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Respirators: Why are they important?

by Vanessa Vassilaros
June 16, 2017

When working in agricultural operations such as a nursery, farm or grove, the concentration and frequency of exposure to agricultural contaminants can cause a variety of respiratory problems. Normally our own respiratory system filters some ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Clase, Nursery, Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, Respiradores, Respirators, Safety, SouthFlorida, UF/IFAS Extension, Workshop

Enfermedades en ornamentales del sur de Florida

by Vanessa Vassilaros
June 3, 2017

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
Tags: Alga, Bacteria, Enfermedad, Florida, Hongo, IPM, Manejo De Plagas, Ornamental, Patogeno, Planta, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade, Virus, Vivero

Ornamental Plants and Diseases in south Florida Report

by Vanessa Vassilaros
June 1, 2017

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
Tags: 2016, Algae, Bacteria, Disease Report, Diseases, Fact Sheet, Fungi, Growers, Ornamental, Plants, South Florida, UF/IFAS Extension

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

First detector Training: July 16th

by Vanessa Vassilaros
July 1, 2015

We will cover several potential invasive pests from foreign imported plants or that could attack your crops in South Florida. Agenda Palm weevils, Bargrada bug, Slugs and snails, Sugarcane mosaic virus, Fusarium wilt of queen palm and ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: CEU Class, First Detector, Invasive Pest, Miami, Pests, UF, UF/IFAS Extension

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