Category: Pests & Disease
Solutions to citrus greening top 10 2017 UF/IFAS stories
December 20, 2017
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – From lobsters to oranges, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences embraced stories of resilience and change during 2017. The top 10 stories for UF/IFAS during 2017 include finding ways to ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Beaks, Beetle, Citrus, IFAS, News, Plants, Top 10
Palm Problems (or not)
December 20, 2017
Palms are unique plants and can present gardeners with questions about what's happening to landscape palm. Palm problems may or may not be an actual problem. For example, here is an example of the trunk of a mature palm. Is the bark splitting ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Palm Problems, Root Damage
Home Remedies for Pest Control – Beware!
December 13, 2017
The internet has many home remedies for pest control that are mixed by using common items found in a pantry. Ranging from dish soap to baking soda, there are a number of positive testimonials of how well they worked. The University of Florida ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: EPA, FFDCA, FIFRA, Home Remedies, Pest Control
Are Your Shrubs Planted Too Deep?
December 12, 2017
The question of the month is "Why do the shrubs look like this?" The answer might be that the shrubs are planted too deep which can eventually kill them. Roots are deprived of oxygen when smothered. The above-ground symptoms are similar to root ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseTags: Cflandscapes, Mulch, Planted Deep, Shrubs
Extension Solutions on Orange TV
December 8, 2017
Extension Solutions is a new video program that provides up-to-date horticulture and other Extension information on agriculture, horticulture, family& consumer sciences and 4-H to the residents of Central Florida. The three to four minute ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, Work & LifeTags: Cflandscapes, Extension Solutions, Orange TV, Pest Problems, Television, Tv, Video
Insects on Christmas Tree: Truth or Hype
December 1, 2017
There has been a little hype lately about the possibility of live Christmas Trees being infested with insects, perhaps up to 25,000. Frankly, that is hype and perhaps a tactic to promote fear and sell insecticide products. In over 9 years of ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseTags: Christmas Tree Care, Christmas Trees, Live Trees, ProHort, Tree Insects