By: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Sources: Ron Cave rdcave@ufl.edu, 772-468-3922 Howard Frank jhfrank@ufl.edu, 352-392-1901 ext. 128 Howard Frank dennis.giardina@dep.state.fl.us, 239-695-4593 View Photo GAINESVILLE, FLA — The free ride is almost over for the “evil weevil” destroying Florida’s native… Read More
By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Ronald Cave rdcave@ufl.edu, 772-468-3922 ext. 145 Catharine Mannion cmannion@ufl.edu, 305-246-7001 ext. 220 View Photo View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In a prime example of how an exotic insect can wreak havoc on… Read More
By: Mickie Anderson (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Pepe Peruyero pepe@jkk9.com, 386-454-3647 Phil Koehler ppgk@ufl.edu, 352-392-2484 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. — At the sound of a bag of treats being latched onto her handler’s waist, she bounds up and down,… Read More
View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In the struggle for survival, plants are often at the mercy of hungry animals – but one fern has turned the tables by using poisonous arsenic to reduce its appeal, say University of… Read More
By: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Walter Tabachnick wjt@ufl.edu, 772-778-7200 ext. 124 Roxanne Connelly crr@ufl.edu, 772-778-7200 ext. 172 Stephen Higgs sthiggs@utmb.edu, 409-747-2426 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The next mosquito-borne illness in the United States may be chikungunya… Read More
By: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Chad Hutchinson cmhutch@ufl.edu, 904-692-1792 Pam Roberts pdr@ufl.edu, 239-658-3400 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Each year, the world celebrates St. Patrick for ridding Ireland of snakes, but scientists are still trying to control… Read More
By: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Dov Borovsky – contact Tom Nordlie at: tnordlie@ufl, 352-392-0400 Charles Powell capowell@ifas.ufl.edu, 772-468-3922 ext. 123 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A plant-destroying virus farmers call one of their worst enemies may soon… Read More
By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Phil Koehler pgk@ufl.edu, 352-392-2484 Barbara Bayer bbayer@ufl.edu, 352-392-2326 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The German cockroach — one of the most common and hated household pests — is winning the war against… Read More
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