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UF Monitoring the Buzzing in Your Ear

Posted: August 13, 2015

University of Florida researchers maintain a constant vigilance on the potential for mosquito-borne illness concerns. UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory in Vero Beach tracks rainfall, groundwater levels, mosquito abundance, wild bird populations and virus transmission to animals… Read More

Category: Horticulture

Tags: birds, DEET, Disease, disease transmission, horses, integrated pest control, Integrated Pest Management, mosquito repellent, mosquitoes, Panhandle Gardening, Pests, west nile virus

Prevent Tick-borne Illnesses in Florida

This fall remains mild despite a couple of recent frosty mornings. With mild temperatures comes ticks. Ticks carry and transmit several diseases. Brown dog ticks are found mainly on dogs and can carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. American dog ticks… Read More