by Joe Funderburk | Sep 27, 2019
Joe Funderburk, UF/IFAS Entomology Specialist The western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) has spread worldwide as a result of global trade. It directly damages numerous crops in Florida as a result of adult and larval feeding activities. It is also the key...
by Mathews Paret | May 17, 2019
Mathews Paret, Fanny Iriarte, Susannah Da Silva, Steve Olson, and Steve Hoak, UF/IFAS NFREC – Quincy Researchers at the University of Florida’s North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy have been surveying North Florida tomato production the last...
by Josh Freeman | May 13, 2019
Josh Freeman, UF/IFAS Horticultural Specialist Though we haven’t started picking the spring 2019 crop, it is already time to start thinking about the fall crop, because soon it will be time to order seed. Based on current information, whitefly numbers are generally...
by Xavier Martini | Mar 1, 2019
Nicholas Johnston, Mathews Paret, and Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS NFREC Quincy Since its introduction to Florida in 1986, the silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, biotype B (Fig 1) has remained one of the most problematic and difficult pests to manage in vegetables. This...
by Matt Lollar | Sep 21, 2018
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend North Carolina State’s Tomato Field Day, at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River, NC. Every summer crowds flock from all over the Southeast to learn what’s new in the world of...
by Matt Lollar | Sep 14, 2018
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend North Carolina State’s Tomato Field Day, at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River, NC. Every summer crowds flock from all over the Southeast to learn what’s new in the world of...
