Metamasius hemipterus (Linnaeus) recently established in Florida

Tagged as: Coleoptera, Curculionidae

(Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Issue No. 272
R. E. Woodruff and R. M. Baranowski
April, 1985

Metamasius hemipterus (Linnaeus) recently established in Florida

Introduction

Metamasius hemipterus (Linnaeus), a pest of sugarcane, bananas, and other tropical plants, was collected by R. M. Baranowski on 22 October 1984 at Homestead, Florida, in cassava roots. This constitutes the first established infestation of this species in the continental U.S.

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