Look for leaf edges with notching. We recently saw this critter and its damage on India hawthorn in a median planting here in Pinellas. See this site for more information: http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/mannion/pdfs/SriLankaWeevil.pdf READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseBy Pam Brown, Urban Horticulture Agent, Pinellas County Extension This time of year we are thinking about how a little fertilizer could green up our St. Augustine lawn. But, if you overdo the fertilizer, you may be growing more than grass. A ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseHere is the link to a great article discussing how overfertilizing St. Augustinegrass could encourage chinch bugs http://news.ifas.ufl.edu/story.aspx?id=1271. This is timely information as we move toward spring and, the beginning of our very ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Left: Late symptoms of mystery disease, note how the fronds do not break, nor do they hang parallel to the trunk. Several landscape managers reported that the palms were green one week and then it was as if they had been freeze-dried ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension