Pest Management of Peppers in Miami-Dade County, Florida

Pest management of peppers in Miami-Dade County is challenging because of a climate favorable to pests. To assist local pepper growers in maintaining crop productivity and improving the quality of produce, this publication illustrates common pests including major diseases and insects, and recommend...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qingren Wang, Shouan Zhang, Dakshina Seal, Teresa Olczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2015-06-01
Series:EDIS
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/129066
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1825205155468935168
author Qingren Wang
Shouan Zhang
Dakshina Seal
Teresa Olczyk
author_facet Qingren Wang
Shouan Zhang
Dakshina Seal
Teresa Olczyk
author_sort Qingren Wang
collection DOAJ
description Pest management of peppers in Miami-Dade County is challenging because of a climate favorable to pests. To assist local pepper growers in maintaining crop productivity and improving the quality of produce, this publication illustrates common pests including major diseases and insects, and recommends Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques, including host resistance, cultivation, sanitation, and physical, mechanical, biological, and chemical approaches, for effective pest management. This 8-page fact sheet was written by Qingren Wang, Shouan Zhang, Dakshina Seal, and Teresa Olczyk, and published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, February 2015. (Photo: Shouan Zhang) PP316/PP316: Pest Management of Peppers in Miami-Dade County, Florida (ufl.edu)
format Article
id doaj-art-6d3902ae608d4b0eb3c7d986c7ac446f
institution Kabale University
issn 2576-0009
language English
publishDate 2015-06-01
publisher The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
record_format Article
series EDIS
spelling doaj-art-6d3902ae608d4b0eb3c7d986c7ac446f2025-02-07T14:02:06ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092015-06-0120154Pest Management of Peppers in Miami-Dade County, FloridaQingren Wang0Shouan Zhang1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9316-3575Dakshina Seal2Teresa Olczyk3University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida Pest management of peppers in Miami-Dade County is challenging because of a climate favorable to pests. To assist local pepper growers in maintaining crop productivity and improving the quality of produce, this publication illustrates common pests including major diseases and insects, and recommends Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques, including host resistance, cultivation, sanitation, and physical, mechanical, biological, and chemical approaches, for effective pest management. This 8-page fact sheet was written by Qingren Wang, Shouan Zhang, Dakshina Seal, and Teresa Olczyk, and published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, February 2015. (Photo: Shouan Zhang) PP316/PP316: Pest Management of Peppers in Miami-Dade County, Florida (ufl.edu) https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/129066Vegetable Production -- Miami Dade CountyPepper Pest ManagementPP316
spellingShingle Qingren Wang
Shouan Zhang
Dakshina Seal
Teresa Olczyk
Pest Management of Peppers in Miami-Dade County, Florida
EDIS
Vegetable Production -- Miami Dade County
Pepper Pest Management
PP316
title Pest Management of Peppers in Miami-Dade County, Florida
title_full Pest Management of Peppers in Miami-Dade County, Florida
title_fullStr Pest Management of Peppers in Miami-Dade County, Florida
title_full_unstemmed Pest Management of Peppers in Miami-Dade County, Florida
title_short Pest Management of Peppers in Miami-Dade County, Florida
title_sort pest management of peppers in miami dade county florida
topic Vegetable Production -- Miami Dade County
Pepper Pest Management
PP316
url https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/129066
work_keys_str_mv AT qingrenwang pestmanagementofpeppersinmiamidadecountyflorida
AT shouanzhang pestmanagementofpeppersinmiamidadecountyflorida
AT dakshinaseal pestmanagementofpeppersinmiamidadecountyflorida
AT teresaolczyk pestmanagementofpeppersinmiamidadecountyflorida