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Hydrilla Leaf Mining Flies (unofficial common name) Hydrellia spp. (Insecta: Diptera: Ephydridae)

Emma N.I. Weeks, James P. Cuda, and Carey Minteer

Release Date: 2/14/2022

Reviewed At: 2/1/2022

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-IN1034-2014

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 EENY590, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2014. Revised July 2017 and December 2021. 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 https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/.

About the Authors

Emma N.I. Weeks, assistant research scientist (former); James P. Cuda associate professor (retired); Carey Minteer, assistant professor; Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Weeks, E., & Cuda, J. (2014). Hydrilla leaf mining flies (unofficial common name) Hydrellia spp. (Insecta: Diptera: Ephydridae). EDIS, 2014(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1034-2014

Authors

Emma N. I. Weeks
Emma N. I. Weeks

former assistant research scientist, medical and veterinary entomology, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

James Cuda
James Cuda
Specialist
University of Florida

professor emeritus, Department of Entomology and Nematology

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Carey Minteer
Carey Minteer
Contact
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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