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Keeping Aphids Out of Your Winter Garden

by Molly Jameson
November 18, 2024

  Keeping Aphids Out of Your Winter Garden Here in North Florida, mild winters allow for extended growing seasons, but they also enable pests like aphids to stay active year-round. While freezing temperatures in colder regions ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Aphids, Beneficial Insects, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Lacewings, Ladybugs, Parasitic Wasps, Plant Pests

Benefits of Nematodes in Healthy Soil Ecosystems

by Molly Jameson
November 9, 2018

Nematodes. Those microscopic, worm-like creatures that enter or attach themselves to crop roots, pierce root tissue, suck up root juices, and destroy crop yields. But did you know, plant-parasitic nematodes are only a very small fraction ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Bacterial Feeding Nematodes, Beneficial Nematodes, Fungal Feeding Nematodes, Insect-parasitic Nematode, Meloidogyne Incognita, Nematodes, Nutrient Cycling, Plant Nutrient Uptake, Plant-parasitic Nematodes, Predatory Nematodes, Soil Health, Soil Organic Matter, Steinernema Scapterisci

Air Potato Challenge: Beetles Available for the Public May 18

by Molly Jameson
April 4, 2018

May 18, 2018 Air Potato Challenge: Leaf Beetles Available for the Public The UF/IFAS Extension St Lucie County, UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center, FL Dept of Ag Division of Plant Industry, USDA, and Florida Fish and Wildlife ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Air Potato, Air Potato Beetle, Air Potato Challenge, Air Potato Leaf Beetle, FAMU Center For Viticulture And Small Fruit Research, Http://bcrcl.ifas.ufl.edu/airpotatobiologicalcontrol.shtml, Invasive Plants

Spring 2018 Backyard Gardening Series

by Molly Jameson
February 7, 2018

Please join us for the 2018 Spring Backyard Gardening Series! The two-day series is March 6 and March 13, 2018, 5:45-8:00 p.m., at the Leon County Extension Office (615 Paul Russell Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32301). Registration and payment ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Backyard Gardening Series, Educational Workshop, Leon County Extension, UF/IFAS, Vegetable Gardening

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