Category: Pests & Disease

UF partners with international organization to combat food insecurity in Africa

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 26, 2017

DES MOINES, Iowa – The University of Florida and a leading Africa-based international research institute are bringing their scientists together to speed the science of fighting hunger, poverty, and pollution. The UF Institute of Food and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Africa, Agreement, Food Security, IFAS, News

County Extension Aides Farmers, Protects Environment

by Stephen Gran
October 26, 2017

UF/IFAS Extension offers educational programs to teach clients how to scout for the necessity of a pesticide application and, if needed, to properly select, mix, and apply pesticides. Extension also provides information on pesticide storage ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease

UF offers free invasive plants tool kit for teachers nationwide

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 24, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Science and agriculture teachers across the nation now have a new tool to teach students about invasive plants, thanks to researchers with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. The Florida ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Curriculum, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, IFAS, News, Teacher

Mole Cricket Control

by Michael Davis
October 24, 2017

Introduction Mole crickets are very important pests of pasture land, forage areas, turfgrasses, and vegetable seedlings. Currently, there are three species that inhabit Florida; all are non-native species, including the tawny mole cricket, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Control, Mole Cricket

EVENTS: Pesticide Exam Prep Classes

by Michelle Atkinson
October 23, 2017

We Can Help with Your Pesticide Exam Prep Efforts? Exam prep classes for the Aquatic, Right of Way, and Ornamental & Turf Exams will be offered at the Manatee County Extension office in November of 2017. See details and registration below. The ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, Professional Development
Tags: CEU, Exam Prep, Landscape Pro, Pesticide, Special Topics

Why are my chickens losing their feathers?!

by Luke Harlow
October 20, 2017

Fall has come upon us with the onset of cooler weather and shorter days. It is the time of year when you may go out to the chicken coop and find chicken feathers all over the coop! You quickly take a head count and find all your hens are accounted ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease
Tags: Agriculture, Chicken, Eggs, Molting

UF researcher identifies new invasive ant in Florida

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 19, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers have discovered a new invasive ant species in south Florida that can have dire consequences for homeowners and for surrounding ecosystems. The ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Entomology And Nematology, IFAS, News

International Graduate Student Studies Genome Sequencing for Citrus Pathogen

by Robin Koestoyo
October 18, 2017

Dorien Oppelaar is an international visiting scholar at the University of Florida working in citrus diseases. Oppelaar had contributed to analyze the genomes sequences of a citrus fungal pathogen which causes a disease that steals ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease,

Dogfennel Control in Pastures

by Michael Davis
October 18, 2017

Dogfennel is a native perennial plant found across much of the southeastern United States. It is an aggressive weed species that can invade under-improved, unimproved, or overgrazed pasture. Infestation with dogfennel can lead to a decline ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease
Tags: Dogfennel, Pasture

Livestock Health after a Flood

by Deanna Thompson
October 10, 2017

Pastureland Standing water may have ruined some pastures. Lack of adequate forage could force animals to eat poisonous plants which are abundant in some parts of the country. Remove fallen wild cherry limbs from pastures ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cattle, Disaster, Disease, Equine, Farm, Flood, Hurricane, Livestock, Poultry, Ranch

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