Listronotus sp., an Emerging Weevil Pest of Celery and Parsley in Southern Florida
Anna Mészáros of the UF/IFAS Palm Beach County Extension office and Dr. Julien Beuzelin of the UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center conduct research on the management and population dynamics of Listronotus sparsus. It is a relatively widespread species that had not previously been reported as a crop pest, but from 2020-2022 was implicated in the increase in unusual insect injury observed in conventional and organic celery and parsley fields in southern Florida.
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