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Tropical Soda Apple Leaf Beetle, Gratiana boliviana Spaeth (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

, Rodrigo Diaz, Kenneth Hibbard, andJulio Medal
Contacts: Elena Rhodes


Release Date: 8/7/2022

Reviewed At: 12/2/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in974-2013

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-543, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2013. Revised July 2022. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Diaz, R., Overholt, W. A., Hibbard, K., & Medal, J. (2013). Tropical Soda Apple Leaf Beetle, Gratiana boliviana Spaeth (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). EDIS, 2013(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in974-2013

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

Kenneth Hibbard
Kenneth Hibbard
external
FDACS
Julio Medal
Julio Medal
external
University of Florida

former coordinator, TSA Biological Control Team, UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department, Gainesville, FL

Contacts

Elena Rhodes
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida

biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology

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