Category: Agriculture
Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food
June 21, 2013
By Mary Campbell, Extension Director and Community Resource Agent How much do you know about where your food comes from? Is it important to you whether you are supporting local Florida agriculture? Learning about food and farming in our ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTags: Local Foods
Panhandle Watermelon Festival June 28th & 29th !
June 21, 2013
Come to Washington County Florida to celebrate the Watermelon at the 57th annual Watermelon Festival ! Watermelon harvest in the central Florida Panhandle is actually a week or two late, but there will be plenty of melons at the Festival This ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Panhandle Gardening, Summer 2013, Upcoming Events
Spotted Wilt Virus in Tomato
June 19, 2013
Tomatoes, though a joy to eat, are not the easiest crop to grow. An Escambia County grower recently brought in a sample showing unusual patterns on the green fruit. When he cut the fruit open, he noticed discoloration on the inside. The ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTags: Disease, Panhandle Agriculture, Pest Management, Tomato, Vegetables
UF-IFAS Pest Alert: Granulate Cutworm by Capinera (UF)
June 19, 2013
The granulate cutworm, Feltia subterranea (Fabricius) is the most commonly occurring cutworm in Florida, though it is rarely numerous enough to be a major pest. It is nocturnal through most of its life, and lacks distinctive ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: Cutworms, Featured Creatures, Pest Alert
UF-IFAS Pest Alert: Asiatic Garden Beetle, by Skelley (FDACS-DPI)
June 19, 2013
The Asiatic garden beetle, Maladera castanea (Arrow), has been a pest in the northeastern United States since the 1920s. Generally not as abundant or damaging as the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica Newman), the Asiatic garden beetle is ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: Beetles, Featured Creatures, Pest Alert
UF-IFAS Pest Alert: a mealybug, Vryburgia trionymoides by Stocks (FDACS-DPI)
June 19, 2013
On several occasions in 2011, succulents (Crassulaceae) for sale at retail stores in Florida were found with infestations of the mealybug Vryburgia trionymoides DeLotto. A traceback revealed that the succulents originated in California, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Featured Creatures, Mealybugs, Ornamentals, Pest Alert, Vryburgia
UF-IFAS Pest Alert: Mexican lac scale by Stocks, FDACS-DPI
June 19, 2013
The Mexican lac scale, Tachardiella mexicana (Comstock) (Hemiptera: Kerriidae), is native to Mexico and Texas. This species was first discovered in Florida in 1985 at a theme park in Lake Buena Vista and a second population was discovered ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Featured Creatures, Pest Alert, Scale Insects
Watermelon Harvest Around the Corner in the Central Florida Panhandle
June 18, 2013
Watermelon harvest is around the corner in the central Florida panhandle, but is actually a week or two late. This slight delay in harvest is due to the near 100 degree temperatures and lack of pollinators present. Flowers have been closing ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTags: Horticulture, Panhandle Agriculture, Watermelon, Weather
A Different View on Hydrangeas
June 17, 2013
There are a couple of possibilities for gardeners who are looking for something a little different than the old favorite French hydrangea. If you want to make your neighbor’s and gardening friends envious, consider adding one of the following ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Garden Design, Ornamental Shrubs, Panhandle Gardening, Summer 2013