Veggie Fever! in Palm Beach County . . . Get the complete brochure listing monthly programs from August, 2010 through September, 2011. Read more . . .

Renewable Energy Comes to Extension!
Through ARRA Stimulus funds, Extension will be the recipient of a flexible solar energy system on the roof of the Exhibit Hall, which will generate electricity, resulting in a reduction of utility expenditures. During the next few weeks of construction, please pardon the disruption. When the system is installed, there will be a "real time" display of the electricity being generated and other information which will be accessible to the public on a large touch-screen monitor in the lobby.

Medfly Alert
During routine fruit fly monitoring in early June, traps containing suspect Mediterranean fruit flies (medfly) were collected in Boca Raton, Florida by a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) inspector. The find was later confirmed to be wild Mediterranean fruit flies, Ceratitis capitata, by a state entomologist. Read more . . .

Effects of Oil Spills on Marine and Coastal Wildlife
This publication is a 4-page fact sheet by Holly K. Ober. It provides an overview of direct and indirect effects of oil spills on wildlife, factors influencing the degree of impact, susceptibility of various types of wildlife, and the history of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, May 2010. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw330

Citrus Black Spot is a fungal disease marked by dark necrotic spots or blotches on the rinds of fruit, it produces early fruit drop, reduces crop yield, and if not controlled renders the highly-blemished fruit unmarketable. Read more…