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Myakka Bug, Ischnodemus variegatus (Signoret) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Blissidae)

Cecil O. Montemayor, Rodrigo Diaz, William A. Overholt, Amanda Hodges, and James P. Cuda


Release Date: 8/22/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in842-2010

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 EENY471, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2010. Revised May 2019 and May 2024. 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

Cecil O. Montemayor; Rodrigo Diaz, former students, Entomology and Nematology Department; William A. Overholt, professor emeritus, UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center; Amanda C. Hodges, associate extension scientist and DPM program director, Entomology and Nematology Department; James P. Cuda, professor and Fulbright scholar, Entomology and Nematology Department; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Montemayor, C. O., Diaz, R., Overholt, W. A., & Hodges, A. (2010). Myakka bug, Ischnodemus variegatus (Signoret) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Blissidae). EDIS, 2010(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in842-2010

Authors

William Overholt
William Overholt

professor emeritus of entomology, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center

Rodrigo Diaz
Rodrigo Diaz
external
University of Florida

alumnus (Entomology PhD, 2008) & former post-doctoral associate, UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center

Amanda Hodges
Amanda Hodges
Specialist
University of Florida

Extension scientist and director, Doctor of Plant Medicine program, Department of Entomology and Nematology

James Cuda
James Cuda
Specialist
University of Florida

professor emeritus, Department of Entomology and Nematology

Contacts

Carey Minteer
Carey Minteer
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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