by Doug Mayo | Jan 28, 2022
Cold weather is forecast for this weekend, but how cold will it get in your area? The National Weather Service has developed a nice tool to help with this: https://www.weather.gov/forecastpoints. Once on the website you can either use a pointer on a map or the name...
by Fanny Iriarte | Dec 17, 2021
Iriarte, F.B1, Lovestrand E.L.2, McConnell J.3, Demorest N.4, Tancig M.5, Martini X.1, Andersen P.1, and Paret M1. University of Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL1, and UF/IFAS Franklin2, Bay3, Columbia4 and Leon5 County Extension. Back in 2016, Citrus...
by Xavier Martini | Dec 10, 2021
Rowda Altamimi, MS student & Dr. Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department The red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta (Figure 1 below) is an invasive species that is speculated to have been introduced into the US through the state of Alabama...
by Danielle S. Williams | May 7, 2021
Danielle Sprague, Ag & Natural Resources Agent and Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS North Florida REC Entomologist Traditionally, scale insects in Florida have been controlled by natural enemies and considered a minor pest. However, many citrus growers in the Panhandle...
by Xavier Martini | Jan 22, 2021
Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS North Florida REC, Department of Entomology, and Pasco Avery, UF/IFAS Indian River REC, Department of Entomology Cold hardy citrus is targeted by a various number of pests including scales, mites, and leafminers. In the absence of Asian citrus...
by Danielle S. Williams | Nov 13, 2020
In response to a need for information relevant to citrus growers in the cold hardy citrus growing region (North Florida, South Georgia, South Alabama), the Cold Hardy Citrus Connection newsletter was created. The Cold Hardy Citrus Connection is a quarterly newsletter...
