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Florida Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Program

Quarterly Report No. 4-2006 October 1 to December 31, 2006

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Division of Plant Industry 1911 SW 34th Street

PO Box 147100 Gainesville, FL 32608

352 372 3505

Table of Contents:

Table of Contents:................................................................................................................................ 2

Introduction:......................................................................................................................................... 3

NAPIS Data Base................................................................................................................................. 3

Other NAPIS........................................................................................................................................ 8

Networking: ......................................................................................................................................... 8

Data Management: ............................................................................................................................... 9

Pest List:............................................................................................................................................. 10

Pest Risk and Pathway Analysis:....................................................................................................... 10

Surveys Conducted and Results:........................................................................................................ 10 Cotton Commodity Survey: ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Red Palm Mite Survey: ................................................................................................................................................. 10 Solid wood packing materials (SWPM) and Sirex noctilio USDA Initiative................................................................. 11

Performance Measures....................................................................................................................... 11

Public Outreach and Risk Communication:....................................................................................... 12

Webpage (Florida-CAPS):................................................................................................................. 13

Other Activities to be completed: ...................................................................................................... 13

FDACS/DPI CAPS Personnel: .......................................................................................................... 13

Photograph Credits: ........................................................................................................................... 14

Maps:.................................................................................................................................................. 15 Map 1: Updated map showing new CAPS SWPM locations in Jacksonville................................................................ 15 Map 2: Updated map of HLB in Florida ...................................................................................................................... 16 Map 3: Map of nurseries in Dade County for RPM Survey.......................................................................................... 17

Photos................................................................................................................................................. 18 Photo 1: Firewood Poster............................................................................................................................................ 18 Photo 2: Firewood Brochure (outside). ........................................................................................................................ 19 Photo 3: Firewood Brochure (inside). .......................................................................................................................... 19 Photo 4. Doug Gaskill during a cotton commodities survey......................................................................................... 20 Photo 5. CAPS team at the annual Eastern Region meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina.. .......................................... 20

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Introduction : The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services-Division of Plant Industry (FDACS-DPI) Cooperative Agriculture Pest Survey (CAPS) program staff were engaged in many program activities including data entry, survey, public outreach, training and program development. Information on each program area is detailed in this report. NAPIS Data Base Cyndi Moncrief, FDACS-CAPS Public Information Specialist, is now the NAPIS data manager for Florida CAPS. She replaces FDACS-CAPS Pest Survey Specialist James W. Walker who has taken a position with USDA-APHIS-SITC. Cyndi entered the daily citrus greening pathology results data, monthly Fruit Fly trapping data, and Florida US, State, County, and Host records as they became available. A significant NAPIS task for this quarter was successfully uploading 8,279 negative nematology survey records representing the years 2000, 2001, and 2006 to the NAPIS data base. Additionally, 574 negative SOD survey records for 2005 were entered in this quarter. Table 1a. Pest records entered into the NAPIS database, 4th Quarter 2006.

U.S. Records

Pest Scientific Name Pest Common Name Host Scientific Name Host Common Name County

Macrolophus aureus Distant (aka Macrolophalus basicornis) a plant bug Cuphea sp.

cigarette plant, elfin herb Orange

Nothopoda integra Flechtmann & Etienne eriophyid mite Tournefortia hirsutissima L. chiggery grapes Miami-Dade Total = 2 State Records


Megalurothrips mucunae (Priesner) a thrips Lagerstroemia indica L. crape myrtle Gadsden

Quadrastichus erythrinae Kim erythrina gall wasp Erythrina variegata L. tiger’s-claw, Japanese coral tree Miami-Dade

Total = 2 County Records


Curtara insularis Caldwell ringspot leafhopper Citrus reticulata tangerine Brevard Leptoglossus zonatus (L.) a leaffooted bug N/A - trap N/A - trap Pasco

Crisicoccus taxodii Kosztarab baldcypress mealybug Taxodium ascendens Brongn. pond cypress Collier

Massileurodes americanus Jensen a whitefly Diospyros virginiana L.

common persimmon Orange

Leptoglossus phyllopus (L.) a leaffooted bug N/A N/A Citrus

Freysuila dugesii Aleman caesalpinia psyllid planthopper Leguminosae legume family Miami-Dade

Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall a broadnosed weevil N/A N/A Brevard Fiorinia fioriniae (Targioni) fiorinia scale Celtis laevigata Willd. hackberry Glades Aleuroplatus vinsonioides (Cockerell) a whitefly Ocotea coriacea (Sw.) Britt. lancewood St. Lucie Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green pink hibiscus mealybug Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Chinese Hibiscus Sumter Philephedra tuberculosa Nakahara & Gill a soft scale Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Chinese Hibiscus Sumter Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) cactus moth Opuntia sp. prickly-pear cactus Alachua Diaspidiotus liquidambaris (Kotinsky) sweet gum scale Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Citrus Sobarocephala flaviseta (Johnson) a clusiid fly Mangifera indica mango tree Hardee Sobarocephala flaviseta (Johnson) a clusiid fly N/A N/A Polk

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Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker papaya fruit fly N/A N/A Citrus

Zaprionus indianus Gupta a fruit fly Citrus sinensis sweet orange, navel orange Hardee

Zaprionus indianus Gupta a fruit fly N/A N/A Orange Zaprionus indianus Gupta a fruit fly N/A N/A Manatee Zaprionus indianus Gupta a fruit fly N/A N/A Polk Zaprionus indianus Gupta a fruit fly Ficus carica common fig Hillsborough Diaspidiotus liquidambaris (Kotinsky) sweet gum scale Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Citrus Sobarocephala flaviseta (Johnson) a clusiid fly Mangifera indica mango tree Hardee Sobarocephala flaviseta (Johnson) a clusiid fly N/A N/A Polk Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker papaya fruit fly N/A N/A Citrus

Zaprionus indianus Gupta a fruit fly Citrus sinensis sweet orange, navel orange Hardee

Zaprionus indianus Gupta a fruit fly N/A N/A Orange Zaprionus indianus Gupta a fruit fly N/A N/A Manatee Zaprionus indianus Gupta a fruit fly N/A N/A Polk Zaprionus indianus Gupta a fruit fly Ficus carica common fig Hillsborough Gynaikothrips uzeli Zimmerman a thrips Ficus benjamina L. weeping fig Pasco Gynaikothrips uzeli Zimmerman a thrips Ficus benjamina L. weeping fig Polk Gynaikothrips uzeli Zimmerman a thrips Ficus benjamina L. weeping fig Hernando Gynaikothrips uzeli Zimmerman a thrips Ficus benjamina L. weeping fig Putnam Gynaikothrips uzeli Zimmerman a thrips N/A N/A Levy Hoplocheiloma fabricii Steyskal a stilt-legged fly Murraya paniculata orange-jasmine Broward

Liberobacter asiaticum (L.) Jack. citrus greening (Asian strain) Citrus aurantiifolia key lime Brevard

Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood chili thrips Capsicum sp. pepper Hardee Total = 38 Host Records


Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel & Miller

Jack Beardsley mealybug Melanthera nivea (L.) Small snow squarestem Monroe

Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall a broadnosed weevil

Taxodium distichum (L.) L. Rich. bald cypress Miami-Dade


Lonchocarpus violaceus Benth. lancepod Miami-Dade

Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green pink hibiscus mealybug Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaugh

Simpson's stopper,nakedwood, twinberry Monroe

Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green pink hibiscus mealybug Grevillea robusta A. Cunn. silk-oak Orange

Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green pink hibiscus mealybug Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl

blue porter weed, joee Orange

Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green pink hibiscus mealybug Senna surattensis (Burm. f.) Irwin & Barneby glossy shower Orange

Zaprionus indianus Gupta N/A Ficus altissima Blume council tree, false banyan Martin

Zaprionus indianus Gupta N/A Averrhoa carambola L. carambola Martin

Icerya genistae Hempel a margarodid scale Chamaesyce mesembrianthemifolia (Jacq.)

coastal beach sandmat Broward

Icerya genistae Hempel a margarodid scale Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A.Camus pitted bluestem Miami-Dade

Icerya genistae Hempel a margarodid scale Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC. dixie ticktrefoil Miami-Dade

Conchaspis cordiae Mamet a false armored scale Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. gumbo-limbo Miami-Dade Paratachardina lobata (Chamberlin) lobate lac scale Desmodium incanum DC.

beggarweed, zarzabacoa comun Miami-Dade

Paratachardina lobata (Chamberlin) lobate lac scale

Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray Mexican sunflower Miami-Dade

Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green pink hibiscus mealybug Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S.Moore redflower ragleaf Seminole

