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The bronze bottle fly is metallic green with a bronze sheen. Newly emerged adults are usually greener than older flies that have accumulated filth on their bodies. The black thoracic spiracles separate this species from Chrysomya and Phormia species. The life cycle is similar to that of the house fly but closer to 14 days. Flies create some of the most common public-health insect problems. Important around the world as vectors of major diseases such as sleeping sickness, leishmaniasis and typhoid fever, in the U.S. they can be a major source of mechanically transmitted diarrheal illnesses and occasional cuticular disorders, such as pinkeye.

Bedbugs Adult

Two species of Jadera are known from Florida, J. antica Walker and J. haematoloma (Herrich-Schaeffer), but only the latter species is common. When J. haematoloma appears in large colonies in yards and gardens, people become curious and/or alarmed and contact agricultural officials for information. Mothers often become upset over their children's clothes being stained red from the squashed bodies of J. haematoloma, due to their children playing on infested lawns. The bugs aggregate to feed on seeds that have dropped to the ground from trees overhead, especially from goldenrain trees, Koelreuteria spp., (Sapindaceae). Wheeler (1982) documented J. haematoloma as a nuisance insect in Texas, and having invaded homes from nearby Chinaberry trees in Oklahoma. Jadera bugs are often confused with the boxelder bug, Boisea trivittatus (Say), but they are different species in the same insect family. Boxelder bugs also cause concern when they appear in great numbers at the end of summer or

the false powder post beetle (Polycaon stoutii )occurs in the Pacific Coast states and in Arizona, where it is the largest member of the genus. It attacks almost any of the softwoods and several of the hardwoods. As a pest, it is most common in 3-ply panel used for making desks and similar articles. The beetles fly at night, and can attack stacked plywood. The larvae burrow in the inner portion of the panel in a softwood such as basswood, where they require 1 or more years to complete their development. Their presence is not discovered until the adults emerge, burrowing through the outer layers of hardwood such as oak or mahogany, leaving emergence holes about 7 mm in diameter. The beetle does not infest finished products after manufacture, and its emergence holes will indicate that a portion of the wood was infested before manufacture (Doane et al., 1936; Linsley, 1943b).

This species occurs in the Pacific Coast states and in Arizona, where it is the largest member of the genus. It attacks almost any of the softwoods and several of the hardwoods. As a pest, it is most common in 3-ply panel used for making desks and similar articles. The beetles fly at night, and can attack stacked plywood. The larvae burrow in the inner portion of the panel in a softwood such as basswood, where they require 1 or more years to complete their development. Their presence is not discovered until the adults emerge, burrowing through the outer layers of hardwood such as oak or mahogany, leaving emergence holes about 7 mm in diameter. The beetle does not infest finished products after manufacture, and its emergence holes will indicate that a portion of the wood was infested before manufacture (Doane et al., 1936; Linsley, 1943b).

Red Shouldered stink bug, both adults and nymphs of plant-feeding species are capable of injuring plants. Feeding damage is caused when they insert their piercing-sucking mouthparts into the plant, inject digestive enzymes, extract plant juices and allow entry of pathogenic microorganisms. The majority of stink bug species found in North America are plant-feeding species. However, there are many predaceous species, several of which are commonly encountered in the field preying on other insects.

Order: Diptera

Superfamily: Oestroidea

Family: Calliphoridae

Genus: Phormia

04/15/07

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