Susan E. Webb

Understanding the Barriers for School Garden Success: Expert Consensus to Guide Extension Programming

Susan Webb, John Diaz, and Catherine Campbell

Research has found that youth involvement in school gardens leads to numerous benefits. However, teachers and support organizations must overcome barriers for garden sustainability. This 4-page document discusses barriers for school garden success and how Extension faculty can help education professionals overcome them.

Stakeholder-Identified Community Garden Program Outcomes

Susan Webb and John Diaz

Key Program Outcomes for K-12 School Gardens Identified Through Expert Consensus

Susan Webb, John Diaz, and Catherine Campbell

The results from the Delphi study presented in this article represent the first step in developing a comprehensive set of indicators that can be used to create measurable objectives and evaluation tools.

Manejo de Insectos en Crucíferas (Cultivos de Coles) (Brócoli, Repollo, Coliflor, Col, Col Rizada, Mostaza, Rábano, Nabos)

S. E. Webb, A. Niño, H. A. Smith

Stakeholder-Identified Barriers, Challenges, and Obstacles in Community Gardens

Susan Webb and John Diaz

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer, Harrisina americana (Guerin-Meneville) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae)

F. W. Mead and Susan E. Webb

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

Vegetable Insect Identification and Management—Florida Greenhouse Vegetable Production Handbook, Vol 3

S. E. Webb and R. C. Hochmuth

Insect Management for Sweetpotatoes

X. Martini and S. E. Webb

Sweet potatoes, both orange- and white-fleshed varieties, are widely grown in Florida. Foliar pests, leafminers, whiteflies and armyworms, are generally not difficult to manage; in fact insecticides should be avoided to conserve their natural enemies. More serious are those pests whose immature stages feed on roots: sweetpotato weevil, wireworms, banded cucumber beetles, pale-striped and sweetpotato flea beetles, and in south Florida, Diaprepes weevils and white grubs.

Minimizing Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides

J. D. Ellis, J. Klopchin, E. Buss, L. Diepenbrock, F. M. Fishel, W. H. Kern, C. Mannion, E. McAvoy, L. S. Osborne, M. Rogers, M. Sanford, H. Smith, B. S. Stanford, P. Stansly, L. Stelinski, S. Webb, and A. Vu

A UF/IFAS numbered peer reviewed Fact Sheet. Published by Integrated Pest Management

Insect Management for Onion, Leek, and Garlic

S. E. Webb and X. Martini

A UF/IFAS numbered peer reviewed Management for Commercial audience(s). Published by Integrated Pest Management

Recommendations for Management of Whiteflies, Whitefly-Transmitted Viruses, and Insecticide Resistance for Production of Cucurbit Crops in Florida

Xavier Martini, Mathews Paret, Jane E. Polston, Scott Adkins, Pamela Roberts, Teresia Nyoike, and Oscar E. Liburd

This publication lists and describes common viruses spread in cucurbit crops by whiteflies. It includes strategies for managing whiteflies, most of them originally from a similar publication on managing whiteflies in tomatoes.

Pesticide Options for Insect, Mite, and Mollusk Management in Commercial Strawberry Production in Florida

Justin Renkema, Shashan Devkota, and Curtis Nagle

A UF/IFAS numbered publication for Commercial audience(s).

Grape Leaffolder, Desmia funeralis (Hübner) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Oscar E. Liburd, F. W. Mead, Susan E. Webb, and Elena M. Rhodes

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

Organic Vegetable Gardening in Florida

Danielle D. Treadwell and Sydney Park Brown

This 16-page fact sheet is meant to be a companion to the Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide. It is intended for the home gardener who prefers to use natural and organic materials as well as methods that are compatible with the philosophy of organic gardening.

Insect Management for Legumes (Beans, Peas)

Jawwad A. Qureshi, Dakshina Seal, and Susan E. Webb

Many different insects attack leguminous vegetables. Aphids damage terminals, whiteflies feed on sap and transmit bean golden mosaic virus, and caterpillars, like bean leafroller, and beetles feed on leaves. Flower thrips feed in blossoms and stink bugs, corn earworm, and leaffooted bugs damage seeds and pods.

Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide

Sydney Park Brown, Danielle Treadwell, J. M. Stephens, and Susan Webb

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for Homeowner audience(s).

Insect Management for Okra

Jawwad A. Qureshi, Dakshina Seal, and Susan. E Webb

Okra is a warm-weather crop grown in the summer throughout Florida. Most commercial production is concentrated in South Florida, where it can be grown most of the year. It is often grown as a second crop after more valuable vegetables.

Arthropod Management for Tomato, Pepper, and Eggplant

X. Martini and H. Smith

Pest management should be based on the proper identification of pests and knowledge of their biology. This publication describes the major pests of tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant in Florida and guidelines for their management. Some insects may be more important in some areas of the state than others. For each pest described, a table of management options will be found after the damage.

Insect Management for Cucurbits (Cucumber, Squash, Cantaloupe, and Watermelon)

Jawwad A. Qureshi, Dakshina Seal, and Susan E. Webb

Insects and mites can cause severe problems in the production of watermelon, squash, cucumber, and cantaloupe either through direct feeding damage to the crop or through the transmission of disease agents, such as the aphid-borne mosaic viruses. Common pests of cucurbits are described below. For each pest described, a table of management options will be found after the damage. Pesticides for controlling insects not described below can be found by looking under the "Insects" column in the table.

Guía para Cultivar Vegetales en la Florida

Sydney Park Brown, Danielle Treadwell, J. M. Stephens y Susan Webb; traducido por Francisco Rivera

El cultivo de vegetales le ofrece aire fresco, exposición al sol, ejercicio, diversión, terapia emocional, alimentos frescos nutritivos, ahorros económicos y muchos otros beneficios. Los vegetales pueden crecer durante todo el año en el estado de Florida si se les presta atención a las fechas de siembra correspondientes.