The Pine Webworm, Pococera robustella (Zeller)
From Entomology Circulars.
The pine webworm, Pococera robustella (Zeller) (known for many years as Tetralopha robustella), is a common defoliator of pines in the eastern United States. Infestations commonly occur on young (1-2 year old) pine seedlings, but larger seedlings and branches of mature pines can also become infested. …read more
The Southern Pine Coneworm, Dioryctria amatella (Hulst)
From Entomology Circulars.
The southern pine coneworm, Dioryctria amatella (Hulst), also commonly referred to as a pitch moth, is consistently one of the most damaging insect pests of pine seed orchard crops throughout the southeastern United States (Ebel et al. …read more
Bromeliad Pod Borer, Epimorius testaceellus
From Entomology Circulars.
The bromeliad pod borer, Epimorius testaceellus Ragonot, first described from Jamaica (Ragonot, 1887), was reared from the bromeliad, Tillandsia fasciculata Sw. (Bromeliaceae), in Florida by the author in 1974, and subsequently identified and reported on by Ferguson (1991). …read more
Synclita obliteralis (Walker), the waterlily leafcutter
From Entomology Circulars.
Members of the pyralid subfamily Nymphulinae have aquatic larvae. Of the more than twenty nymphuline species occurring in Florida, Synclita obliteralis (Walker) is the most common. While its common name implies that it is a pest of waterlilies, it has a wide host range. …read more
Cactoblastis cactorum Berg (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), a Phycitine New to Florida
From Entomology Circulars.
The discovery of Cactoblastis cactorum Berg in the Florida Keys in October, 1989 raises to at least five the number of phycitine moth species associated with prickly pear cacti (Opuntia spp.) in Florida. …read more
Atheloca subrufella (Hulst), a pest of coconuts
From Entomology Circulars.
Atheloca subrufella (Hulst), an occasional pest of coconut, Cocos nucifera L., is a small moth which occurs throughout Florida. It also occurs in Cuba and the Virgin Islands (Kimball, 1965; Heinrich, 1956). At the time Heinrich (1956) established the genus Atheloca for this species, nothing was known about its biology. …read more
Lesser cornstalk borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller)
From Entomology Circulars.
The lesser cornstalk borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller), attacks a variety of agricultural crop species (Metcalf et al., 1962). Less well known is the fact that seedlings of forest nurseries are susceptible to infestation and may incur severe damage or mortality. …read more
