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Cotton Leaf Spot Severe in Santa Rosa County
Target spot/Corynespora leaf spot disease has increased in recent weeks. Many Santa Rosa County fields have been treated at least once with either Twinline or Headline fungicides. The frequent...
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Washington County Update – Everything is Growing
White mold has been found in Washington County peanuts. Frequent rains over the past week have everything growing rapidly, weeds included. Rust in soybeans, white mold in peanuts and beans, and leaf...
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Washington County Update – Wet Fields!
Haying equipment is idle until several days of sunshine dry the fields enough for hay to be baled and barned. There is a growing anxiety about the corn harvest with its high moisture content and lack...
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New World Screwworm: Gone -Yes, but not Forgotten!
Florida has a long history with New World Screwworm. Shown here from the left, is a screwworm fly and screwworm larvae (or maggots). Several kinds of maggots infest the wounds of warm-blooded animals;...
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Peanut and Cotton Disease Update Video
Dr. Nick Dufault, University of Florida Plant Pathologist, shares highlights from his “Peanut and Cotton Disease Update” presentation, made at the 2013 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course in Marianna. In...
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Disease Alert: Northern Corn Leaf Blight
Northern Corn Leaf Blight lesion. Credit: Jack Price Rome Ethredge, extension agent in Seminole County Georgia, this week reported incidence of Northern Corn Leaf Blight (NCLB), as did Jake Price in...
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Spotted Wilt Virus in Tomato
Tomato exhibiting signs of tomato spotted wilt virus Tomatoes, though a joy to eat, are not the easiest crop to grow. An Escambia County grower recently brought in a sample showing unusual patterns...
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U-scout: An Excellent Resource for Vegetable Disease Diagnosis
A screen shot from the U-scout blog, a new tool for disease identification in fruit and vegetables. The ample rain and persistent humidity throughout northwest Florida during the last two months have...
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Southern Blight Found in Holmes County Tomatoes
Photo 1 – Southern Blight foliage wilt looks similar to Bacterial Wilt. Photo credit Shep Eubanks Southern blight (caused by Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.) was found at two different tomato farms in Holmes...
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Grafting Tomatoes for Disease Resistance and Improved Yield
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend North Carolina State’s Tomato Field Day, at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River, NC. Every summer crowds flock...
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Seminole Pumpkin – A Crop for the Back Forty or Agritourism
Seminole pumpkins. UF/IFAS Photo: Sally Lanigan. Now that the summer heat is bearing down on us, it’s time to start thinking of October. That’s right, I said October. When we think about October, we...
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Squash Bugs – Always a Problem in Cucurbits
Life Cycle The squash bug, Anasa tristis, is a common insect pest of squash and other cucurbits. Squash bugs have a six to eight week life cycle, and can have up to three generations per year in...
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Farmer’s Market Growers Plan Ahead – Plant Resistant Tomatoes
Healthy Tomato Plant,Credit: Matthew Orwat, UF/IFAS – It is mid-February, so the spring growing season is just around the corner. Customers will be flocking to local farmers markets and looking for...
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2021 Thrips Management in Cotton Update
Dr. Scott Graham, Auburn Crop Entomologist Scott Graham, Auburn Row Crop Entomologist As the 2021 cotton production season approaches, it is time to start preparing for thrips management. Thrips are...
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Cotton Leaf Spot Severe in Santa Rosa County
Target spot/Corynespora leaf spot disease has increased in recent weeks. Many Santa Rosa County fields have been treated at least once with either Twinline or Headline fungicides. The frequent...
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Washington County Update – Everything is Growing
White mold has been found in Washington County peanuts. Frequent rains over the past week have everything growing rapidly, weeds included. Rust in soybeans, white mold in peanuts and beans, and leaf...
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Washington County Update – Wet Fields!
Haying equipment is idle until several days of sunshine dry the fields enough for hay to be baled and barned. There is a growing anxiety about the corn harvest with its high moisture content and lack...
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New World Screwworm: Gone -Yes, but not Forgotten!
Florida has a long history with New World Screwworm. Shown here from the left, is a screwworm fly and screwworm larvae (or maggots). Several kinds of maggots infest the wounds of warm-blooded animals;...
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Dr. Nick Dufault, University of Florida Plant Pathologist, shares highlights from his “Peanut and Cotton Disease Update” presentation, made at the 2013 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course in Marianna. In...
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Disease Alert: Northern Corn Leaf Blight
Northern Corn Leaf Blight lesion. Credit: Jack Price Rome Ethredge, extension agent in Seminole County Georgia, this week reported incidence of Northern Corn Leaf Blight (NCLB), as did Jake Price in...
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