Tropical Soda Apple Leaf Beetle, Gratiana boliviana Spaeth (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

Tropical soda apple is a prickly shrub native to South America that is a major problem in pastures and conservation areas. So a multi-agency program supported the rearing, distribution, and release of more than 250,000 tropical soda apple leaf beetles across Florida from 2003 to 2011. This 4-page fa...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Diaz, William A. Overholt, Ken Hibbard, Julio Medal
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2013-02-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/120586
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description Tropical soda apple is a prickly shrub native to South America that is a major problem in pastures and conservation areas. So a multi-agency program supported the rearing, distribution, and release of more than 250,000 tropical soda apple leaf beetles across Florida from 2003 to 2011. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Rodrigo Diaz, William A. Overholt, Ken Hibbard, and Julio Medal, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, January 2013.  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in974 
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spelling doaj-art-60ffea84465449589d4828960127d4e82025-02-08T06:04:28ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092013-02-0120132Tropical Soda Apple Leaf Beetle, Gratiana boliviana Spaeth (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)Rodrigo Diaz0William A. Overholt1Ken HibbardJulio Medal2University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaTropical soda apple is a prickly shrub native to South America that is a major problem in pastures and conservation areas. So a multi-agency program supported the rearing, distribution, and release of more than 250,000 tropical soda apple leaf beetles across Florida from 2003 to 2011. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Rodrigo Diaz, William A. Overholt, Ken Hibbard, and Julio Medal, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, January 2013.  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in974  https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/120586
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title Tropical Soda Apple Leaf Beetle, Gratiana boliviana Spaeth (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
title_full Tropical Soda Apple Leaf Beetle, Gratiana boliviana Spaeth (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
title_fullStr Tropical Soda Apple Leaf Beetle, Gratiana boliviana Spaeth (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
title_full_unstemmed Tropical Soda Apple Leaf Beetle, Gratiana boliviana Spaeth (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
title_short Tropical Soda Apple Leaf Beetle, Gratiana boliviana Spaeth (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
title_sort tropical soda apple leaf beetle gratiana boliviana spaeth insecta coleoptera chrysomelidae cassidinae
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