Greg Hodges
Taxonomic
Entomologist
Curator
of Coccinea and Aleyrodidae
Phone:
352-372-3505 x 183
FAX:
352-334-0737
s-Mail:
PO BOX 147100, Gainesville, FL 32614-7100
e-Mail:hodgesa@doacs.state.fl.us
M.S. Auburn University
Ph.D. University of Georgia
Curatorial and identification duties include all of the scale
insects (Homoptera: suborder Coccinea) and the whiteflies
(Homoptera:Aleyrodidae). These collections of the FSCA are primarily
on microscope slides, and are available for loan to qualified
researchers. Type slides included in the collection will be listed on
another page.
My primary research interests deal with taxonomy of the "crawler"
life stage of soft scales and construction of photo-recognition keys
for field agents and laymen.
Other interests include the distribution of scale insects in
Florida, neighboring land areas, and the Caribbean. Scale insects and
whiteflies as regulatory problems. Scale insect-ant-parasitoid
interactions.
Recent publications
- Hodges, A.C., G.S. Hodges and K.E. Espelie. 2002.
Parasitoids and parasites of Polistes metricus (Say)
(Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Northeast Georgia. Annals of the
Entomological Society of America.
- Hodges, G.S. and S.K. Braman. Impact of foraging ants
on soft and armored scales in the urban landscape. Submitted to
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, August 2002.
- Hodges, G.S. and M.L. Williams. Morphological
differences in the first instars of Parthenolecanium corni
(Bouche) and Parthenolecanium quercifex (Fitch).Submitted
to Journal of Entomological Science, March 2002.
- Hodges, G.S. and M.L. Williams. Generic characters in
the first instars of the Cardiococcinae (Hemiptera: Coccidae) of
North America (north of Mexico). Submitted to Journal of
Entomological Science, June 2002.
- Hodges, G.S. and J.O. Howell. 2001. Descriptions and
Illustrations of the first instar of Diaspis boisduvalli
Signoret. Journal of Entomological Science, 37 (1): 118-123.
- Hodges, G.S. and J.O. Howell. 2001. A new species of
Aclerda from Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science, 37
(1): 113-117.
- Hodges, G.S., J.R. Ruter, and S.K. Braman. 2000.
Susceptibility of Ilex species, hybrids and cultivars to
Florida wax scale. Journal of Environmental Horticulture, 19 (1):
32-36.
- Hodges, A.C. and G.S. Hodges. 2000. Notes on members of
the Vespidae foraging on honeydew secretions from the European
fruit lecanium, Parthenolecanium corni (Bouche). Journal of
Entomological Science, 36(3): 312-314.
- Williams, M.L. and G.S. Hodges. 1997. Taxonomic
characters-nymphs in Soft Scale Insects- Their biology, natural
enemies and control. Y.Ben-Dov and C.J. Hodgson editors. Elsevier
science B.V.. pgs 143-156.
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