Summertime is the best time of year to solarize the garden beds to manage weeds, nematodes, diseases and soil insects. The soil surface is covered with a clear plastic, which allows sunlight to pass through… Read More
A comprehensive new online resource for diagnosing palm problems was released late last year: A Resource for Pests and Diseases of Cultivated Palms: Symptoms of Diseases and Disorders http://itp.lucidcentral.org/id/palms/symptoms/ The authors of this multi-agency initiative… Read More
Now that planting citrus is allowed again, you need to look out for another disease that is a bigger threat to our trees than citrus canker. Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing (HLB) or yellow… Read More
Towards the end of the rainy season, frangipani (Plumeria) leaves are prone to infection by the fungus Coleosporium plumierae, known as frangipani rust. This disease causes yellow spots and premature leaf drop and but does… Read More
Witch’s Broom Gall is a term applied to growth distortion of woody stems. When something causes the growing tip to die the buds below may produce a tight cluster of shortened stems. This dense cluster… Read More
A Key to Common Landscape Palm Disorders and Diseases in the Continental United States is available at the University of Florida Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center website. Follow the link to find out how… Read More
