02298nas a2200145   4500008004100000245006000041210005900101260000900160300001200169490000600181520184400187100001802031700002102049856008202070       2009                        eng d00aInsects and allied associated with bromeliads: a review0 aInsects and allied associated with bromeliads a review  c2009  a125-1530 v13 aBromeliads are a Neotropical plant family (Bromeliaceae) with about 2,900 described species. They vary considerably in architecture. Many impound water in their inner leaf axils to form phytotelmata (plant pools), providing habitat for terrestrial arthropods with aquatic larvae, while their outer axils provide terraria for an assemblage of fully terrestrial arthropods. Many bromeliads are epiphytic. Dominant terrestrial arthropods with aquatic larvae inhabiting bromeliad phytotelmata are typically larvae of Diptera, of which at least 16 families have been reported, but in some circumstances are Coleoptera, of which only three families have been reported. Other groups include crabs and the insect orders Odonata, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera, plus Hemiptera with adults active on the water surface. The hundreds of arthropod species are detritivores or predators and do not harm their host plants. Many of them are specialists to this habitat. Terrestrial arthropods with terrestrial larvae inhabiting bromeliad terraria include many more arachnid and insect orders, but relatively few specialists to this habitat. They, too, are detritivores or predators. Arthropod herbivores, especially Curculionidae (Coleoptera) and Lepidoptera, consume leaves, stems, flowers, pollen, and roots of bromeliads. Some herbivores consume nectar, and some of these and other arthropods provide pollination and even seed-dispersal. Ants have complex relationships with bromeliads, a few being herbivores, some guarding the plants from herbivory, and some merely nesting in bromeliad terraria. A few serve as food for carnivorous bromeliads, which also consume other terrestrial insects. Bromeliads are visited by far more species of arthropods than breed in them. This is especially notable during dry seasons, when bromeliads provide moist refugia.1 aFrank, J., H.1 aLounibos, L., P.  uhttps://weevil.myspecies.info/insects-and-allied-associated-bromeliads-review01226nas a2200169   4500008004500000020001400045245014400059210006900203260001000272300000800282490000700290520056800297653002500865100001800890700001300908856013500921       2008                        Engldsh    a0015-404000aPotential biodiversity loss in Florida bromeliad phytotelmata due to Metamasius callizona (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), an invasive species0 aPotential biodiversity loss in Florida bromeliad phytotelmata du  cMarch  a1-80 v913 aAn annotated list of the aquatic invertebrates inhabiting water impounded in the leaf axils of Florida's native epiphytic bromeliads is provided. Of the 22 species reported, 9 are yet undescribed. Of the 13 described species, 10 are believed to be native. Five of the native species and perhaps all of the undesciibed species are precinctive ("endemic"). These invertebrate animals and their bromeliad host plants are at risk of extinction due to destruction of the host plants by Metamasius callizona (Chevrolat) (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), an invasive weevil.10aMetamasius callizona1 aFrank, J., H.1 aFish, D.  uhttps://weevil.myspecies.info/potential-biodiversity-loss-florida-bromeliad-phytotelmata-due-metamasius-callizona-coleoptera-dryop02085nas a2200217   4500008004100000020001400041245016900055210006900224260001300293300001200306490000700318520127200325653002501597100001901622700001801641700001701659700001901676700001901695700001801714856013501732       2011                        eng d  a1049-964400aRelease and monitoring of a potential biological control agent, Lixadmontia franki, to control an invasive bromeliad-eating weevil, Metamasius callizona, in Florida0 aRelease and monitoring of a potential biological control agent L  cDecember  a319-3250 v593 aMetamasius callizona is an invasive bromeliad-eating weevil that has been destroying native bromeliads in Florida. A potential biological control agent, Lixadmontia franki, was released at four sites on six occasions. Five releases for each site were made throughout 2007[long dash]2008 and a 6th round of releases was made in spring 2009. Monitoring followed each release. Monitoring following the first release resulted in an F2 fly recovery which demonstrated that L. franki is capable of surviving and reproducing in Florida. Since then, no other recoveries have been made. The absence of further recoveries may be because no other flies survived to parasitize the sentinel weevil larvae, or flies did survive but either did not parasitize sentinel weevil larvae or did but the parasitism went unnoticed. Climate and elevation differences between the fly's native range and Florida or limited nectar sources may have limited the fly's ability to survive. Poorly located and/or too few traps or traps with less attractiveness than wild bromeliads may have caused a failure to capture flies that did survive. The loss of sentinel weevil larvae may have resulted in the loss of parasitized larvae. Recommendations are given for future release and monitoring methods.10aMetamasius callizona1 aCooper, T., M.1 aFrank, J., H.1 aCave, R., D.1 aBurton, M., S.1 aDawson, J., S.1 aSmith, B., W.  uhttps://weevil.myspecies.info/release-and-monitoring-potential-biological-control-agent-lixadmontia-franki-control-invasive-bromel