Tag: Oriental Fruit Fly

Agricultural ‘quarantine’ explained, with two Florida counties under such orders

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
July 11, 2022

Two Florida counties were put under quarantine in recent weeks, but this has nothing to do with COVID-19. An agricultural quarantine is intended to prevent the spread of invasive species, but the protocols are unrelated to restrictions put ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Agricultural Quarantine, Giant African Land Snail, Invasive Species, Oriental Fruit Fly, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Quarantine, Whitney Elmore

Oriental Fruit Fly Eradication

by Samantha Murray
February 29, 2016

With the recent good news of the oriental fruit fly eradication in Miami-Dade County,1 now is a good time to reflect on why this pest is such a threat to agriculture and the successful efforts to keep it out of Florida. Though the name “fruit ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Agriculture Hot Topic, Miami-Dade County, Oriental Fruit Fly

Mosca oriental fruta: Viveros

by Vanessa Vassilaros
October 8, 2015

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Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bactrocera, Campoverde, Cuarentena, Florida, Grower, Homestead, Miami, Miami-Dade, Mosca Oriental De La Fruta, Nursery, Oriental Fruit Fly, Peste, Plaga, Quarantine, South Florida, UF IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Miami-Dade Extension, Vivero

Agriculture Industry Town Hall in Homestead

by Vanessa Vassilaros
September 21, 2015

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Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Fruit Fly, Homestead, Miami, Mosca Frutera Oriental, OFF, Oriental Fruit Fly, UF IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade

Two new Oriental fruit fly meetings in September

by Vanessa Vassilaros
September 18, 2015

1. Agriculture Industry Town Hall at UF/IFAS Extension for Oriental Fruit Fly Program with Commissioner of Agriculture Commissioner Putnam understands how crucial the eradication efforts are to those in the agriculture industry. He invites ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Fly, Homestead, Invasive Pest, Meeting, Miami, Miami-Dade, Mosca Frutera Oriental, OFF, Oriental Fruit Fly, Pest, UF IFAS Extension

State of Agricultural Emergency for Oriental Fruit Fly Infestation

by Vanessa Vassilaros
September 15, 2015

Commissioner Adam Putnam Declares State of Agricultural Emergency for Oriental Fruit Fly Infestation Sep 15, 2015 MIAMI, Fla.—Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today declared a state of agricultural emergency ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Miami, Miami-Dade Agriculture, Mosca Frutera, Oriental Fruit Fly

Oriental fruit fly (OFF) workshop at UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County

by Vanessa Vassilaros
September 9, 2015

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Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: DPI, FDACS, Miami-Dade, Mosca De La Fruta, Mosca Frutera, OFF, Oriental Fruit Fly, Quarantine, UF/IFAS Miami-Dade Extension

Oriental Fruit Fly (OFF) in Miami-Dade County!

by Vanessa Vassilaros
September 8, 2015

There is a new Oriental Fruit Fly Detection in Miami-Dade County confirmed on August of 2015 by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). Education on prevention, monitoring and eradication once is detected is the key to keep ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: FDACS, Florida Pest Alert, Fruit Pest, Miami-Dade, Mosca Oriental De La Fruta, OFF, Oriental Fruit Fly, Pest, UF/IFAS Miami-Dade Extension, Vegetable, Workshop

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