Three times each year, the UF/IFAS Extension Volusia County Commercial Horticulture program offers educational classes for the cut greens industry. Top researchers and speakers from the University of Florida present current research and timely ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
The rainy season is underway. The UF/IFAS Palm Beach County Extension encourages you to reduce mosquito habitat around your home and protect yourself and family when exposed to mosquitoes. Daytime feeding mosquitoes that transmit the Zika, Dengue ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
The UF / IFAS - St. Lucie County Extension requests homeowners to join hands in fighting against the destructive citrus disease, huanglongbing (HLB), or better known as citrus greening. We are coordinating with the Florida Department of Agriculture ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
For some people, working in the landscape gives that peace of mind that cannot be found anywhere else. The landscape is a place where you can listen to birds sing, enjoy seeing and smelling the flowers; overall just keeping in touch with nature. ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Landscapers and homeowners alike often overlook the presence of disease in the landscape and more focus on scouting for the presence of insects. Diseases in the landscape affects landscape just as bad or even worse than insects. Reason being, ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Its time to remember to do your part to manage mosquitoes on your property. Take time to look for standing water and dump it. Clean out your gutters. Purchase UF research-backed mosquito repellents. Infographic Poster @ IFASBooks ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
What's Blooming? List of Fact Sheets, Power Points and Videos January Peach (Prunus persica) February Flame Vine (Pyrostegia venusta) Walter's Viburnum March Yellow Tabebuia (Tabebuia ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Having difficulty with your shrubs? Don't know what kind of insect is attacking your plants? Check with the Master Gardeners for solutions to gardening and landscape problems such as plant identification, insect and disease identification, ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease
Extension offers lawn and landscape workshop The University of Florida/Volusia County Extension will offer a Green Industries Best Management Practices Workshop from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 15, at the Agricultural Center, 3100 E. ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Dodder is a parasitic weed, meaning it relies on a host plant to survive, and is in a group of over 150 species in the genus Cuscuta. Hosts can be a variety of plants, including landscape and nursery ornamentals, causing concerns for homeowners, ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research