This week DPI is celebrating National Pollinator Week by talking about DPI Apiary Inspection, honey bees, the types of pollinators you might have forgotten about and how you can help out in your own yard. National Pollinator Week has been celebrated nationally for the past 13 years after the U.S. Senate approved a week each … More National Pollinator Week 2020
The Division of Plant Industry (DPI) currently uses “Detector Dogs” provided and trained by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) at their National Detector Dog Training Center in Newnan, Georgia, to sniff out contraband fruit, vegetable and plant material, and any unwelcome insects in mailed packages coming to Florida via major shipping facilities. DPI’s program has been in place for about eight years. … More All in a Dog’s Day – Keeping Pests out of Parcels
The Division of Plant Industry is observing National Invasive Species Awareness Week by taking a look at how the division protects Florida industries from invasive pests every day. … More DPI on National & Florida Invasive Species Awareness Week
This blog includes standard landscaping notes and the best urban gardening styles for your home. … More Top Gardening Tips & Tricks
By: Olivia Doyle Fruit flies are very threatening agricultural pests and there are multiple different kinds we deal with in Florida. Some of these fruit flies include the oriental, Mediterranean, Mexican, Caribbean, guava and peach fruit flies. The Mediterranean fruit fly alone infests over 250 varieties of fruits. Fruit flies can live for months and … More Fruit Fly Traps – Protection through Detection
By: Olivia Doyle Continuing our Myth Busters blog post series, the Division of Plant Industry is busting myths about air potato beetles, a biological control insect for the invasive air potato vine, Dioscorea bulbifera. If you missed the last blog in this series busting myths about the commonly confused millipede and centipede, you can find … More Myth Buster – Air Potato Beetles
By: Olivia Doyle The University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) hosts a holistic, two-day training event, known as Bee College, semi-annually in alternating locations throughout the state. This educational experience gathers bee enthusiasts and beekeepers of all levels from around Florida and even from surrounding states. Bee College is a unique … More DPI Apiary Section Participates in UF/IFAS Bee College
By: Olivia Doyle Continuing our hurricane preparedness series, in this post we will give some pointers on how to prepare your plants for a hurricane. If you missed the first post of the series, click here to read about how to prepare your apiary for a hurricane. Remember, it is always most important to make sure … More Hurricane Preparedness for Plants
By: Olivia Doyle Hurricane season spans from the first of June until the end of November each year. When a hurricane approaches, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds, it is most important to ensure you and your family are safe. However, after preparing supplies for yourself and ensuring your safety, if you have the time … More Hurricane Preparedness for Apiaries
By: Olivia Doyle Summer is a time for families and friends to enjoy time off, explore the outdoors, camp in the wilderness and indulge in some delicious s’mores or other campfire treats. When you are busy making summer memories, remember to only burn local firewood. Campers can help protect Florida’s natural resources by waiting to … More Enjoy the outdoors this summer, but don’t move firewood!