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Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood chili thrips Radermachera sp. china doll Alachua Philephedra tuberculosa (Nakahara & Gill) a soft scale Bulbine frutescens (L.) Willd. asphodel Orange Dysmicoccus neobrevipes Beardsley

grey pineapple mealybug Solanum erianthum D. Don potatotree Lee

Pulvinaria urbicola Cockerell a soft scale Iresine diffusa Humb. & Bonpl. exWilld. Juba's bush Miami-Dade

Hypogeococcus pungens Granara de Willink a mealybug Portulaca pilosa L. pink purslane Lake Planococcus citri (Risso) citrus mealybug Bulbine frutescens (L.) Willd. asphodel Miami-Dade Paratachardina lobata (Chamberlin) lobate lac scale

Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small dog fennel Miami-Dade

Paratachardina lobata (Chamberlin) lobate lac scale

Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq.

Canadian horseweed Miami-Dade

Icerya genistae Hempel a margarodid scale Tridax procumbens L. coat buttons Broward Aleurotrachelus trachoides (Back) a whitefly Ficus aurea Nutt. Florida strangler fig Martin Eutetranychus sp. spider mite Cocos nucifera coconut palm Miami-Dade

Icerya genistae Hempel a margarodid scale Crotalaria incana L.

rattlebox, shakeshake, fuzzy rattle pod Miami-Dade

Icerya genistae Hempel a margarodid scale Vitis rotundifolia Michx. muscadine Broward

Icerya genistae Hempel a margarodid scale Trema micranthum (L.) Blume

Florida trema; nettletree Broward


Merremia dissecta (Jacq.) Hallier f. purpurata

noyau vine, Alamo vine Miami-Dade

Icerya genistae Hempel a margarodid scale Trema micranthum (L.) Blume

Florida trema; nettletree Broward


Merremia dissecta (Jacq.) Hallier f. purpurata

noyau vine, Alamo vine Miami-Dade

Icerya genistae Hempel a margarodid scale Senna polyphylla (Jacq.) Irwin & Barneby

desert cassia; retama prieta Broward


Pavonia bahamensis A.S. Hitchc. N/A Miami-Dade

Diptacus sp., an eriophyid mite Diptacus sp., an eriophyid mite

Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian pepper tree)

Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian pepper tree Miami-Dade

Toxoptera citricida (Kirkaldy) Brown citrus aphid

Zanthoxylum thomasianum (Krug & Urban) Krug & Urban ex P. Wilson

St Thomas pricklyash Miami-Dade

Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff redbay ambrosia beetle Persea americana Mill. avocado; alligator pear Duval

Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood chili thrips Plumbago auriculata Lam. plumbago; cape leadwort Lee

Icerya genistae Hempel a margarodid scale Carex sp. sedge Broward Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood chili thrips Polygonum sp. knotweed Orange

Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood chili thrips Viburnum odoratissimum Ker-Gawl. sweet arrowwood Collier

Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood chili thrips Schefflera arboricola (Hayata) Merrill dwarf schefflera Miami-Dade

Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood chili thrips Coccoloba uvifera (L.) L. seagrape Miami-Dade Total = 44

Table 1b. Historical pest records entered into NAPIS database.

HISTORICAL U.S. Records Pest Scientific Name Pest Common Name Host Scientific Name Host Common Name County Year Total = 0 HISTORICAL State Records Pest Scientific Name Pest Common Name Host Scientific Name Host Common Name County Year Xylosandrus mutilatus (Blandford)

camphor shot-borer, ambrosia beetle N/A - trap N/A - trap Highlands 2002

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HISTORICAL County Records Pest Scientific Name Pest Common Name Host Scientific Name Host Common Name County Year Xylosandrus mutilatus (Blandford)

camphor shot-borer, ambrosia beetle N/A - trap N/A - trap Leon 2005

Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) cactus moth Opuntia sp. prickly pear cactus Hardee 2006

Zaprionus indianus Gupta N/A X Citrofortunella microcarpa calamondin Martin 2005

Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) cactus moth Opuntia sp. prickly pear cactus Collier 1997 Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) cactus moth Opuntia vulgaris prickly pear cactus Miami-Dade 1990 Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) cactus moth Opuntia sp. prickly pear cactus Hendry 2001 Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) cactus moth Opuntia ? sp. cactus Highlands 1998 Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) cactus moth Opuntia sp. prickly pear cactus Martin 2003 Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) cactus moth Opuntia sp. prickly pear cactus Pasco 2002 Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) cactus moth Opuntia sp. prickly pear cactus Seminole 1997 Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) cactus moth N/A N/A Sumter 2002 Total = 11 HISTORICAL Host Records Pest Scientific Name Pest Common Name Host Scientific Name Host Common Name County Year Total = 0

