Ever wonder why some palm varieties flourish while others suddenly bend at the trunk or topple over completely?

A tiny insect called a planthopper is spreading a deadly bacteria to palm trees throughout Florida. The disease, known as "lethal bronzing," causes leaves to turn a bronze-like brown before the tree ...

Lethal Bronzing (LB) is a bacterial disease spread by treehoppers that affects 21 palm species in Florida. Symptoms include sudden fruit/flower drop, reddish-bronze discoloration of fronds, and ...

Something’s been silently attacking iconic palms across North Florida – and it’s time to take notice. The palmetto weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus), North America’s largest native weevil, is causing ...

The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30 with the peak of the season on Sept. 10. The most activity happens between mid-August and mid-October, according to the National ...

Plant pathologists at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) studied nearly 30 palm ...