In an environment where one invasive pest is identified per month, Florida’s entomologists stay busy. In this installment of the UF/IFAS TREC’s Research Report, you’ll learn about the research Dr. Dakshina Seal and his lab are conducting ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Los agricultores del Área Agrícola de los Everglades (AAE) cuentan con una nueva y poderosa aliada en la lucha ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Food Safety, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchFarmers in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) have a powerful new ally in the fight against crop diseases. Meet Monica Navia-Urrutia a plant pathologist at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, , Conservation, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
A new high yielding and disease resistant peanut variety was released in January 2024 by the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) in Marianna, Florida. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease
Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Investigadores de University of Florida advierten al público que un número creciente de comunidades se han convertido ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
University of Florida researchers caution the public that an increasing number of communities are now hot spots for invasive termite species, facing significant threats to property and trees. “Recent studies indicate that Formosan subterranean ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
The first plant clinic for 2025 will be provided from 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday, March 21 at the temporary UF/IFAS Extension Annex located at the Okaloosa Technical College (OTC) in Fort Walton Beach. (See Below Map) The plant clinic is designed ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Plant-parasitic nematodes are a key pest in Florida horticulture production and nematicide application is an important part of an integrated pest management (IPM) approach. To that end, there is a recent addition to the limited number of nematicides ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Las raíces de la investigación sobre césped en University of Florida son profundas, con más de un siglo de trabajo ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Conservation, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water