Florida Bromeliad Weevil (suggested common name), Metamasius mosieri Barber (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Barbara Larson, J. Howard Frank, and Olan Ray Creel

Release Date: 4/12/2022

Reviewed At: 4/11/2022

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in366-2001

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-209, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 2001. Revised August 2007, August 2010, February 2016, February 2019, and April 2022. 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

Barbara Larson, Department of Soil and Water Sciences; J. Howard Frank, retired, Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611; and Olan Ray Creel, Port St. Lucie, FL.

How to Cite

Larson, B., Frank, J. H., & Creel, O. R. (1969). Florida Bromeliad Weevil (no official common name), Metamasius mosieri Barber (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae). EDIS, 2003(16). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in366-2001

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Barbra Larson

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University of Florida

assistant director, education/training programs, UF College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and director, Center for Online Learning and Technology (COLT)

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J Howard Frank

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