Category: Agriculture

Using Airlifts to Collect and Concentrate Copepod Nauplii

by Diana Hagan
August 10, 2015

Airlifts are simple and inexpensive and not new to aquaculture. The buoyancy of rising bubbles within a pipe or tube generates an upward flow of water that are often used as part of water treatment design in recirculating aquaculture systems, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management
Tags: Aquaculture Facilities, Cortney L. Ohs, Eric J. Cassiano, Fisheries And Aquatic Sciences, John Marcellus, Matthew A. DiMaggio

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot Population Building in the Panhandle

by rfmizell
August 7, 2015

Bermudagrass hay farmers need to scout their fields for Bermudagrass Stem Maggots. I just discovered a big infestation here at the North Florida Research Center (NFREC) which is first one in two years in North Florida that we are aware of. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Bermudagrass Stem Maggot, Forage & Pasture, Hay, Insects, Panhandle Agriculture, Pest Alert, Pest Management

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

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August 6, 2015

Although grasshoppers may be of economic importance in Florida, some species, such as the eastern lubber grasshopper, may cause serious damage to crops and ornamentals when they occur in large numbers. The eastern lubber grasshopper can be ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Agriculture, Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers, Grasshoppers, Pests

Bees and Pesticides

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August 6, 2015

The honeybee is only one of many bees and pollinators in Florida; however, it is the most important bee for Florida and the nation’s agricultural economy. Honeybees supply approximately 1/3 of the national food supply through their pollination ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Agriculture, Bees, Honeybees, Pesticides, Protecting Bees, Wildlife

Agritourism Day at Miami-Dade County!

by Vanessa Vassilaros
August 6, 2015

Tour cost includes lunch and a complimentary membership to the Dade County Farm Bureau. RSVPS can be made at 305-246-5514 READ MORE

Category: Agriculture

APHIS Seeks Suggestions for Fiscal Year 2016 Projects to be Funded by Section 10007 of the 2014 Farm Bill

by Vanessa Vassilaros
August 6, 2015

APHIS Seeks Suggestions for Fiscal Year 2016 Projects to be Funded by Section 10007 of the 2014 Farm Bill USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sent this bulletin at 08/03/2015 02:02 PM EDT The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture

Downy mildew confirmed on South FL purple velvet plants

by Vanessa Vassilaros
August 6, 2015

Downy mildew, a disease known to damage dozens of plant species in Florida, has now been found on purple velvet plants in South Florida, UF/IFAS scientists say. Purple velvet plants are popularly used for foliage and cut flowers, said Aaron ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Downy Mildew, Gynura Aurantiaca, Homestead, Miami, Miami-Dade, Mildew, Nursery Pest, Ornamental, Pest, Peste, Plant Nursery, South Florida, UF, Velvet

Africanized Honey Bees

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August 6, 2015

Africanized honey bees (AHB) have made their way into the state of Florida. AHBs breed and compete with the European strains of honey bees that normally inhabit our state. Because Florida's AHB population is increasing, it is important to become ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Africanized Honey Bees, Agriculture, Bees, Pests

Phytophthora Identification and Sampling in Citrus Nurseries

by Diana Hagan
August 5, 2015

Phytophthora species are important soil-borne, fungus-like pathogens that attack the root systems, trunk, and fruit of citrus trees at any age. The front of this identification sheet includes images of healthy and infested roots and descriptions ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Citrus Diseases, Citrus Research And Education Center, Diane B. Bright, J.H. Graham, Jamie Burrow, Phytophthora Spp., Soil And Water Sciences Department, Timothy D. Riley

UF/IFAS battling a disease devastating to deer farms and cows

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 5, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Florida legislature recently allocated $2 million a year for the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to study Hemorrhagic disease, a virus which affects deer and can cross over into ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Deer, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, University Of Florida

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