by Doug Mayo | Sep 7, 2018
Throughout my 22 year history as an Extension Agent, I have been the first responder for all sorts of strange things farmers, ranchers, and landowners encounter. This is one of the critical roles county agents play all over the country. If you see something odd or...
by Xavier Martini | Aug 24, 2018
What is conservation tillage? Conservation tillage refers to soil cultivation with direct drilling (no tillage) and minimum tillage. Conservation tillage is often used in conjunction with cover crops to allow surface incorporation of crop residues. Conservation...
by Matthew Orwat | Aug 24, 2018
Bare limb tips and clusters of webbing in pecan trees are often the first sign that fall is right around the corner. This webbing is caused by clusters of the larvae of the Fall Webworm (Hyphantria cunea (Drury)) which is often also called Pecan Webworm. “Fall...
by Les Harrison | Aug 17, 2018
By August’s languid days, farmers and farm workers in north Florida have done battle with an almost endless array of destructive bugs in fields and pastures. Thrips, aphids, mites, nematodes and many more have all marshaled against successful agricultural production....
by Danielle S. Williams | Jun 29, 2018
Danielle Sprague, Jefferson County Extension and Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS Entomologist, NFREC Quincy Summer’s in full swing, so citrus groves are actively flushing (growing new leaves). During the flushing period, citrus trees are most susceptible to damage by citrus...
by btillman | Jun 22, 2018
Authors: Mark Abney, UGA Peanut Entomologist, and Barry Tillman, UF/IFAS Peanut Breeder Earlier this week, lesser cornstalk borer (LCB) damage was observed in Suwanee, Columbia, and Marion counties in Florida. In all cases, the peanut vines had not lapped, and the...
