Springtime Means Cutworms – Scout Corn and Soybean Fields

Springtime Means Cutworms – Scout Corn and Soybean Fields

Florida has several species of cutworms that can be problematic year to year in cropping systems, especially corn and soybeans. Larvae are capable of overwintering and surviving the winter here, which has become easier in recent years with fewer periods of freezing...
April 12 Watermelon Crop Update

April 12 Watermelon Crop Update

UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Weekly Watermelon Crop Update – summarized by Bob Hochmuth with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark Warren, Tyler Pittman, Tatiana Sanchez, Luke Harlow, Jay Capasso, Sylvia Wills, Dan Fenneman, Keith Wynn, Danielle...
UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Watermelon Crop Update #1

UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Watermelon Crop Update #1

– Summarized by Bob Hochmuth with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark Warren, Tyler Pittman, Tatiana Sanchez, Luke Harlow, Jay Capasso, Sylvia Wills, Dan Fenneman, Keith Wynn, Danielle Sprague, Kevin Athearn, and Charles Barrett. – 2021...
2021 Thrips Management in Cotton Update

2021 Thrips Management in Cotton Update

Dr. Scott Graham, Auburn Crop Entomologist As the 2021 cotton production season approaches, it is time to start preparing for thrips management. Thrips are the dominate insect pest of seedling cotton in Alabama. Each year, thrips infest 100 percent of the acres...
Panhandle Row Crop Update Video Presentations

Panhandle Row Crop Update Video Presentations

– Throughout the month of February, the Panhandle Ag Extension Team hosted a four-part virtual series geared towards cotton, peanut, corn, and soybean production, as well as precision agriculture. Extension specialists from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama provided...
Fungi Biological Control of Citrus Pests

Fungi Biological Control of Citrus Pests

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...