Surveying establishment success: A capstone survey of <i>Floracarus perrepae</i> and <i>Neomusotima conspurcatalis</i> on <i>Lygodium microphyllum</i>
We started an establishment survey in July of 2023 to understand where the biological control agents have successfully established and/or dispersed. Study sites were chosen throughout Lygodium microphyllum’s invaded range based on iNaturalist and EDDMaps observations. Two surveys were conducted, one for each biological control agent. For Floracarus perrepae 5 points were selected at an interval of at least 10 meters. At each point, 3 samples of 2 fully expanded sub pinnae pairs were collected haphazardly. These samples were brought back to the lab, the number of galls were counted, and a subset of 25 galls were dissected to determine how many mites were in each gall. For Neomusotima conspurcatalis two surveyors non-systematically explored the L. microphyllum patch for 15 minutes (for a total of 30 minutes) looking for and inspecting for feeding damage, larvae, and adults.Partially funded by the USDA through the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) (USDA agreement 58-6032-1-001) and through the Southwest Florida Water Management District (USDA agreement 58-6032-3-003)
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "005:18" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Dray Jr., F. Allen", "hasEmail": "mailto:allen.dray@usda.gov" } |
| description | <p dir="ltr">We started an establishment survey in July of 2023 to understand where the biological control agents have successfully established and/or dispersed. Study sites were chosen throughout <i>Lygodium microphyllum</i>’s invaded range based on iNaturalist and EDDMaps observations. Two surveys were conducted, one for each biological control agent. For <i>Floracarus perrepae</i> 5 points were selected at an interval of at least 10 meters. At each point, 3 samples of 2 fully expanded sub pinnae pairs were collected haphazardly. These samples were brought back to the lab, the number of galls were counted, and a subset of 25 galls were dissected to determine how many mites were in each gall. For <i>Neomusotima conspurcatalis</i> two surveyors non-systematically explored the <i>L. microphyllum</i> patch for 15 minutes (for a total of 30 minutes) looking for and inspecting for feeding damage, larvae, and adults.</p><p dir="ltr">Partially funded by the USDA through the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) (USDA agreement 58-6032-1-001) and through the Southwest Florida Water Management District (USDA agreement 58-6032-3-003)</p> |
| distribution |
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| identifier | 10.15482/USDA.ADC/28789163.v1 |
| keyword |
[ "Floracarus perrepae", "Lygodium microphyllum", "Mites", "Moths", "Neomusotima conspurcatalis", "USDA", "biological control", "ferns", "invasive species" ] |
| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2026-06-01 |
| programCode |
[ "005:040" ] |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Agricultural Research Service", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| temporal | 2023-07-19/2025-03-19 |
| title | Surveying establishment success: A capstone survey of <i>Floracarus perrepae</i> and <i>Neomusotima conspurcatalis</i> on <i>Lygodium microphyllum</i> |
