Category: Fruits & Vegetables

New on Featured Creatures! Spotted cucumber beetle, by Gill, Goyal and Gillett-Kaufman.

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
October 2, 2013

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Spotted cucumber beetle, Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber, is a major agricultural pest of North America. Another ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beetles, Featured Creatures, Pest Alert

2013 – A Whacky Year for Vegetable Gardening

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 26, 2013

Guest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat Photo by Trevor Hylton. Photo 1 A bit of art added to a garden design. July 26, 2013, Release for Tallahassee Democrat By Glenn Mayne 2013 has been a very ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Germinations, July -September 2013, Vegetable Garden

Collier County Extension Tropical Fruit Class & Tree Sale July 20 and CEU class July 13

by Amanda Hodges
July 5, 2013

Collier County is announcing a CEU class (July 13th) and Tropical Fruit Workshop and Tree Sale (July 20th). Thanks for Dr. Doug Caldwell, Collier County Cooperative Extension for submitting this information to UF-IFAS Pest Alert. Further ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Pest Alert, Tropical Fruits, Workshops

UF Mobile Sites, Citrus Pests and Diseases Recently Released

by Amanda Hodges
July 3, 2013

Did you know that the IFAS Application Development Team has a mobile website? Go to http://m.ifas.ufl.edu You need to be on a mobile device (e.g., your smart phone or tablet) to open the site. The site include a link to a unit an employee ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Citrus, LUCID, Pest Alert

UF-IFAS Pest Alert: Granulate Cutworm by Capinera (UF)

by Amanda Hodges
June 19, 2013

The granulate cutworm, Feltia subterranea (Fabricius) is the most commonly occurring cutworm in Florida, though it is rarely numerous enough to be a major pest. It is nocturnal through most of its life, and lacks distinctive ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Cutworms, Featured Creatures, Pest Alert

Pests of Tomatoes

by David Austin
June 13, 2013

June is prime time for growing tomatoes here in Escambia County, but it’s also the best time to see a lot of pests in tomatoes that can totally ruin a crop. To help you figure out what’s “bugging” your tomatoes, here’s a quick rundown ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease

New Featured Creatures! Eriophyid mite vector of Rose Rosette Disease (RRD) Phyllocoptes fructiphilus by M.A. Hoy, UF.

by Amanda Hodges
June 10, 2013

We are pleased to announce a new mite Featured Creatures! Phyllocoptes fructiphilus Keifer is a tiny eriophyid mite associated with most rose species and cultivars, especially in the eastern half of the USA. Most significantly, this mite ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Featured Creatures, Mites, Pest Alert

Florida Summer Gardening 101

by sfylpinellascounty
May 6, 2013

It’s May and the weather is still pleasant… for now. Soon we will be battling hot summer sun, bugs, humidity, and torrential rains every afternoon. These conditions present several challenges for the home gardener, but there are things you ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Annuals, Gardening, Herbs, Hurricanes, Trees

2013 How to Grow Tomatoes in Florida Seminar

by llw5479
March 23, 2013

If you’ve experienced difficulties in growing tomatoes in Florida, you’re not alone. If you plan to grow tomatoes this year, you may want to attend the How to Grow Tomatoes in Florida seminar offered by the University of Florida Extension ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes

Spring Master Gardening Training/Workshops

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January 24, 2013

Spring Master Gardener Program Begins February 21, 2013 – Please call 850-926-3931 for more information or register online... Click here for Florida Master Gardener Application Form 2013... *Note: If you are having trouble submitting the ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Extension, Farming, Garden, General Information, Growing, Horticulture, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Pest Management, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension

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