When: Monday, July 15, 2013 10:00am – 12:00pm Workshop: Removing Honey Bees from Structures (2 CEUs for Commercial GHP, or Limited Structural).  Instructor: William H. Kern, Jr. Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center,  IFAS, University of Florida This workshop will discuss honey bee biology and how to remove honey bee colonies from structures.  Both lethal [...]

  Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators is pleased to announce the acquisition of Bug Master Pest Exterminators located in Vero Beach Florida, a full-service company specializing in residential and commercial pest and termite control as well as lawn care services. “We are so pleased to welcome the customers and employees of Bug Master to the Arrow family,” [...]

Over 170 attendees at the Southeast Pest Management Conference shared food and fellowship at the Sapp Walkup Tailgate.  Sponsored by Syngenta Professional Products and presented by the Florida Pest Management Association, the event hoste by the Sapp and Walkup families was a tradition in Gainesville for many years; making it part of the Southeast Pest [...]

The Polk County Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 19th at 1:30pm to consider a countywide fertilizer ordinance. While the current draft mirrors the DEP Model Ordinance, and is supported by industry, environmental activist groups will be out in force to push for additional extreme, non-scientific restrictions like summertime blackout periods and [...]

Please join FPMA members and its green industries partners in encouraging the City of Rockledge to adopt the fertilizer ordinance that is FPMA-supported and science-based.  Unfortunately, activists are attempting to include provisions that are contrary to University of Florida research and may actually harm water quality by reducing turf health and its ability to capture impurities that [...]

Issue:  Florida Invasive Termite Species Eradication Initiative Background: Florida’s climate and its role as a popular vacation destination and global trade center makes it extremely conducive for the establishment of invasive species including invasive termite species.  The latest arrival is the cone head termite (Nasutitermes corniger), a highly aggressive and destructive above ground termite native to [...]

Dr. Eileen Buss, UF Turfgrass Entomologist, is seeking chinch bugs from populations in Florida and surrounding states. The US Insecticide Resistance Action Committee is funding a graduate student to work with Dr. Buss to learn how this pest develops resistance and how to control them. If you are interested in allowing Dr. Buss to collect [...]