Alligatorweed Stem Borer (suggested common name) Arcola malloi Pastrana (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae)

Bonnie C. Wells and Carey Minteer

Release Date: 10/5/2022

Reviewed At: 9/25/2022

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1300-2020

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-764, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date August 2020. 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 https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/.

About the Authors

Bonnie C. Wells, Extension agent II, commercial horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension Brevard County; and Carey Minteer, assistant professor, UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Wells, B. C., & Minteer, C. (2021). Alligatorweed Stem Borer (suggested common name) Arcola malloi Pastrana (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae). EDIS, 2021(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1300-2020

Authors

Bonnie Wells

County agent

University of Florida

Extension agent III, commercial horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension Brevard County, Cocoa, FL

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Carey Minteer

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor, weed biological control, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, FL

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