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Mahogany Shoot Borer, Hypsipyla grandella (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae)

F. W. Howard and Michael A. Merida


Release Date: 10/2/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in613-2005

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY336, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 2004. Revised August 2014 and June 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/.

About the Authors

F. W. Howard (retired); and Michael A. Merida, Department of Entomology and Nematology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Howard, F. W., & Merida, M. A. (2019). Mahogany Shoot Borer, Hypsipyla grandella (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae). EDIS, 2005(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in613-2005

Authors

Forrest Howard
Forrest Howard

associate professor emeritus, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center

Michael Merida
Michael Merida
external
University of Florida

former graduate research assistant, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department, Gainesville, FL

Contacts

Elena Rhodes
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida

biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology

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