UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department
Recommendations for your apiary in December: his calendar is meant to be a reference point for management and is not comprehensive. The year-round Beekeeping Management Calendar can be found here: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in848 Originally published December, 2016. Revised and republished… Read More
We arrived at the Lake Hoare camp 8 days ago and the weather so far has been amazing! By amazing, I mean no further delays to get to our experiments on the top of the… Read More
Although we were scheduled to fly to the Lake Hoare camp Monday morning (12 Nov), we are still in McMurdo. Another weather system has been ploughing through the region pushing everybody’s field plans back. Since… Read More
The Project: Cryconite holes are water-filled pockets with a sediment layer at the bottom. They form when wind-blown soil/sediment particles settle on the surface of a glacier. Because the particles are darker and absorb more solar… Read More
Recommendations for your apiary in November: This calendar is meant to be a reference point for management and is not comprehensive. The year-round Beekeeping Management Calendar can be found here: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in848 Originally published November, 2016. Revised and republished… Read More
Hurricane Michael significantly impacted the beekeeping industry in the Florida Panhandle. This area is home to about 500 registered beekeepers and nearly 50,000 colonies, which amounts to more than 1.2 billion bees. These colonies are… Read More
Recommendations for your apiary in October: This calendar is meant to be a reference point for management and is not comprehensive. The year-round Beekeeping Management Calendar can be found here: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in848 Additional resources: Tools for Varroa Management Varroa Sampling Methods (video) How… Read More
As always during hurricane season, your safety, and that of your family and neighbors is the top priority as a pending storm approaches. As long as you are otherwise safe and prepared, however, take a few… Read More
A note on the Chinese Tallow Flea Beetle from Dr. William Kern, UF/IFAS Associate professor: I hope to offer a reasonable argument why Florida Beekeepers should support the release of the Chinese tallow flea beetle,… Read More
Since 2014, several Florida blueberry growers reported visible tunneling on the canes of their blueberry bushes. In the summer of 2016, the University of Florida Fruit and Vegetable IPM Laboratory found a flatheaded borer larva… Read More
