Category: Pests & Disease

Florida Master Naturalist Conservation Science Advanced Special Topics Students Study Upland Biodiversity Using Trail Cams

by Ken Gioeli
June 25, 2019

In June 2019, Extension Agent Ken Gioeli with the UF/ IFAS St Lucie County Extension conducted the Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) Conservation Science advanced special topics course. This course was designed to educate people in the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
Tags: Coyote, Feral Hog, Feral Pig, Trail Camera

2019 Master Gardener Volunteer Training in Columbia County

by Erin Harlow
June 20, 2019

The UF/IFAS Extension Columbia County Master Gardener Volunteer program works with the horticulture extension agent to educate the citizens within our county about research-based practices to use in their gardens and landscapes. Educational ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Gardening, Horticulture, Master Gardener Volunteer

Silent Invader: Mexican Petunia, Ruellia simplex

by David Austin
June 18, 2019

Love and Hate Facebook gardening groups will light up at the mention of Mexican Petunia, Ruellia simplex. Comments like “Worst weed ever!”, “My favorite plant!”, “Invasive! Pull it out quickly!”, and “It’s so easy to grow, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Conservation, Gardening, Highlands County, Highlands Horticulture Digest, Hometown Gardener, Invasive Species, Pollinator Plants, Weeds

Silent Invader: Lantana

by David Austin
June 6, 2019

Silent Invaders When we think of things as being invasive we often imagine something like water Hyacinths covering every inch of a waterway or acres of Brazilian Peppers blocking out the sun where nothing else will grow. Invasive species are ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching,
Tags: Butterflies, Invasive Species, Lantana, Pollinator Plants, Toxic Plants, Weeds

Where are my air potato beetles?

by Ken Gioeli
June 3, 2019

By Dr. Christopher Kerr1 and Dr. Carey Minteer2 1: Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville FL 2: University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Indian Rover Research ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Air Potato, Biological Control

Disease ID for Vegetable and Agronomic Crops Workshop

by Kevin Korus
May 21, 2019

Please join us June 21, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Suwanee Valley Agricultural Extension Center (8202 CR 417, Live Oak, FL 32060) (with Dr. Tatiana Sanchez, Commercial Horticulture Agent and Dr. Kevin Korus, Ag and Natural Resources ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension,

Green Industries, Best Management Practices Training: June 7, 2019

by Volusia County Master Gardener Volunteers
May 20, 2019

Training Session Date & Time 06/07/2019 08:00 AM - 03:30 PM Training Location UF/IFAS Extension, Volusia County 3100 E. New York Ave DeLand, FL 32724-6497, VOLUSIA Training Cost: $30.00 Registration ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf

Question of the Day- Vaseygrass, Johnsongrass, or Guinea Grass?

by Jane Cant
May 20, 2019

Vaseygrass, Johnsongrass, or Guinea Grass? Proper identification is the key to any successful herbicide program. This time of year questions and pictures come flooding in to assist clients in the identification of perennial grasses growing ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Guinea Grass, Johnsongrass, Vaseygrass

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