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Research Update: Honey Bees and Pesticides

by Amy Vu
May 15, 2020

The UF/IFAS Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory (HBREL) collaborated on research that led to two 2019 publications on honey bees and pesticides. Below are summaries of the research as well as links to the full publications. More publications ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beekeeping, Bees, Crops, Entomology, Honeybee, Insects, Pest, Pest Management, Pesticides, Pests, Research Update, UFBugs, UFHoneyBeeLab

“I heard that UF created the lovebug. Is that true?”

by Tom Nordlie
February 18, 2016

No, it’s not true. Not by a long shot. Not even close. NO! This rumor’s been around for decades and its origins are unknown. But we can tell you a few things to bust this myth: First, it’s clearly contradicted by the historical record: The ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: BugWeek, Flies, Lovebug, Pests, Plecia Nearctica

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Research Update: Honey Bees and Pesticides

“I heard that UF created the lovebug. Is that true?”

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