Tag: ultraviolet light

Combining UV light and predatory mites could help manage nasty strawberry pest, but there’s a caveat

by Brad Buck

May 31, 2023

Growers can use ultraviolet light and predatory mites to help control a pest that can severely damage strawberries, but new University of Florida research adds a cautionary note. This integrated approach to managing twospotted spider mites ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Entomology And Nematology, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Integrated Pest Management, Mite Eggs, Pests, Predatory Mites, Sriyanka Lahiri, Strawberries, Twospotted Spider Mite, Ultraviolet Light, UV

UV light may help farmers vanquish deadly cantaloupe pathogen

by Brad Buck

February 27, 2023

Can’t get enough cantaloupe? University of Florida scientists want to help farmers in Florida and across the globe grow the cucurbit to satisfy consumers’ tastes. Even with fungicides, producers struggle to control powdery mildew, a disease ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Cantaloupe, Galvin Alonzo, Garry Vallad, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Natalia Peres, Pathogen, Powdery Mildew, Ultraviolet Light, UV Light

UV system means ‘lights out’ for strawberry pathogen

by Ralph Mitchell

March 4, 2021

When the light goes on, it’s lights out for a ruinous strawberry pathogen. Just imagine this: Pulling an ultraviolet lamp behind a tractor out into your farm in the middle of the night, pointing the UV light at the strawberries and zapping ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Natalia Peres, Night, Norway, Pathogen, Powdery Mildew, Strawberries, Tractor-drawn Machine, Ultraviolet Light, USDA, UV Light

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