UF/IFAS Pest Alert
Have you ever had a sick plant? Did you know that many of our Florida plant problems can be attributed to exotic pests? Learn more about common issues, scouting, and submitting samples at Florida First Detector! Expert speakers… Read More
On Monday, state agriculture officials announced that the parasite that eats the flesh of living animals had been found in a stray dog in Homestead. As a precaution officials will release sterile flies in order to eradicate the… Read More
Bug Week is this week! Each year during the week before Memorial Day, UF/IFAS celebrates all things bugs. Throughout the week, UF/IFAS shares all sorts of information about bugs and how we interact with them, via social media,… Read More
Boxwood blight, caused by the fungus Calonectria pseudonaviculata, is a serious fungal disease of boxwood that results in defoliation and decline of susceptible boxwood. In Florida, Boxwood blight was discovered in April 2015 in a commercial nursery… Read More
“What is eating these leaves?” It is a common question at our Master Gardener Plant Clinics. It’s the Sri Lanka weevil! Dr. Doug Caldwell, Ph.D, UF⎮IFAS Extension Collier County Entomologist (Dr. Dougbug) explains “WHAT… Read More
We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Oryctes rhinoceros (L.), the coconut rhinoceros beetle, is a pest species occurring throughout many tropical regions of… Read More
COST: Class costs $10 WHO: Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance Class and Exam The required 6 hour licensing class/ exam, coordinated by Doug Caldwell, for commercial landscape maintenance employees , who need to apply pesticides in landscape beds…. Read More
We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The family Siricidae consists of 10 extant genera and 122 species worldwide, and is commonly referred to… Read More
We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Xyleborus affinis is one of the most widespread and common ambrosia beetles in the world. It is… Read More
We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The tea shot-hole borer, Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is an Asian ambrosia beetle introduced to… Read More
