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Citrus Flower Bud Advisories Resume for 2021-22

by Ruth Hohl Borger
December 6, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. — The University of Florida will resume providing growers regular flower bud advisories as the critical time for citrus grove management begins this winter. UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences associate professor ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Citrus, Citrus Flowering Monitor, Citrus Research, Control, Flower Bud Advisories, Horticultural Sciences, Tripti Vashisth, UF/IFAS Citrus Research And Education Center

AI could reduce the amount farmers spray to control strawberry pest

by Brad Buck
April 27, 2021

Artificial intelligence that might use smartphone images could lead to more accurate, early detection of a pest that ruins strawberries, a $300 million dollar-a-year industry in Florida. University of Florida scientists have developed a smartphone ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: #aiatuf, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Control, Damage, Daniel Lee, Deep Learning, Detection, Detection Box, Entomology And Nematology, Environment, Images, Mites, Oscar Liburd, Smartphone, Spray, Strawberries, Twospotted Spider Mite, USDA-NIFA