by Kalyn Waters | Feb 20, 2026
One Billion Dollars! It is insane to think that flies cost U.S. cattle producers $1 billion annually. The most common and costly of these flies is the Horn Fly. Horn fly damage is a result of the fly’s blood feeding on cattle, causing irritation and blood loss. Cattle...
by Ian Small | Jan 30, 2026
Ian Small, Fanny Iriarte, and Kelly O’Brien, North Florida Research and Education Center -Quincy In the summer of 2024, University of Florida plant pathologists at the North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) in Quincy detected stem canker and dieback...
by Isaac Esquivel | Oct 31, 2025
It has been a long couple of months since the Cotton Jassid was first detected in Florida cotton during the first week of July. Within 4 weeks, it had spread to ~115 counties across Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. By the end of the season, the Cotton...
by external | Oct 3, 2025
Source: FDA Press Release On September 30, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conditionally approved Dectomax-CA1 (doramectin injection) injectable solution for the prevention and treatment of New World Screwworm (NWS) larval infestations, and...
by Ethan Carter | Aug 22, 2025
Ethan Carter, Daniel Leonard, Mark Warren, Beth Cannon, Jay Capasso, Barry Tillman, Nick Dufault, UF/IFAS Extension Peanut Team Over the last 7 to 10 days, reports of peanut leaf spot and rust diseases have increased from Levy to Jackson counties. It is important for...
by Isaac Esquivel | Aug 22, 2025
Isaac Esquivel, UF/IFAS Crop Entomologist, Scott Graham, Alabama Crop Extension Specialist, Phillip Roberts, Georgia Extension Crop Entomologist, and Jeremy Greene, Clemson Crop Entomologist A couple of weeks ago, I shared that the Two-spotted cotton leafhopper...
