Tag: palmetto

Visual Identification of St. Augustinegrass Cultivars

by Henry Mayer
March 5, 2025

With the widespread impact of the diseases Lethal Virus Necrosis (LVN) and Sugarcane Mosaic Virus (SCMV), it is essential to differentiate which Saint Augustinegrass cultivar you are resodding with. The most common cultivar used in the industry ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: CitraBlue, Cultivars, Floratam, Lethal Viral Necrosis, Palmetto, Saint Augustinegrass

Parsing Through the Palmettos

by Lara Milligan
February 13, 2018

The term “palmetto” gets thrown around a lot in the plant world. Sometimes “palmetto” is referring to the common name of the plant, or it could be the scientific name. There is a reason botanists aren’t a fan of common names and prefer ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Cabbage Palm, Commonly Confused, Lara Milligan, Palm Trees, Palmetto, Palms, Saw Palmetto

What is happening to the palms?

by Jonael Bosques
April 26, 2017

Over the past year I have had several calls of people concerned about the decline of their iconic Cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto) for no apparent reason. There is a relatively new palm disease that is affecting our cabbage (Sabal), Phoenix ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Decline, Disease, Palmetto, Palms, Phoenix, Phytoplasma, Sabal

Palmetto Weevils, Arrgh!

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 8, 2015

Anyone who has had a treasured palm tree annihilated by palmetto weevils (Rhynchophorus cruentatus) knows the pain of losing a long-lived tree from the home landscape. These large, native weevils are adept at working unnoticed inside a palm ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Arrgh, Palmetto, Panhandle Outdoors, Weevils

Palmetto Weevils

by Kevin O'Horan
March 2, 2015

Post by Bob Mertens; Horticulture Program Specialist Once considered a minor pest of palms, the palmetto weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus) has in recent years become a serious problem on Canary Island Date palms (Phoenix canariensis) and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Extension, Gardens, Horticulture, Landscaping, Palmetto, Pesticides, Pests, Pgm_HortComm, Pgm_HortRes, UF, Weevil

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