Open AccessCactus Weevils, Gerstaeckeria hubbardi (LeConte) and Gerstaeckeria fasciata Pierce (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Author(s) -
Robert E. Woodruff
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-in688-2006
Subject(s) - curculionidae , cactus , weevil , biology , entomology , key (lock) , botany , creatures , zoology , ecology , paleontology , natural (archaeology)
EENY-382, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Robert E. Woodruff, is included in the Featured Creatures series. It describes these two weevil pests of Opuntia cacti, their synonymy, distribution, description, biology, key to the Florida Species of Gerstaeckeria, hosts, management, and selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, July 2006.EENY-382/IN688: Cactus Weevils, Gerstaeckeria hubbardi (LeConte) and Gerstaeckeria fasciata Pierce (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (ufl.edu)