Table 2a. Counties with new records for all categories sorted most to least, 4th Quarter 2006. County # of Records County # of Records Miami-Dade 23 Monroe 2 Orange 9 Pasco 2 Broward 8 Sumter 2 Citrus 5 Duval 1 Hardee 5 Gadsden 1 Polk 5 Glades 1 Brevard 3 Hernando 1 Martin 3 Lake 1 Alachua 2 Levy 1 Collier 2 Putnam 1 Hillsborough 2 Seminole 1 Lee 2 St. Lucie 1 Manatee 2 Total = 86

Table 2b. Historical counties with new records for all categories sorted most to least. County # of Records Highlands 2 Martin 2 Collier 1 Hardee 1 Hendry 1 Leon 1 Miami-Dade 1 Pasco 1 Seminole 1 Sumter 1 Total = 12

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Table 3a. U.S./State records for plant pests only, 4th Quarter 2006. U.S. Plant Pest Records


Macrolophus aureus Distant (aka Macrolophalus basicornis) a plant bug Cuphea sp. cigarette plant, elfin herb Orange Nothopoda integra Flechtmann & Etienne eriophyid mite Tournefortia hirsutissima L. chiggery grapes Miami-Dade

Total = 2 State Plant Pest Records


Megalurothrips mucunae (Priesner) a thrips Lagerstroemia indica L. crape myrtle Gadsden

Quadrastichus erythrinae Kim erythrina gall wasp Erythrina variegata L. tiger’s-claw, Japanese coral tree Miami-Dade

Total = 2 Table 3b. Historical U.S./State records for plant pests only.

HISTORICAL U.S. Plant Pest Records

Pest Scientific Name Pest Common Name

Host Scientific Name Host Common Name County Year

Total = 0 HISTORICAL State Plant Pest Records

Pest Scientific Name Pest Common Name

Host Scientific Name Host Common Name County Year

Xylosandrus mutilatus (Blandford) ambrosia beetle N/A - trap N/A - trap Highlands 2002

Total = 1 Table 4. State survey records entered into CAPS/NAPIS data base, 4th Quarter 2006. State Pest Survey Efforts Target Organism Scientific Name Target Organism Common Name Counties Surveyed # of Records Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) Mediterranean fruit fly 40 40 Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett melon fruit fly 40 40 Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) Oriental/guava fruit fly 40 40 Anastrepha ludens (Loew) Mexican fruit fly 38 38 Liberobacter asiasticus (L.) Jack. citrus greening disease (Asian strain) 25 980 Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood chili thrips 8 5 Spodoptera litura Fabricius rice cutworm 1 4 Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) Egyptian cottonworm 1 4 Various exotic bark beetles 11 0 * Trogoderma granarium Everts khapra beetle 2 8 Uromyces transversalis (Thüman) Winter Gladiolus rust NA NA

