The Shrub Spring has sprung, and to celebrate the new season, I recently purchased a new shrub for my landscape. This being Pieris japonica ‘Planow’. Its common commercial name is ‘Mountain Snow’ Pieris. It’s a risky ... READ MORE
Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Plant samples are the most efficient way to detect disease and pest issues. Plant samples will display infection symptoms on fruit, leaves, stems, and roots that coincide with a specific disease and/or pest. Providing your local extension agent ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionAgave Ringspot Virus I seldom miss an opportunity to marvel at a ‘picturesque disease’ on plants. As a classic plant pathologist, I occasionally see plant virus symptoms as a form of artwork. This week across my desk, I was presented with ... READ MORE
Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
The mole cricket calls start coming in this time of year. This pest is only approximately 1.5 inches long but can cause a number of issues in pastures, forage areas, turf-grass, and vegetable seedlings. In Florida, there are three types of non-native ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & DiseaseBulimulus sporadicus (d’Orbigny, 1835) It wasn’t long ago when riding the rails was a glamorous form of transportation. In the recent outbreak of COVID-19, many of us ponder the opportunity to hop on a train to see some of our distant surroundings. ... READ MORE
Category: Farm Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Training Session Date & Time 06/07/2019 08:00 AM - 03:30 PM Training Location UF/IFAS Extension, Volusia County 3100 E. New York Ave DeLand, FL 32724-6497, VOLUSIA Training Cost: $30.00 Registration ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, TurfFlorida growers have some new help with the fight on Citrus canker and Citrus greening (Huanglongabing-HLB). Dogs! And this time, they’re barking up the right tree. Canines now have been successfully trained to detect citrus canker and ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease,In October, a team of 24 University of Florida Extension horticulture extension personnel and interested guests recently explored a Horticulture and Cultural Tour of Southern Spain. One of the early visits included an exclusive meeting with ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension,
EEE Eastern Eastern Equine Encephalitis Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis All the above names indicate the same disease spread by mosquitoes. EEE disease resides in the unaffected wild bird population. A mosquito sucks blood from an infected ... READ MORE
Category: Farm Management, Livestock, Pests & Disease
Three times each year, the UF/IFAS Extension Volusia County Commercial Horticulture program offers educational classes for the cut greens industry. Top researchers and speakers from the University of Florida present current research and timely ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease