Tag: Bacillus thuringiensis

Researchers explore breakthrough approach to combat devasting citrus greening disease

by Brad Buck
January 8, 2025

Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the tiny insects responsible for citrus greening. While the genetically modified tree has only been tested so far in the lab and the greenhouse, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Bacillus Thuringiensis, Bacterium, Biotechnology, Bryony Bonning, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research And Education Center, Citrus Trees, Entomology And Nematology, Field, Greenhouse, HLB, Huanglongbing, Lab, Lukasz Stelinski, Pest Control, Phloem, Protein, Psyllids

Beautiful Bromeliads and Mischievous Mosquitoes

by Leslie Nicole Munroe
June 26, 2020

In January, 2016, I moved back to Florida from another southern state. It was great to see familiar plants and to be able to go to the beach again.I love the dizzying varieties of beautiful bromeliads, but could definitely live without the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aechmea, Anana, Bacillus Thuringiensis, Billbergia, Bromeliads, BT, Color In The Landscape, Florida Mosquitoes, Guzmania, Mosquito Control, Neoregelia, Preventing Mosquito Breeding, Shade Gardening

Fact Sheet: Survey of Insecticides Available for Homeowners in Lee County, Florida

by Stephen Brown
February 3, 2018

Survey of Insecticides Available for Homeowners in Lee County, Florida: 2013 The insecticides below are first listed by their family name, for example, Benzoylureas and Neonicontinoids. Knowing the insecticide family is critical when developing ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Bacillus Thuringiensis, Benzoylureas, Fact Sheet, Factsheet, Imidacloprid, Insecticides, Lee County, Neonicontinoids, Pesticide Resistance, Pesticides, Stephen Brown

Reclaim your yard from mosquitoes

by Carol Wyatt-Evens
July 5, 2017

Now that our rainy season has arrived, the number of mosquitoes around our homes and communities is on the rise. That doesn't mean your summer months need be nothing more than swatting and sprays to fight them away. There are simple steps you ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease
Tags: Aedes, Bacillus Thuringiensis, Disease, Gambusia, Mosquito, Mosquitofish, Pathway, Pgm_Chemicals, Tiger Mosquito, Virus, Zika

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