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Unless otherwise indicated, content on this website was created and/or authored by the USDA APHIS PPQ Science and Technology (S&T) in collaboration with the University of Florida (UF) and the Southern Plant Diagnostic Network (SPDN). S&T is the scientific support organization for the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) division of the Animal and Plant Health Protection Service (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Most of the content in this tool is a work of the U.S. Government and is in the public domain. Public domain information may be freely distributed or copied. However, it is requested that any subsequent use of this work be given appropriate acknowledgement (see below).

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Suggested citation

A.J. Redford, T.W. Walters, A.C. Hodges, F.W. Howard, and M.D. Trice. 2010. Screening Aid to Pests. In A Resource for Pests and Diseases of Cultivated Palms. Identification Technology Program, USDA APHIS PPQ S&T; Fort Collins, CO. [date you accessed site] [url]

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