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Banana Root Borer, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Robert E. Woodruff and Thomas R. Fasulo


Release Date: 3/18/2025

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-391, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2006. Revised August 2015, October 2021, and November 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Robert E. Woodruff, retired, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; and Thomas R. Fasulo, retired, Department of Entomology and Nematology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Thomas R. Fasulo
Thomas R. Fasulo

retired scientist, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

Robert Woodruff
Robert Woodruff
Specialist
University of Florida

emeritus entomologist, 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-391