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Unlocking the secrets of mites: Agricultural acarology workshop aims to increase expertise in this emerging science

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March 25, 2024

Mites are arachnids that are found in almost every environment with more than 55,000 described species worldwide. Some mites are classified as pests, while others are beneficial. Those who study mites are known as acarologists. Fewer ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: Acarology, Alexandra Revynthi, Arachnids, Biological Control Practitioners, Daniel Carrillo, Entomology And Nematology, Extension, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Mites, News, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS TREC, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center
Florida First Detector First Fridays

January 2024 First Friday with Florida First Detector


January 8, 2024

Recap of January 2024 First Friday with Florida First Detector For our first webinar of 2024, we focused on mites! As a group, mites are incredibly diverse. There are mites pretty much everywhere. You can find them on plants, animals, people, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Biosecurity, Early Detection, FFD23-24, FloridaFirstDetector, Galls, Invasive Species, Mites, Plant Pests, SeminoleCountyAg
using a magnifying glass to scout for a caterpillar on a plant

The Concept of Integrated Pest Management

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February 23, 2021

Authors: Liz Felter, Ph.D., and Caroline R. Warwick, M.S. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a holistic approach to managing insects, mites, pathogens, nematodes, weeds, and other pests in which multiple techniques, concepts, and practices ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cflandscapes, Disease, Greenhouse, Insects, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Mites, Nematodes, Nursery, Pathogens, Pest Management, Pests, Scouting, Weeds

New Video: Mites of Industrial Hemp in Florida


February 23, 2021

The UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Project has a new video resource available for industrial hemp growers: Mites of Industrial Hemp in Florida. The video, narrated by UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) professor of entomology ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Biological Control, Eriophyidae, Hemp, Industrial Hemp, Juanita Popenoe, Lance Osborne, Mites, Mites In Hemp, Osborne, Tarsonemidae, Tetranychida

Fact Sheets: Insects | Stephen Brown | Lee County Extension

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September 26, 2018

Insects A Gallery of Florida Insects Asian Citrus Psyllid Bagworms on Palms Banana Moth Bark Psocid - coming soon Black Thread Scale Braconid Wasps Brown Recluse Spider (pdf) - coming soon Cactus Moth ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Bagworms, Banana Moth, Black Thread Scale, Braconid Wasps, Chili Thrips, Citrus Leafminer, Coconut Mealybug, Cycad Scale, Cypress Webworms, Eastern Lubber Grasshopper, Fact Sheet, Factsheet, Ficus Leaf Rolling Psyllid, Ficus Thrips, Ficus Whitefly, Florida Insects, Flower Beetle, Fuller Rose Beetle, Golden Rain Tree Bug, Hibiscus Midge, Insect Galls, Insects, Lee County, Ligustrum Olive Shootworm Catepillar, Locate Lac Scale, Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Mites, Oil Soap Spray, Podocarpus Aphids, Red Date Scales, Red Palm Mite, Scale (Tachardiella Mexicana) On Wild Tamarind, Scale Insects And Mealybugs, Scale On Glaucous Cassia, Slash Pine Scales, Snowbush Caterpillar/White-tipped Black Moth Feeding, Sooty Mold, Spiraling Whitefly, Sri Lanka Weevil, St. Augustinegrass Bugs, Stephen Brown, Stinging And Venomous Caterpillars, Tabebuia Thrips, Tiki Hut Caterpillar, Weevil In Sansevieria/Snake Plant, Whiteflies Management, Whiteflies On Cocoplum, Whitefly (Acacia) & Sooty Mold (You Tube), Whitefly (Rugose Spiraling), Yellow-Banded Millipede

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