tropical soda apple biological control
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J. Jeffrey Mullahey University of Florida |
pasture infested |
Mike Bodle South Florida Water Management District |
growing next to a pasture. The light green turkey berry dwarfs the cow in the foreground |
Alison Fox University of Florida |
along riverbank |
Flora MacColl University of Florida |
distribution in the United States. Infested region indicated in yellow. |
Flora MacColl University of Florida |
Distribution of wetland nightshade (left image) and turkey berry (right Image) |
J. Jeffrey Mullahey University of Florida |
juvenile plant |
J. Jeffrey Mullahey University of Florida |
typical flower |
J. Jeffrey Mullahey University of Florida |
mature fruits |
Nancy Coile Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
juvenile plant |
Nancy Coile Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
flowers and unripe fruits |
Alison Fox University of Florida |
stems and leaves with recurved prickles |
Alison Fox University of Florida |
cluster of berries and typical leaf |
Gary Bernon USDA APHIS |
and egg mass |
Julio Medal University of Florida |
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Julio Medal University of Florida |
with feeding damage |
Julio Medal University of Florida |
with feeding damage |
Wayne E. Clark Auburn University |
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Raghavan Charudattan University of Florida |
Burch Wet Blade Mower used for applying the bacterial pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum (E. F. Smith) Yabuuchi to tropical soda apple |
Raghavan Charudattan University of Florida |
wilted plant exhibiting disease symptoms of the bacterial pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum (E. F. Smith) Yabuuchi |
Raghavan Charudattan University of Florida |
field plots showing control 2 months post treatment in 1998. The bacterial pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum (E. F. Smith) Yabuuchi was applied using the Burch Wet Blade Mower to plots on left side that were previously infested with tropical soda apple. |
