Knowledge of the up-to-date physical topology an IP network is crucial to a number critical management tasks, including reactive and proactive resource management, event correlation, root-cause analysis. Given dynamic nature today's networks, keeping track information manually daunting (if not impossible) task. Thus, effective algorithms for automatically discovering are necessary. Earlier work has typically concentrated on either: (a) logical (i.e., layer-3) topology, which implies that...

Knowledge of the up-to-date physical topology an IP network is crucial to a number critical management tasks, including reactive and proactive resource management, event correlation, root-cause analysis. Given dynamic nature today's networks, keeping track information manually daunting (if not impossible) task. Thus, effective algorithms for automatically discovering are necessary. Earlier work has typically concentrated on either 1) logical (i.e., layer-3) topology, which implies that...

This publication was originally developed to help answer requests from participants of the Florida Yards & Neighbor­hoods program in Miami-Dade County, now Friendly LandscapingTM (FFL), for a list landscape plants suitable south and has become critical reference county. The resulting includes over 330 species low-maintenance plants. For each species, we provided common scientific names, family, size, light preference, salt tolerance, establishment status, invasive status potential, other...

Abstract Introductions of new crops can provide alternate market opportunities, but also pose ecological risks. New lack established management, have uncertain performance issues, and may become weedy in their introduced region. The introduction hemp ( Cannabis sativa L.) into southern Florida poses a unique scenario because the subtropical climate no commercial production on record, unlike other eastern midwest United States. We assessed escape from cultivation for by tracking establishment...

Peppers (Capsicum spp.) are an important crop in the USA, with about 32,000 ha cultivated 2007, which resulted $588 million farm revenue. The pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii Cano (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is most troublesome insect pest of peppers southern United States. It therefore urgent to find different vulnerabilities cultivars, fruit and plants parts, colors sizes, timing infestation by A. eugenii. Also relevant testing whether length state affect numbers, weights, proportions...

With recent advances in storage and network technology it is now possible to provide video on demand (VOD) service, thereby eliminating the inflexibility inherent today's broadcast cable systems. A VOD server a computer system that stores videos compressed digital form provides support for concurrent transmission of different portions data various viewers. We present novel paging algorithms rate guarantees while utilizing limited buffer space effectively disk bandwidth limitation. Our...

One of the most troublesome pests snap beans is American serpentine leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (Diptera: Agromyzidae). Growers commonly use abamectin, spinosad, and cyromazine to manage L. populations; however, biological insecticide azadirachtin fungus Isaria fumosorosea Wize offer promising alternatives. We tested effectiveness these five insecticides for controlling under field conditions in southern Florida. Abamectin spinosad were generally effective reducing mines, larvae,...

The biology of Episimus utilis Zimmerman, a natural enemy Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, was investigated in quarantine laboratory as part classical biological control program against this invasive weed Florida. Adults lived on average 6.8 ± 0.8 d, and generation completed 43.6 d at temperature 22.0°C photoperiod 12:12 (L:D) h. Peak egg production occurred 2 after females eclosed from the pupal stage. Females deposited maximum 172 eggs, with an daily 13.6 eggs....

Since the 1960s, USA has led all other countries in production of sweet corn (Zea mays L.), and Florida often nation, such as from 2004 to 2009. Picture-winged flies, or silk including Euxesta stigmatias Loew, E. eluta annonae F., Chaetopsis massyla Walker (Diptera: Ulidiidae), are serious pests field southern Florida. Control focused on use chemical insecticides, but efforts have begun explore control methods, using predatory arthropods. We studied timing, abundance, identification, status...

Roses (Rosa spp. L.) are important ornamental hosts of chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). The knowledge how these thrips affect 8 cultivars landscape roses popular in Florida ('Angel Face', 'Don Juan', 'Pink Summer Snow', 'Radeon', 'Radrazz', 'Radsunny', 'St. Patrick', and 'Sun Flare') would help developing techniques for integrated pest management S. dorsalis. effects 3 rates fertilizer on population densities host plant damage were evaluated. Fertilization...

Since its 2005 introduction into the United States, chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), has become a problematic pest of agronomic, vegetable, fruit, and ornamental plants. Knowledge population dynamics may help managers better monitor control S. dorsalis. Population estimates were recorded for other thrips species on Knock-Out rose (Rosa 'Radrazz') green buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus L.) from July 2007 to September 2008 in two field plots (one per plant...

The milkweed assassin bug, Zelus longipes (L.) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), is a generalist predator and potential biological control agent of picture-winged flies (Diptera: Ulidiidae), which cause considerable economic damage to sweet corn yields in Florida. We studied the Z. as biocontrol four ulidiid pests fields: Euxesta stigmatias Loew, eluta annonae F., Chaetopsis massyla Walker. Within-plant within-field distributions ulidiids functional responses prey were determined. Highest numbers R1,...

The hypothesis that herbivory by Diaprepes root weevil larvae reduces leaf gas exchange and biomass was tested on buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus L.), Surinam cherry (Eugenia uniflora mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni Jacq.), pond apple (Annona glabra L). For cherry, net CO2 assimilation, transpiration, stomatal conductance, but not internal concentration (collectively referred to as values), were 7-32% higher in noninfested than infested plants. buttonwood, all four values 10-54% for plants 3 h...

Injury caused by picture-winged flies or corn silk (Diptera: Ulidiidae) is a major limiting factor of (Zea mays L.: Poales: Poaceae) yields in Florida. Growers have relied heavily on chemical insecticides for control these pests. However, we are exploring other methods, such as the use biological predatory arthropods, which may be factors an integrated pest management (IPM) program. Thus, information distribution and their predators responses to potentially useful. Taylor's Power Law, Iwao's...

Effects of flooding and herbivory by Diaprepes abbreviatus L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae on leaf gas exchange [net CO2 assimilation (A), transpiration (E), stomatal conductance (gs)] growth green buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus L.) Swingle citrumelo [Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. × Citrus paradisi Macf.] trees were tested. Growth survival the also examined. For each plant species, there 2 larval infestation treatments (infested non-infested) (flooded nonflooded). Beginning 6 d after...

The pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii Cano (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is the most economically important insect pest of peppers. Management studies for A. require a large and readily available supply insects. Our objective was to develop rearing method in laboratory using 1.5-cm diameter glass balls covered with leaves Parafilm® M (American National Can, Greenwich, CT). Adults collected from either field or colonies were equally suitable initiating use experiments. Glass layer parafilm...

The melonworm, Diaphania hyalinata L. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is one of the most serious insect problems affecting cucurbit production. We evaluated relative preference and suitability yellow squash, zucchini, cucumber, watermelon to melonworm by measuring its oviposition, larval feeding preference, survivorship, developmental responses in laboratory. Whole plants were used for oviposition study, whereas host leaf discs all other studies. Watermelon resulted longest development period...

Chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), is a troublesome pest of agronomic, vegetable, fruit, and ornamental crops. dispersal monitoring were evaluated under field greenhouse conditions in Homestead Apopka, Florida, 2007. A test examined from Knock-Out® rose, Rosa ‘Radrazz’ (Rosaceae), onto green buttonwood, Conocarpus erectus L. (Combretaceae), ‘Emerald Green’ schefflera, Schefflera arboricola Forst & (Araliaceae). Fewer adults caught traps set north, east, or...

The purpose of this document is to provide an identification guide for Cannabis sativa be used by growers and land managers showing key factors distinguish it from similar-looking plants. general public aspiring botanists may also use see how a plant defined botanically those characteristics can interest other look-alike Written Cliff G. Martin Zachary T. Brym, published the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, March 2024.

Survival of Diaprepes root weevil abbreviatus (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae was assessed in flooded marl soil and a nursery potting medium with green buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus L., Combretaceae) as food source for the larvae. Root-zone flooding may be viable control option flood-tolerant ornamental plants including buttonwood. Significantly more survived after 38 d non-flooded than soil. Similarly, medium; no were recovered from medium. Larval survival rates significantly...

Abstract In south Florida nurseries, trees are often grown in marl soil, which is heavy, clay-like, calcareous soil that slow to drain and prone periodic flooding during the rainy season. Green buttonwood, mahogany, pond apple Surinam cherry this soil. We tested effects of on leaf gas exchange growth these four species determine their flood tolerances each had consistently lower plant flooded than non-flooded suggests low tolerance flooding. contrast, little or no effect apple, indicating...

Knowledge of both, the up-to-date physical topology an IP network and provisioned services in a core data or optical network, is crucial to number critical management tasks, including reactive proactive resource management, event correlation, root-cause analysis. Given dynamic nature today's networks, keeping track service information manually daunting (if not impossible) task. Thus, effective algorithms for automatically discovering are necessary. We present novel (a) heterogeneous (i.e.,...

Since the chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) poses a considerable threat to production of peppers in Western Hemisphere, it is important determine relative vulnerability different cultivars Capsicum annuum L. and C. chinense Jacquin. In addition benefits productivity these controlling thrips with insecticides. Therefore effects on 11 pepper (Capsicum spp.; Solanales: Solanaceae) were tested greenhouse laboratory environments. When data for spinetoram-treated...