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Lake Worth Beach, previously named Lake Worth, is a city in east-central Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, located about 63 miles (101 km) north of Miami.The city's name is derived from the body of water along its eastern border known as the Lake Worth Lagoon, which was named for General William J. Worth, who led United States Army forces during the last part of the Second Seminole War.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Division of Plant Industry is the hosting institution for the Florida State Collection of Arthropods, FSCA. The division maintains and develops the collection, which houses specimens from around the world and is ranked among the top 5 North American entomological collections.
The Florida State Collection of Arthropods (FSCA) began in 1915 as a resource for the newly created Florida State Plant Board. The mission of the Plant Board was (and is) to protect Florida’s native and commercially grown plants from harmful pests and disease. A major component of that mission was having the in-house expertise, tools, and ...
THYSANOPTERA. The mission of the Florida State Collection of Arthropods, is to build the best possible worldwide collection of terrestrial and aquatic arthropods in support of research, education and the functions of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in protecting Florida’s native and commercially grown plants and ...
Arthropods of Duval County, Florida (1 C, 5 F) I. Arthropods of Indian River County, ... Arthropods of Palm Beach County, Florida ...
21 miles (34 km) Max. width. 1 mile (1.6 km) The Lake Worth Lagoon is a lagoon located in Palm Beach County, Florida. It runs parallel to the coast, and is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by barrier beaches, including Palm Beach Island. The lagoon is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by two permanent, man-made inlets.
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Abstract. The Bureau of Entomology, Division of Plant Industry, provides an arthropod identi fication service for Florida agriculture, develops the Florida State Collection of Arthropods, and recommends the regulation of movements of ar thropods into and within the state. Since the inception of the State Plant Board of Florida in 1915, insect ...
