by Danielle S. Williams | Sep 29, 2023
Proper plant disease and insect identification is essential in agriculture production. A prime example that we have seen in North Florida citrus is the presence of “friendly fungi”, an entomopathogenic fungi that attacks citrus whitefly and cloudywinged...
by Muhammad Shahid | Sep 8, 2023
Citrus growers from across the Big Bend and Florida Panhandle, as well as from Southern Georgia and Alabama are invited to attend the 2023 UF/IFAS Cold Hardy Citrus Field Day. The workshop will be held at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center...
by Xavier Martini | Apr 28, 2023
Xavier Martini, Assistant Professor of Entomology, North Florida Research and Education Center, Derrick Conover,PhD Student and biological Scientist, Department of Entomology, North Florida Research and Education Center, and Danielle Williams,UF/IFAS Multi-County...
by Danielle S. Williams | Mar 31, 2023
While in a grove recently, I noticed a few trees with multiple, horizontal rows of small holes in the bark at the base of the tree. After looking around, it didn’t appear that the trees were sick, stressed, or dying and there didn’t seem to be a pattern associated...
by Danielle S. Williams | Feb 10, 2023
Citrus growers from across the Florida Panhandle, as well as southern Georgia and Alabama are invited to attend the annual Citrus Health Forum. The workshop will be held at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy (155 Research Road, Quincy,...
by Matt Lollar | Aug 12, 2022
Matt Lollar, UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa, and Dr. Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy The diaprepes root weevil (aka the Apopka weevil) is expanding its spread in North Florida and is now in Bay County. The weevil has...