Category: Agriculture

Collier County Extension Tropical Fruit Class & Tree Sale July 20 and CEU class July 13

by Amanda Hodges
July 5, 2013

Collier County is announcing a CEU class (July 13th) and Tropical Fruit Workshop and Tree Sale (July 20th). Thanks for Dr. Doug Caldwell, Collier County Cooperative Extension for submitting this information to UF-IFAS Pest Alert. Further ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Pest Alert, Tropical Fruits, Workshops

UF Mobile Sites, Citrus Pests and Diseases Recently Released

by Amanda Hodges
July 3, 2013

Did you know that the IFAS Application Development Team has a mobile website? Go to http://m.ifas.ufl.edu You need to be on a mobile device (e.g., your smart phone or tablet) to open the site. The site include a link to a unit an employee ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Citrus, LUCID, Pest Alert

USDA-APHIS-PPQ and the developers of LUCID Software (QBIT, University of Queensland) Announce the Conversion of two LUCID Keys to Mobile LUCID Keys

by Amanda Hodges
July 3, 2013

The USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST Identification Technology Program, coordinated by Dr. Terrence Walters (terrence.w.walters@aphis.usda.gov ) has been working with the developers of LUCID software (QBIT, University of Queensland) to convert LUCID® ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: LUCID, Pest Alert

UF/IFAS study finds feelings run deep in goliath grouper debate

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 2, 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Depending on one’s perspective, goliath grouper are either a conservation success story or a protected species that no longer needs help, according to a new survey from the University of Florida. Atlantic goliath grouper, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Goliath Grouper, Lorenzen, Survey

Arbovirus Disease Series: Dengue

by Amanda Hodges
June 30, 2013

Dengue fever is the first in a series of pest alerts focusing on specific arboviral (or arthropod-borne) diseases, as occurrences are more common during the summer months. A general arboviral disease awareness pest alert was distributed on ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Work & Life
Tags: Arbovirus, Diptera, Mosquitoes, Pest Alert

Corn Leaf: Thrip Damage, Not a Disease

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June 28, 2013

Thrips are most noticeable, and of greatest concern on corn at two periods during the growing season: on young seedling plants, and at ear formation. On seedling plants their feeding makes the plants look stunted. At ear formation, thrip injury ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Corn, Disease, Insects, Panhandle Agriculture, Thrips

Warm Season Fish Pond Management

by Judy Biss
June 28, 2013

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Category: Agriculture
Tags: Aquatic Plant Management, Fish Kills, Panhandle Agriculture, Pest Management, Pond Management, Weeds

Managing Hive Robbing Behavior in Bees

by rlcarter
June 28, 2013

Honey bees laboriously gather their food (nectar and pollen) from flowers in bloom and store it in the hive for use when needed. When nectar sources are scarce or unavailable locally, bees are attracted by the honey stored in neighboring ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Bee Robbing, Beekeeping, Livestock, Panhandle Agriculture

Watermelon Harvest is Late, but Festival is Not !

by Matthew Orwat
June 27, 2013

Watermelon harvest is two to three weeks late in Washington County, but it’s finally around the corner. Watermelon growers in Washington, Holmes and Jackson Counties have been surveyed, with all indicating a late start to harvest. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Agriculture

Watermelon Harvest is Late, but Festival is Not !

by Ken Gioeli
June 27, 2013

Watermelon harvest is two to three weeks late in Washington County, but it's finally around the corner. Watermelon growers in Washington, Holmes and Jackson Counties have been surveyed, with all indicating a late start to harvest. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Agriculture, Horticulture, Watermelon

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