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Do you know what a Whitefly Biotype Q is?

by Vanessa Vassilaros
July 19, 2016

It is a significant pest that could damage agriculture, has spread from Palm Beach to seven (7)other Florida counties, according to a University of Florida (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) entomologist: Dr. OSborne. Crops ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 2016. Nursery, Biotype Q, Free Class, Free Workshop, Gratis, Homestead, Miami, Mosca Blanca, Nurseries, UF, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Vivero, Whitefly, Workshop

Protecting Workers and Zika Virus

by Vanessa Vassilaros
June 7, 2016

Tips from UF/IFAS Extension mosquito experts and OSHA/NIOSH to protect outside workers to Zika virus exposure. The two mosquito species implicated in Zika outbreaks in other countries are established in Florida. They are the yellow fever mosquito,Aedes ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida, Occupational Exposure To Zika Virus, OSHA, Protecting Workers, Virus, Workers, Zika

Q-biotype whitefly is in Palm Beach County

by Vanessa Vassilaros
June 1, 2016

Q-Biotype Whitefly threat: Cindy McKenzie, Ph.D., Entomologist, USDA, ARS, and Lance S. Osborne, Ph.D., University of Florida, IFAS report that unfortunately, we have a developing whitefly issue in Florida. We are having major issues managing ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: 2016, Bemisia, Mosca Blanca, Ornamental Pest, Palm Beach County, Pest, Whitefly

PEST ALERT: A New Whitefly in Florida

by Vanessa Vassilaros
March 28, 2016

A new whitefly was identified from a heavily infested Ixora hedge a in residential area of St. Petersburg, FL. The scientific name is: Asiothrixus antidesmae (previously Aleurothrixus antidesmae). Is an Asian species known in the New World ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: 2016, Insecto, New Pest, New Whitefly, Nueva Mosca Blanca, Nueva Plaga, Ornamentals

Oriental Fruit Fly (OFF) update for 1/4/2016

by Vanessa Vassilaros
January 4, 2016

Please find attached the Oriental Fruit Fly (OFF) update for 1/4/2016: The estimated end of quarantine has changed, to end on 02/13/2016, provided there are no additional findings... Fly Count: Daily Finds: 0 Total count to date: ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: 2016, Cuarentena, FDACS, Florida, Homestead, Miami, Miami Agriculture, Mosca Oriental De La Fruta, Oriental Fruit Fly, Quarantine, Update

Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine expanded in Miami-Dade as 09/28/15

by Vanessa Vassilaros
September 29, 2015

Dear growers and public, please find the information of findings by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Fly Count Daily Finds: ­­­1 Total count to date: 161 Date of first find: Aug. 26, 2015 Date of ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Expansion Of Fruit Fly, Miami-Dade, Mosca De La Fruta, Mosca Oriental De La Fruta, New Core, Nueva Area Cuarentena, Oriental Fruit Fly Core

Do you remember the Giant African Land Snail in Miami?

by Vanessa Vassilaros
September 22, 2015

Below is an article published by the Southeast Farm Press Have you seen this snail in Florida? More than 159,000 giant African land snails have been eliminated in Florida since the giant invasive mollusk was found in Florida four years ago. In ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Achatina, Caracol Gigante, Florida Invasive Pest, GALS, Giant African Land Snail, Invasive Pest, Miami, Pest, September 2015

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