Spiderwort Spiderwort is a native perennial species with a large, fleshy stem and long, grass-like leaves. Flowers have three petals that are normally purple to pink in color. Spiderwort emerges in early spring and produces seed throughout ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences students will benefit from a transfer of possession and control of land to the University Athletic Association for the construction of a new baseball stadium. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
If you take a look around your yard this spring, chances are you will spot bags of caterpillar webs. If you were to peer closer you will see numerous Eastern Tent Caterpillars(ETC) inching around. These insects exist throughout the United States, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
In early March, some residents of Charlotte County began seeing small, dark-colored grasshoppers in their landscapes. These are baby Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers which emerged earlier from the ground as they hatched out from last year's eggs. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Daniel Carrillo1, Alexandra M. Revynthi1, Jeff Wasielewski2, Christian Miller3 and Jonathan H. Crane4 The Lychee Erinose Mite (LEM), Aceria litchii (Figure 1), was found in a 3-acre commercial lychee orchard in Lee County on Pine Island, FL ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research,Prickly Pear Cactus Control Prickly pear cactus can be a major problem in Florida pastures and rangelands, primarily because of how the plant reproduces. This weed spreads by fragmentation, so pieces of the primary plant can form roots and ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
By Andrew Horvath, agricultural education and communication master’s student What started as a childhood interest of “creepy crawly critters” from her back yard has transformed into a field of study and future career for Johnalyn Gordon. Gordon ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Teaching
Mosquito transmitted diseases have been in the news lately. While these diseases are not new, it is always good to review what we can do to minimize the risk of mosquito-vectored diseases for the safety of equines such as horses, donkeys and ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Several scale insects attack peach trees. The most common scale are white peach scale and San Jose scale, both serious pests, and both usually present to some extent in every orchard. The white peach scale, also called West Indian peach scale ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & Disease