Ep #1: Brian Alford, DPI Plant Inspector

On today's episode of Plant Industry news we discuss the giant African land snail eradication program. In an interview with Dr. Greg Hodges we answer your questions about the snails, the program and w...

1 Jan 20239min

This week we focus on another pest in Florida: exotic fruit flies. Dr. Gary Steck speaks with us on his experience with these pests and some things we should know about them. We discuss detection and ...

8 Jun 202224min

Tune in to Plant Industry News today as Dr. Emily Kraus joins us again to discuss air potato vines and beetles. We talk about what each of these things are, as well as other control methods for the vi...

11 Mai 202217min

Welcome or welcome back to Plant Industry News. This week we speak with Dr. Sedonia Steininger on the topic of Brazilian peppertrees and give an update on the program since we last had her as a guest ...

27 Apr 202217min

We kick off this new season after a long hiatus today as we present a crash course on some terms you may hear during the upcoming season. We discuss abbreviations listeners may not recognize and defin...

13 Apr 20227min

In this episode we talk with Dr. Emily Kraus about biological control. We go over what biological control is and how it is used in the state of Florida. Dr. Kraus tells our listeners about some of the...

13 Apr 202215min

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Plant Industry News. In this episode, we are joined by our division directors, Dr. Trevor Smith and Dr. Greg Hodges, with a 2020 recap of events. As unusual as ...

17 Des 202030min

Thanks for tuning in to another episode of Plant Industry News. This episode begins with Director Dr. Trevor Smith as he announces the recipient of a significant Division award, promotes the Arboretum...

23 Jun 202036min