Tag: air potato vine

Bring Us Your Bulbils!

Posted: February 28, 2020

Bring Us Your Bulbils! In a previous blog, we discussed the pernicious Air Potato vine (Dioscorea bulbifera) and the charismatic bright red or orange biocontrol beetle (Lilioceris cheni). The air potato beetle was discovered, researched, reared and made… Read More

Category: Home Landscapes, Invasive Species

Tags: air potato, air potato vine, biological control, bulbils

A Way to Fight Brazilian Peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia)

by Yvonne Florian

Posted: February 21, 2020

In Florida, Brazilian Peppertree is listed as a noxious weed and category-1 invasive plant according to Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC). It was originally introduced to Florida from South America as a pretty ornamental shrub during the… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Uncategorized, Wildlife

Tags: air potato vine, BCRCL, biocontrol, biocontrol research, Brazilian peppertree, exotic invasive plants, Hayslip Lab, invasive plants, Thrips, tropical soda apple, UF/IFAS Norman C. Hayslip Biological Control Research & Containment Laboratory

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