https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZv5knCNBl8 Thorn bugs suck the sap of some plants and leave behind a copious amount of sooty mold. See them up close with Stephen Brown, Lee County Extension Agent. READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseBy Les Harrison, Wakulla County Extension Director 850-926-3931. Thinking ahead to the warmer months in north Florida, hay producers may be facing a new concern for their bermudagrass fields this coming season. Producers need to more close ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & DiseaseCutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Add one more entry to corn’s list of abilities: helping to biologically control pests. Already a source of food and biofuel, University of Florida researchers ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Researchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXqm9WMvUZA A South Florida bismarck palm is clearly suffering, but why? Horticulture Agent Stephen Brown follows the clues to collar the culprits: a hoard of palmetto weevils. Learn to identify this dreaded ... READ MORE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXiwXbuBtDM What's wrong with the crinum? Horticulture Agent Stephen Brown, Lee County Extension Service, detects the cause of massive damage to a South Florida crinum lily: the eastern lubber grasshopper. ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseCaption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mosquitoes aren’t just a nuisance, they’re also an economic and health concern, say University of Florida researchers. July, August, and September are peak ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFASCaption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers are finding new ways to thwart crop-devouring pests -- by being good listeners. High-tech acoustic equipment makes it possible ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFASJeffrey Bloomquist, a member of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, will lead one of four projects awarded a share of a $6 million grant program for malaria control research. The Foundation for the National ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ResearchCutline at bottom. Click here for a high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Whiteflies can be biologically controlled in Florida greenhouse tomatoes, according to a new University of Florida study, which helps reduce the need for pesticide ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFASCutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A Cornell University professor has been selected as chair of the University of Florida’s plant pathology department, UF officials announced today. Rosemary ... READ MORE
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