2019 IPM Jeopardy Champion
Welcome back to the winners circle STEVEN POULIOT, Land Shark Pest Control! Steven is the 2019 IPM Jeopardy Champion, and he also claimed the Championship in 2012! IPM Jeopardy is a review… Read More
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Landscape U
Join us February 12th for our next Landscape U class – Palm Problems. Get the dirt on Pest Management in this series of classes for Landscape & Pest Control Professionals. There is a great line up of topics… Read More
Review and Exams for Limited Certifications Pesticide Applicator Licenses
Review and Exams for the Limited Certification Pesticide Applicator Licenses on February 21st at UF/IFAS Extension Orange County. 8:00am-3:00pm / Exams 3:00pm**. CEUs Available. Limited Certification for Commercial Landscape Maintenance *New Study Materials & Exam effective 7/18 – License needed for those… Read More
Tuttle Mealybug Update
Tuttle mealybugs, a pest of zoysia grass, are surprisingly difficult to control. According to UF/IFAS Extension Entomologist Dr. Adam Dale, there has been a significant increase in Tuttle mealybug outbreaks/reports throughout the state since 2016. It’s not clear if this is… Read More
Key Plant/Key Pests is a Useful IPM Tool
Key plants are common plant species grown in Florida landscapes that are frequently infested with specific pests or diseases at specific times of the year. The concept of key plant/key pests is simple but requires knowledge. Some plants… Read More
Winter Ornamental and Turf Pest Management Workshop
Join us on Saturday, January 12th from 8:00a-12:10p for the Winter Ornamental & Turf Pest Management Workshop. Thanks to our sponsors at SiteOne, this is a FREE program. We have a great lineup of speakers and topics include… Read More
A New Podocarpus? No, Just Aphids!
I spotted a podocarpus in a landscape with attractive curly new growth. I thought to myself, “is this a new variety with a unique characteristic?” As I came in for a closer look, I saw the telltale signs… Read More
Pruning Masks Pygmy Date Palm Problem
If palms are pruned before identifying the cause of decline, sometimes the symptoms are removed that indicate a nutritional or disease problem. In the case of this recently pruned pygmy date palm, a few leaves with a disease… Read More
Why Do Some Plants Get Cankers?
Canker diseases are common, widespread and destructive to a wide range of trees and shrubs. A ‘canker’ is really a symptom of an injury often associated with an open wound that has become infected by a fungal or… Read More
Fertilizer Spill? The BMPs Say Clean It Up!
Most urban landscapes are surrounded by impervious surfaces such as sidewalks, driveways and streets. An impervious surface that drains to a water body or the stormwater system is called a Directly Connected Impervious Area (DCIA). Fertilizer inadvertently applied… Read More