Category: Pests & Disease

Summer Gardening – Tips for Beating the Heat

by Pat Williams

July 22, 2020

Ask Master Gardener Volunteer JoAnn Green Whew! It was a hot July, and the start of August looks like it will be about the same. I am not long in the garden during the height of summer; I just cannot take the heat and humidity ... READ MORE

University of Florida Ph.D. Student 2020 Chateaubriand Fellow

by Robin Koestoyo

July 21, 2020

A plant pathology doctoral student who investigates disease-related effectors from strawberry fungal pathogens is a 2020 Chateaubriand Fellow. Egem Özbudak is a Ph.D. student at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Chateaubriand Fellow, Strawberries

Victory2020 Garden Youth Record Books

by Heather Janney

July 15, 2020

Did you plant a garden this year? Want a way to report all of the great things that you got out of the garden? OR...are you planning to plant a fall garden and working to get things together now? Check out our Victory2020 Garden Youth Record ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture, Fall Garden, Garden, Gardening, Healthy Eating, Horticulture, Life Skills, Plant Pests, Planting, Record Book, Vegetables, Victory2020 Garden

Biological Control Development

by Shelby Thomas

July 13, 2020

By Olivia Doyle, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) Communication Assistant Biological control agents can be insects, fish or pathogens that target a specific invasive plant and increase the competitive advantage of native ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Agriculture, Agronomy, Biological Control, Brazilian Peppertree, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Covid-19, Invasive Species

Topic Tuesday: Blueberry Gall Midge

by Sylvia Willis

June 30, 2020

Suwannee County is home to many blueberry farms and U-pick operations where customers can go and pick themselves buckets of yummy berries. Blueberry growers have been preparing for harvest season for many months and are now so excited to be ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Blueberry, Horticulture, Suwannee County Extension, Topic Tuesday

Bahia Grass Yellowing

by Grantly Ricketts

June 29, 2020

Recently, there is an increase in the number of calls to our UF/IFAS Extension office. The clients are concerns about the yellowing of their Bahiagrass. Bahia is known to be one of the hardiest turfgrasses available to us in Central Florida. ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Turf,
Tags: Bahia Yellowing, Bahiagrass

May-June Bug Season

by Yvonne Florian

June 27, 2020

Back in May I noticed numerous half-inch brown beetles congregating around my porch light every evening at around 10:00 PM. Most householders in Florida deal with their dried-out bodies under outdoor lights, in shallow plant saucers, or ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beetle Life Cycle, Beetles, Fungal Pest Control, Green June Beetle, Grubs, Indian River County, Japanese Beetles, June Beetles, June Bugs, May Beetles, Parasitic Flies, Parasitic Wasps, University Of Florida, White Grubs

Beautiful Bromeliads and Mischievous Mosquitoes

by Leslie Nicole Munroe

June 26, 2020

In January, 2016, I moved back to Florida from another southern state. It was great to see familiar plants and to be able to go to the beach again.I love the dizzying varieties of beautiful bromeliads, but could definitely live without the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aechmea, Anana, Bacillus Thuringiensis, Billbergia, Bromeliads, BT, Color In The Landscape, Florida Mosquitoes, Guzmania, Mosquito Control, Neoregelia, Preventing Mosquito Breeding, Shade Gardening

Negative Effects of Overwatering Plants

by Grantly Ricketts

June 24, 2020

Central Florida experiences most of its annual rain between June 1st and September 30th. Water is a very important component for good plant health but for most people it is very difficult to find a balance. Too little water is bad, likewise ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf,
Tags: Bahiagrass

Topic Tuesday: Corn Earworm

by Sylvia Willis

June 23, 2020

Suwannee County is home to a vast array of diversified crops, such as peanuts, soybeans, hay, vegetables, and orchard crops. One important harvested crop is corn for grain and silage. Growing conditions can be tough for corn and on top of that, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease
Tags: Agriculture, Corn, Row Crops, Suwannee County Extension, Topic Tuesday

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