Gallery

common ambrosia beetle, Platypus parallelus, dorsal view; Photo by Simon Hinkley and Ken Walker, Museum Victoria, Pests and Diseases Image Library

common ambrosia beetle, Platypus parallelus, lateral view; Photo by Simon Hinkley and Ken Walker, Museum Victoria, Pests and Diseases Image Library

seed borer, Coccotrypes advena, dorsal view; Photo by Ken Walker, Museum Victoria, Pests and Diseases Image Library

seed borer, Coccotrypes advena, lateral view; Photo by Ken Walker, Museum Victoria, Pests and Diseases Image Library

palm seed borer, Coccotrypes dactyliperda, dorsal view; Photo by Simon Hinkley and Ken Walker, Museum Victoria, Pests and Diseases Image Library

palm seed borer, Coccotrypes dactyliperda, lateral view; Photo by Simon Hinkley and Ken Walker, Museum Victoria, Pests and Diseases Image Library

Platypus sp., larvae and pupae; Photo by Jiri Hulcr, University of North Carolina

granulate ambrosia beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus, larvae; Photo by Jiri Hulcr, University of North Carolina (Note: This species does not occur on palms, but Scolytinae larvae all share the same general appearance.)

sawdust plug from ambrosia beetle on Carpentaria acuminata trunk; Photo by T.K. Broschat, University of Florida, IFAS/FLREC

gum and sawdust from ambrosia beetle damage on Carpentaria acuminata trunk; Photo by T.K. Broschat, University of Florida, IFAS/FLREC

adult; Photo courtesy of University of Florida

adult female; Photo courtesy of University of Florida

adult male; Photo courtesy of University of Florida

adult with dark eyes; Photo courtesy of University of Florida

adult with light eyes; Photo courtesy of University of Florida

nymph; Photo courtesy of University of Florida

coconut palms, Cocos nucifera, in various stages of lethal yellowing; Photo by N.A. Harrison, University of Florida

leaf yellowing symptoms of lethal yellowing on coconut palms, Cocos nucifera; Photo by N.A. Harrison, University of Florida

lethal yellowing symptoms in Canary Island date palm, Phoenix canariensis, are reddish-brown, dark brown, or gray leaves rather than yellow; Photo by N.A. Harrison, University of Florida

coconut scale, Aspidiotus destructor, adult females and nymphs; Photo by Lyle Buss, University of Florida

coconut scale, Aspidiotus destructor, adult females and nymphs; Photo by Lyle Buss, University of Florida

black thread scale, Ischnaspis longirostris, adult females; Photo by Lyle Buss, University of Florida

California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii adult females; Photo by Lyle Buss, University of Florida

Florida red scale, Chryosomphalus aonidum, adult females; Photo by Lyle Buss, University of Florida

Florida red scale, Chryosomphalus aonidum, adult females with scale covers flipped over; Photo by Lyle Buss, University of Florida

adult; Photo by Lyle Buss, University of Florida

adult; Photo by Lyle Buss, University of Florida

larva; Photo by Lyle Buss, University of Florida

larva; Pflanzenschutzamt Weil-am-Rhein Archives Archive, , www.insectimages.org

larva; Photo by A. van Frankenhuijzen, Plant Protection Service, www.insectimages.org

young Pritchardia palm dying from banana moth damage; Photo by Scot Nelson, University of Hawaii at Manoa

heart rot in Pritchardia palm due to banana moth infestation; Photo by Scot Nelson, University of Hawaii at Manoa