Xylella fastidiosa citrus variegated chlorosis NA NA Total = 1159

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Other NAPIS RPM: About 60 red palm mite (RPM) survey records from five counties were collected and readied for entry into NAPIS, pending six results from Dr. Cal Welbourn. All results were negative for RPM. SWPM: John Leavengood has been tabulating the results of the SWPM survey, which is up to approximately 11,000 beetles identified representing 55 Families. Cyndi Moncrief will soon begin working on formatting the data for NAPIS and uploading. Networking: Contact with State entities and other stakeholders (include training, co-op agreement activities, and rapid response planning): Dr. Mike Meadows (FDACS-CAPS PSS) continued to develop and cultivate contacts regarding the cotton crop survey and the red palm mite survey. He was able to make a large number of very important contacts regarding citrus greening, lethal yellowing, and Cactoblastis cactorum during the Puerto Rico Cross Training Program. In December, Mike focused on preparing a training program for CAPS personnel in Puerto Rico. This training occurred during December 18-23 and was a joint effort of Mike and Karolynne Griffiths (USDA-CAPS PSS). Also, preparations continued for the red palm mite survey scheduled for early 2007. As the fourth quarter ended much groundwork had been laid in regard to a planned formal red palm mite survey scheduled for early 2007. The Kendall office of FDACS-DPI played a key role in preparing for this major survey. Ed Putland, supervisor, and inspectors Eduardo Camero, Mario Hernandez, and Llynn Howerton developed highly detailed maps that will be used in the survey. Doug Gaskill (FDACS-CAPS PSS) maintained contact with Gloria Callahan (CBP Agricultural Specialist at Port Manatee) for our solid wood packing material (SWPM) trapping initiative. She has been responsible for changing the lures and collecting the insects. Doug contacted Jason Kirkpatrick at MacDill Air Force Base to request renewal of his and Michael Patterson’s (USDA-CAPS PSS), base passes in order to access a SWPM trapping site. The renewal was necessary as passes are issued based on the Federal fiscal year (October to September). The new passes are valid until September 2007. Doug also met with Joe Beckwith [USDA-SITC area director (previously the Florida CAPS ArcPad program developer/project and data manager)], Andrea Chavez (FDACS-CAPS), Cyndi Moncrief (FDACS-CAPS), and Duncan Kabinu (DPI-Data Processing) to discuss CAPS field data collection using ESRI ArcPad and MS Access. Doug and Michael Patterson, contacted Lance Tinkham (CBP Agricultural Specialist at Tampa International Airport) to establish a trapping site for the SWPM initiative. A trap was established, and Lance has been responsible for changing the lures and collecting the insects. Michael Patterson and Doug also worked with Karen Pippenger, DPI Nursery Inspector, to survey palm nurseries and a banana producer in Hillsborough County for the Red Palm Mite. At the Florida Ag Expo, Doug met Adam Basford, Assistant Director of Agricultural Policy with the Florida Farm Bureau Federation. He expressed interest in having a representative from CAPS speak at an upcoming Farm Bureau meeting.

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Doug also met Kate Smithson, Park Ranger at Hillsborough River State Park. She expressed interest in exotic/invasive plants, and Doug discussed the CAPS solid wood packing material insect trapping initiative as well as other exotic pests. In the fourth quarter of 2006, a total of 8,279 records of Nematode survey HISTORICAL records were entered into NAPIS, covering years 2000, 2001, and the first 10 months of 2006. This completes the Historical Nematode survey negative records, which are now fully entered in NAPIS for the years 2000-2006. Cyndi Moncrief met with Brian Benson (FDACS-DPI), in December 2006 to check on the status of the Sudden Oak Death 2006 survey sampling results and entries. Due to the complexity of the federally-mandated National SOD Survey, Brian has been in charge of coordinating with Plant Inspection, collecting the SOD data, and uploading the survey results to the NAPIS database since 2004. SOD survey results for 2006 are not yet available since the National Survey for this year got underway in late December. When the survey finishes in February of 2007, Brian will again collect those results. Outside of the National SOD Survey, Cyndi Moncrief entered an additional 574 negative SOD survey records for 2006 into NAPIS during this quarter, which are incidental DPI records collected during regular nursery surveys throughout the year and are not a part of the National Survey. Cyndi Moncrief and Seema Degwekar (UF-IFAS), continued to refine information about existing and potential database structure. As of mid-December 2006, Seema is in the working on a test run of her program to translate our simple Excel database structure to the SPDN database structure. Later discussion should include details for an access interface for DPI, upload procedures, passwords, which will ultimately result in a first-draft “Florida Diagnostics Database Network.” Cyndi Moncrief received a request from Katherine Ellingson, SSC for CAPS South Carolina, to prepare a CAPS-South Carolina logo similar to the Florida, ER, and NY logo. This should be completed sometime in January 2007. Data Management: (includes oversight/coordination of state entry activities, timely and accurate entries with list of pests entered) Andrea Chavez (FDACS-CAPS GIS/mapping specialist) updated solid wood packing materials (SWPM) and Sirex noctilio (European wood wasp) individual survey maps for five designated regions with 5- and 10-mile buffers around all maritime and airport locations. All updated maps can be found under: I:\CAPS\Maps\Solid Wood Packing Materials (SWPM)\Updated Maps_SWPM_SIREX_INITIATIVE She also updated the SWPM trap locations in Jacksonville (Map 1). Jacksonville_trap_locations_17x22_10206 She continuously updated HLB situational maps (Map 2) listing confirmed positive trees, locations from residential properties and commercial groves, and respective positive Township-Range-Section (TRS) and Counties.

