Tag: Pest Alert

April 2024 First Friday with Florida First Detector

by Morgan Pinkerton

April 8, 2024

Recap of April 2024 First Friday with Florida First Detector In April, we took a closer look at the pest group thrips (Order: Thysanoptera). While there are over 7,000 species of thrips around the world, only a handful of them are pests on ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Biosecurity, FFD23-24, FloridaFirstDetector, Invasive Species, Ornamental Plants, Pest Alert, SeminoleCountyAg, Thrips

New Snail Pest in Miami-Dade County

by Michelle Leonard-Mularz

October 5, 2020

The Horntail Snail, Macrochlamys indica, was detected in Miami-Dade County in August 2020 and sent to the University of Florida for identification. This identification was confirmed by USDA and Florida Department of Agriculture (FDACS), ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Home Landscapes, Natural Resources
Tags: Florida Keys, Insect Identification, Insects, IPM Florida, New Insect Pest, Pest Alert

NEW PEST ALERT: Thrips parvispinus (Karny)

by Caroline Warwick

September 8, 2020

*NEW PEST ALERT* A sample of thrips collected in a Central Florida greenhouse on Hoya and Anthurium have been identified as Thrips parvispinus (Karny) by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Division of Plant Industry ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Pest Alert, Pests, Thrips

Rose Crown Gall Becoming More Prevalent in Florida

by paret

October 20, 2017

Kamil Duman, Susannah Wright, Fanny Iriarte, Barron Riddle, Gary Knox and Mathews Paret, University of Florida - NFREC, Quincy, FL For rose nurseries, and commercial landscapers, each of the many rose diseases are as important as the others. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Disease, Horticulture, Ornamental, Panhandle Agriculture, Pest Alert, Pest Management, Plant Nursery

Disease Alert: Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllids found in the Panhandle

March 3, 2017

F. Iriarte, X. Martini, M. Paret, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) Quincy, and E. Lovestrand, UF/IFAS Franklin Co. Extension Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as Yellow Shoot or Citrus Greening is a devastating disease ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Citrus, Disease, Horticulture, Insects, Invasive Species, Panhandle Agriculture, Pest Alert, Pest Management

Soybean Rust found in Jackson County Sentinel Plot

by wright

August 21, 2015

Soybean rust (SBR) has been found on the sentinel plot in Jackson County at the Extension Office. Because these plots are scouted for SBR on a regular basis, the SBR was confirmed very early. SBR has now been confirmed in Florida, Louisiana, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Disease, Panhandle Agriculture, Pest Alert, Pest Management, Soybean Rust

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot Population Building in the Panhandle

by rfmizell

August 7, 2015

Bermudagrass hay farmers need to scout their fields for Bermudagrass Stem Maggots. I just discovered a big infestation here at the North Florida Research Center (NFREC) which is first one in two years in North Florida that we are aware of. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Bermudagrass Stem Maggot, Forage & Pasture, Hay, Insects, Panhandle Agriculture, Pest Alert, Pest Management

Buckeye Rot in Tomatoes

by Shep Eubanks

June 5, 2015

With the recent frequent rains and hot temperatures, the incidence of buckeye rot on field tomatoes has increased in Holmes County, especially on tomatoes that were not planted on plastic mulch. This disease in tomatoes is caused by Phytophthora ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Buckeye Rot, Disease, Horticulture, Panhandle Agriculture, Pest Alert, Pest Management, Tomato, Tomato Diseases, Vegetables

Pest Alert: Boxwood Blight

by paret

June 2, 2015

Fanny Iriarte, Mathews Paret, and Gary Knox University of Florida, North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy Basic Information Boxwoods (Buxusspp.) are commercially important evergreen ornamental plants with an annual market value ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Disease, Horticulture, Ornamental, Panhandle Agriculture, Pest Alert, Pest Management

New on Featured Creatures! Australian cockroach

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman

April 8, 2015

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The Australian cockroach is one of several species of peridomestic cockroaches (cockroaches that live mostly outdoors, but ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Cockroach, Featured Creatures, Pest Alert

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