Category: Pests & Disease
Fact Sheets: Horticulture and Gardening Publications | Lee County Extension | Stephen Brown
January 4, 2018
Gardening Publications A-Z Administration Annual Report 2011-12 Annuals Annual-Flowers-Bedding Plants Gardening with Annuals in Florida Ants Ants Carpenter Ants - coming soon Crazy Ants Imported Fire Ants ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, TurfTags: Fact Sheet, Factsheet, Gardening, Horticulture, Lee County, Stephen Brown
UF gets $8.7 million grant to improve nutritional quality and food safety in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso
January 2, 2018
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) announces an $8.7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation over five years to fund research aimed at tackling global ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Feed The Future, Gates Foundation, IFAS, Innovation Lab For Livestock Systems, News
Can my plants catch the flu? Plant viruses and transmission to hosts
December 29, 2017
It's flu season! Hopefully, you have gotten the flu vaccine for you and your family this year. If not, there's still time. While you may or may not catch the flu this year, some folks wonder if it's possible for them to transmit viruses to plants ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Aphid, Flu, Low-toxicity Pesticide, Plant Disease, Thrip, Vaccine, Vector, Virus, Whitefly
Solutions to citrus greening top 10 2017 UF/IFAS stories
December 20, 2017
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – From lobsters to oranges, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences embraced stories of resilience and change during 2017. The top 10 stories for UF/IFAS during 2017 include finding ways to ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Beaks, Beetle, Citrus, IFAS, News, Plants, Top 10
UF assistant professor wins national agronomy award for innovative sugarcane research
December 19, 2017
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A University of Florida plant scientist, who has created varieties of sugarcane that are grown across more than 90 percent of Florida and in several Central American countries, has been given a national award for his innovative ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Agronomy, Everglades Research And Education Center, IFAS, News, Sugarcane
Plant Biostimulants: Know the Facts
December 14, 2017
Recent years have seen an explosion of products termed "biostimulants". What is biostimulants? Are they a good alternative to traditional chemical products? Due to the recent outbreak of citrus greening in Florida, UF/IFAS has been conducting ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & DiseaseTags: Beneficial Bacteria, Beneficial Fungi, Citrus, Citrus Greening, Florida, Plant, Plant Biostimulant
Home Remedies for Pest Control – Beware!
December 13, 2017
The internet has many home remedies for pest control that are mixed by using common items found in a pantry. Ranging from dish soap to baking soda, there are a number of positive testimonials of how well they worked. The University of Florida ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: EPA, FFDCA, FIFRA, Home Remedies, Pest Control