Citrus Pests App is the hand-held application component of Citrus Pests. Citrus Pests is a LUCID® tool available at: http://idtools.org/id/citrus/pests/. Citrus Pests tool and Citrus Pests app are components of the Citrus Resources tool. Development of the Citrus Pests LUCID® tool was funded by USDA-APHIS-PPQ. Conversion of the Citrus Pests LUCID® tool to a hand-held identification application was funded through USDA-NIFA grant no. 2011-41533-31090 entitled "New Technologies and Educational Material to Address National Emerging Citrus Pests and Citrus Diseases" to the University of Florida/IFAS Extension. Citrus Pests App is a partnership between the University of Florida/IFAS Extension, Texas A&M University, the University of California-Riverside, and USDA-APHIS-PPQ.

For questions or concerns regarding the technical functionality of Citrus Pests App, please contact UF/IFAS Programmer Navya Kooram navyakooram@ufl.edu or Project Coordinator Amanda Hodges achodges@ufl.edu.


We would like to thank following for project support and app development support:

Project Director: Dr. Amanda Hodges

Dr. Amanda Hodges, Ph.D.
Associate Extension Scientist
Doctor of Plant Medicine (DPM) Director
Department of Entomology
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
achodges@ufl.edu

Project Director: Dr. Norman Leppla

Dr. Norman Leppla, Ph.D.
Professor of Entomology
Integrated Pest Management Program Director
Department of Entomology
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
ncleppla@ufl.edu

Project Director: Dr. Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell

Dr. Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell, Ph.D.
Extension Specialist and Center Director
LindcoveResearch and Extension Center
Kearney Agriculture Center
9240 South River end,Parlier, CA 93648

Project Director: Dr. Mamoudou Setamou

Dr. Mamoudou Setamou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University
KingsvilleCitrus Center
312 N International Blvd, Weslaco, TX 78596

Project Coordinator: Dr. Gurpreet S. Brar

Dr. Gurpreet S. Brar, Ph.D
Post-Doctoral Associate
The Biosecurity Research & Extension (BRE) lab
Department of Entomology
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
gpsbrar@ufl.edu

Application Developer : Navya Kooram

Navya Kooram, M.S.
Software Application Developer
IFAS Information Technology
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
navyakooram@ufl.edu

Graphic designer: Kay Weigel

Kay Weigel
Department of Entomology and Nematology
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611


We would like to thank the following people:

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 Pest 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).

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).

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

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.

Beta version reviewers

We would like to thank the following people for reviewing a beta version of this tool:

  • Dr. Mamoudou Setamou, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Citrus Center
  • Dr. Nick Singh, Instructor Plant Disease and Diagnostic Clinic, Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology Department, LSU AgCenter
  • Ms. Eunett James-Mack, Agriculture Program Manager, Tampa Field Office, Department of Homeland Security