Category: Pests & Disease

Southeast Pest Management Conference 2025

by Eliana Joseph
April 3, 2025

Join us for a buzzing event packed with the latest innovations, research, and best practices in pest management! Whether you're a seasoned industry professional or just starting out, the Southeast Pest Management Conference (SEPMC) has something ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Biocontrol, Biological Control, Bug, CALS, Educational Training, Entomology, Entomology And Nematology, Insect, Insects, Integrated Pest Management, Invasive, IPM, Landscape, Landscapes, Lawn, Pest, Pest Management, Pesticides, Pests, Pests And Disease, Plant-insect Interactions

Salibro: A recently-registered conventional nematicide in selected horticulture crops

by Zane Grabau
March 12, 2025

Plant-parasitic nematodes are a key pest in Florida horticulture production and nematicide application is an important part of an integrated pest management (IPM) approach. To that end, there is a recent addition to the limited number of nematicides ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Nematicides, Nematodes, SV Ag Update

How well do root-knot nematode resistant runner peanut cultivars perform in Florida?

by Zane Grabau
February 26, 2025

Peanut root-knot nematode is one of the major pests in peanut production in Florida and the Southeast in general. Along with crop rotation and nematicide application, use of resistant peanut cultivars is a primary method for managing peanut ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Nematodes, Peanut, SV Ag Update

Call for Submissions: 2025 UF/IFAS 4-H Honey Bee Essay Competition

by Amy Vu
February 24, 2025

Attention, UF/IFAS 4-H'ers! The UF/IFAS Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory (UF HBREL) is currently accepting submissions in response to the 2025 American Beekeeping Federation Foundation 4-H competition call for entries. Since national ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Crops, Curriculum, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-h, 4h, Beekeeping, Bees, Bug, Entomology, Honey Bee, Honey Bees, Honeybee, Insects, UF/IFAS, UFBugs, UFHoneyBeeLab, UFIFASExtension

Beekeeping Management Calendar: November

by Amy Vu
October 25, 2024

Recommendations for your apiary in November: This beekeeping calendar is a tool for all beekeepers in Florida, small scale to commercial operations. This calendar is meant to be a reference point for beekeeping management and is not comprehensive. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Entomology, Pest Management, UFBugs, UFHoneyBeeLab

Florida Beekeeping Calendar: October

by Amy Vu
October 1, 2024

Management practices for your apiary in October: This beekeeping calendar is a tool for all beekeepers in Florida, small scale to commercial operations. This calendar is meant to be a reference point for beekeeping management and is not ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bees, Bmp, Honeybee, UFBugs, UFHoneyBeeLab

Weed of the Month: Torpedo Grass

by Robert Annis
July 30, 2024

If the FBI had a most wanted poster for weeds, chances are torpedo grass (aka bullet grass and creeping panic) would make the cut. Introduced as a forage crop for cattle when J. Edgar Hoover was just a lad, it has become one of the worst invasive ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Invasive, Lawn, Pests And Disease, PMU, Weeds

Weed of the Month: Indicators of Weeds

by Robert Annis
June 26, 2024

Creating a great looking lawn takes planning, time, and dedication. You water, prune, irrigate, fertilize and mow, and just when you think you have created the perfect plot - you see a weed. This blemish does not necessarily imply you did something ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Integrated Pest Management, Lawn, Pests And Disease, PMU, Weeds

Florida Beekeeping Management Calendar: May

by Amy Vu
April 23, 2024

Recommendations for your apiary in May: This beekeeping calendar is a tool for all beekeepers in Florida, small scale to commercial operations. This calendar is meant to be a reference point for beekeeping management and is not comprehensive. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beekeeping, Beekeeping Calendar, Bees, Biological Control, Bug, Entomology, Honey Bee, Honey Bees, Honeybee, Management Calendar, Pests, UF/IFAS, UFBugs, UFHoneyBee, UFHoneyBeeLab, UFIFASExtension

Florida Beekeeping Management Calendar: April

by Amy Vu
March 25, 2024

This beekeeping calendar is a tool for all beekeepers in Florida, small scale to commercial operations. This calendar is meant to be a reference point for beekeeping management and is not comprehensive. The check-list can be used to identify ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beekeeping, Beekeeping Calendar, Bees, Bug, Entomology, Honey Bee, Honeybee, Insects, Management Calendar, Pest, Pest Management, Pollination, UF/IFAS, UFBugs, UFHoneyBee, UFHoneyBeeLab, UFIFASExtension

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