by Roy Carter | Mar 14, 2014
The varroa mite, Varroa destructor is the world’s most devastating pest of Western honey bees, Apis mellifera. Although the varroa complex includes multiple species, Varroa destructor is the species responsible or the vast majority of the damage attributed to mites...
by Josh Thompson | Mar 14, 2014
This season, clover has had some tough weather conditions to overcome, including heavy rains during planting time and lower temperatures which has reduced growth. However, at least one field of clover has experienced an exceptional amount of pressure from a very rare...
by Russ Mizell | Mar 7, 2014
The kudzu bug has emerged from its overwintering locations with a vengeance! If you saw recently a large number of small greenish and flattened insects on your exterior walls, your vehicles or most any other light colored object, you saw kudzu bugs. This insect with...
by Russ Mizell | Nov 8, 2013
Were you among the many visited by Kudzu Bugs last week? If you saw a large number of small greenish, round, flattened insects on your home’s exterior walls, then “yes” is the answer! You and lots of your friends and neighbors received an unexpected guest last week...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 25, 2013
Holly Ober, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Specialist Eleven different species of bats live in north Florida year-round. These bats are voracious feeders. During spring, females with young can eat nearly their entire body weight each night. Their food...
by Les Harrison | Oct 18, 2013
Turns out the Kudzu Bug, a recently discovered East Asian agronomic pest, and two invasive Asian thrips may have the potential to control another invasive pest from the Far East. All three insects appear to have a dietary preference for the invasive plant, kudzu....
