Boreioglycaspis melaleucae
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Description: Provides photographs of different life stages and a description of this psyllid which was introduced into Florida to help control the invasive tree, Melaleuca quinquenervia.
a psyllid - Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Moore Moore (Insecta: Hemiptera: Psyllidae) (Cav.) S.T. Blake (Myrtaceae), known as paperbark, punktree or melaleuca, is an aggressive invader of many South Florida ecosystems, including the Everglades. Melaleuca is considered a pest because it displaces native vegetation and degrades wildlife habitat; it also creates fire hazards and can cause human health problems (Rayamajhi et al. 2002). The USDA/ARS with federal and state permission introduced the psyllid
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| Page title: | a psyllid - Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Moore |
| Keywords: | psyllid Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Homoptera Psyllidae Susan Wineriter Halbert James Cuda |
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| IP-address: | 128.227.242.110 |
WHOIS Info
| NS | Name Servers: NS.NAME.UFL.EDU 128.227.30.254 RNS.NAME.UFL.EDU 8.6.245.30 |
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| Date | activated: 25-Mar-1986 last updated: 03-Feb-2014 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |