Tag: laurel wilt

Attention avocado growers: UF/IFAS multi-state survey seeks to find out more about avocado disease management

by Lourdes Mederos

April 15, 2024

There is no shortage of consumer appetite for avocados. Frequently incorporated into starters and desserts, demand for avocados has surged in popularity to rival the iconic American apple pie. Meanwhile, production of avocado in the United ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Avocado, Disease, Entomology And Nematology, Jonathan Crane, Laurel Wilt, News, Phytophthora Root Rot, Research, Tropical Research And Education Center, U.S. Department Of Agriculture, UF IFAS Extension, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, USDA NAAS

Network Analysis Being Used in Laurel Wilt Research

by IFAS Communications Video

October 17, 2023

Laurel wilt is a plant disease causing serious devastation to the South Florida avocado industry. First discovered in a Florida commercial avocado orchard in 2012, the disease has decimated the number of trees in Florida’s orchards, posing ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture,
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Laurel Wilt, Network Analysis

May First Friday with Florida First Detector

by Morgan Pinkerton

May 8, 2023

Recap of May First Friday with Florida First Detector In May, we picked up again with our discussion of wood boring insects. This time, we focused more on the bark beetles (Family: Curculionidae). Many bark beetles help break down dead or ... READ MORE

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Tags: Biosecurity, Early Detection, FFD22-23, FloridaFirstDetetctor, Invasive Species, Laurel Wilt, Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, SeminoleCountyAg

Decision-support tool using HiPerGator may help manage devastating avocado disease

by Brad Buck

November 18, 2020

UF/IFAS researchers are working on a decision-support app to help policy makers and growers decide the best regional treatment options for laurel wilt disease, which is challenging Florida’s $35 million-a-year avocado crop. Laurel wilt ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Avocado, Decision-support Tool, Disease, Disease Transmission, HiPerGator, Horticultural Sciences, Jonathan Crane, Karen Garrett, Laurel Wilt, Plant Pathology, Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Tropical Research And Education Center

Dangerous avocado pathogen grows faster in cooler temperatures

by Brad Buck

September 5, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida scientist has some new data that avocado growers might consider: The disease grows faster in the fall or winter than in the summer, so growers may want to look for laurel wilt more closely during ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease
Tags: Avocado, Laurel Wilt, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Nemat Keyhani, News

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