palisot) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
EENY-432, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Celina Gomez and Russell F. Mizell III, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this stink bug with broad geographical range in the Americas — distribution, description, life cycle and biology, hosts, and damage. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN795
EENY433/IN796 Brown Stink Bug Euschistus servus (Say) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
EENY-433, 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Celina Gomez and Russell F. Mizell III, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this serious stink bug pest in most seed, grain, nut, and fruit crops in the southern U.S. — its distribution, description, life cycle and biology, hosts, plant damage, and management. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN796
EENY421/IN797 A Sand Fly, Lutzomyia shannoni Dyar (Insecta: Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotomine)
EENY-421, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Rajinder S. Mann, Philip E. Kaufman, and Jerry F. Butler, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this subfamily of sand flies that can transmit several disease-causing organisms of humans and other animals — its distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, medical importance, and management. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN797
EENY438/IN799 Red Bay Psyllid, Trioza magnoliae (Ashmead) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psyllidae)
EENY-438, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Donald W. Hall, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this psyllid which causes galls on the leaves of native species of Persea bay trees — its distribution, description, life cycle and biology and economic importance. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN799
EENY436/IN793 Southern Cabbageworm (larva), Checkered White (adult) Pontia (=Pieris) protodice (Biosduval and Leconte) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Pierinae)
EENY-436, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Donald W. Hall, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this pierid butterfly that is commong throughout much of the U. S. — its distribution, description, life cycle and biology, host, and economic importance. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN793
EENY434/IN792 Yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae)
EENY-434, an 8-page illustrated fact sheet by Catherine Zettel and Phillip Kaufman, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this container-inhabiting mosquito that is the primary vector of yellow fever — its synonymy, distribution, life cycle, medical importance, and management. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN792
FOR206/FR268 Urban Trees and Allergies in North Florida
FOR-206, a 4-page fact sheet by Jennifer A. Seitz and Francisco Escobedo, explains tree pollen production, allergenicity ratings, and strategies to reduce pollen exposure. Includes references and a table listing 15 commonly used native trees and their OPALS ratings. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR268
ENH1110/EP374 Design Strategies for a Sustainable Home Landscape
ENH-1110, a 5-page fact sheet by Gail Hansen de Chapman, describes strategies for landscape design that is Florida-friendly without compromising aesthetics. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, January 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP374
HS1154/HS403 Growing Strawberries in the Florida Home Garden
HS-1154, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Craig K. Chandler, James F. Price, Natalia A. Peres, and Bielinski M. Santos, provides home gardeners with information about strawberry growing conditions and varieties for Florida, soil preparation and plant establishment, freeze protection, pest management, and harvesting and storage. It replaces HS509/VH029, Strawberries in the Florida Garden, by James M. Stephens. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, December 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS403
ENH1112/EP375 Landscape Design: Ten Important Things to Consider
ENH-1112, a 10-page illustrated fact sheet by Gail Hansen, guides homeowners step by step through the design process to develop a master plan for their environmentally sustainable residential landscapes. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, January 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP375
EENY-443/IN781 American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (Arachnida: Ixodida: Ixodidae)
EENY-443, a 7-page fact sheet by Wai-Han Chan and Phillip E. Kaufman, is part of the Featured Creatures Collection. It describes this tick commonly found on dogs as an adult — its distribution, description, life cycle, seasonality, medical and veterinary importance, removal, and management. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN781
EENY-442/IN780 Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Danainae)
EENY-442, a 9-page illustrated fact sheet by Andrei Sourakov, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this well-known migrating butterfly with charismatic appearance, their distribution, description, biology and life cycle, hosts and monarch toxicity, conservation status, and natural enemies. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN780
FOR182/FR247 Forest Management in the Interface: Wildlife
FOR-182, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by Jim Parkhurst and Martha Monroe, highlights key wildlife management issues in interface forests and provides background information on potential conflicts. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, October 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR247
AE441 LEED for Homes: Explanation of the Landscape Irrigation Budget Calculation for Florida
AE441, a 3-page fact sheet by Michael D. Dukes, explains the landscape irrigation budget found under “Landscaping” in the LEED for Homes Rating System. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, January 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AE441
PI175/PI211 Using Your Handheld Lawn and Garden Sprayer
PI-175, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by F. M. Fishel, advises homeowners in choosing the right type of handheld sprayer and using it properly. Includes examples and references. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, January 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PI211