IFAS Extension
Release Date: 9/8/2025
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 EENY-398, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 2006. Revised June 2022 and February 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
Authors
Forrest Howard
associate professor emeritus, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
Dave Moore
biopesticides team leader, CABI-Europe, UK
Contacts
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida
biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology