Webinar: Pathogen Risk Mitigation through System Design and Using Precision Irrigation Tools Date: Tuesday, 3 June, 2014, from Noon to 1:00 pm (Eastern) Presenter: Dr. John Lea-Cox, Professor and Nursery Extension ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Pests & Disease, WaterThese are some common questions- Why are there so many bugs in Florida? Not species but individual bugs. Why is my area so bug-infested? Why are there sometimes so many bugs of a certain type, like love bug swarms? Florida’s warm, humid ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionRight now it's probably the Asian citrus psyllid, a small flying insect that’s the vector of the presumptive cause of citrus greening disease, the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus. The disease cost Florida citrus growers $4.5 billion ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionYou should talk to your primary care provider. There are tests available that can indicate potential bee and wasp venom allergies. In the meantime, if you’re not certain if you are allergic to bee or wasp venom, the best thing to do is take ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionLet's start with the easy part- defining what an insect is. An insect is a type of organism in a larger group called arthropods, which are cold-blooded creatures with an exoskeleton and no backbone. An insect ( like the roach below) is an arthropod ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionWe are pleased to announce an updated article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Leaf-gall thrips in the genus Gynaikothrips are originating in southeast Asia infest Ficus. This is not a recent introduction. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseLAKELAND, Fla. – While most people think of unmanned aircraft solely as military drones, a group University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers know from more than a decade of experience that the small aircraft ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE - Oxford University Professor Charles Godfray, one of the most influential scientists involved in research and outreach on global food security, is speaking at the University of Florida on Friday, April 4, as part of the Florida ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFASCelebrating the 100-year anniversary of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914 that created the National Cooperative Extension Service FAMU/Extension Teleconference Center "Agriculture Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Feeding and Beautifying the World" April ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, CropsWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The potato tuberworm Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), also known as potato tuber moth or tobacco splitworm, is an oligophagous ... READ MORE
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