Category: Pests & Disease
UF/IFAS Partners with USDA Forest Service to Get Kids In The Woods
July 3, 2018
By Kim Scotto GAINESVILLE, Fla. –Is your child getting more ‘screen time’ than ‘green time’ this summer? Camp Kids in the Woods, a joint initiative between the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation and the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Camp, Events, Forests, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Camp, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, UF-IFAS
Diagnosing Palm Problems
June 28, 2018
Dead palms tell few tales! Scientists and palm specialists often receive photographs of dead palms, with no other accompanying material and with the following question attached: "What killed my palm?" In most cases, it is not the least bit obvious ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & DiseaseTags: Cflandscapes, Diagnosis, Palm Problems, Palms
Doveweed – A Big Problem in Summer Landscapes
June 28, 2018
Doveweed is an aggressive summer annual weed. It rapidly invades warm-season turfgrass species, especially in residential lawns, and few herbicides can effectively control it. Because of these challenges, a well-designed management strategy ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & DiseaseTags: Cflandscapes, Doveweed, Turfgrass
UF/IFAS PIE Center Offers Tools to Teach Mosquito Control to Residents
June 26, 2018
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources received a $200,000 grant to help others teach the public about mosquito safety. The UF/IFAS PIE Center, as part ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Mosquito, News, PIE Center, Toolkit, UF-IFAS
Vaccinate Your Horses for Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis
June 25, 2018
EEE Eastern Eastern Equine Encephalitis Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis All the above names indicate the same disease spread by mosquitoes. EEE disease resides in the unaffected wild bird population. A mosquito sucks blood from an infected ... READ MORE
Category: Farm Management, Livestock, Pests & DiseaseTags: Eastern, EEE, Encephalitis, Mosquitoes, Vaccinate
Summer Foliage Forum – July 24th, 2018
June 25, 2018
Three times each year, the UF/IFAS Extension Volusia County Commercial Horticulture program offers educational classes for the cut greens industry. Top researchers and speakers from the University of Florida present current research and timely ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Managing Mosquitoes During Hurricane Season
June 20, 2018
Atlantic Hurricane season officially begins on June 1st and continues until November 30th. With heavy rains comes pooling water and mosquito breeding. Fortunately, in St Lucie County we have a well-managed mosquito control district. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & DiseaseTags: Hurricane, Mosquito
Pesticide Applicator CEU Day
June 19, 2018
Do you need continuing education units (CEUs) for your pesticide applicator license? The Florida Turfgrass Association in collaboration with UF/IFAS is presenting The CEU Roundup on July 25 with 6 CEUs (make sure they are the categories you ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & DiseaseTags: Continuing Education Units, Pesticide Applicator, Pesticide Safety
Diseases in Your landscape
June 8, 2018
Landscapers and homeowners alike often overlook the presence of disease in the landscape and more focus on scouting for the presence of insects. Diseases in the landscape affects landscape just as bad or even worse than insects. Reason being, ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, TurfTags: Landscape Disease