Category: Pests & Disease
Help Momma make her nest!
July 21, 2008
Have ever wonder what is eating my leaves by cutting circular holes along the leaf edges of the rose bush leaves, the citrus leaves and countless other leaves. It could be a Leafcutting Bee and you are helping a Momma Bee make her nest. According ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & DiseaseTags: Insects
Palm Diseases Fact Sheet
July 16, 2008
Here is a great fact sheet about the new palm diseases that you can use for a reference or to send/give to your clientele (click on link below). http://pinellas.ifas.ufl.edu/blog_commercial_connection/ deadly%20new%20palm%20diseases.pdf According ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseTags: Palms
Are your plants looking a little brown?
July 15, 2008
May 31, 2011: This article has been updated with the current links. Brown leaves are a common problem towards the end of our long, dry, windy winters due to dry soil and lack of watering. But there are other possible causes, but fortunately ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & DiseaseTags: Abiotic Stress, Plant Problems
Geiger Tree Damage 101
July 11, 2008
Links have been updated in this article from 2008. The Geiger trees are blooming and the insects are with us. Several times a year an insect comes along and feeds on the Orange Geiger Tree, Cordia sebestena. Not much seems to bother the ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & DiseaseTags: Insects, Tree
Identify your Palm Problems
July 11, 2008
A Key to Common Landscape Palm Disorders and Diseases in the Continental United States is available at the University of Florida Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center website. Follow the link to find out how to read your palm's problems. To ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & DiseaseTags: Diseases, Nutritional Deficiencies, Palms
Yellow palm fronds: Is it lethal yellowing?
July 9, 2008
Are the fronds on your palms turning yellow? There is a difference between lethal yellowing & nutritional deficiencies. Lethal Yellowing (LY) is caused by a mycoplasma organism that is spread by an insect, a plant hopper, Myndus crudus. LY ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & DiseaseTags: Fertilizer, Palms
New Disease Killing Sabal Palms
July 1, 2008
This new killer disease started with the Phoenix palms, then moved to Queen palms and now the PRELIMINARY data say its killing our state tree the Sabal palm. This is devastating news.Sabal palmetto (cabbage palm) in Manatee County have been ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseTags: Palms
Integrated Pest Management Update for Nurseries and Landscapes
May 22, 2008
The information provided at this Friday, May 23rd update is available via this blog. Some of the fantastic topics covered include palm diseases, nursery weeds, invasive insects, fire ant managment, citrus psyllid management and landscape scouting. Nursery Arena ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseIntegrated Pest Management Update for Nurseries and Landscapers
April 25, 2008
Get the newest information on palm diseases, nursery weeds, invasive insects, citrus psyllid, fire ant management and landscape scouting. Also, new product updates.When: May 23rd. Nursery session 8AM to Noon; Landscape session 1 to 5 PM.Cost: ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease