Tag: Xavier Martini

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

Repellant could keep dangerous beetles away from avocado trees

by Brad Buck
February 23, 2017

Redbay ambrosia beetles. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Using some pleasant-smelling chemicals, avocado growers may soon be able to repel beetles that inject a potentially deadly fungus into their trees, saving fruit and money, University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Avocados, Entomology And Nematology, Jason Smith, Laurel Wilt, Marc Hughes, Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Xavier Martini

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