Category: Horticulture
Rugose Spiraling Whitefly (Aleurodicus rugioperculatus: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Popping Up on Coconut Palms- Oct. 2018
October 24, 2018
Above: Spiraling whiteflies smother a gumbo-limbo (Pic: Kim Gable, UF |IFAS Extension Key West). Bottom: Close-up of spiraling whitefly (Pic. Holly Glenn, UF|IFAS Homestead TREC). Note the sucking mouthparts. The ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & DiseaseTags: Aleuroctonus Vittatus (Eulophidae), Biocontrol, Dinotefuran, Imidacloprid, IPM, Landscape Pests
Stinging Wasps Active After Storms
October 23, 2018
As Hurricane Michael was barreling through the Panhandle region, wasp populations were at their highest of the year. Winds and flooding destroyed many of the nests of paper wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets and now wasps may be aggressive ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Flooding, Hurricane, Stinging Insects, Storms, Wasps
Succulents are all the rage
October 22, 2018
What's a succulent? One of the latest crazes in gardening is growing succulents. Anyone that has collected a few usually finds themselves hooked. They come in all shapes sizes and colors and the ease of growing them can be unmatched. If you ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension,Tags: Classes, Dish Gardens, DYI, Festival, Gardening, Highlands County, Master Gardeners, Succulents
Why Do Some Plants Get Cankers?
October 19, 2018
Canker diseases are common, widespread and destructive to a wide range of trees and shrubs. A ‘canker’ is really a symptom of an injury often associated with an open wound that has become infected by a fungal or bacterial pathogen. Canker ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & DiseaseTags: Canker, Cflandscapes, Disease, Trees
Fertilizer Spill? The BMPs Say Clean It Up!
October 19, 2018
Most urban landscapes are surrounded by impervious surfaces such as sidewalks, driveways and streets. An impervious surface that drains to a water body or the stormwater system is called a Directly Connected Impervious Area (DCIA). Fertilizer ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, HorticultureTags: BMP, Cflandscapes, Fertilizer, GI-BMP