by Saundra TenBroeck | Dec 16, 2022
Saundra TenBroeck, UF/IFAS State Extension Horse Specialist Days are getting shorter, and nights are getting colder. Though the mosquito burden is subsiding, there are still fly pests of horses that seem to fair very well in the cooler months of the year in Florida....
by Samantha Wisely | Sep 23, 2022
Samantha Wisely & Bridget Baker, UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Bird flu or avian influenza is a virus that circulates among wild birds around the world. Often when the virus comes into contact with domestic birds, like...
by bobhoch | May 20, 2022
Bob Hochmuth with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark Warren (Levy), Tyler Pittman (Gilchrist), Tatiana Sanchez (Alachua), Luke Harlow (Union), Jay Capasso (Columbia), Dan Fenneman (Madison), Keith Wynn (Hamilton), Danielle Sprague (Jefferson), Emily...
by Fanny Iriarte | Dec 17, 2021
Iriarte, F.B1, Lovestrand E.L.2, McConnell J.3, Demorest N.4, Tancig M.5, Martini X.1, Andersen P.1, and Paret M1. University of Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL1, and UF/IFAS Franklin2, Bay3, Columbia4 and Leon5 County Extension. Back in 2016, Citrus...
by external | Oct 8, 2021
Jennifer Whitaker, Georgia Farm Bureau The Asian Longhorned Tick – an invasive species with the potential to cause severe anemia and tick fever in livestock – has been positively identified on a cow in Pickens County (North Central GA), the Georgia...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 30, 2021
Fall armyworms (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda are certainly not a new pest in this region, but there are some unique challenges to deal with in 2021. The adult moths migrate in from South Florida into this region each spring/summer and lay eggs in fertilized...
