Category: Pests & Disease
Earning Pesticide CEUs Online
August 2, 2018
Are you in a hurry to earn CEUs to renew your pesticide license or looking for options for that rainy day or midnight insomnia? The University of Florida Pesticide Information Office has just the thing for you! Take advantage of the opportunity ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: Mbhenry, Polkpesttraining, UFIFAS_SW_pesttraining
Chinch Bug Resistance Still a Problem
July 31, 2018
Most lawn care and pest control professionals rely on insecticides to manage the southern chinch bug in Florida lawns. This is largely due to a lack of effective and easily implemented alternative integrated pest management strategies. When ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & DiseaseTags: Cflandscapes, Chinch Bugs, Pest Control, Pests
Sunn Hemp (Not Industrial Hemp)
July 31, 2018
Cover crops are used in commercial agriculture to promote soil health by adding organic matter to the soil. They are often termed green manure since they enhance soil microbial communities, add herbage to the soil, and help the soils to maintain ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Pests & DiseaseTags: Cover Crop, Hemp, Soil
UF/IFAS Scientists Use Fungus to Manage Asian Citrus Psyllid
July 30, 2018
FORT PIERCE, Fla.– Fighting plant disease with jet blast sprays is standard practice for citrus growers. But, to spray a fungus to control a single insect that carries a disease-causing pathogen is uncommon. University of Florida Institute ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchBasic of: Backyard Chickens Workshop = SUCCESS
July 26, 2018
UF/IFAS Extension office in Highlands County hosted a Basics of: Backyard Chickens Workshop last week and it went splendidly!! While a smaller crowd attended, there is always room to grow- especially with this program. Topics I covered ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Farm Management, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: HCLivestock, Highlands County
Invasive Alert! Meet the New Guinea Flatworm
July 23, 2018
By Joshua Kutyna, Indian River Extension Program Assistant for Christine Kelly-Begazo There is an invader amongst us, and it goes by the name of Platydemus manokwari. Better known as the New Guinea flatworm, this alien aggressor is a ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: Agriculture, Christine Kelly-Begazo, Commercial Crop Production, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Indian River County, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease
Horn Flies – Control on Beef Cattle
July 19, 2018
Horn flies are one of the most economically damaging external parasites in beef cattle operations in Florida. The summer of 2018 in Levy County is shaping up to be a very active year for horn flies on cattle. Horn flies are dark gray and slightly ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & DiseaseTags: Cattle, Horn Flies, Levy County Extension, NFLAG, North Florida Livestock Agents Group