Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. Multimedia available: http://news.ufl.edu/2009/07/07/bed-bugs-multimedia/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Bedbug infestations are notoriously hard to eliminate, but University of Florida researchers ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFASCaption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Recent weeks of heavy rain have left conditions statewide ripe for a Fourth of July rife with mosquitoes. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & DiseaseDr. Lance Osborne, UF/IFAS of the Mid-Florida REC at Apopka, is working on biological control of chilli thrips. The project, in cooperation with the USDA, is testing two species of predatory mites and the results are very favorable. You can ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & DiseaseCaption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For months, Erik Anderson tried to persuade a flock of vultures to stop roosting at Santa Fe College's main campus in northwest Gainesville. In the end, the vultures ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFASCaption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Chilli thrips sound more like a snack food than an agricultural menace, but these tiny insects threaten ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Pests & DiseaseCaption at bottom of page. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Chew on this: Just because you haven't seen termite swarms in or around your house, doesn't mean they're not busily devouring it. It's been about ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & DiseaseDesperate for CEUs? Earn up to 20 CEUs! Aquatic, ROW, natural areas, forestry, private applicator, core and more are available. For a listing see: http://www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu/aw/pdfs/CEU09.pdf Regular Registration Deadline April 17th! 2009 ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & DiseaseUniversity of Florida specialists will be providing new information on landscape pests and pest management strategies, scouting and problem diagnosis for landscapes, as well as how to make bio-control work in the landscape. 4 CEUs provided: ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & DiseaseBy: Tom Nordlie - (352) 273-3567 Sources: Jonathan Crane - jhcr@ufl.edu, (786) 255-5878 Edward "Gilly" Evans - eaevans@ufl.edu, (305) 246-7001 x272 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida's avocado industry, the nation's second-largest, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease
Towards the end of the rainy season, frangipani (Plumeria) leaves are prone to infection by the fungus Coleosporium plumierae, known as frangipani rust. This disease causes yellow spots and premature leaf drop and but does not affect the long ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease