Paul Rusnak

Temperature, moisture, and wind patterns are so integral to a bug’s life that if you can better monitor these elements, you can predict crop protection needs.

Many parts around the world have been scorching the last few months. NOAA has record-setting data to prove it.

2019 Citrus Achievement Award winner Bob Behr says the industry needs to get more aggressive in telling its story to the masses.

Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this plant pest.

What you need to identify and manage this pest.

Deep-rooted UF/IFAS fruit breeding program in Gainesville continues to lay the groundwork for valuable variety research and development.

One knock to using beneficial bugs to control plant pests is the manpower to disperse them in the field — but modern tech may provide a solution.

Legislation helps move the needle on licensed acres to the tune of 455% increase over the last year. But how much of that will make it into the ground?

How well you control free-roaming animals can make the difference between food safety and food disaster. We asked an expert for advice.

A 908 trees-per-acre grove is being grown in Florida and groomed with mechanical harvest in mind.

See how predatory insects are helping protect crops the natural way.

Have plans in place now to avoid confusion and calamity caused by storms.

Almanacs extended forecasts predict plenty of ups and downs for the coming season.

USDA expands quarantine areas after plant tissue samples of deadly disease found in multiple locations.

Longtime UF/IFAS Vegetable Extension Agent Gene McAvoy is retiring, but his work in the field is far from over.

Extra early orange crop outlook indicates modest, yet steady increase ahead for the 2019-2020 campaign.

Using plant growth regulator products can help spread out harvest times and minimize preharvest drop during a very busy fall.

2019 Citrus Achievement Award winner Bob Behr says growing trees under cover is one innovative way to help preserve the Sunshine State’s signature crop.

Unprecedented warmth across the globe continues trend, contributes to historic polar ice loss.

Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this plant disease.