New Pests

South Florida is the mecca for new species of insect pests. On average, there is one established new insect a month. Many of these insects cause serious injury to crops and landscape plants. 

Resources

• Coming soon.....Palms. New Phytoplasma and Fusarium Diseases/Update on Lethal Yellowing/Early Detection, Identification & Management (Dr. Monica Elliot, UF/IFAS, audio file, 26 MB; right click link and use 'save target as' to save file on your computer)

• Ficus Whitefly Management for Professional Use in the Landscape and for Growers revised (281 MB PDF)

• Alternatives to Ficus (pdf)

• Got Dying Ficus?

• There are Green Alternatives to a Chain Link Fence  (pdf)

• Videos: Ficus Whitefly Management/Manejo de la mosca blanca
  Homeowner Application [dialup (56 kB)]           Aplicación Privada[discado (56kB)]
  Homeowner Application [64 kB]                        Aplicación Privada [red digital (64kB)]
  Homeowner Application [DSL]                           Aplicación Privada [digital (DSL)]
  Commercial Application [dialup (56 kB)]            Aplicación Comercial [discado (56KB)]
  Commercial Application [64 kB]                          Aplicación Comercial [red digital (64kB)]
  Commercial Application [DSL]                            Aplicación Comercial [digital (DSL)]

• Ficus Whitefly Fact Sheet

• Ficus Whitefly hoja informativa (Español) 

• Why do you want Ficus hedge? (PowerPoint presentation, 3.7 MB )

• South Florida Pests

• Red palm mite

• Africanized honey bee (pdf)

• Bureau of Plant & Apiary Inspection 

• African Honey Bee