HLB_LABRESULT_10_25_06_8x11.pdf HLB_LABRESULT_11_29_06_8x11.pdf

Andrea Chavez was a key player in laying the groundwork for the red palm mite survey. She generated the STR maps (a map contained one section) and emailed the map files to Kendall for printing. The

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map was printed and the palm nursery details were added by DPI and ground-truthed. Dr. Meadows then photographed the map and emailed the digital image file to her. She created yet another file (Map 3) for the computerized mapping application and sent it to Doug Gaskill. He added the information to the PDA (hand-held computer) program. Andrea continued working with USDA and State officials to update information on Cactoblastis cactorum. Updated information can be found under: I:\CAPS\SURVEYS/Cactus Moth (Cactoblastis) Doug Gaskill took over the development of data collection applications using ESRI ArcPad. He obtained the current red palm mite survey files from Joe Beckwith and Andrea Chavez, and has been testing and modifying the application. Doug has also been learning JBScript, which is a programming language used to customize applications in ArcPad. He continued to track commodity surveys and sample identifications using an excel file located at: I:\CAPS\SURVEYS\CROP Surveys\Commodity Surveys Conducted.xls Cyndi Moncrief was contacted in early December by Jim Dowling of the DOACS Citrus Tree Survey in regards to NAPIS entries for a new abandoned grove citrus survey planned in 2007. She will help him to set up an Excel file and a schedule or system to send her the data for upload in January. Pest List: (provide updates on State pests of concern and exotic pests found; include any taxonomic assessments/needs and pest detection): Early in November, Dr. Mike Meadows submitted a number of pigeon pea pod fly specimens to Dr. Gary Steck, DPI taxonomic entomologist. These were collected by Mike from a host other than Cajanus cajan. At different sites, he was able to observe the fly on Rhynchosia minima. Mike submitted hand-caught specimens from R. minima as well as specimens that he reared from seed pods of R. minima. Pest Risk and Pathway Analysis: (include new high risk sites identified and “Hot Zone” pathways) N/A at this time. Surveys Conducted and Results: (methods and special equipment or supplies used) Cotton Commodity Survey: A CAPS cotton commodity survey in the Florida panhandle was started at the beginning of this quarter (October 3-5, 2006 and October 9-11, 2006). During this two-week-long survey, 28 samples were collected and submitted, but no targeted pests were detected. Targeted pests included Dysdercus sp. (cotton stainers), Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (cotton seed bug), and Planococcus minor (passionvine mealybug). Doug Gaskill (Photo 4) and Mike Meadows surveyed a total of 12 sites in 5 counties (Escambia, Walton, Washington, Jackson, and Calhoun). Twelve total locations were visited. Acreage inspected was 1,159 acres. Red Palm Mite Survey: In October, the groundwork was started for a formal CAPS red palm mite survey. Mike Meadows helped organize and participated in a pilot survey for red palm mite in Miami-Dade County conducted during October 23-27, 2006. Ten mite samples collected during the pilot survey were all negative for the red palm mite, Raoiella indica, the targeted pest. Total acreage inspected was 50 acres.

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Doug Gaskill conducted red palm mite surveys in Miami-Dade, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota and Hillsborough Counties. These surveys have been conducted individually and in cooperation with Michael Patterson, Mike Meadows, Karolynne Griffiths and Glen Hart, DPI-Methods. These surveys have used PDAs and the ArcPad application currently under development. Many changes have been made in the application and the survey protocol as a direct result of the surveys. No red palm mites were observed, but several other mites were submitted, as requested by Dr. Welbourn, DPI Acarologist, in an attempt to identify predatory mites as well as gain a further understanding of mite populations throughout the state on palms. Solid wood packing materials (SWPM) and Sirex noctilio USDA Initiative: Two related projects (USDA Sirex noctilio and State SWPM initiative) were ongoing during the fourth quarter. Trap numbers and locations remain the same since the third quarter. The Sirex noctilio USDA Initiative for 2006 ended in October. At that time it was decided that in Florida two Lindgren funnel traps would be maintained in each port location: two international airports and two Ports of Entry. Therefore, eight Lindgren funnel traps were periodically serviced for tree-destroying insects by Mike Meadows and another six traps were maintained by the USDA in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. Karolynne M. Griffiths was hired by the USDA near the end of the third quarter. She has assumed responsibility for the USDA’s port traps in South Florida. Samples collected in the fourth quarter received attention from Mike Meadows. Doug Gaskill made seven trips in October, November and December to service the Lindgren funnel traps at seven sites in zone D for the solid wood packing material (SWPM) survey initiative. Two sites at Port Manatee are being serviced by Gloria Callahan, CBP; one site at Tampa International Airport is being serviced by Lance Tinkham; and one site at Port of Tampa is being serviced by Michael Patterson. Performance Measures : Surveys: Pest species, Host species, Counties, etc. Hours Acres Surveyed SWPM Survey; Duval, Leon, Escambia, Bay, Santa Rosa, Orange, St. Lucie, Miami-Dade, Broward, Manatee and Hillsborough Counties 300+

