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Insects of Commercial Importance in Florida— 
Their Identification and Control 

Wingless Adult 
Winged Adult 
APHID. The most common species are usually colored green, 
powdery gray, brown or black. The size of the different species 
vary, the pea aphid being the largest of the group. Aphids 
attack most of the important vegetable crops in Florida. 


Nymph 
Adult 
THRIPS. The adults are usually yellowish, brown or black. 
Crops frequently attacked include tomatoes, peppers, egg plant, 
beans, peas, onions, celery, and occasionally all cole crops. In 
some varieties of beans, their feeding is largely responsible for 
the premature dropping or shedding of blooms. 

DUST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APHIDS AND THRIPS 
CF SF EF 
Black Leaf 10 Dust 4 3 3 
Kilchlor Dust-5%* 1, 2+ 4 5 
Kilgam Dust-144%* 1+ 4, 7 ff 
Kilhex Dust-112%* I+ 4, 6, 7 3 
Kilphene 10 Dust* 2+ 4, 6 4 
Nicotine Dust-4% (Act’d) 4 3 5 
Rotenone Dust-1% 2 2 4, 
Note: Dusts marked * highly recommended for thrips on 
gladiolus. 
SPRAY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APHIDS AND THRIPS 
CF SF EF 
Alltox Wettable No. 400 
4 lbs. to 100 gals. 2+ 4, 6 1 
Black Leaf 40 
1 qt. to 100 gals. 4, 3 4 
Gamtox Wettable 
3 lbs. to 100 gals. Tet 4,6, 7 1 
Isotox Wettable No. 250 
1 Ib. to 100 gals. tome 4,7 4 
Synchlor 50-W* 
2 lbs. to 100 gals. 1+ 4 4 
DDT 25% Emulsion 
1 qt. to 100 gals. pjal. 4, 6 1 
(For Potatoes) i 
DDT 50% Wettable* 
2 Ibs. to 100 gals. 3-+- 4,6 1 
Note: Sprays marked * highly recommended for thrips on 
gladiolus and can be combined with Dithane D-14 plus zinc. 
Omit lime. 

The Standard of Quality in Florida for Over 35 Years 

Nymph 
BEAN LEAF HOPPER. Both adults and nymphs are pale 
green in color. These adults, when flying, appear to be whitish. 
In Florida, these insects confine their feeding almost entirely 
to snap, lima and pole beans. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BEAN LEAF HOPPER 
CF SF EF 
Kilcide 5-Sulphur Dust 1+ 4 1 
Pyrocide Dust No. 5-A 2 1 3 
* 

BEAN LEAF ROLLER 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BEAN LEAF ROLLER 
CF SF EF 
Kilcide 5-Sulphur Dust 1+ 4 1 


Adult Nymph 
CHINCH BUG. The body of the adult is black or dark gray. 
The wings are white and therefore conspicuous. Each wing 
has a single black spot. There are two form of adults, one 
having full-sized wings, while the other has short wings, which 
do not cover the lower portion of the abdomen. The tiny, newly- 
hatched nymphs are bright pink, later changing to a dark, dirty 
red. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHINCH BUGS 
CF SF EF 
Saba-Chinch 1 4 3 
Treat infested spots only at the rate of 4 pounds per 100 square 
feet. Sprinkling or rain following an application will not 
affect control. 

PAMERAS. These bugs are close relatives of the chinch bugs 
commonly found in certain types of Florida lawns. Pameras 
confine their feeding to strawberries, where at times they be- 
come extremely destructive. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PAMERAS 
CF SF EF 
Pyrocide Dust No. 744 2 1 4 
Kilchlor Dust 5% 2 4, 4 
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