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Three bees on three clusters of purple flowers

Proyecto de investigación de UF/IFAS protege a los polinizadores de la exposición a pesticidas dañinos

by Luz Bahder
July 9, 2025

Creado por Megan Winslow, especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS.  Hace algunos años, al comprar plantas de violetas en un vivero, Chris Wilson notó una etiqueta que indicaba que las flores habían sido tratadas con insecticidas. "Recuerdo ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aplicacion De Insecticidas, Aspersion, Chris Wilson, Conservacion, Departamento De Ciencias Del Suelo, Dosis, Drench, El Agua Y Los Ecosistemas, Empapar, Enfermedades, Español, Flores, Industria De Plantas Ornamentales, Insecticidas, Lantana, Mia Cabrera, Ornamentales, Plagas, Plantas, Plantas Ornamentales, Polen, Polinizadores, Prácticas De Manejo De Pesticidas, Protección De Los Polinizadores, Riego, Sandra Wilson, Spanish, Spray, Tiametoxam, Vanesa Rostán

UF study shows how strawberry growers can use less pesticide to control destructive chilli thrips

by Brad Buck
June 5, 2024

Florida strawberry growers can use less pesticide and save money as they try to control a mighty pest known as chilli thrips, University of Florida research shows. An invasive pest in the southeastern United States, chilli thrips was introduced ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Chilli Thrips, Entomology And Nematology, Field-border, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Pest Control, Pesticides, Spray, Sriyanka Lahiri, Strawberries

Citrus Flower Bud Advisory Starts for the Season

by Ruth Hohl Borger
November 21, 2022

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. — The University of Florida will resume providing growers regular flower bud advisories as the critical time for citrus grove management begins this winter. UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences associate professor ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Citrus, Citrus Flowering Monitor, Citrus Research And Education Center, Flower Bud Advisories, Spray, Tripti Vashisth
Insectary Plants

Microirrigation for Vegetable Gardens

by Tia Silvasy
May 18, 2022

Microirrigation is an efficient way to water vegetable gardens and conserve our precious water supply. This goes along with Florida-Friendly Landscaping principle #2, Water Efficiently. Microirrigation is defined as a low volume, low flow ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Conservation, Fruit Tree, Irrigation, Microirrigation, Orange County, Resources, Spray, Vegetable, Water
pesticide applicator spraying

Limited Pesticide Applicator’s License Review and CEUs

by Hannah Eason
January 31, 2022

The limited pesticide applicator's licenses allow the licensed applicator to apply pesticides to landscapes around buildings. There are 2 primary limited pesticide applicators licenses: Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance (LCLM) for ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Applicator, CEU, CEUs, Chemicals, FDACS, Hwooten, IPM, LCLM, Limited, Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance, Limited Commercial Maintenance, Limited Lawn And Ornamental, LLO, Pesticide Applicators, Pesticides, Spray

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