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Member Symposium

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Insect Pest Pandemics: Bridging Industry and Academia for Global Solutions

Partnerships for the protection of South Florida's agriculture: Tackling threats to sugarcane and rice

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
8:35 AM - 8:45 AM Pacific
Location: Oregon Convention Center, E145, OCC
Oral Presentation
Sugarcane is produced on >160,000 ha in southern Florida, with flooded rice playing an important role in the crop rotation with > 8,000 ha planted annually. University of Florida entomologists have worked with extension agents, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services entomologists, agrochemical company representatives, and growers to address insect pest management challenges. Efforts have included on-farm trials for wireworm management, the response to the first detection of an invasive thrips, Fulmekiola serrata, and multi-county pheromone trap monitoring for populations of the invasive stem borer, Eoreuma loftini.