Plant Clinics 2020
Time 10 AM – 2 PM Dates Monday January 6 Monday January 27 Monday February 3 Monday February 24 Monday March 2 Monday March 16 Monday April 6 Monday April 20 Monday May 4 Monday May 18 Monday… Read More
Category: Pests & Disease
Crash Course in North Florida Gardening Spring 2020
Learn about trees, plants and gardening in Florida during a “Crash Course in North Florida Gardening” three-day seminar for newcomers to Florida on Thursday February 6 8:00AM -12NOON Thursday February 13 8:00AM -12NOON Thursday February 20 8:00AM -12NOON… Read More
Ligustrum galls
Thanks for bringing in samples of the problem, this made it much easier to diagnose. A few years ago, we were inundated with malformed growths called witches’ broom or galls on several of our ornamental landscape plants such… Read More
Abiotic Factors for Ornamentals; New Ornamental Varieties for NE Florida; Chemical Spill Recover; Pesticide Labeling 2019
DATE AND TIME Thursday, December 12 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST LOCATION Yulee County Building 86026 Pages Dairy Rd. Yulee, FL 32097 Call for directions!!! FEE Early bird is $30 per person; at the door is $40;… Read More
What is on my salvia?
The messy, cottony mass is caused by a piercing/sucking insect called a mealybug. One of the more common groups of scale insects attacking ornamental plants. There are about 275 species of mealybugs known to occur in the continental… Read More
Crash Course 2019 Fall
DESCRIPTION Learn about trees, plants and gardening in Florida during a “Crash Course in North Florida Gardening” three-day seminar for newcomers to Florida from 8:00 am until Noon on: Thursday, August 29 Thursday, September 5 CANCELLED! Thursday, September… Read More
Frangipani hornworm, Pseudosphinx tetrio
I believe your caterpillar is the Frangipani hornworm, Pseudosphinx tetrio. It is a common moth in the American tropics and subtropics although can occasionally be found in southern parts of Florida. The adult moths are mostly a drab… Read More
What is eating my azalea?
I suspected the azalea caterpillar but after you brought in some clippings it became obvious. The azalea caterpillar, Datana major, is found in Florida from July through October on azaleas. Often, the caterpillars completely defoliate much of the… Read More
Nuisance Wildlife- Landscape Matters 2018
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Location: Yulee County Building 86026 Pages Dairy Road (Take US 17 North, pass over the railroad tracks, turn left on Pages Dairy Road. The building is attached to the… Read More
Common Insects on Ornamental Plants – Landscape Matters 2018
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Location: Yulee County Building 86026 Pages Dairy Road (Take US 17 North, pass over the railroad tracks, turn left on Pages Dairy Road. The building is attached to the… Read More