- I am sorry to report that the "Purple Pasture Plague" has reached the Florida Panhandle. Pasture Mealybugs (PMB) have invaded three counties in the Panhandle. PMB was recently split into two species with the more invasive ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease
From flesh-eating screwworm flies threatening livestock and wildlife to spotted lanternflies swarming cities, mealybugs damaging crops, invasive plants choking waterways and Burmese pythons disrupting native ecosystems, invasive species are ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Authored by: Niguss Hailegnaw, UF/IFAS Assistant Professor of Crop Nutrient Management at the Everglades Research and Education Center Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Forage Extension Specialist Help UF/IFAS identify factors associated ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
What producers, land managers, and forage professionals need to know as Florida’s response takes shape. At a glance. The pasture mealybug was first detected in Florida in May 2026; it has now been reported in 22 Florida counties, including ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Research
Authored by: Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Forage Extension Specialist Niguss Hailegnaw, UF/IFAS Assistant Professor of Crop Nutrient Management at the Everglades Research and Education Center Pasture mealybug (PMB) is expanding across ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Cassidy Dalton, an undergraduate student at the University of Florida studying environmental management, natural resources and agriculture, has spent her summer as an intern at the Hayslip Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory, ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
There’s a new invasive insect that may invade your turfgrass…The Pasture Mealybug has been found in 15 south Florida counties in pastures including bahiagrass and bermudagrass pastures, other forage, and sugarcane. It has not been documented ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
What: Experts from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) are hosting an informational webinar on the invasive pasture ... READ MORE
Category: Blog Community, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchInvasive pasture mealybug has been detected in 15 Florida counties and can rapidly kill pasture grasses, hayfields and sugarcane, causing severe crop losses. UF/IFAS scientists are studying the newly arrived pest, while emergency approval ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchInvasive pasture mealybug has been detected in 15 Florida counties and can rapidly kill pasture grasses, hayfields and sugarcane, causing severe crop losses. UF/IFAS scientists are studying the newly arrived pest, while emergency approval ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research