Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Program
(CAPS)
Pest Photo Galleries
The following images are some of the most frequently listed pests on agricultural and CAPS watch lists and for which surveys are being conducted. Some images are of pests not currently found in Florida yet significant risk of introduction and establishment exists.
Above: an emerald ash borer on a penny
Pests and Pathogens Not Yet Found In Florida |
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| Emerald ash borer | Sirex noctilio, a woodwasp |
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| Mediterranean fruit fly | Asian longhorned beetle |
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| Rice cutworm photo by K. Kiritani, www.eppo.org |
Cotton seed bug photo by G. Goergen, Cotonou, Benin |
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| Light brown apple moth photo by Todd Gilligan (2007) |
Lime swallowtail photo by Kelvin Guerrera |
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| Passionvine mealybug | Golden vs. Pale potato cyst nematode |
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| Sudden oak death | Citrus variegated chlorosis |
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| Old World bollworm | Brown marmorated stink bug  |
Pests and Pathogens Currently in Florida |
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| Citrus greening (HLB) disease | Pink hibiscus mealybug |
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| Cactus moth | Red palm mite |
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| Giant African land snail | Redbay ambrosia beetle |
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| Citrus canker on a grapefruit | Myllocerus undatus weevil |
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| Lobate lac scale | Cycad aulacaspis scale |
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| Gladiolus rust | Mile-a-minute weed |
Other CAPS Photo Galleries
Last updated: April 3, 2013
Photos are courtesy of www.forestryimages.org and the USDA
All other photos are from the DPI and CAPS archives unless otherwise noted
