After a period of time an adult insect emerges from the now empty shell of the pupa. Insects come in a variety of shapes and sizes. To apply the best control or preventive measures, an accurate identification is needed. This book can assist in identifying the more common insect pests of trees in Florida. As few words as possible of entomological jargon are used in the book.
Some words creep in because nobody else has come up with better ones.
Besides the names given for life stages in Figure 5, the following terms are absolutely necessary. Usually, evidence of damage caused by insects can be found on or in most trees, especially older trees. Table II is a checklist of some of the more common clues that indicate such damage has taken place. To complicate matters, insects may or may not be present. To assist the reader in making the decision of what to do, a control section is included for all pests discussed in this book.