Trouble with Tomatoes
Not how we do it up North? When it comes to gardening, Florida is just different. Northern gardener bite their lips and try not to scream when they first try their craft in Florida. It’s not that great… Read More
Category: Pests & Disease
Florida Beekeeping Calendar: August
Management practices for your apiary in August: This calendar is meant to be a reference point for management and is not comprehensive. Additional resources: Tools for Varroa Management Varroa Sampling Methods (video) Foulbrood in Honey Bee Colonies Originally published August 2017. Revised and republished… Read More
Lebbeck Mealybug
The Lebbeck mealybug (Nipaecoccus viridis) has been reported in Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties since it’s first occurrence in Palm Beach in 2009. This species has been found on over forty host plants in Florida, including… Read More
UF Experts Provide Educational Resources on Mosquito-Related Issues
By Sydney Honeycutt GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New educational resources from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences covering mosquito-related topics are now available for teachers to download and use in their classrooms. The UF/IFAS Center… Read More
Fight the bite with mosquito repellents
Summer is in full swing with the heat, humidity, and summer rains. Although we are happy to welcome the rain, the mosquitoes that accompany the rainy season are usually unwelcomed visitors. Container mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus,… Read More
New Website Simplifies Connection to UF Experts in Plant Health
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Maybe it’s a farmer who has spotted an unfamiliar bug in the fields, or a homeowner whose once-healthy garden has developed discoloration on some leaves. In these instances, says the director of the University of… Read More
Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (Tobamovirus, ToBRFV)
The Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (Tobamovirus, ToBRFV) is a highly contagious tomato and pepper virus that can be easily spread mechanically through the use of contaminated tools, hands, and plant-to-plant contact. This virus causes symptoms similar to… Read More
A Diverse Landscape is a Healthy Landscape
A Lesson from History: Dutch Elm Disease It is a strange thing; a never-ending story continually appearing in the landscape. We fall in love with a specific landscape aesthetic, certain plant material begins to dominate the landscape, and… Read More
IFAS Pest Alert: First report of Phyllocoptes fructiphilus, the vector of Rose rosette virus in Florida.
IFAS Pest Alert: First report of Phyllocoptes fructiphilus, the vector of Rose rosette virus in Florida. Xavier Martini1, Austin N Fife1, Gary Knox2, Mathews Paret3 1North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida; Entomology and Nematology Department… Read More
Bean Pod Borer Moth
The bean pod borer moth is an important pest of legumes. Caterpillar feeding can injure bean pods and flowers of legume crops. Young larvae of Maruca vitrata bore into flowers and older larvae will bore into bean pods…. Read More