11 Counties 2,010,560 Acres 312 inspections

Cotton Commodity Survey; Escambia, Walton, Washington, Jackson, and Calhoun

138 1,159 acres (12 sites)

Red Palm Mite Surveys; Miami-Dade, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota and Hillsborough

119 550+ acres 44 sites in 28 TRSs (in 5

counties) Conferences/Trainings/Workshops Hours Training Provided by:

CAPS ER Meeting, Raleigh, NC 136 USDA ESRI, ArcMap, ArcPad training 18 ESRI GIS Workshops, Conferences, Meetings 27 DPI, SHRUG, various RPM Cross Training – Puerto Rico 68 249 Projects Hours

Red Palm Mite 170 SWPM / Sirex 59 HLB update 16 Conference Poster for Tallahassee meeting, Nov. 14-16, 2006 20 Seven Hills Regional User

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Group GIS (SHRUG) Cactoblastis – Cactus Moth 10 High Risk – Marina – Tampa – Jacksonville 10 ESRI ArcPad application development 100 Commodity Surveys - planning and record keeping 20 CAPS exhibit and tablecover for CAPS ER Meeting in Raleigh, NC 67 CAPS Web Page revisions, updates 12.5 CAPS 3rd Quarter Report Cover design 2 Firewood Poster, Brochure, and mailing list 30 NAPIS – SOD (non-National) survey HISTORICAL 4 547 entries NAPIS – Nematode survey HISTORICAL entry 10 8,279 entries 530.5 Presentations – Public Outreach Hours No. of People in

Audience The CAPS Program – Survey, Monitoring and Pest Detection through GIS 30 GIS SHRUG Conference Preparation of a GPS Manual for CAPS Surveyors 20 15+ Florida Ag Expo, Dec. 8, Balm, FL (table display) 8 IFAS Gulf Coast REC SE UF/IFAS Extension Agent meeting, Palm Beach 6 20 64 Other Pertinent Activities Hours Contacts related to cotton crop survey (7) 3.5 Contacts related to RPM Survey (3) 1.5 Contacts related to Puerto Rico cross-training (7) 3.5 Followup contacts (2) from Butterfly Day at Fairchild Gardens, Coral Gables, July 30

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Backup & Organize I-drive 30 NAPIS – ongoing current data entry (CG, NSR, NCR, etc) 138.5 DPI Holiday Committee 14 Contact related to NAPIS re future abandoned grove surveys 1 CAPS – Conference Calls 1 DPI-GIS Staff Meeting 5 Spanish Recording for DPI Training Office 1 DPI – GIS Staff Meeting 4 Interviewed Tirza, Ashley & Adriana for PSS Gainesville position 6 210 US-State-County-Host Records (Species) Record Date Sirex nigricornis (found as part of SWPM) Escambia, Duval, Leon, Santa Rosa 4 County Nov. - Dec., 2006 Xylosandrus mutilatus (found as part of SWPM) Bay County County July - Aug., 2006 Sirex aereolatus (found as part of SWPM) Duval & Santa Rosa Counties 2 County Oct. - Dec., 2006 Public Outreach and Risk Communication: (include meetings attended and educational products produced or distributed): Cyndi Moncrief worked on several projects listed below:

1) The public outreach materials Firewood Poster (Photo 1) and the Firewood Brochure (Photo 2 and 3) are in progress and have been sent out for printing at Boyd Brothers in Panama City. These materials will need to be delivered to State Forests and State Parks, and we are hoping to enlist the help of the Forestry Division offices with this task. Additionally, Denise Feiber of

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DPI-TA is working with the “Visit Florida” people, who are in charge of the handout materials at the FL DOT rest stops and welcome stations on Florida highways. Lastly, Denise has also suggested that TA produce a “Firewood” Public Service Announcement video, and in her estimation it would take TA less than a week to write, film and produce.

2) The CAPS Exhibit Table Cover with imprinted CAPS logo was finished and used at the Eastern Region CAPS meeting in North Carolina.

3) The CAPS Exhibit Display was completed on schedule and used at the Eastern Region CAPS meeting in North Carolina.

Mike Meadows followed up on contacts made at ‘Butterfly Day’, Fairchild Gardens, July 30 regarding Papilio demoleus. Jeffrey Glassberg, President of the North American Butterfly Association, called Mike Meadows to report that he had recently personally observed P. demoleus in Puerto Rico. On November 13-15, 2006, Dr. Adam Silagyi, Dr. Wayne Dixon, Paul Hornby, Julieta Brambila, Brian Saunders, Michael Patterson, Karolynne Griffiths, Cyndi Moncrief, Mike Meadows, and Doug Restom-Gaskill all attended the Annual Eastern Region CAPS meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina (Photo 5). Michael Patterson and Doug Gaskill attended the Florida Ag Expo at the IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Balm. They presented a tabletop CAPS display, talked with Expo attendees, and distributed pest alert materials. Webpage (Florida-CAPS): (http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/caps/index.html) Cyndi Moncrief, CAPS webmaster, has begun designing and adding new 2007 downloadable CAPS calendars. January is completed and available on the CAPS web site. The remaining months are currently being designed. The “Contacts” section of the CAPS web site was updated during this Quarter to reflect the many recent changes in personnel. She also designed and added the following new web pages:

1. A “Reports” section, with downloadable pdfs. 2. An “Outreach & Presentations” section, with downloadable pdfs.

She is currently modifying the Surveys page in order to add the Scirtothrips dorsalis write-up, SWPM, and Red Palm Mite sections to be available to the public. *A Pest Gallery with photos of our main Florida pests is under discussion. Other Activit ies to be completed: N/A at this time. FDACS/DPI CAPS Personnel : Dr. Adam Silagyi, State Survey Coordinator, [email protected] Walker, Pest Survey Specialist & NAPIS data manager, [email protected]. Mike Meadows, Pest Survey Specialist, [email protected] Chavez, GIS & Mapping Specialist, [email protected] Gaskill, Pest Survey Specialist, [email protected] Moncrief, Public Information Specialist II & Napis data manager, [email protected]. Yongping Duan, Molecular Diagnostican, [email protected]

http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/caps/index.html

mailto:[email protected]





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Dr. Wayne Dixon, CAPS Program Manager; Chief, Bureau of Entomology, Nematology, and Plant Pathology, [email protected] Photograph Credits : Cover page: Background photo by Joe Beckwith (USDA-APHIS-PPQ) Photos left to right courtesy of:

Red palm mite survey, Mike Meadows, DPI-CAPS; SOD on oak leaf © Joseph O'Brien, USDA, www.forestryimages.org, HLB on pummelo leaf Susan Halbert, DPI; Red palm mite, E. Erbe, E. Kane, and R. Ochoa, USDA-ARS; Campfire, Cyndi Moncrief, DPI-CAPS; Sirex woodwasp, Paula Klasmer, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria, www.forestryimages.org;

CAPS Exhibit and tablecover, Cyndi Moncrief, DPI-CAPS Interior pages: Maps by Andrea Chavez (FDACS-CAPS). CAPS Exhibit Display by Cyndi Moncrief (FDACS-CAPS).


Maps: Map 1: Updated map showing new CAPS SWPM locations in Jacksonville

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Map 2: Updated map of HLB in Florida

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Map 3: Map of nurseries in Dade County for RPM Survey

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Photos : Photo 1: Firewood Poster

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Photo 2: Firewood Brochure (outside).

Photo 3: Firewood Brochure (inside).

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Photo 4. Doug Gaskill during a cotton commodities survey.

Photo 5. CAPS team at the annual Eastern Region meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina. Left to right: Michael Patterson, Doug Gaskill, Dr. Wayne Dixon, Julieta Brambila, Cyndi Moncrief, Dr. Adam Sylagyi, Dr. Michael Meadows and Brian Saunders.

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