Guidelines for Identification and Management of Plant Disease Problems: Part II. Diagnosing Plant Diseases Caused by Fungi, Bacteria and Viruses by Ken Pernezny, Monica Elliott, Aaron Palmateer, Nikol Havranek

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An Ambrosia Beetle Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff, 1868 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Lanette Sobel, Andrea Lucky, Jiri Hulcr

“…It is also very common in Florida. Like other ambrosia beetles, it bores tunnels into the xylem of weakened, cut or injured trees and farms gardens of symbiotic fungus for food. …”
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Pesticide Safety Miniposter: Apply the Correct Amount by Rebecca W. Baldwin, Stephanie K. Larrick Hill, Philip Koehler, W. Walker, J. C. Medley

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The Road to Recovery #5: Self-Assessment of Virtual Facilitation to Build Trust by Colby Jordan Silvert, Cody Gusto, John Diaz, Glenn Israel

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Develop Your Public Speaking Skills: Tips for Beginning Speakers, Speech Coaches, and Judges by Marshall H. Breeze, Rick D. Rudd, Gregory T. Gifford, Catherine W. Shoulders

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Caribbean Fruit Fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., John B. Heppner, Thomas R. Fasulo, James L. Nation

“…This document is EENY-196 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circulars 38 and 260), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) and False Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa juncta (Germar) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Richard L. Jacques, Jr.

“… True "potato beetles" are members of the beetle genus Leptinotarsa, with 32 species in North America, including Mexico; 10 species in the continental United States, including two species in Florida. The most notable is the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), found in Florida and most of the United States, and introduced into Europe and parts of Asia. …”
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Blueberry Bud Mite, Acalitus vaccinii (Keifer) (Arachnida: Acarina: Eriophyidae) by Harvey L. Cromroy, L. C. Kuitert

“…This document is EENY-186 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 130, updated for this publication), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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How Scientists Obtain Approval to Release Organisms for Classical Biological Control of Invasive Weeds by John C. Scoles, James P. Cuda, William A. Overholt

“…This document is ENY-828, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Diagnóstico de preñez en ganado de carne by Maria Camila Lopez Duarte, Kalyn Waters, Nick Simmons, Angela Gonella

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Let Your Lawn Tell You When To Water by Laurie E. Trenholm, Joseph Bryan Unruh

“…This document is ENH63, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Sugarcane Orange Rust by Philippe Rott, Sushma Sood, Jack C. Comstock, Richard N. Raid, N. C. Glynn, Robert A. Gilbert, Hardev S. Sandhu

“… In June 2007, rust symptoms were observed on sugarcane cultivar CP80-1743 about six miles east of Belle Glade, Florida. The disease was confirmed as orange rust of sugarcane. …”
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Deer Flies, Yellow Flies and Horse Flies, Chrysops, Diachlorus, and Tabanus spp. by Jason M. Squitier

“… The family Tabanidae, commonly known as horse flies, and deer flies, contains pests of cattle, horses and humans. In Florida there are 35 species of Tabanidae that are classed as economically important. …”
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Growth Stages and Tuber Development of FL1867 Potato under Full and Reduced Irrigation Scheduling by Seth A. Byrd, Diane L. Rowland, Lincoln Zotarelli

“… The potato cultivar ‘Frito Lay 1867′ (‘FL 1867′) is a popular chipping variety grown across Florida and the southern United States. Knowledge of the timing and duration of the tuber initiation and tuber bulking stages for ‘FL 1867′ is critical for timing fertilizer and irrigation applications. …”
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Irrigation and Household Water Test and Interpretation by Rao Mylavarapu

“…This document is SL219, a fact sheet of the Soil and Water Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Grape Leaffolder, Desmia funeralis (Hübner) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae) by F. W. Mead, Susan E. Webb, Oscar E. Liburd, Elena M. Rhodes

“…These outbreaks have been associated with failures of parasites to attain their normal levels. In Florida the grape leaffolder has done substantial damage to grape leaves in September and October when growers have discontinued their spray programs after harvest. …”
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Potato Physiological Disorders - Growth Cracks by Lincoln Zotarelli, Chad Hutchinson, Seth Byrd, Douglas Gergela, Diane L. Rowland

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Manejo de Insectos en Cruciferas (Cultivos de Coles) (Brocoli, Repollo, Coliflor, Col, Col Rizada, Mostaza, Rabano, Nabos) by Susan E. Webb, A. Niño, Hugh A. Smith

“… Los vegetales conocidos como crucíferas son un grupo de cultivos amplio y cada vez más importante en Florida. Un número de insectos se alimenta exclusivamente de crucíferas y afecta todos los cultivos enlistados en el título.­This thirty-page fact sheet is the Spanish translation of IG150: Insect Management for Crucifers (Cole Crops). …”
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A Parasitoid Wasp Cotesia congregata (Say) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae) by Christopher D. Crockett, Andrea Lucky, Oscar E. Liburd, Karen M. Kester

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Striped Blister Beetle, Epicauta vittata (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Meloidae) by John L. Capinera

“…This document is EENY-280, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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