Publications

Important Publications

• Life History and Larval Morphology of Eurhinus magnificus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a New Weevil to the United States  (1738KB pdf)
• Thermal requirements of Fidiobia dominica (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) and Haeckeliania sperata (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), two exotic egg parasitoids of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)  (324KB pdf)
• Reproductive Biology of Fidiobia dominica (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae), an Egg Parasitoid of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)  (128KB pdf)

Book Chapters, Co-Authored

• Smith, D., and J.E. Peña. 2002. Tropical fruit pests. Pp. 57-102 in J.E. Peña, J. Sharp, and M. Wysoki (eds.), Tropical Fruit Pests and Pollinators. CAB International, Wallingford, United Kingdom.
• Peña, J.E, H. Nadel, D. Smith, and M. Pereira. 2002. Pollinators and pests of Annona species. Pp. 197-222 in J.E. Peña, J. Sharp, and M. Wysoki (eds.), Tropical Fruit Pests and Pollinators. CAB International, Wallingford, United Kingdom.
• Gold, C., B. Pinese, and J. Peña. 2002. Pests of banana. Pp. 13-56 in J.E. Peña, J. Sharp, and M. Wysoki (eds.), Tropical Fruit Pests and Pollinators. CAB International, Wallingford, United Kingdom.
• Wysoki, M., M.A. van den Berg, G. Ish-Am, S. Gazit, J.E. Peña, and G. Waite. 2002. Pests and pollinators of avocado. Pp. 223-293 in J.E. Peña, J. Sharp, and M. Wysoki (eds.), Tropical Fruit Pests and Pollinators. CAB International, Wallingford, United Kingdom.
• Ooi, P., A. Winotai, and J.E. Peña. 2002. Pests of minor tropical fruits. Pp. 315-330 in J.E. Peña, J. Sharp, and M. Wysoki (eds.), Tropical Fruit Pests and Pollinators. CAB International, Wallingford, United Kingdom.
• Peña, J.E. (in press). Pests of tropical fruit. In J. Capinera (ed.), Encyclopedia of Entomology. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
• Osborne, L.S., K. Bolckmans, Z. Landa, and J.E. Peña. (in press). Biology and use of natural enemies: parasites, predators, nematodes, pathogens. In K.M. Heinz, R. Van Driesche, and M. Parella (eds.), Biological Control of Arthropod Pests in Protected Culture. Ball Publishing, Batavia, Illinois.

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Book Editor

• Peña, J.E., J. Sharp, and M. Wysoki (eds.). 2003. Tropical Fruit Crops: Pests and Pollinators. CAB International, Wallingford, United Kingdom. 430 pp.

