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: TurfBy: 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 SpeciesBy: 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: CropsBy: 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 ResearchBy: Stu Hutson - (352) 273-3569 Source: Robert Hochmuth - bobhoch@ufl.edu, (386) 362-1725, x103 View Photo Every year for nearly two decades, Florida farmers have gathered at the Suwannee Valley Twilight Field Day to hone their craft, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS ExtensionBy: Chuck Woods Sources: Phil Koehler - pgk@ufl.edu, (352) 392-2484 Roberto Pereira - rpereira@ufl.edu, (352) 392-2326 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The daily adventures of live termite and ant colonies are now available on two Web ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & DiseaseFNGLA and the University of Florida are pleased to present the 2008 Floriculture Field Days taking place in Gainesville, FL on Wednesday, May 14th and Thursday, May 15th. If you haven’t signed up to attend the Floriculture Field Days, there ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture