If you are required to control indoor pests as part of your job, you need a Limited Structural Pest Control certification. The next opportunity for a review and exam class is September 30, 2014 in Chipley. For more information : Structural ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Pests & Disease, Professional Development
We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The pavement ant, Tetramorium caespitum L. is one of the most commonly encountered ants in the United States. The first ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, TurfGuest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat August 15, Release for the Tallahassee Democrat By Mark Tancig In Leon County, we are very fortunate to be surrounded by beautiful natural resources that help us cool off. During these hot ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Cotesia congregata (Say) is a gregarious endoparasitoid that attacks more than a dozen species of sphingid caterpillars ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The bagrada bug, Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister) (Figure 1), also known as the painted bug, is native to Africa. It was first ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Every few months or so I get calls about a strange creature, found on their property. I ask for a photo or to bring in a sample for identification into the Extension office. It is called the Giant Whip Scorpion, it is an arachnid that has neither ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
For the fourth year in a row, the Florida Turfgrass Association (FTGA) has teamed up with the Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) to present The Great CEU Round-Up, a full day of education that will be simulcast to locations ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Events, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
UF, IFAS and the Center for Landscape Conservation & Ecology are pleased to announce the release of a new mobile website (http://pest.ifas.ufl.edu/) for the identification of common insect and mite pests in Florida and surrounding southeastern ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionBy state law, an applicator must be licensed in order to apply restricted-use herbicides to highway roadsides, powerlines and railroad tracks. August 4, 2014, the Okaloosa County Extension office is offering a review class and exam. ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional DevelopmentIn order to obtain a pesticide license in any of the Chapter 487 categories ( Ornamental & Turf, Right of Way, Aquatic, Natural Areas, Private Applicator etc.) it is required to pass the CORE ( General Standards) exam. The next ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development