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. … Read More
UF/IFAS Pest Alert
The Center for Disease Control has issued a travel warning for a Miami neighborhood where Zika has spread. … Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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,… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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…. Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More