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Keeping Your Plants Safe from Spider Mites

Dan August 1, 2019 This Land of Ours

Cathy Isom gives you some important tips about how to keep your plants safe from spider mites. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Spider mites may be small pests, but they’re insidious. Once they infest your houseplants, they can quickly take over within a week. These tiny pests can be challenging to spot with the naked eye. The …

Genetic Transformation of Citrus: Timelines and Progress
Researcher Manjul Dutt told a Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo audience in August why it can take up to 14 years to get a genetically modified citrus tree from discovery to commercial release. He also discussed the transgenic citrus progress at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), where he is […]
Bird and Katydid Damage in Georgia Citrus
In late August, Jake Price with University of Georgia Extension reported on damage to citrus caused by birds and katydids. BIRDSAs it is now getting later in the season, fruit are getting larger, and people are noticing more blemishes on fruit. Birds can cause one type of unusual damage. If you see green fruit that […]

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