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Puerto Rico

List of pests:

Coleoptera
Diptera (plant parasitic)
Hemiptera - Cicadomorpha
Hemiptera - Heteroptera (plantsucking)
Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha
Lepidoptera
Other insect orders (plant/storage pests)
Other pests
Veterinary/medical pests

(Detailed information on all pests, diseases and weeds can be found in the downloadable Excel files)
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Coleoptera:

Anthonomus eugenii
Anthonomus macromalus
Cosmopolites sordidus
Diaprepes abbreviatus
Hypothenemus hampei
Neoclytus acuminatus
Phyllophaga vandinei
Steirastoma breve
Tribolium castaneum
Xystrocera globosa

Diptera (plant parasitic):

Anastrepha obliqua
Anastrepha suspensa
Liriomyza trifolii

Hemiptera - Cicadomorpha:

Empoasca kraemeri

Hemiptera - Heteroptera (plantsucking):

Corythucha gossypii
Oxycarenus hyalinipennis

Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha:

Aleurocanthus woglumi
Antonina graminis
Aonidiella aurantii
Aonidomytilus albus
Aphis aurantii
Aphis citricidus
Aspidiotus destructor
Aspidiotus nerii
Aulacaspis rosae
Aulacaspis tubercularis
Aulacaspis yasumatsui
Bemisia tabaci
Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1
Chaetococcus bambusae
Chrysomphalus aonidum
Chrysomphalus dictyospermi
Clavaspis herculeana
Conchaspis angraeci
Conchaspis cordiae
Dialeurodes citri
Dialeurodes kirkaldyi
Diaphorina citri
Diaspis boisduvalii
Diaspis echinocacti
Dysmicoccus boninsis
Dysmicoccus brevipes
Dysmicoccus grassii
Ferrisia virgata
Fiorinia fioriniae
Harrisia cactus mealybug (Hypogeococcus)
Hemiberlesia lataniae
Hemiberlesia rapax
Heteropsylla cubana
Heteropsylla fusca
Hypogeococcus (genus)
Hypogeococcus pungens
Icerya purchasi
Ischnaspis longirostris
Kilifia acuminata
Lepidosaphes beckii
Lepidosaphes gloverii
Maconellicoccus hirsutus
Margarodes formicarum
Melanaphis sacchari
Morganella longispina
Nipaecoccus nipae
Oceanaspidiotus araucariae
Oceanaspidiotus spinosus
Odonaspis ruthae
Odonaspis saccharicaulis
Paraleyrodes minei
Parasaissetia nigra
Parlatoria pergandii
Parlatoria proteus
Phenacoccus madeirensis
Phenacoccus parvus
Phenacoccus solani
Pinnaspis aspidistrae
Pinnaspis strachani
Planococcus citri
Planococcus minor
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona
Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi
Pseudococcus longispinus
Pseudoparlatoria parlatorioides
Puto barberi
Saissetia coffeae
Saissetia oleae
Selenaspidus articulatus
Unaspis citri

Lepidoptera:

Aspila subflexa
Cactoblastis cactorum
Chrysodeixis includens
Diaphania hyalinata
Diatraea saccharalis
Helicoverpa armigera
Helicoverpa zea
Heliothis virescens
Maruca vitrata
Phyllocnistis citrella
Spodoptera frugiperda
Symmetrischema capsica
Xystrologa grenadella

Other insect orders (plant/storage pests):

Bephratelloides cubensis
Bephratelloides pomorum
Caliothrips phaseoli
Ceratothripoides brunneus
Coptotermes gestroi
Coptotermes havilandi
Cryptotermes (genus)
Cryptotermes brevis
Echinothrips americanus
Frankliniella cephalica
Frankliniella gossypiana
Frankliniella insularis
Frankliniella schultzei
Glyptotermes (genus)
Gryllus assimilis
Heterotermes (genus)
Holopothrips tabebuia
Incisitermes (genus)
Incisitermes snyderi
Microcentrum triangulatum
Nasutitermes (genus)
Nasutitermes acajutlae
Nasutitermes corniger
Neoconocephalus triops
Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus
Neoscapteriscus didactylus
Neoscapteriscus vicinus
Neotermes (genus)
Quadrastichus erythrinae
Schistocerca pallens
Scirtothrips dorsalis
Selenothrips rubrocinctus
Solenopsis invicta
Tapinoma litorale
Thrips palmi
Wasmannia auropunctata

Other pests:

Herpestes (mongooses)
Molothrus bonariensis
Raoiella indica
Tetranychus tumidus
Varroa destructor

Veterinary/medical pests:

Aedes aegypti
Aedes mediovittatus
Aedes taeniorhynchus
Amblyomma variegatum
Anopheles albimanus
Anopheles gambiae
Anopheles grabhamii
Anopheles vestitipennis
Chrysomya rufifacies
Culex atratus
Culex bahamensis
Culex erraticus
Culex habilitator
Culex iolambdis
Culex nigripalpus
Culex quinquefasciatus
Culex taeniopus
Dermacentor nitens
Liohippelates pusio
Rhipicephalus microplus