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Lawn Insects
Here in Central Florida we have a number of insect pests that attack our lawns, which include: fire ants, grubs, mole crickets, chinch bugs, fall army worms, and tropical sod web worms. If you see any areas where the lawn … Continue reading
Posted in Chinch Bugs, Grubs, Insects, Lawn Care, Lawn Pests, Mole Cricket, Plant Pests, Sod Web Worms, Uncategorized
Tagged Chinch Bugs, Fall Army Worms, Fire Ants, Grubs, insects, lawn pests, Mole Crickets, plant pests, Sod Web Worm
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Neonicotinoids
How many of you are familiar with Neonicotinoids? If you haven’t, don’t feel too bad; I hadn’t either. Recently when I purchased some annuals for my flower beds, included was a tag that identified the plant and how to care … Continue reading
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Continuing Pest Problems
As in my last posting, pests continue to be a problem – not just insects, but also weeds. While driving around Central Florida recently, I noticed that many homeowners had numerous broadleaf weeds either flowering or developing seed heads, not … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Lawn Care, Lawn Pests, Plant Pests, Spider Mites, Spring Gardening, Weeds
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Pest control suggestions for grasshoppers, scale, spider mites, and aphids.
To begin with, I wish to apologize for the delays in posting new blogs. Since my last posting I have been extremely busy, especially with Master Gardener work, which has included bi-weekly talks at DeBary Hall, (call 386-668-3840 to learn … Continue reading
Scale Insects
The longer I live in Florida, the more I’ve become aware of the growing problem of scale insects. Would you believe that there are more than 7,500 species of these parasites, and most homeowners don’t even know they exist … Continue reading
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Fire Ants
In the May 2013 issue of Total Landscape Care – Imported Fire Ant populations in Texas and the southern coasts of the U.S. appear to be declining. However, they are being replaced by two new exotic invasive pests called … Continue reading
Pest Alert – Harlequin Ladybird
In the latest Journal Science, German researchers have discovered that the Harlequin Ladybird – a bright red ladybug that was used to control numerous insect pests in commercial greenhouse operations – has been found to harbor a single-celled fungus … Continue reading
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White Flies
Because of our location and weather, we have had more than our share of pest problems. Recently I learned about a new one we have to contend with – Rogose Spiraling Whitefly. This pest affects over 60 plant species including … Continue reading
Powdery Mildew
Much like Downey Mildew, Powdery Mildew can become a problem during periods of warm days and cool evenings, such as we are currently experiencing. This fungal disease is found quite often on the upper leaf surfaces of many of our … Continue reading
Downy Mildew on Impatiens
Many of you have reported a sudden decline in your garden variety of impatiens plantings. This is due to the presence of downy mildew attacking your plants. Spores of this fungal disease are practically present everywhere – on the plants … Continue reading
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