UF/IFAS Pest Alert
Next to mosquitoes, ticks are considered one of the primary concerns for public health. After more than one personal interaction with a tick over the last few weeks, it felt like an opportune time to… Read More
In February of this year, the University of Florida’s Doctor of Plant Medicine Program was delighted to host the 2nd annual Plant Doctors and Plant Health Professionals Conference. Although the event was held virtually this… Read More
Common names: black scale, black shield scale, brown olive scale, Mediterranean black scale, olive soft scale, olive brown scale. Thought to have originated in South Africa, the black scale (Saissetia oleae) is an important pest… Read More
Beekeepers in the southeast have raised concerns regarding the ongoing removal of a favored plant species for their managed hives, the Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera). Producing flowers as early as February and lasting through… Read More
Founded in the spring of 2020, the George Agrios Scholarship was created with the goal of supporting graduate students enrolled in the University of Florida’s Doctor of Plant Medicine Program in the College of Agricultural… Read More
Interested in learning more about plants, insects, plant pathology, gardening tips and more? What if the event was led by plant health experts and entirely free? That’s right, free! Please join the University of Florida… Read More
While tending to your garden, you’ve undoubtedly come across a variety of peculiar looking insects throughout the growing season. Especially noteworthy are those which belong to the leaf-footed bug family, Coreidae. Owing to their size,… Read More
Native to the West Indies and Central and South America, cat’s claw vine (Dolichandra unguis–cati) was first introduced to Florida in the 1940’s as a vining, showy ornamental. Thriving in a neotropical climate, it has… Read More
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica Thunb.) is one of the recent additions to the Florida State Noxious Weed List. Belonging to the family Caprifoliaceae, alongside other popular vining and hardy shrub ornamental species, it is… Read More
The neotropical mosquito, Aedes scapularis, has a notable distribution range, spanning from Texas to areas of South America and across much of the Caribbean. The larva of this species was actually first discovered in Monroe County Florida, in the Middle Keys, in 1945. With few detections of this mosquito… Read More
