Category: Agriculture
Get off my Turf!
July 18, 2008
Southern Chinch bugs, Blissus insularis is an tiny insect pest of St. Augustinegrass, Stenotaphrum secundatum. This blog is excerpts from the University of Florida Featured Creatures publication written by Stacy Woods http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/turf/southern_chinch_bug.htm. ... READ MORE
Category: TurfTags: Insects
Aggressive Weed Becoming a Menace Worse Than Kudzu, UF Researcher Says
July 5, 2008
By: Mickie Anderson - (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Shibu Jose - sjose@ufl.edu, (352) 846-0872 Raghavan Charudattan - rcharu@ufl.edu, (352) 392-7240 x354 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- And you thought kudzu was bad. A weed called cogongrass is rapidly ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive SpeciesTags: Cogongrass, Raghavan Charudattan, Shibu Jose
UF Researchers Test Mulches as Part of Project to Develop Nutsedge Suppression System
June 30, 2008
By: Tom Nordlie - (352) 273-3567 Source: Yasser Shabana - yassershabana2@yahoo.com, (352) 392-9055 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida fruit and vegetable farmers who use mulch to discourage nutsedge may find a bigger payoff if they ... READ MORE
Category: CropsTags: Yasser Shabana
Genetic Pesticide Developed in UF Lab
May 28, 2008
By: Stu Hutson - (352) 392-0400 Source: Michael Scharf - mescharf@ufl.edu, (352) 392-1901 x143 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Each year in the United States, termites gnaw away more than $1 billion in structural damage despite an ever ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Entomology And Nematology, Michael Scharf, Termites