Tag: Pest Movement

New on Featured Creatures! Zombie fly

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman

November 6, 2014

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Apocephalus borealis Brues (the zombie fly) is a member of a specialized subgenus known as Mesophora. This subgenus parasitizes ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, Pests & Disease
Tags: Featured Creatures, Honey Bee, Pest Alert, Pest Movement, UF-IFAS Pest Alert

Cotton seed bug declared eradicated from Florida

by Carla Calvert Burkle

September 23, 2014

This isn't breaking news, since the USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) declared the cotton seed bug eradicated from Florida and the continental U.S. in March of this year, but I thought you might enjoy hearing that there is ... READ MORE

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Tags: CAPS, Invasive Species, Pest Movement, USDA-APHIS

Tropical Storm/Hurricane Season and Pest Movement

by Amanda Hodges

June 13, 2013

As I'm sure most of you know, Tropical Storm Andrea hit the coast of Florida on Thursday, June 6, 2013 north-northwest of Cedar Key, FL (http://local.msn.com/tropical-storm-andrea-landfall-florida?ocid=ansloc11 ). This was the first Atlantic ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Work & Life
Tags: Pest Alert, Pest Movement

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