Off-Season Pruning Effectively Reduces Dragon Fruit Canker By Shouan Zhang, Pamela Dutra, Romina Gazis, Jonathan Crane, and Jeff Wasielewski This fact sheet presents evidence obtained from local commercial dragon fruit plantings, where ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Specialty/Tropical Fruit Maprang (Bouea macrophylla Griff.) Fruit Trees: Botany and Commercial Cultivation in South Florida By Federico W. Sanchez, Jonathan H. Crane, and Bruce Schaffer Maprang (Bouea macrophylla Griff.), also known as ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Chalcoela moths: Pegasus Chalcoela, Chalcoela pegasalis Walker and Sooty-Wing Chalcoela, Chalcoela iphitalis Walker (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Vera Miskimen, Andrei Sourakov This publication describes chalcoela moths, unusual predatory ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease
UF AgriGator Spray Program: Watermelon By Nicholas S. Dufault, Mathews Paret, Kiersten Fullem, Pamela D. Roberts, Gary Vallad, and Susannah Da Silva. This guide is intended as a resource for Extension agents and growers and contains information ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Selected UAV Options for Agricultural Imaging and Mapping Applications under Florida’s UAS Regulations Liyike Ji, Xu Wang, and Wael Elwakil. Florida governmental agencies must utilize drones only from approved manufacturers meeting the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Water
Blood Oranges in Florida: Facts, Challenges, and Considerations Fariborz Habibi, Ali Sarkhosh, Frederick G. Gmitter, and Jeffrey K. Brecht. This publication explores the potential for blood orange cultivation in Florida and discusses the ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Citrus, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Biosecurity Plan Template for Livestock Exhibitions Isabell L. Revere, Colleen Larson, Ricky W. Telg, Benjamin D. Anderson, and Cynthia B. Sanders. This publication provides a biosecurity plan template for livestock exhibitions. Due to ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Professional Development
Pregnancy Toxemia (Ketosis) in Ewes and Does Kari Hancock, Martha Mallicote, Sally DeNotta, and Brittany N. Diehl. This article is meant to provide producers with a general overview of pregnancy toxemia, or ketosis, in small ruminants. First ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease
Using Banker Plants as an Additional Tool in Strawberry Integrated Pest Management Allan Busuulwa, Lovely Adhikary, and Sriyanka Lahiri. The invasive Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is currently the most significant pest ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease
What Backyard Flock Owners Need to Know about Bird Flu (Influenza H5N1) Ashley McLeod-Morin, Benjamin D. Anderson, Glenn Morris, Cynthia B. Sanders, Colleen Larson, Ricky Telg, and Annabel Henson. Bird flu is caused by the H5N1 subtype of ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease