By: Cindy Spence Source: James Lloyd (352) 392-1901, ext. 124 GAINESVILLE—If you want to know where all the fireflies have gone, the world’s leading authority on them has some advice: Look for them. But you… Read More
By: Cindy Spence Source(s): Joseph Knapp (941) 956-1151 John Capinera (352)392-1901, ext. 111 Norm Nesheim (352) 392-4721 GAINESVILLE—Is the pesticide malathion dangerous or safe? The way malathion is being used in Hillsborough, Polk and Manatee… Read More
By: Carole L. Jaworski Source: Cornelis G. Hoogeweg, Arthur H (352) 392-1951 GAINESVILLE-A new computer software program, developed by a University of Florida graduate student from the Netherlands, will help protect Florida’s drinking water from… Read More
By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-1773 x 281 Source: Andrew Hanson (352) 392-1928 ext. 334 GAINESVILLE—A University of Florida professor reports finding “the missing link” in how tiny ocean algae produce a chemical substance that influences… Read More
By: Cindy Spence Source(s): Garret Evans (352) 392-1868 Sam Sears (352) 395-0680, ext. 54382 GAINESVILLE—Extension agents in North Dakota — long trusted advisers for crop, business and home advice — now find flood victims turning… Read More
By: Cindy Spence Source(s): John Foltz (352) 392-1901, ext. 130 James Meeker (352) 372-3505 GAINESVILLE—A tree-killing beetle has invaded the Ocala National Forest and by the time its work is done the face of the… Read More
By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-1773 x 281 WASHINGTON, D.C.—A team of scientists and two faculty members from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will receive 1996 Honor Awards from the U.S…. Read More
Source(s): Phil Koehler (352) 392-2484 Marie Hammer (352) 392-1945 GAINESVILLE—When it comes to creepy-crawly insect pests that thrive in warm weather, the tiny almost invisible dust mite can cause big problems around the home, especially… Read More
By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-1773 x 281 Source(s): Nan-Yao Su (954) 475-8990 Al Farrugio (212) 363-6604 Mark Gilberg (318) 357-6421 NEW YORK — Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe… Read More
By: Cindy Spence Source(s): Jason Squitier John Capinera (352) 392-1901, ext. 111 GAINESVILLE—When the Gators won the national football championship, suddenly “official” thingamajigs of the University of Florida Gators were popping up everywhere. Now comes… Read More
