Tag: Lethal bronzing

UF/IFAS study leads to milestone advances in understanding lethal bronzing of palm trees

by Lourdes Mederos
May 31, 2023

Lethal bronzing (LB) is a bacterial disease that kills more than 20 species of palm trees in the Southern United States and Caribbean and has been devastating the Florida green industries for nearly two decades. A University of ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS
Tags: Brian Bahder, Cabbage Palms, Department Of Entomology And Nematology, Haplaxius Crudus, Lethal Bronzing, Management Strategies, News, Palm Trees, Palms, Phytoplasma, Planthopper, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, Vector, Vector Ecology

Keys to keeping Southeast, Southwest Florida trees and landscapes thriving is focus of monthly UF/IFAS webinar series

by Lourdes Mederos
April 3, 2023

Property owners, professional landscapers and arborists struggle to keep Florida's landscapes and tree canopies thriving amid hurricanes, pests, diseases, climate change and other impacts. To help communities and industries plan, manage ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: And Geomatic Sciences, Andrew Koeser, Arboriculture, Brian Bahder, Deah Lieurance, Deborah Hilbert, E UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department, Ed Gilman, Fisheries, Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services, Florida Urban Forestry Council (FUFC), Hurricane, Hurricane Preparedness, Invasive Species, Jason Smith, John Roberts, Lethal Bronzing, R, Ryan Klein, Stephen Brown, Storm Damage, Storms, Sue Alspach, Termites, Thomas Chouvenc, Tree Pruning, Trees, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Entomology And Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, UF/IFAS School Of Forest

11,000 tree varieties in North America, but only a few species dot cityscapes

by Brad Buck
May 5, 2022

If you look at trees, especially in Florida’s urban areas, you’ll generally see southern live oaks or cabbage palms. Makes sense. Those are the two most common species in the Sunshine State’s cities. Indeed, most of America’s cities ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Andrew Koeser, Environmental Horticulture, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Landscape Architects, Lethal Bronzing, Live Oak, Palms, Removal, Species, Species Diversity, Stormwater, Trees, Urban, Urban Heat, Usda

UF/IFAS scientist reaches turning point on palm disease research

by Lourdes Mederos
September 7, 2021

Lethal yellowing (LY) and lethal bronzing (LB) have had devastating effects on palm trees across landscapes and nurseries throughout Florida and the Caribbean. University of Florida scientists at the Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Brian Bahder, Haplaxius Crudus, Lethal Bronzing, Lethal Yellowing, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center

UF/IFAS scientist publishes new data on insect causing lethal disease in palm trees

by Lourdes Mederos
August 10, 2021

The vast number of palm trees that enhance the landscape of homes, businesses, parks and highways throughout Florida is steadily declining and is a cause of economic concern. The responsible insect infects palm trees with a pathogen known ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Brian Bahder, Entomology And Nematology, FLREC, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Lethal Bronzing, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, UF IFAS News, UF/IFAS FLREC, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, UF/IFAS Solutions

Brazilian Peppertree, Hemp Among Top UF/IFAS Stories for 2019

by Samantha Murray
December 10, 2019

A year of impactful teaching, research and outreach meant UF/IFAS was frequently in the headlines in 2019. Here is a round-up of some of the biggest stories from this year. Brazilian peppertree Brazilian peppertree is an invasive plant that ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: Brazilian Peppertree, CALS, Citrus Research, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Harmful Algal Blooms, Hemp, Lethal Bronzing, News

Florida Chapter of ISA Infuses UF/IFAS Arboriculture Research with $320K in Grants

by Lourdes Mederos
November 8, 2019

DAVIE, Fla. --- A lethal plant hopper species is slowly killing our Florida landscape of palm trees. Meanwhile, there are wood-decaying fungi causing several urban tree species to develop root and trunk rot affecting their stability. While ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Arborists, Brian Bahder, Florida Chapter ISA, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Ganoderma, Invasive, ISA, Jason Smith, Lethal Bronzing, Palms, Root Rot, Southeast Florida, Trees, UF/IFAS

UF/IFAS Experts Explore Multiple Strategies to Control New Palm Disease

by Brad Buck
August 9, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Home and business owners should use an antibiotic to help limit a new disease threatening certain species of Florida palm trees, a University of Florida scientist says. Lethal bronzing is killing palm species known as ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Antibiotic, Brian Bahder, Disease, Entomology, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Integrated Pest Management, Lethal Bronzing, Palm Trees

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