by Nick Simmons | Feb 28, 2025
Lice infestations cause significant economic losses to the cattle industry. The USDA estimates that U.S. livestock producers lose approximately $125 million annually due to cattle lice. These tiny parasites can lead to substantial economic losses as a result of...
by Zane Grabau | Feb 28, 2025
Zane J. Grabau, University of Florida, Associate Professor in Nematology; and Jefferson de Oliveira Barizon, University of Missouri, Graduate Student In Florida, and the Southeast in general, southern root-knot nematode and reniform nematode are the major...
by Ethan Carter | Feb 21, 2025
Brett Bultemeier, Lauren Diepenbrock, and Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Extension Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate insecticide used primarily to control foliage and soil-borne insect pests. The status and availability of Chlorpyrifos has had numerous, and at times,...
by Samantha Wisely | Feb 21, 2025
Samantha M. Wisely, State Wildlife Extension Specialist, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida Armadillos are pre-historic looking, non-native mammals found throughout Florida (Figure 1). They became established in Florida after a pair...
by Zane Grabau | Feb 14, 2025
Peanut root-knot nematode is one of the major pests in peanut production in Florida and throughout the Southeast. Along with crop rotation and nematicide application, use of resistant peanut cultivars is a primary method for managing peanut root-knot nematode. (For...
by Ian Small | Jan 31, 2025
Rebecca Barocco and Ian Small, North Florida Research and Education Center-Quincy Peanut early leaf spot, late leaf spot, and stem rot (a.k.a white mold) are economically important fungal diseases that survive within fields between seasons and can cause significant...