Andrew Derksen's Images
Title: Biological Scientist II: Pest Survey SpecialistOrganization: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Unit: CAPS
Country: United States
Web: http://www.freshfromflorida.com/pi/caps/index.html
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| 36 Images of 10 Subjects | View Subject List | View Image Details | View Thumbnails |
| Image | Subject Name | Scientific Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5488865 | Septoria leaf spot | Septoria mikaniae-micranthae | Detail on leaves of Mikania micrantha showing patchy damage from Septoria mikania-micranthae. |
| 5488866 | mile-a-minute | Mikania micrantha | Mikania micrantha growing on the fenceline of an abandoned nursery in Homestead, Florida. |
| 5488862 | mile-a-minute | Mikania micrantha | Recent sprouts of Mikania micrantha recover after rouging efforts a month prior. |
| 5488859 | mile-a-minute | Mikania micrantha | Mikania micrantha grows rampantly inside and outside of a shade house in Homestead, Florida. |
| 5488858 | mile-a-minute | Mikania micrantha | Mikania micrantha bursts into seed early one winter at an abandoned nursery in Homestead, Florida. |
| 5488864 | climbing hempweed | Mikania scandens | Mikania scandens grows beside a lake in Davie, Florida. |
| 5488863 | climbing hempweed | Mikania scandens | Mikania scandens growing on the shoreline of a canal at Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades. |
| 5488860 | mile-a-minute | Mikania micrantha | A large pile of Mikania micrantha seed has drifted into a pocket at this abandoned nursery in Homestead, Florida. |
| 5488867 | mile-a-minute | Mikania micrantha | Mikania micrantha covering the grounds of an abandoned nursery in Homestead, Florida. |
| 5440191 | mealybug destroyer | Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | The coccinellid beetle, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, has been established as a biocontrol in Florida. It is a documented predator of Nipaecoccus viridis, with both larvae and adults feeding on the mealybug. Photo taken 1 OCT 2010 in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida. |
| 5440192 | mealybug destroyer | Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | The coccinellid beetle, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, has been established as a biocontrol in Florida. It is a documented predator of Nipaecoccus viridis, with both larvae and adults feeding on the mealybug. Photo taken 1 OCT 2010 in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida. |
| 5440169 | armyworms | Spodoptera spp. | Established Spodoptera spp. collected in yellow/white bucket trap baited with lure for Spodoptera litura as part of long-term CAPS monitoring program. Photo taken 1 MAY 2011 in Homestead, Miami-Dade County, Florida. |
| 5444581 | giant East African snail | Achatina fulica | A Giant African Snail, /Achatina fulica/, rests in the hand of Dr. Fred Zimmerman (USDA-APHIS) after its capture in a residential neighborhood in Miami, Florida. |
| 5444582 | giant East African snail | Achatina fulica | A Giant African Snail, /Achatina fulica/, climbs and feeds amidst the /Ficus/ growing on a residence in Miami, Florida. |
| 5444583 | giant East African snail | Achatina fulica | A Giant African Snail, /Achatina fulica/, climbs the side of a City of Miami waste bin, suggesting a possible vector by which the snail might be transported around the city. |
| 5440171 | khapra beetle | Trogoderma granarium | A trap placed with lure for the stored grain pest, Trogoderma granarium, at a warehouse in Doral, Miami-Dade County, Florida on 6 JAN 2011. |
| 5429503 | chilli thrips | Scirtothrips dorsalis | feeding on rose. |
| 5429502 | chilli thrips | Scirtothrips dorsalis | feeding on rose. |
| 5429501 | chilli thrips | Scirtothrips dorsalis | Lateral view of female /Scirtothrips dorsalis/ feeding on rose. |
| 5426964 | hibiscus mealybug | Nipaecoccus viridis | Colonies of Nipaecoccus viridis feeding upon Ximenia americana in Boyton Beach, Florida. |
| 5426968 | hibiscus mealybug | Nipaecoccus viridis | A small colony of Nipaecoccus viridis feeding at the base of new growth on Citrus sp. in West Palm Beach, Florida. |
| 5426969 | hibiscus mealybug | Nipaecoccus viridis | Several small colonies of Nipaecoccus viridis at the base of new growth on Citrus sp. in West Palm Beach, Florida. |
| 5383746 | chilli thrips | Scirtothrips dorsalis | Adult female Scirtothrips dorsalis on surface of Knock Out ® rose leaf; taken on 9/AUG/08; An oviposition blister can be seen in the upper portion of the image. |
| 5426963 | redbay ambrosia beetle | Xyleborus glabratus | A lindgren funnel trap baited with manuka oil is suspended from a Persea borbonia in Miami to monitor for Xyleborus glabratus. |
| 5207028 | chilli thrips | Scirtothrips dorsalis | Dorsal and ventral surface of Scirtothrips dorsalis females removed from Capsicum chinense floating in 70% etOH; taken on 6/1/07 at TREC, University of Florida |
| 5207029 | chilli thrips | Scirtothrips dorsalis | Dorsal view of spread Scirtothrips dorsalis female removed from Capsicum chinense floating in 70% etOH; taken on 6/1/07 at TREC, University of Florida |
| 5207030 | chilli thrips | Scirtothrips dorsalis | Dorsal and ventral surface of second instar Scirtothrips dorsalis removed from Capsicum chinense floating in 70% etOH; taken on 6/1/07 at TREC, University of Florida |
| 5207031 | chilli thrips | Scirtothrips dorsalis | Ventral surface of Scirtothrips dorsalis male (upper) and female (lower) removed from Capsicum chinense floating in 70% etOH; taken on 6/1/07 at TREC, University of Florida |
| 5411464 | redbay ambrosia beetle | Xyleborus glabratus | Larva of Xyleborus glabratus removed from Persea borbonia floating in 75% isopropyl alcohol. |
| 5411465 | redbay ambrosia beetle | Xyleborus glabratus | Larva of Xyleborus glabratus removed from Persea borbonia floating in 75% isopropyl alcohol. |
| 5207022 | chilli thrips | Scirtothrips dorsalis | Scirtothrips dorsalis adult female on the underside of Capsicum annuum leaf; taken on 5/15/07 at TREC |
| 5207023 | chilli thrips | Scirtothrips dorsalis | Scirtothrips dorsalis first instar on the underside of Capsicum annuum leaf; taken on 5/15/07 at TREC, University of Florida |
| 5207024 | chilli thrips | Scirtothrips dorsalis | Empty oviposition "blister" damage of Scirtothrips dorsalis on underside of Capsicum annuum leaf; taken on 5/17/07 at TREC, University of Florida |
| 5207025 | chilli thrips | Scirtothrips dorsalis | Scirtothrips dorsalis adult and exuviae of second instar on the underside of Capsicum annuum leaf; taken on 5/17/07 at TREC, University of Florida |
| 5207026 | chilli thrips | Scirtothrips dorsalis | Scirtothrips dorsalis adult on the underside of Capsicum annuum leaf; taken on 5/17/07 at TREC, University of Florida |
| 5207027 | chilli thrips | Scirtothrips dorsalis | Developing egg of Scirtothrips dorsalis extracted from oviposition site on underside of Capsicum annuum leaf; taken on 5/25/07 at TREC, University of Florida |

