Zika related travel warning for Miami neighborhood
The Center for Disease Control has issued a travel warning for a Miami neighborhood where Zika has spread. Everything you… Read More
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RoundUp Training August 14 at Collier Co. Extension Office
COST: Class costs $10 WHO: Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance Class and Exam The required 6 hour licensing class/ exam, coordinated by Doug Caldwell, for commercial landscape maintenance employees , who need to apply pesticides in landscape beds…. Read More
Old world bollworm detected in Florida
The old world bollworm a.k.a. cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) is a major agricultural pest known to attack many plants, including corn, cotton, small grains, soybeans, peppers, and tomatoes. Damage occurs when the larvae bore into the… Read More
The Bagrada Bug-A Potential Pest of Concern for Florida’s Cole Crops
The Bagrada bug a.k.a. painted bug (Bagrada hilaris) is a plant-feeding stink bug, primarily attacking plants in the mustard family Brassicaceae. It feeds on weeds, flowering plants, and cultivated mustards such as arugula, Asian greens, India mustards, broccoli,… Read More
Mango and Subtropical Fruit Class Plus Tree & Fruit Sale
Mango and Subtropical Fruit Class Plus Tree & Fruit Sale Saturday July 18 From 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Where: Naples Botanical Garden Buehler Auditorium 4820 Bayshore Drive Naples, FL 34112 Cost is $15.00 Mon. – Fri…. Read More
Potato Psyllid, A Pest of Potato in the Western U.S.
The potato psyllid (Bactericera (=Paratrioza) cockerelli)(Fig. 1) is a serious pest of solanaceous crops. It causes direct damage to the plants and also vectors a pathogen known as “zebra chip” (ZC) (Fig 2.), and has been documented in… Read More
Guava Fruit Fly Detection
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has announced the detection of two Guava Fruit Flies, Bactrocera correcta, near Boynton Beach, Florida. FDACS and the USDA have increased trapping around the detection area. In the FDACS… Read More
Emerald Ash Borer
The emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) is an invasive wood-boring beetle of regulatory significance that is native to China and East Asia. The EAB was discovered in southeastern Michigan in the summer… Read More
Citrus Black Spot in South Florida
APHIS expanded the regulated area in South Florida for Citrus Black Spot (Guignardia citricarpa) effective March 31, 2015. Citrus Black Spot is a fungal disease marked by dark, speckled spots or blotches on the rinds of fruit…. Read More
Mediterranean fruit fly
The Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) is very destructive fruit pest. The Medfly was recently detected in the Dominican Republic. On March 18, 2015 the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS issued import restrictions… Read More