Blueberry Gall Midge, Dasineura oxycoccana (Johnson) (Insecta: Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

G. J. Steck, P. M. Lyrene, and J. A. Payne

Release Date: 2/18/2024

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 EENY136, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 2000. Revised December 2023. 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

G. J. Steck, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; P. M. Lyrene, retired, Horticulture Sciences Department; and J. A. Payne, retired, USDA; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Gary John Steck

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University of Florida

taxonomic entomologist and curator: Diptera (Tephritidae) (also misc. minor orders), Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, courtesy faculty, Department of Entomology and Nematology, specialty: insect systematics, biological control, ecology

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P. Lyrene

professor emeritus, UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department, Gainesville, FL

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Elena Rhodes

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