Category: UF/IFAS

Pasture Mealybug: What We Know So Far and Resources Available

by Marcelo Wallau
August 20, 2026

What producers, land managers, and forage professionals need to know as Florida’s response takes shape. At a glance. The pasture mealybug was first detected in Florida in May 2026; it has now been reported in 22 Florida counties, including ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Forages, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture Mealybug, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension

What makes pastures more susceptible to pasture mealybugs?

by Marcelo Wallau
August 18, 2026

Authored by: Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Forage Extension Specialist Niguss Hailegnaw, UF/IFAS Assistant Professor of Crop Nutrient Management at the Everglades Research and Education Center Pasture mealybug (PMB) is expanding across ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agronomy, Forages, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture Mealybug, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research

Spotlight on Excellence: UF/IFAS’s Mikerly Joseph Named 2025 Dr. James Watson Fellow

by Carolina Vendrame
January 30, 2026

By Carolina Vendrame January 30, 2026 Gainesville, Fla. —The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has announced the recipients of the 2025 Dr. James Watson Fellowship, an honor recognizing emerging leaders in turfgrass ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agronomy Department, AI, Turfgrass Research, Weed Science

UF CALS students earn annual awards

by Jarred Shellhouse
April 19, 2023

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Fifteen UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences students were recognized for their academic accomplishments and successes at the University of Florida during the annual CALS awards banquet, held April 18. "It ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Awards

Congratulations to Drs. Jose Dubeux & Fredy Altpeter

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 18, 2021

Congratulations to Drs. Jose Dubeux and Fredy Altpeter for being selected as a CSSA Fellows! Fellow is the highest recognition bestowed by the Crop Science Society of America. Members of the Society nominate worthy colleagues based on their ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS

2021 John Jachetta Undergraduate Research Award Winner

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 7, 2021

Conrad Oberweger, an undergraduate research student at the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) has been awarded the 2021 John Jachetta Undergraduate Research Award from the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) due to his ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Archive

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