First Fridays with Florida First Detector 2025-26

REGISTRATION IS THROUGH ZOOM ONLY! See links for each date below to register.All registration links and more information can be found here: https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/seminoleco/2025/06/30/first-fridays-with-ffd-26/

Join us for this year long series on invasive species of concern to Florida! You can sign up for one, two, more, or even all 12 webinars. In each class, we will cover different topics and invasive species of concern to Florida.

Agenda:

We are meeting online via Zoom from 12:00PM-1:00PM on the First Friday of every month from Sept 2025-Aug 2026*. Sign up for one, two, more, or all of them!

• September 5, 2025, Invasive Species & Pathways in Florida, Registration: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ENwrAcf0QXePKQvSjilhZQ

• October 3, 2025, Invasive Whiteflies, Aphids, Psyllids and More, Registration: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SsaD67E0SBeNXVaahS6_yA
• November 7, 2025, Invasive Hornets, Wasps, and Ants, Registration: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JzZQIRA-TqiEKtiY2PlLjw
• December 5, 2025, Invasive Plant Feeding Mites, Registration: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Yn11NyfgQ9i434z7RhlXhw
• January 2, 2026, Invasive Plant Pathogens, Registration: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rh-Gir8HRXOISjapQY5IiQ
• February 6, 2026, Invasive Pests on Fruit, Registration: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KTmQq_F9TciePqD-V0FTAQ
• March 6, 2026, Invasive Thrips, Registration: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_43G7bfvBQgyuJ8WiRjk7kQ
• April 3, 2026, Invasive Species on Pines, Registration: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mUXpQo4rQcCa-Z3y1VljzQ
• May 1, 2026, Invasive Nematodes, Registration: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_thUqu59KTiu6mhHKhpt72w
• June 5, 2026, Invasive Snails and More, Registration: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f3DQiRdPQ9eMmFi9vYA9zw
• July 2026, No class due to the 4th of July holiday!
• Aug 7, 2026, Invasive Species on Ornamental Plants, Registration: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Wepj4reHTdOsQ5AQG8dnXw

*Schedule subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

CEUs

To receive CEU credit, you must attend the full duration of the class. Attendance and participation will be verified. For CEU credit, each person needs to attend using their own electronic device. Each webinar offers 1 CEU in any one of the following FDACS categories:

• Ag row crop
• Ag tree crop

• Demonstration and research
• Forest pest control
• Limited commercial landscape maintenance (LCLM)
• Limited lawn and ornamental (LLO)
• Natural areas weed management
• Ornamental and turf
• Pest control operator (PCO) lawn and ornamental
• Private ag
• Right of way
• Aquatic* available ONLY on Sept. 5, 2025, and June 5, 2026
• General Household Pest Control* available ONLY on Nov. 7, 2025

Other Information

Inflammatory and inappropriate actions will not be tolerated. We reserve the right to remove any participant who is disruptive or distracting to others in the meeting.

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations.

For questions regarding this event, please contact Morgan Pinkerton, Sustainable Ag Extension Agent (morgan0402@ufl.edu).