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Un Vistazo a la Fruta Tropical—Carambola

by Jeff Wasielewski
January 27, 2025

por Jeff Wasielewski, Laura Vásquez y Jonathan H. Crane Nombre común: Carambola Nombre botánico: Averrhoa carambola Familia: Oxalidaceae Variedades recomendadas: Arkin, Fwang Tung, Kary, Sri Kembangan Acerca de la fruta: Cuando se corta ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ag, Carambola, Carambolas, Crane, Español, Fruit, Harvest, Pest, Pests, Pick, Prune, Star, Starfruit, Vasquez, Wasielewski

Do You Remember the Ficus Whitefly?

by Henry Mayer
February 10, 2022

Recently, we received some calls about Ficus Whitefly, Singhiella simplex, damage. Do you remember how the damage looked? I still remember in 2007 during my early career as an Extension Agent when many pest control operators were calling the ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ficus Whitefly, IPM, Landscape, Management, Pest

Damaging Lychee Erinose Mite found in Miami-Dade County

by Jeff Wasielewski
February 24, 2020

The Lychee Erinose Mite (LEM), Aceria litchii, was found in a backyard lychee tree in the northern portion of Miami-Dade County, FL in February 2020. LEM was previously found in Lee County on Pine Island in February 2018, and lychee fruit and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: LEM, Litchi, Longan, Lychee, Miami-Dade, Mite, Pest

OFF 2018 Eradication Program in Miami-Dade County

by Vanessa Vassilaros
June 6, 2018

Oriental Fruit Fly (OFF) Update (as of 06/06/18): The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has positively identified the presence of three Oriental fruit flies, Bactrocera dorsalis, in south Miami-Dade County. There ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Bactrocera, Eradication, Florida, Invasive, Map, Miami-Dade County, Mosca Oriental De La Fruta, OFF, Oriental Fruit Fly, Pest

PEST ALERT: Oriental Fruit Fly found again in Miami-Dade County

by Vanessa Vassilaros
June 5, 2018

On June 1st of 2018, a single male of the Oriental Fruit Fly (OFF), Bactrocera dorsalis , was captured in south Miami-Dade County. Two additional males were captured in nearby detection traps on June 3rd. There is an eradication program in ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agricultura, Agriculture, Bactrocera, Florida, Frutas, Invasive, Miami-Dade, Miami-Dade County, Mosca Oriental De La Fruta, Nursery, OFF, Oriental Fruit Fly, Pest, Plaga, Tropical

New insect pest in Miami-Dade County

by Vanessa Vassilaros
May 24, 2018

What is it? There is a new insect pest found in Miami-Dade County. An armored scale, to be specific, it is called the phantasma scale (Fiorinia phantasma) that can affect ornamental plants. Where can it be found? The distribution of ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Bug, CAPS, DPI, FDACS, Fiorina, Florida, Insect, Insecto, Invasive, Miami-Dade, Pest, Peste, Plaga, Scale, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension

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

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

Two new Oriental fruit fly meetings in September

by Vanessa Vassilaros
September 18, 2015

1. Agriculture Industry Town Hall at UF/IFAS Extension for Oriental Fruit Fly Program with Commissioner of Agriculture Commissioner Putnam understands how crucial the eradication efforts are to those in the agriculture industry. He invites ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Fly, Homestead, Invasive Pest, Meeting, Miami, Miami-Dade, Mosca Frutera Oriental, OFF, Oriental Fruit Fly, Pest, UF/IFAS Extension

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