Manufacturers of the insecticide carbaryl (Sevin®) have voluntarily requested amendment of the registrations of that pesticide such that it would terminate uses in pets (except collars), pet premises, and all indoor applications. It would ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseCEUs offered. For information about the upcoming (Oct 14th) Caladium and Landscape field day at the UF/IFAS Balm Research and Education Center please visit: http://pinellas.ifas.ufl.edu/blog_commercial_connection/Caladium_Field_Day_MG.pdf READ MORE
Category: Home LandscapesBy Pam Brown, Urban Horticulture Extension Agent It is starting to get cooler and here in Florida that means that we can plant a wider range of annual flowers for color in the landscape. Some people say that fall and winter in central and ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Have you ever seen a palm with a trunk that tapers to a point like a pencil? This may indicate one of the following problems: 1) a Potassium (K) deficiency, 2) overpruning or 3) Nitrogen (N) deficiency. http://flrec.ifas.ufl.edu/palm_prod/palm_problems_tapering_trunk_near_top.shtml Potassium ... READ MORE
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What happening to this Hibiscus? According to the University of Florida, an ample supply of micronutrients is essential for proper growth of hibiscus. Iron and manganese are often limiting on alkaline soils. Manganese sulfate at a rate of one ... READ MORE
Category: Home LandscapesPam Brown, Urban Horticulture Extension Agent Did you miss attending our Vegetable Gardening Class on August 9th? Or, are you looking for information on veggie gardening in Pinellas County? You can now view the video version on your computer ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesPam Brown, UF/IFAS Pinellas County Extension Agent Have you ever tasted a tomato that actually ripened on the vine? Or eaten broccoli that was cooked as soon as it was harvested? If so, you know the joys of growing your own vegetables. With ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesDow AgroSciences announced today that it is voluntarily suspending the sale and use of multiple spinosyn insecticides in Broward County and a portion of Palm Beach County in Florida. This action has been taken in response to evidence that western ... READ MORE
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The links in this article from 2008 were updated in June, 2011, and March, 2013. Garden snails, Zachrysia provisoria, can cause devastating plant damage. At night time they are often found on the foliage feeding. They can chew irregular holes ... READ MORE
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The palm leafskeletonizer, Homaledra sabalella is a Florida native. The skeletonizer life cycle is egg, caterpillar, pupa, and adult moth. the caterpillar stage is the most plant damaging life stage. It feeds as an individual or in groups under ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease