Category: Pests & Disease
There’s a Mosquito Season in Florida?
July 11, 2023
From coast to sandhill, pasture to homestead, dozens of mosquito species breed around Florida homes and neighborhoods. Mosquitoes ease through life in one of four forms - egg, larvae, pupae, or adult. As bloodsucking adults, some are pests, ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Work & LifeTags: Bees, Control De Mosquitoes, Disease, EEEV, En Espanol, Florida, Gardening, Levy County, Malaria, Mosquito, Mosquito Bites, No-spray List, West Nile Disease
Temas de mayo y junio: la rabia, semillas de calabaza, el caracol cola de cuerno y el riego de jardines
July 10, 2023
Durante mayo y junio fueron publicados cuatro interesantes temas en español en AskIfas. A continuación, un breve resumen de cada uno con el link directo a su versión web para ampliar la lectura, con su respectivo formato PDF para descargar ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & DiseaseTags: Agricultura, Agua, Ask IFAS, Enfermedades, Español, Especies Invasivas, Extension, Florida
Virtual CEUs this Summer
July 6, 2023
The UF/IFAS and FTGA are hosting the CEU Round Up on July 19, 20, 26 and 27. The webinars will be 1:00 pm-4:00 pm EST or 12:00 pm-3:00 CST. Each webinar will receive CEUs from FDACS, FNGLA and GCSAA. July 19 Agenda Pesticide ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: CEU, CEUs, Hwooten
Big Little Flies
June 30, 2023
While not all flies are bad - filth flies are not something you want buzzing around your food or home. These flies are aptly named as their larvae are often found in excrement, garbage, and rotting organic material. Everyone knows the house ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: PMU
Immune-boosting therapy helps honey bees resist deadly viruses
June 29, 2023
Scientists have successfully tested a novel way of boosting honey bees’ immune systems to help them fend off deadly viruses, which have contributed to the major losses of the critical pollinator globally. In a new study, the research team, ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Daniel Swale, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Entomology And Nematology, Honey Bees, News
CORE Training for Nurseries and Greenhouses
June 26, 2023
You told us that finding Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in CORE is hard to find. We listened and created an online class for you! The class is available 24/7, 365 days a year, and costs only $30! The money from this class will be used ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: CEU, CEUs, Continuing Education Units, CORE, Greenhouse, Nursery, Production Hortiuculture
CEU Day 2023–Landscape University!
June 20, 2023
We would love to C.E.U. in person at CEU Day! You know you need CEUs, so come hang out with experienced Extension Agents to talk plants, palms, and pests in a comfortable and engaging environment. Plus, virtually, we cannot hear the laughter ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: 482, 487, Best Practice, BMP, BMPs, Brooke Moffis, Calculation, Calibration, Central District, Central Florida, CEU, CEUs, Class, Classes, Continuing Education, Cool Class, CORE, Florida, GIBMP, Grass, Hangry Plants, Hannah Wooten, Horticulture, Hwooten, In Person, Lake County, Landscape, Lawn And Ornamental, LCLM, Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance, Limited Lawn And Ornamental, LLO, Moffis, Morgan Pinkerton, Orange County, Ornamental And Turf, OT, Palm, Palms, PCO, Pest Control Operator, Pinkerton, Plants Are Cool, Private Ag, Private Applicator, Seminole County, Tree Crop, Trees Are Cool
Virtual Limited Pesticide Applicator’s License Review and CEUs–7/20/23
June 19, 2023
The limited pesticide applicator's licenses allow the licensed applicator to apply pesticides to landscapes around buildings. There are 2 primary limited pesticide applicators licenses: Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance (LCLM) for ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: CEU, CEUs, Cflandscapes, Class, Commercial Pesticide, Continuing Education, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Hwooten, Integrated Pest Management, Landscape, Landscape Management, Landscapes, LCLM, License, Limited, Limited Pesticide, LLO, Pesticide, Pesticide Applicator, Pests, Workshop
June Gardening May Include Visit to Plant Clinic
June 13, 2023
June offers hotter temperatures, humidity and possible thunderstorm activity. In addition, school is out and many people take time to go on vacation. This leaves less time for landscape and garden chores. But there are things to do in the June ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: June Gardening, Landscapes, Lawns, Plant Clinic, Vegetable Gardening