Retraction of: Examining phenotypic variations in an introduced population of the invasive dung beetle Digitonthophagus gazella (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
Retraction of: Stanbrook-Buyer, R. and Allen, J. (2025). Examining phenotypic variations in an introduced population of the invasive dung beetle Digitonthophagus gazella (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Florida Entomologist 108: 20240057. https://doi.org/10.1515/flaent-2024-0057.
This article has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal Editor-in-Chief Dr. Emma Weeks, and Walter de Gruyter GmbH. The retraction has been agreed at the request of the corresponding author Dr. Roisin Stanbrook-Buyer, due to the misidentification of species used in the study. The retraction has been approved by all co-authors.
© 2025 the author(s), published by De Gruyter on behalf of the Florida Entomological Society
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- Frontmatter
- Research Articles
- Life history descriptions of two aquatic Florida moth species (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
- Higher Apoidea activity on centipedegrass lawns than on dicotyledonous plants
- Dynamics of citrus pest populations following a major freeze in northern Florida
- Control of Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae) by trapping with banana vinegar
- Establishment, distribution, and preliminary phenological trends of a new planthopper in the genus Patara (Hemiptera: Derbidae) in South Florida, United States of America
- Comparative evaluation of the infestation of five varieties of citrus by the larvae of Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae)
- Impact of land use on the density of Bulimulus bonariensis (Stylommatophora: Bulimulidae) and its parasitic mite, Austreynetes sp. (Trombidiformes: Ereynetidae)
- First record of native seed beetle Stator limbatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on invasive earleaf acacia in Florida
- Establishment and monitoring of a sentinel garden of Asian tree species in Florida to assess potential insect pest risks
- Parasitism of Halyomorpha halys and Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) sentinel eggs in Central Florida
- Genetic differentiation of three populations of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in Mexico
- Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) associated with blueberry cultivation in Central Mexico
- First report of Phidotricha erigens (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) injuring mango inflorescences in Puerto Rico
- Seed predation of Sabal palmetto, Sabal mexicana and Sabal uresana (Arecaceae) by the bruchid Caryobruchus gleditsiae (Coleoptera: Bruchidae), with new host and distribution records
- Genetic variation of rice stink bugs, Oebalus spp. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) from Southeastern United States and Cuba
- Selecting Coriandrum sativum (Apiaceae) varieties to promote conservation biological control of crop pests in south Florida
- First record of Mymarommatidae (Hymenoptera) from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
- First field validation of Ontsira mellipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as a potential biological control agent for Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in South Carolina
- Field evaluation of α-copaene enriched natural oil lure for detection of male Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in area-wide monitoring programs: results from Tunisia, Costa Rica and Hawaii
- Abundance of Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and other thrips in commercial snap bean fields in the Homestead Agricultural Area (HAA)
- Performance of Salvinia molesta (Salviniae: Salviniaceae) and its biological control agent Cyrtobagous salviniae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in freshwater and saline environments
- Natural arsenal of Magnolia sarcotesta: insecticidal activity against the leaf-cutting ant Atta mexicana (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
- Ethanol concentration can influence the outcomes of insecticide evaluation of ambrosia beetle attacks using wood bolts
- Post-release support of host range predictions for two Lygodium microphyllum biological control agents
- Missing jewels: the decline of a wood-nesting forest bee, Augochlora pura (Hymenoptera: Halictidae), in northern Georgia
- Biological response of Rhopalosiphum padi and Sipha flava (Hemiptera: Aphididae) changes over generations
- Argopistes tsekooni (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a new natural enemy of Chinese privet in North America: identification, establishment, and host range
- A non-overwintering urban population of the African fig fly (Diptera: Drosophilidae) impacts the reproductive output of locally adapted fruit flies
- Fitness of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) on four economically important host fruits from Fujian Province, China
- Carambola fruit fly in Brazil: new host and first record of associated parasitoids
- Establishment and range expansion of invasive Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae) in Texas
- A micro-anatomical investigation of dark and light-adapted eyes of Chilades pandava (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
- Scientific Notes
- Evaluation of food attractants based on fig fruit for field capture of the black fig fly, Silba adipata (Diptera: Lonchaeidae)
- Exploring the potential of Amblyseius largoensis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) as a biological control agent against Aceria litchii (Acari: Eriophyidae) on lychee plants
- Early stragglers of periodical cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) found in Louisiana
- Attraction of released male Mediterranean fruit flies to trimedlure and an α-copaene-containing natural oil: effects of lure age and distance
- Co-infestation with Drosophila suzukii and Zaprionus indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae): a threat for berry crops in Morelos, Mexico
- Observation of brood size and altricial development in Centruroides hentzi (Arachnida: Buthidae) in Florida, USA
- New quarantine cold treatment for medfly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in pomegranates
- A new invasive pest in Mexico: the presence of Thrips parvispinus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in chili pepper fields
- Acceptance of fire ant baits by nontarget ants in Florida and California
- Examining phenotypic variations in an introduced population of the invasive dung beetle Digitonthophagus gazella (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
- Note on the nesting biology of Epimelissodes aegis LaBerge (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
- Mass rearing protocol and density trials of Lilioceris egena (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biological control agent of air potato
