Category: Pests & Disease
Lawn, Landscape help Available at July Plant Clinic
July 18, 2024
An upcoming plant clinic in Fort Walton Beach is designed to provide answers to lawn, landscape and/or garden problems. The plant clinic will be held Friday, July 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the temporary UF/IFAS Extension Annex located at ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: Lawn Pest ID And Control, Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnostics, Weed Control
The summer of stinging caterpillars
July 17, 2024
Summer is in full blast, and I wanted to reissue some information on the topic of stinging caterpillars. When you think of caterpillars, you think of worm-like leaf-eaters that are generally harmless to humans. Caterpillars may be hairless, ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseTags: Caterpillars, Io Moth Caterpillar, Puss Caterpillar, Saddleback Caterpillar, Stinging Caterpillars
Navigating Lethal Bronzing Disease in Florida Palms
July 17, 2024
About lethal bronzing Lethal bronzing, a fatal disease of palms, occurs throughout central and south Florida. Found in popular palms like the Canary Island date, queen, and pindo, the disease infects twenty-one known palm species. A bacterium ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Backyard Bugs: Identifying Insects in the Landscape
July 15, 2024
There are more than 12,500 species of insects...in Florida, alone! For the average person, it can be difficult to distinguish between common, garden-variety ladybugs. And, it can be just as difficult to understand the difference between a "good" ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: Bug, Garden, Insects, Landscape, Pests, Pgm_Chemicals, Plants, StarterKit
Native Plants to Protect the Tampa Bay Watershed
July 11, 2024
Thanks to a $5,000 bay-mini-grant from the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County was able to develop a Bay Friendly Landscaping program. Educational classes were offered to teach residents about protecting the environment ... READ MORE
Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Native Plants, Tampa Bay, Tampa Riverwalk, Tsilvasy, Urban Wildlife, Video, Water, Water Quality, Watershed, Webinar, Wildlife
Research Report: Dr. Alexandra Revynthi
July 11, 2024
In this installment of the UF/IFAS TREC’s Research Report, you’ll learn about Dr. Alexandra Revynthi and the research her lab conducts to develop Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs to control pests of ornamental crops. How it started Dr. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Entomology, Invasive Pests, IPM, Ornamental Industry, Research, Tropical Research And Education Center
Virtual Limited Pesticide Applicator’s License Review and CEUs–7/31/24
July 10, 2024
The limited pesticide applicator licenses allow the licensed applicator to apply pesticides to landscapes around buildings. There are 2 primary limited pesticide applicator licenses: Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance (LCLM) for individuals ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: CEU, CEUs, Cflandscapes, Class, Continuing Education, Continuing Education Units, FDACS, Hwooten, Insect, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Land, Landscape, Lawn, LCLM, Limited, Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance, Limited Lawn And Ornamental, LLO, PCO, Pest Control, Pest Management, Pesticide, Pesticide Applicator
July 2024 First Friday with Florida First Detector
July 8, 2024
Recap of July 2024 First Friday with Florida First Detector In July, we talked about invasive pests of pine. Florida has about 17 million acres of forestland with a significant portion covered in pine. The state also has a significant pine ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Biosecurity, Early Detection, FFD23-24, FloridaFirstDetector, Invasive Species, Pines