Tag: kaolin

Study: White clay spray mix repels major crop pest

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
January 25, 2022

QUINCY, Fla. --- Tomatoes are big business in Florida, the nation’s top producer of the popular fruit, but an insect no bigger than a grain of rice threatens growers’ fields each season. The whitefly prefers the underside of leaves, enjoying ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Entomology, Josh Freeman, Kaolin, Mathews Paret, North Florida Research And Education Center, Pest Control, Plant Pathology, Tomato, Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl, Whiteflies, Whitefly, Xavier Martini

Open House and Field Day Planned for UF Citrus Research and Education Center November 16

by Ruth Hohl Borger
October 13, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences citrus faculty have worked earnestly to find workable tactics for growers to use in their operations to fight Huanglongbing, or citrus greening disease. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Fruit Drop, Hlb, Individual Protective Covers, Irrigation, Kaolin, Nutrition, Open House And Field Day

Kaolin Clay May Be Viable Option to Protect Citrus Trees from Asian Citrus Psyllid, UF/IFAS Researchers Say

by Brad Buck
October 31, 2018

By Tom Nordlie GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida citrus growers have begun taking notice of kaolin clay, a powdery white compound, because it can cause Asian citrus psyllids to “not take notice” of their groves. Long used to protect other ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Christopher Vincent, Citrus, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Entomology, Kaolin, Michael Rogers, Psyllid

Push-pull approach could keep Western flower thrips off peppers, UF/IFAS researchers say

by Tom Nordlie
December 3, 2012

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Repelling Western flower thrips from Florida’s bell peppers could be as simple as giving the insects ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Funderburk, Ipm, Kaolin, Minute Pirate Bug, Pepper, Push-pull, Sunflower, Thrips, Western Flower Thrips

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