We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The cabbage aphid belongs to the genus Brevicoryne from Latin “brevi” and “coryne” and which loosely translates ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseObtaining and maintaining the Limiited Commercial Landscape Maintenance or Limited Lawn and Ornamental pesticide license can be done in one day. Renewal requires 4 hour attendance. New examination requires 6 hours. The next opportunity is ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseFlorida Statute 482.1562 states that all commercial fertilizer applicators must have a Limited Commercial Fertilizer Applicator Certificate by January 1, 2014. In order to apply you must have a Best Management Practices training certificate. ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Home LandscapesEvery year during late February to mid April, I get those predictable homeowners that bring in bags of winter annual weeds from their lawns wanting advice on how to control them. They usually seem a little put off, disappointed and confused ... READ MORE
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Category: Home LandscapesWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Originally considered to be Euglossa viridissima; Eltz et al. (2011) found the orchid bees in Florida to be Euglossa dilemma, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Woolly oak aphids are conspicuous pests on oak (Quercus spp.), because they are covered with large amounts of flocculent ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Since the publication of the Florida beetles checklist (Peck and Thomas 1998), a number of ladybird beetles have become ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionPhoto by Donna Legare: Virginia sweetspire Guest Article for the Tallahassee DemocratOctober 11, 2013 By Donna Legare It seems a good time to discuss rain gardens since we have had our share of rain this ... READ MORE
Category: Home LandscapesThanks to experts from land grant universities and government entities that help make fire ants easier to live with. Now you can ask them directly and read more unbiased research based information. Information on this website from eXtension ... READ MORE
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