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Keep an Eye Out for Citrus Greening this Winter
Scouting for citrus greening disease or huanglongbing (HLB) should be an essential practice of citrus growers in our area. The symptoms of this disease can be found year round, but they are most...
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Citrus Producers Utilizing Screen Structures to Minimize Greening
Huanglongbing (HLB) or “citrus greening” is a disease that has devastated the citrus industry in Florida. Many large producers are looking for ways to combat this crisis. Some growers are investing in...
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Update on Asian Citrus Psyllid and Citrus Greening in North Florida
There has been an increasing interest in growing cold hardy citrus in North Florida. While the production of citrus is still minimal, compared to the Florida Peninsula, the acreage of citrus is now...
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2020 Citrus Health Forum Summary with Links to Presentations
This year’s Citrus Health Forum took place on Thursday, March 12th, 2020 at the UF/IFAS NFREC in Quincy, Florida. Fortunately, we were able to have the meeting prior to numerous cancellations and...
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Snails Causing Issues in Panhandle Citrus Groves
Snails have become a burden in the Panhandle, particularly for row crops such as corn, cotton, soybeans, and peanut at harvest time, but are now becoming an issue for citrus producers. Credit: Danielle...
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Watch for Citrus Rust Mite
“Sharkskin Damage” to fruit caused by past feeding by the Citrus Rust Mite. Image Credit, Matthew Orwat In recent years, not a summer has gone by in which I did not see citrus rust mite (CRM) damage in...
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Cold Hardy Citrus Update
In response to a need for information relevant to citrus growers in the cold hardy citrus growing region (North Florida, South Georgia, South Alabama), the Cold Hardy Citrus Connection newsletter was...
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Fungi Biological Control of Citrus Pests
Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS North Florida REC, Department of Entomology, and Pasco Avery, UF/IFAS Indian River REC, Department of Entomology Cold hardy citrus is targeted by a various number of pests...
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Now’s the Time to Scout for Scales in Citrus
Danielle Sprague, Ag & Natural Resources Agent and Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS North Florida REC Entomologist Infestation of scale on citrus tree. Credit: Danielle Sprague, UF/IFAS Traditionally, scale...
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Managing Fire Ants in Citrus Groves
Rowda Altamimi, MS student & Dr. Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department The red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta (Figure 1 below) is an invasive species that is speculated...
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Citrus Greening (HLB) Update for North Florida and Georgia
Iriarte, F.B1, Lovestrand E.L.2, McConnell J.3, Demorest N.4, Tancig M.5, Martini X.1, Andersen P.1, and Paret M1. University of Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL1, and UF/IFAS...
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Preparing Your Farm for the Cold Weather this Weekend
Cold weather is forecast for this weekend, but how cold will it get in your area? The National Weather Service has developed a nice tool to help with this: https://www.weather.gov/forecastpoints....
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Chill Hours: What are They and Why They Matter to Panhandle Fruit Operations?
For being in a place known as the Sunshine State, the Panhandle has been mighty cold and dreary to start 2022! With all the recent bitterly cold weather that’s rolled through our neck of the woods...
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What Happened to Asian Citrus Psyllids after a Freezing Event or After a Storm?
Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS Entomologist, NFREC Quincy, Carlos Antolinez, Postdoc, Cornell University Monique Rivera, Assistant Professor at Cornell University Asian citrus syllid has been one of the most...
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Diaprepes Root Weevil Expands its Spread in the Panhandle
Matt Lollar, UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa, and Dr. Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy The diaprepes root weevil (aka the Apopka weevil) is expanding its spread...
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Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Damage to Fruit and Nut Trees
Unique feeding pattern of the yellow-bellied woodpecker on a citrus tree. Credit Danielle Williams, UF/IFAS While in a grove recently, I noticed a few trees with multiple, horizontal rows of small...
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Managing Ambrosia Beetles in Citrus and Other Fruit Trees
Xavier Martini, Assistant Professor of Entomology, North Florida Research and Education Center, Derrick Conover,PhD Student and biological Scientist, Department of Entomology, North Florida Research...
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Friendly Citrus Fungus: More than Meets the Eye!
Figure 1. Aschersonia aleyrodis, entomopathogenic fungi feeding on immature whiteflies on a satsuma mandarin tree. Photo credit: Doug Mayo, UF/IFAS. Proper plant disease and insect identification is...
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Tools to Aid Freeze & Cold Protection in Florida Citrus
Because of the extended hard freeze event in December of 2022, citrus farmers in the Panhandle will have a greatly reduced citrus harvest this year. It is very hard to prepare in advance for stressful...
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2024 Citrus Health Forum – February 22
Commercial citrus growers across the Florida Panhandle and Southern Georgia are invited to attend the 2024 Citrus Health Forum. This meeting will be held at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and...
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