- Cardinal predation of the invasive Jorō spider Trichophila clavata (Araneae: Nephilidae) in Georgia
- Book Reviews
- Review: Harbach, R.E. 2024. The Composition and Nature of the Culicidae (Mosquitoes). Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International and the Royal Entomological Society, United Kingdom. ISBN 9781800627994
- Retraction
- Retraction of: Examining phenotypic variations in an introduced population of the invasive dung beetle Digitonthophagus gazella (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Research Articles
- Life history descriptions of two aquatic Florida moth species (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
- Higher Apoidea activity on centipedegrass lawns than on dicotyledonous plants
- Dynamics of citrus pest populations following a major freeze in northern Florida
- Control of Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae) by trapping with banana vinegar
- Establishment, distribution, and preliminary phenological trends of a new planthopper in the genus Patara (Hemiptera: Derbidae) in South Florida, United States of America
- Comparative evaluation of the infestation of five varieties of citrus by the larvae of Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae)
- Impact of land use on the density of Bulimulus bonariensis (Stylommatophora: Bulimulidae) and its parasitic mite, Austreynetes sp. (Trombidiformes: Ereynetidae)
- First record of native seed beetle Stator limbatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on invasive earleaf acacia in Florida
- Establishment and monitoring of a sentinel garden of Asian tree species in Florida to assess potential insect pest risks
- Parasitism of Halyomorpha halys and Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) sentinel eggs in Central Florida
- Genetic differentiation of three populations of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in Mexico
- Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) associated with blueberry cultivation in Central Mexico
- First report of Phidotricha erigens (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) injuring mango inflorescences in Puerto Rico
- Seed predation of Sabal palmetto, Sabal mexicana and Sabal uresana (Arecaceae) by the bruchid Caryobruchus gleditsiae (Coleoptera: Bruchidae), with new host and distribution records
- Genetic variation of rice stink bugs, Oebalus spp. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) from Southeastern United States and Cuba
- Selecting Coriandrum sativum (Apiaceae) varieties to promote conservation biological control of crop pests in south Florida
- First record of Mymarommatidae (Hymenoptera) from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
- First field validation of Ontsira mellipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as a potential biological control agent for Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in South Carolina
- Field evaluation of α-copaene enriched natural oil lure for detection of male Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in area-wide monitoring programs: results from Tunisia, Costa Rica and Hawaii
- Abundance of Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and other thrips in commercial snap bean fields in the Homestead Agricultural Area (HAA)
- Performance of Salvinia molesta (Salviniae: Salviniaceae) and its biological control agent Cyrtobagous salviniae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in freshwater and saline environments
- Natural arsenal of Magnolia sarcotesta: insecticidal activity against the leaf-cutting ant Atta mexicana (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
- Ethanol concentration can influence the outcomes of insecticide evaluation of ambrosia beetle attacks using wood bolts
- Post-release support of host range predictions for two Lygodium microphyllum biological control agents
- Missing jewels: the decline of a wood-nesting forest bee, Augochlora pura (Hymenoptera: Halictidae), in northern Georgia
- Biological response of Rhopalosiphum padi and Sipha flava (Hemiptera: Aphididae) changes over generations
- Argopistes tsekooni (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a new natural enemy of Chinese privet in North America: identification, establishment, and host range
- A non-overwintering urban population of the African fig fly (Diptera: Drosophilidae) impacts the reproductive output of locally adapted fruit flies
- Fitness of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) on four economically important host fruits from Fujian Province, China
- Carambola fruit fly in Brazil: new host and first record of associated parasitoids
- Establishment and range expansion of invasive Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae) in Texas
- A micro-anatomical investigation of dark and light-adapted eyes of Chilades pandava (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
- Scientific Notes
- Evaluation of food attractants based on fig fruit for field capture of the black fig fly, Silba adipata (Diptera: Lonchaeidae)
- Exploring the potential of Amblyseius largoensis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) as a biological control agent against Aceria litchii (Acari: Eriophyidae) on lychee plants
- Early stragglers of periodical cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) found in Louisiana
- Attraction of released male Mediterranean fruit flies to trimedlure and an α-copaene-containing natural oil: effects of lure age and distance
- Co-infestation with Drosophila suzukii and Zaprionus indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae): a threat for berry crops in Morelos, Mexico
- Observation of brood size and altricial development in Centruroides hentzi (Arachnida: Buthidae) in Florida, USA
- New quarantine cold treatment for medfly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in pomegranates
- A new invasive pest in Mexico: the presence of Thrips parvispinus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in chili pepper fields
- Acceptance of fire ant baits by nontarget ants in Florida and California
- Examining phenotypic variations in an introduced population of the invasive dung beetle Digitonthophagus gazella (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
- Note on the nesting biology of Epimelissodes aegis LaBerge (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
- Mass rearing protocol and density trials of Lilioceris egena (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biological control agent of air potato
- Cardinal predation of the invasive Jorō spider Trichophila clavata (Araneae: Nephilidae) in Georgia
- Book Reviews
- Review: Harbach, R.E. 2024. The Composition and Nature of the Culicidae (Mosquitoes). Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International and the Royal Entomological Society, United Kingdom. ISBN 9781800627994
- Retraction
- Retraction of: Examining phenotypic variations in an introduced population of the invasive dung beetle Digitonthophagus gazella (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)