IMPORTANT LINKS FDACS PAGE FOR INFORMATION ON CEU's AND CERTIFICATIONS WORKER PROTECTION STANDARDS BUREAU OF COMPLIANCE MONITORING LICENSE DEFINITIONS BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PEST CONTROL BUREAU OF PESTICIDE CHEMICALLY SPEAKING NEWSLETTER CONTINUING ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & DiseaseNeed CEUs? An opportunity for licensed pesticide applicators to earn CEUs will be held August 21, 2012 from 7:30 to 3:00 CST. The event will be conducted via Polycom from participating UF/IFAS county extension offices and research and ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional DevelopmentOn July 16 I was called out to a peanut field in Santa Rosa County. There I met with producer Steven Godwin, and CPS agronomist Greg Esco, to examine aphids they had found in the field while they were scouting for lesser cornstalk borer. The ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & DiseaseGAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have created a mathematical model that shows how citrus greening is transmitted within an infected tree – an important step toward helping scientists understand the devastating disease. The ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ResearchClick here for high resolution photo. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have discovered a natural compound to battle insect pests that plague gardeners and growers. The compound boosts crops’ resistance ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Most people try to avoid feeding hungry mosquitoes, but for some medical researchers it’s a different story. Lab-raised mosquitoes are used in studies investigating how the blood-sucking insects transmit viruses and ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida honeybee researcher Jamie Ellis is interested in what happens to bees that encounter chemicals and Varroa mites — but he’s even more interested in how younger bees fare long-term after facing ... READ MORE
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Click here for high-res image Caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s poison-control centers recently noted an uptick in calls about stinging caterpillars, and now a University of Florida entomologist warns that some people ... READ MORE
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