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Referred Journal Articles

• Peña, J.E., A. Hunsberger, and B. Schaffer. 2000. Citrus leafminer (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) density: effect on yield of "Tahiti" lime. Journal of Economic Entomology 93: 374-379.
• Amalin, D., J.E. Peña, S. Yu, and R. McSorley. 2000. Selective toxicity of some pesticides to Hibana velox (Araneae: Anyphaenidae), a predator of citrus leafminer. Florida Entomologist 83: 254-262.
• Peña, J.E. 2000. Control integrado de plagas en citricos con enfasis en lima acida. Pp. 312-327 in A. Lopez (ed.), Memorias, I Curso Taller Internacional, Control Biologico, CorpoICA-MIP, Bogota, Colombia.
• Amalin, D., J.E. Peña, and R. McSorley. 2000. Gut content analysis of three species of sac spiders by electrophoresis. Florida Entomologist 83: 489-492.
• Amalin, D., J.E. Peña, and R. McSorley. 2001. Predation by hunting spiders on citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Journal of Entomological Science 36: 199-207.
• Amalin, D., J. Reiskind, J.E. Peña, and R. McSorley. 2001. Predatory behavior of three species of hunting spiders attacking citrus leafminer. Journal of Arachnology 29: 72-81.
• Amalin, D., J. Reiskind, J.E. Peña, and R. McSorley. 2001. Comparison of survival of three species of sac spiders on natural and artificial diets. Journal of Arachnology 29: 253-262.
• Amalin, D., J.E. Peña, R. McSorley, H. Browning, and J. Crane. 2001. Comparison of different sampling methods and effect of pesticide application on spider populations in lime orchards in south Florida. Environmental Entomology 30: 1021-1027.
• Hall, D., J. Peña, R. Franqui, R. Nguyen, P. Stansly, C. McCoy, S. Lapointe, R. Adair, and B. Bullock. 2001. Status of biological control by egg parasitoids of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in citrus in Florida and Puerto Rico. BioControl 46: 61-70.
• Jacas, J., and J.E. Peña. 2002. Calling behavior of two different field populations of Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae): effect of age and photoperiod. Florida Entomologist 85: 378-381.
• Amalin, D., J.E. Peña, R. Duncan, H. Browning, and R. McSorley. 2002. Natural mortality factors acting on citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella, in lime orchards in south Florida. BioControl 47:327-347.
• Hall., D., J. Eger, J. Peña, R. Duncan, C. O'Brien, G. Evans, and C. McCoy. 2002. Exploration in Belize for parasitoids attacking eggs of citrus weevils and an evaluation of Pedobious irregularis and Horismenus bennetti (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) as potential biocontrol agents of Diaprepes abbreviatus and Pachnaeus litus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Florida Entomologist 85: 663-666.
• Peña, J.E. 2002. Effect of pheromone bait stations in improving fruit set of Annona sp. by sap beetles in Florida. Pp. 509-518 in R. Drew (ed.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, Acta Horticulturae 575.
• Brown, J., J. Peña, T. Vasquez, and J. Baixeras. 2002. Description of a new tortricid pest (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) of litchi (Litchi chinensis) in Florida, with a review of tortricid pests of litchi worldwide. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of America, Washington, 104: 318-329.
• Mannion, C., A. Hunsberger, J. Peña, and L. Osborne. 2003. Oviposition of Diaprepes abbreviatus on ornamental plants in south Florida. Florida Entomologist 86: 165-173.
• Gold, C.S., J.E. Peña, and E.B. Karamura. 2003. Biology and integrated pest management of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Integrated Pest Management Reviews 6: 79-155.
• Weissling, T., R. Giblin-Davis, B. Center, R. Heath, and J.E. Peña. 2003. Oviposition by Metamasius hemiperus sericeus (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae: Rhynchophorinae). Florida Entomologist 86: 174-177.
• Peña, J.E., D. Amalin, A. Hunsberger and C. Mannion. 2003. Egg distribution and sampling of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coloeptera: Curculionidae) in silver button wood. Florida Entomologist (submitted).
• Peña, J.E., D. Hall, R. Nguyen, C. McCoy, D. Amalin, P. Stansly, R. Adair, S. Lapointe, R. Duncan, and A. Hoyte. 2003. Recovery of parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae and Trichogrammatidae) released for biological control of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Florida. BioControl (submitted).
• Amalin, D., J.E. Peña, and R. Duncan. 2003. Effects of host age, female parasitoid age and host plant, on parasitism of Ceratogramma etiennei (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Florida Entomologist (submitted).
• Peña, J.E. 2003. Sampling techniques for mango pests. Acta Horticulturae (in press).
• Trujillo, H., B. Arias, J. Guerrero, J. Peña, and A. Bellotti. 2004. Survey for parasitoids of whiteflies in cassava growing regions of Colombia and Ecuador. Florida Entomologist (accepted).
• Gould, W., J.E. Peña, M. Hennessey, and G. Hallman. 2004. Non host status of green mangoes for Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa. Florida Entomologist (in press).

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Non-Referred Journal Articles

• Amalin, D., and J.E. Peña. 2000. Predatory spiders in lime orchards and their importance in the control of citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella. Florida State Horticultural Society Annual Meeting, Stuart, Florida, November 1, 1999. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 112: 222-224.
• Amalin, D., and J.E. Peña. 2000. The impact of weeds on the population of predatory spiders in lime orchard. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 113: 17-19.
• Duncan, R., and J.E. Peña. 2000. Fecundity, host stage preferences and the effects of temperature on Pnigalio minio (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a parasitoid of Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera:Gracillariidae). Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 113: 20-24.
• Peña, J., D.G. Hall, R. Nguyen, R. Duncan, D. Amalin, C. McCoy, R. Adair, S. Lapointe, and H. Browning. 2000. Efforts toward establishment of biological control agents of Diaprepes weevil. Citrus Industry 81: 30-38.
• Peña, J.E., T. Vasquez, R. Duncan, and J. Brown. 2001. Crocidosema n. species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae); a new threat to Litchi chinensis in Florida. Proceedings of the Interamerican Society of Tropical Horticulture 44: 85-91.
• Peña, J.E. 2001. El problema de picudos de citricos en Florida. Pp. 186-187 in Memoria, Aspectos fitosanitarios en la fruticultura, XII Curso de Actualizacion Fruticola, Tomatico, Mexico, October 2001. Fundacion Salvador Sanchez Colin.
• Peña, J.E. 2001. Plagas de Annonaceas. Pp. 188 in Memoria, Aspectos fitosanitarios en la fruticultura, XII Curso de Actualizacion Fruticola, Tomatico, Mexico, October 2001. Fundacion Salvador Sanchez Colin.
• Knapp, J., Simpson, S., J. E. Peña and H. Nigg. 2001. Diaprepes Root Weevil Host List. University of Florida Extension IFAS.ENY-641, 13 p.
• Peña, J. E., Hall, D., Nguyen, R., Duncan, R. Amalin, D., Stansly, P., McCoy, C., Adair, A., Lapointe, S., Browning, H., and Knapp, J. 2001. Efforts toward establishment of biological control agents of Diaprepes root weevil. University of Florida, Cooperative Extension Service, IFAS, EDIS.
• Jacas, J., A. Gomez, J. Peña, and R. Duncan. 2002. Solenopsis invicta Buren, Hymenoptera: Formicidae. Levante Agricola 359: 49.
• Jacas, J., A. Gomez, J. Peña, and R. Duncan. 2002. Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, Homoptera: Psyllidae. Levante Agricola 359: 50.
• Jacas, J., A. Gomez, J. Peña, and R. Duncan. 2002 Anastrepha suspensa (Loew), Diptera: Tephritidae. Levante Agricola 360:146.
• Peña, J.E., D. Amalin, R. Duncan, D. Hall, C. McCoy, C. Nguyen, A. Hoyte, S. Lapointe, P. Stansly, and R. Adair. 2003. Biological control of Diaprepes. Citrus and Vegetable 67: 8.
• Peña, J.E. 2003. Biological control of the Diaprepes weevil in Florida, USA. 4th International Workshop on Otiorhynchinae and Related Root Weevils, Wageningen, The Netherlands, May 11-14, 2003, 14-15.
• Amalin, D., J.E. Peña, J. Reiskind, and R. McSorley. 2003. Biology of three sac spiders attacking citrus leafminer. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society (submitted, in review).
• Peña, J. E. 2003. Pests of Avocado in Florida. V Congreso Mundial del Aguacate, 19-24 October 2003, Granada=Malaga, Spain Acta, vol. II, pp. 487-494.
• Peña, J. E., Glenn, H., and Baranowski, R. M. 2003. Dynamics and sampling of mirids (Hemiptera: Miridae) in avocado in Florida. V Congreso Mundial del Aguacate, 19-24 October 2003, Granada=Malaga, Spain Acta, vol. II, pp. 495-501.
• Glenn, H., Peña, J. E., Baranowski, R.M., and Duncan, R. 2003. Lepidopterous pests of Florida avocado: biodynamics, mortality factors and control. V Congreso Mundial del Aguacate, 19-24 October 2003, Granada=Malaga, Spain Acta, vol. II, pp. 503-508.
• McCoy, Clay W., Herbert N. Nigg,and Jorge E. Pena. 2004. Control of adult Diaprepes root weevil on citrus with foliar sprays of Imidan. ESA Arthropod Management Tests (in press).

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