Protect U.S. Citrus Diseases & Pests App Support

Project Personnel

Key Collaborators

We would like to thank following project key collaborators for the project support:

• Megan M. Dewdney, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Florida, Citrus Researchand Education Center, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred, FL 33850
• Patrick Gomes, National Coordinator, Citrus Health Response Program, APHIS, USDA, PPQ, 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606
• Gregory S. Hodges, Ph.D. Bureau Chief, Entomology, Plant Pathology, andNematology, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
• Michael E. Rogers, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Florida, Citrus Researchand Education Center, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred, FL 33850
• Terrence Walters, Ph.D., ITP Coordinator, USDA, APHIS, PPQ, CPHST, 2301 ResearchBoulevard, Suite 108, Fort Collins, CO 80526

Key Personnel

We would like to thank following project key personnel for the project support:

• Stephanie D. Stocks, M.S.
  Assistant-In
  Protect U.S. Coordinator
  University of Florida
  Department of Entomology and Nematology
  Natural Area Drive, Gainesville, FL 32611

Citrus Diseases Images Contributors

The Citrus Diseases Tool was greatly enhanced in its value and usability by the addition of several hundreds of images provided by several contributors. Acknowledgements from the Citrus Diseases Tool, listed below, also apply to the Citrus Diseases App. Contributors to the Citrus Diseases Tool include:

• Ron Brlansky, Jim Graham, Michael E. Rogers, and L. W. "Pete" Timmer from the University of Florida (UFL), Citrus Research and Education Center (CREC)
• MaryLou Polek, Citrus Research Board (CRB), California
• David Ezra, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Center, Israel
• A.A. Seif, icipe (African Insect Science for Food and Health), Nairobi, Kenya
• Antonio Vicent, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Spain
• Melike Yurtmen, Plant Protection Research Institute, Adana, Turkey
• Paul Chaloux, Hilda Gomez, Tim Gottwald, Charla Hollingsworth, Richard Lee, Tim Riley, Dan Robl, Ray Yokomi, USDA-APHIS-PPQ-Molecular Diagnostic Lab from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• James Adaskaveg (University of California, Riverside), UCIPM, UC Davis, CA,
• University of California Statewide IPM Program(http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/C107bpfruitdis.html), and
• EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org)

Citrus Diseases Factsheet Assistance

A special thank you goes out to David Ezra, Ray Yokomi and Melike Yurtmen for lending their expertise and providing fact sheets of diseases and keying those diseases, which were added later in the tool development process.

Other Contributors of Citrus Diseases

John da Graca (Texas A&M University), Tim Gottwald, L. W. "Pete" Timmer, Jim Graham, Bacilio Salas (USDA), and MaryLou Polek helped by providing their expertise and knowledge.

Citrus Pests Advisory Committee

The following individuals, the Citrus Pest Advisory Committee, lent their guidance and support during the initial stages of tool development to create an initial list of potential taxa for the tool:

• Lawrence G. Brown,
• Russ Bulluck,
• Daniel Flores,
• Patrick J. Gomes,
• Bacilio Salas (all from USDA APHIS PPQ CPHST),
• Kris Godfrey (California Department of Food and Agriculture), and
• Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell (University of California Riverside and Kearney Agriculture Center).

Citrus Pests Student Personnel

We would also like to thank our student personnel:

• Roxanne Wagner (undergraduate technician, Department of Entomology, University of Florida),
• Abby Griffin (lab volunteer, Department of Entomology, University of Florida), and
• Hashmet Eke (undergraduate Technician, Department of Entomology, University of Florida).

Citrus Pests Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry employees

Additionally, we would like to thank the following Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry employees for their support:

• Jim Carter, Field Station Supervisor, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
• Tyson Emery, Bureau of Plant and Apiary Inspection, Bureau Chief, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
• Andrew Ferris, Caribbean Fruit Fly Certification Program Technician, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
• Richard Gaskalla, Division Director, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
• Dr. Susan Halbert, Curator: Hemiptera (except Coccoidea and Aleyrodidae), Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
• Dr. James Hayden, Curator: Lepidoptera, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
• Carol McKenzie, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Inspection Supervisor of Vero Beach, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
• Dr. Paul Skelley, Collection Manager and Curator: Orthoptera, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
• Dr. Gary Steck, Curator: Diptera, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
• Dr. Ian Stocks, Curator: Hemiptera (Coccoidea, Aleyrodidea), Division of Plant Industry, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
• John Wiggins, Caribbean Fruit Fly Certification Program Technician, Division of Plant Industry, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608

Citrus Pests Photographers

We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to the many photographers who contributed images to this tool. Lyle Buss (Department of Entomology, University of Florida) contributed a number of images. Many other photographers also granted permission to use their images in this tool. Please see each image's caption for the photographer or contributor.