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Survey of Arthropods Associated with Pomegranate in Florida Hugh Smith UF/IFAS/GCREC 8136334124 [email protected] Support provided by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

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Page 1: Survey Pomegranate Florida Hugh Smith UF/IFAS/GCREC 813 633 … · 2016. 2. 15. · Pomegranate in Florida Hugh Smith UF/IFAS/GCREC 813‐633‐4124 hughasmith@ufl.edu Support provided

Survey of Arthropods Associated with Pomegranate in Florida

Hugh Smith

UF/IFAS/GCREC813‐633‐4124

[email protected]

Support provided by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

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Rotten or damage fruit will be infested by fruit flies and sap beetles.  These are secondary invaders, not primary pests.

Hugh Smith GCREC

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Sap beetle adult

Fruit fly larvaSap beetle larva

Detritavores attacking rotten/damaged fruit.

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Beetles and weevils can cause notching of leaves.  

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Soft scale on pomegranate

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Scale egg mass underneath female

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Photo by Peter A. C. Ooi

Ooencyrtus: Parasitic wasp attaching scale insects and other pests

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Mealybug on Erythrina

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Mealybug on pomegranate

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Some ladybird beetle larvae (predators that eat mealybugs and other pests) have waxy secretions and resemble mealybugs.

Ladybird beetle larva on coffee, Oahu, Hawaii.

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Unlike ladybird beetle larvae, mealybugs have a beak‐like mouth and can have longish antennae.

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Collecting and holding insects for identification

Insects and plant material can be kept for several days in the refrigerator if necessary.

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Collecting and holding insects for identification

●Zip loc bags are useful for hard bodied insects like beetles.  

●Soft insects need to be kept in a container where they won’t get crushed.

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Collecting and holding insects for identification

Soft‐bodied insects like scales and mealybugs can be kept in rubbing alcohol if more than a week will pass before you an get them to someone for identification.

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Collecting and holding insects for identification

Please record the date, location and host plant (pomegranate variety)of your specimen.

Write in pencil on regular paper, and put the paper with the specimen (even in alcohol).

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Active ingredient Example

Mode of actionNumber

Azadirachtin Aza‐Direct un

Bacillus thuringiensis various 11A

Capsicum/garlic Captiva un

Chromobacterium subtsugae Grandevo un

Insecticidal soap M‐Pede un

Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251 Melocon WG un

Beauvaria bassiana Mycotrol O un

Sesame oil Sesamin EC un

Kaolin clay Surround WP un

Broad spectrum but short residual

Piperonyl butoxide/pyrethrins Evergreen EC 60‐6 3

Pyrethrins Pyganic EC 5.0 II 3

There are several “softer” insecticides registered for use on pomegranate in Florida.

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Active ingredient Example

Mode of actionNumber

Imidacloprid Admire Pro 4A

Clothianidin Belay 4A

Spinetoram Delegate WG 5

Spinosad Entrust/GF‐120 5

Spirotetramat Movento 23

Chlorantraniliprole Altacor 28

Hydramethylnon Amdro Pro 20A

Tolfenpyrad Apta 21A

Various insecticides registered for use on pomegranate in Florida.

IR4 request: thiamethoxam (whiteflies, scales, aphids) and fenpyroximate (mites).

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Active ingredient ExampleMode of actionNumber

Pyriproxifen Esteem Ant Bait 7C

Pyriproxifen Knack IGR 7C

Buprofezin Applaud 70DF IGR 16

Methoxyfenozide Intrepid 2 F 18

Insect growth regulators registered for use on pomegranate in Florida.

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Active ingredient ExampleMode of actionNumber

Carbaryl Sevin 1AMethomyl Lannate 1A

Organophosphate insecticides registered for use on pomegranate in Florida.

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Please contact me if you have questions about surveying pests and beneficials in your pomegranate, or if you would like assistance 

collecting/trapping insects.

Hugh Smith

UF/IFAS/GCREC813‐633‐4124

[email protected]