Contents

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Preface

1. Biology and Management of the Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

2. Avocado Weevils of the Genus Heilipus

3. Exotic Bark and Ambrosia Beetles in the USA: Potential and Current Invaders

4. Diabrotica speciosa: an Important Soil Pest in South America

5. Potential Lepidopteran Pests Associated with Avocado Fruit in Parts of the Home Range of Persea americana

6. Biology, Ecology and Management of the South American Tomato Pinworm, Tuta absoluta

7. Tecia solanivora Povolny (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), an Invasive Pest of Potatoes Solanum tuberosum L. in the Northern Andes

8. The Tomato Fruit Borer, Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), an Insect Pest of Neotropical Solanaceous Fruits

9. Copitarsia spp.: Biology and Risk Posed by Potentially Invasive Lepidoptera from South and Central America

10. Host Range of the Nettle Caterpillar Darna pallivitta (Moore) (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) in Hawai’i

11. Fruit flies Anastrepha ludens (Loew), A. obliqua (Macquart) and A. grandis (Macquart) (Diptera: Tephritidae): Three Pestiferous Tropical Fruit Flies That Could Potentially Expand Their Range to Temperate Areas

12. Bactrocera Species that Pose a Threat to Florida: B. carambolae and B. invadens

13. Signature Chemicals for Detection of Citrus Infestation by Fruit Fly Larvae (Diptera: Tephritidae)

14. Gall Midges (Cecidomyiidae) attacking Horticultural Crops in the Caribbean Region and South America

15. Recent Mite Invasions in South America

16. Planococcus minor (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae): Bioecology, Survey and Mitigation Strategies

17. The Citrus Orthezia Praelongorthezia praelonga (Douglas) (Hemiptera: Ortheziidae), a Potential Invasive Species

18. Potential Invasive Species of Scale Insects for the USA and Caribbean Basin

19. Recent Adventive Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) and Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Florida and the Caribbean Region

20. Biology, Ecology and Control of the Ficus Whitefly, Singhiella simplex (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

21. Invasion of Exotic Arthropods in South America’s Biodiversity Hotspots and Agro-Production Systems

22. Likelihood of Dispersal of the Armored Scale, Aonidiella orientalis (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), to Avocado Trees from Infested Fruit Discarded on the Ground, and Observations on Spread by Handlers

23. Insect Life Cycle Modelling (ILCYM) Software – A New Tool for Regional and Global Insect Pest Risk Assessments under Current and Future Climate Change Scenarios

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