Over the past year I have had several calls of people concerned about the decline of their iconic Cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto) for no apparent reason. There is a relatively new palm disease that is affecting our cabbage (Sabal), Phoenix ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
A new FDA ruling means that many beekeepers will need a prescription from a veterinarian to use certain honey bee antibiotics. The UF Honey Bee Lab hosted a webinar on February 22, 2017 to help veterinarians understand honey bees, beekeeping, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease
Casey Parker GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences graduate student received the prestigious Kirby L. Hays Memorial Award. The award, from the Entomological Society of America’s southeastern ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
A guide to quantifying the honey bee pathogen, Nosema, in colonies Regular subscribers to this blog may have noticed multiple mentions of Nosema in recent posts of the Beekeeping Management Calendar. These recommendations have highlighted ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease
Check out our new article on the potential symptoms of olive quick decline. While this disease isn't found in FL olives yet, growers and producers should be on the lookout for potential symptoms of the disease. The bacterial disease is currently ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & DiseaseGAINESVILLE, Fla. – A University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) Ph.D. student received the university-wide Emerging STEM Scholar Award at the 2017 Women’s History Month Awards on March 1. The honor is part ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
FORT PIERCE, Fla.— Carey Minteer, a research professor with expertise in the use of biological controls to manage invasive plants, has joined the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Florida has the most invasive ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
FORT PIERCE, Fla. – Garima Kakkar is joining the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to help the state fight invasive pests. Kakkar, an expert in invasive insects, is a UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County Multicounty ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
UF/IFAS Extension faculty win seed money through new Shark Tank-style program Facial recognition software is no longer a thing of the future. But what if similar technologies could one day help farmers identify pests in the field? Steve ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Crops, Curriculum, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS ExtensionGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Facial recognition software is no longer a thing of the future. But what if similar technologies could one day help farmers identify pests in the field? Steve Futch, multi-county citrus agent with the University of Florida ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Crops, Money Matters, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life