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AGAVE SNOUT WEEVIL (Scyphophorus Acupunctatus)

AGAVE SNOUT WEEVIL (Scyphophorus Acupunctatus)

Agave Snout Weevil (Scyphophorus acupunctatus) is a half-inch-long black beetle with a downward-curving proboscis that enables it to pierce an agave’s core, where it lays its eggs.

BLACK RAT (Rattusrattus)

BLACK RAT (Rattusrattus)

What Black Rats originate from India and Southeast Asia, and gradually spread throughout the Asian, European and African continents. Europeans spread black rats to the Americas shortly after their colonization in the late 15th and early 16th century.

BROWN RAT (Rattusnorvegicus)

BROWN RAT (Rattusnorvegicus)

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BUD ROT OF PALMS (Phytophthorapalmivora)

BUD ROT OF PALMS (Phytophthorapalmivora)

Bud rot of palm is most often caused by Phytophthora palmivora, but can also be caused by Thielaviopsis paradox.

CITRUS GREENING DISEASE (Huanglongbing)

CITRUS GREENING DISEASE (Huanglongbing)

Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening, is the most serious disease of citrus.

CUBAN TREE FROG (Osteopilusseptentrionalis)

CUBAN TREE FROG (Osteopilusseptentrionalis)

The Cuban tree frogs get into homes and can be especially annoying. Cuban tree frogs can enter homes in a variety of ways. They my jump through open doors and windows, be brought into a house inadvertently on an ornamental plant, or get into a home’s plumbing system through vent pipes on the roof. When Cuban tree frogs gain access through vent pipes of a home plumbing system they usually end up in a bathroom. There are numerous instances where unsuspecting people have opened the lid to their toilet only to find a by eyed Cuban tree frog staring up at them. Cuban tree frogs have also been responsible for clogging sink drains.

GIANT AFRICAN SNAIL (Achantinafulica)

GIANT AFRICAN SNAIL (Achantinafulica)

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LEMON GRASS (Cymbopogon spp)

LEMON GRASS (Cymbopogon spp)

Lemongrass (Cymbopogon) is a perennial, tufted, aromatic C4 herb belonging to the grass family Poaceae.

LETHAL YELLOWING - PLANT HOPPER (Mynduscrudus)

LETHAL YELLOWING - PLANT HOPPER (Mynduscrudus)

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LIONFISH (Pteroisvolitans)

LIONFISH (Pteroisvolitans)

What they look like:

SOUTHERN CATTAIL (Typhadomingensis)

SOUTHERN CATTAIL (Typhadomingensis)

Cattails prefer shallow, flooded conditions and easily get established along a pond shoreline or in waters one to 1.5 feet or less in depth. When unimpeded however, the cattail beds will expand and can extend their hefty rhizomes well out into pond surface, actually floating above much

THE MONGOOSE (Helogate Parvula)

THE MONGOOSE (Helogate Parvula)

The mongoose (Helogate Parvula) is a fast and agile animal that is an adept hunter that will feed on almost anything it can catch.

VARROA MITE (Varroa spp.)

VARROA MITE (Varroa spp.)

The Varroa mite (aka Varroa destructor) is an external parasitic mite that attacks and feeds on the honey bees Apis mellifera and Apis cerana.