“What kind of pesticide license are you looking for?”, is often what I have to ask when I pick up a call regarding pesticide licensing questions. You need to seek the right category of pesticide license for the right job. If you are going ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, , Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Turf
I've practiced horticulture for 25 years, worked with tropical fruit for 20 of those years, and just recently I celebrated five years as a commercial tropical fruit extension agent for UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County. It stands to reason ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Choosing the right cover crop at the right time is important because of our hot and rainy summers. Wisely managing bare land after cleaning up vegetable crop residues is a serious consideration. Keeping land fallow during summer with as much ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Rose Rosette Disease (RRD) is caused by the Rose Rosette Virus (RRV) and spread by eriophyid mite (Phyllocoptes fructiphilus), Wild and ornamental rose species and cultivars are susceptible to this disease. And it has been spreading through ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Thrips: most common insects Thrips are the most common insects in almost all plants in South Florida. Western flower thrips and common blossom thrips are vectors for tomato chlorotic spot virus (TCSV). As a consequence, the incidence of TCSV ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Squash crown rot disease is the most common problem for growers. To help growers with pest management, scientists at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC) set up field trials. Field day for vegetable growers is an effective ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Watching out for late blight disease on tomato plants in Miami-Dade County is critically important! An outbreak of late blight disease on tomato could be a critical concern because of the low temperature and high humidity. Up to now, UF/IFAS ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
He recibido muchas preguntas acerca de que enfermedades causadas por virus, hongos, bacterias o algas afectan a las plantas ornamentales que crecen en el sur de la Florida. Si tu piensas en crecer tus planta o trabajas en un vivero o paisajismo ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
I received many questions from ornamental growers about what ornamental plant diseases may affect their nurseries? especially in south Florida. Miami-Dade County is a ground zero for invasive pests and the quality standards for ornamental ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
The Plant Producer Newsletter: In This Issue (pages): 1 Pesticide Spills: Preparation, Prevention...Get 1 free CORE pesticide credit, 2016 1,2 Pest Update: Whitefly Biotype Q 4 Danger in an Empty Container 5 Three New Crapemyrtles ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension