Cycad Aulacaspis Scale, Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi (Insecta: Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Diaspididae)

T. J. Weissling, F. W. Howard, and A. B. Hamon


Release Date: 2/21/2024

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-096, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date July 1999. Revised November 2007, November 2013, February 2017, and December 2023. 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

T. J. Weissling; F. W. Howard, Entomology and Nematology Department; and A. B. Hamon, Florida Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Forrest Howard
Forrest Howard

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

Thomas Weissling
Thomas Weissling
external
University of Florida

former assistant professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center

Avas Hamon
Avas Hamon
external
FDACS

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry

Contacts

Elena Rhodes
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida

biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology

Publication #EENY-096