The next opportunity to attend a review class for Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance or Limited Lawn and Ornamental is Thursday, February 6, 2014 in Crestview. Licensed applicators can also earn the required CEUs for renewal by attending ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development
Rose rosette (witches’ broom) symptoms were first observed in 1940 in Canada on wild roses. Subsequently symptomatic plants were discovered in California in 1941 and many other states in the U.S. In 2011, the disease was confirmed to be caused ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Click here for high-resolution version. Caption at bottom. African dust video GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida researcher is exploring whether the latest plant, animal or human health threats will come from the sky. Using the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
A case of citrus canker has been positively identified from a residential yard in Santa Rosa County. At this time, homeowners should be on the lookout for any new infections on their citrus trees that they have not noticed in the past. There ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & DiseaseWebinar on irrigation pathogens and water quality. Dr. Gary Moorman of Penn State will be the presenter next week. He has prepared an assignment for participants and will do a quick quiz when he begins his webinar. This assignment is posted ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, WaterIf you are looking for a job in Miami-Dade County. Read below. Pest Control Company with office located in the Homestead area looking for a motivated, clean-cut dynamic individual with a good driving record. We are a pest control company ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Pests & DiseaseWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall, the Sri Lankan weevil, is a plant pest with a wide range of hosts. This weevil ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, was first described by Linnaeus in 1758. Lone star ticks feed on the blood of ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Home Landscapes, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: A new addition on the list of whitefly species found in Florida, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin, was originally called ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease