by Judy Biss | Aug 4, 2017
Overview On January 12, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final “Policy to Mitigate the Acute Risk to Bees from Pesticide Products.” This policy outlines EPA’s label statements designed to mitigate acute risks to bees from pesticides. The...
by Kalyn Waters | Aug 4, 2017
Commonly known as Showy Rattlebox, Showy Crotalaria is a fast growing summer annual that germinates in early spring and flowers in late summer. As a member of the legume family, it was brought to the United States to be used as a cover crop to help set nitrogen in dry...
by Kalyn Waters | Jul 28, 2017
This week’s featured weed is tropical soda apple, a serious weed problem in many pastures and natural areas of Florida. This invasive weed is very prolific and can infest a pasture in a very short time. Its fruit are toxic to goats, and the unpalatable thorny leaves...
by Michael Donahoe | Jul 14, 2017
Snails have invaded some local areas throughout northern Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties this summer. The snails are tan colored, high and conical, with mature snails about ¾ to 1-inch long. They have been found in extremely high numbers in some crop fields,...
by Les Harrison | Jul 14, 2017
Ambrosia beetles are known for attacking various woody plants, causing some limb and stem dieback and sometimes plant death. There are at least 30 species of ambrosia beetles in Florida, several of which are non-native. Typically ambrosia beetles have a symbiotic...
by Brent Sellers | Jun 30, 2017
Brent Sellers, UF/IFAS Extension Weed Specialist Over the past several years, perennial peanut producers have encountered weeds that are much more difficult to control with the standard broadleaf and grass herbicides such as 2,4-D amine and Impose (imazapic). We had...
