This is a guest post by Mark Wilhelm, an undergraduate student and research assistant in the Dale Lab at the University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department. Maybe you've seen a huge yellow or black grasshopper lumbering around ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
A lot of people tend to wonder that if the rest of the world is shut down while COVID-19 is coming through our areas, what is it that Extension is doing? We are educators and we are a huge support to the agriculture industry. And we fall ... READ MORE
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Most Extension Professionals across the nation have been using Zoom for years now. But even we had to learn new things during this pandemic. There are a few basics that you need to know when it comes to using Zoom for our meetings. Creating ... READ MORE
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Join UF/IFAS Extension for a webinar on Brazilian Peppertree Integrated Pest Management. This webinar and CEU opportunity will share information about the integrated pest management for Brazilian peppertree and include information on ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tomato season in Suwannee County is here. Your small seedlings are now large plants that are producing yummy fruit! As we continue to enter the summer months, temperatures will continue to rise and just like humans, insects like to get out of ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
COVID-19 has caused plans to change, canceled experiments and delays in projects. However, this crisis has resulted in unforeseen educational opportunities, better virtual communication and, in some cases, allowed scientists and graduate students ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Do you know the song, "The ants go marching one by one; hurrah, hurrah"? Picture in place of the ants, grasshoppers. Not just any grasshopper, but the Eastern lubber grasshopper, Romalea microptera. If you have ever had the opportunity to cross ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, TurfIt is extremely difficult to control something when you don’t know what it is! We can’t make an effective herbicide recommendation or cultural activity recommendation without knowing what plant/weed we are dealing with. But how do you find ... READ MORE
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