Centipedes, Millipedes, and Earwigshttp://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG093Least Toxic Methods of Cockroach Controlhttp://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG105Mosquito Controlhttp://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Mosquito_Control READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
You might be surprised to learn that those colorful little wasp-like moths that frequently enter your butterfly garden are responsible for those hairy orange caterpillars that can defoliate an oleander shrub or desert rose in a flash. The ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & DiseaseWant to know more about the Red Date Scale? The host for red date scale is usually restricted to palms of the genus Phoenix and it is named after its preferred host, the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera. Other reported palm hosts (Miller ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseMulch provides many benefite in the landscape. It helps prevent the loss of water from soil by evaporation and can improve the absorption of water into the soil. Mulch can supress weeds; moderate soil temperature; and reduce erosion. The ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseBy Jane Morse, University of Florida/IFAS Pinellas County Extension Agent Calls are pouring in about something that is totally stripping the leaves off the plant called Snowbush (Breynia nivosa). If you look closely you will find a yellow ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseMany new invasive exotic pests are becoming established in Florida. What do they look like? What do they attack? How can I control them? For answers to your questions, please see the presentation link: http://pinellas.ifas.ufl.edu/blog_commercial_connection/20090319ISA.pdf I ... READ MORE
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Now that planting citrus is allowed again, you need to look out for another disease that is a bigger threat to our trees than citrus canker. Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing (HLB) or yellow dragon disease, is an incurable bacterial ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & DiseaseIntegrated Pest Management UpdateWednesday, March 4, 2009Below are the handouts from the presentationsHow to Make Bio-Control Work in the Landscape – Steven Arthurs, Ph.D., UF/IFASMethods to encourage natural pest control on ornamentals through ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseDPI has Texas Phoenix palm decline on their website under “Hot Topics” (go to http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/). There is Pest Alert document, and, more importantly, there is a file with a map illustrating sites documented with TPPD. It ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Weeping fig Ficus benjamina hedges are a common sight in the Florida Keys. If you have one in your landscape, it's a good idea to inspect it for possible infestation by a new pest first found in the U.S. in 2007. The ficus whitefly Singhiella ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease