Pasture Program to Focus on Toxic Plants North Florida pastures and grazing lands harbor a wide range of plants that can be toxic to grazing animals. Toxic effects can range from nearly instant death to long term organ damage resulting ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The Gulf Coast tick (Fig. 1), Amblyomma maculatum, was first described by Koch in 1844. Gulf Coast ticks are found in grass ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, RecreationWe 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 & DiseaseThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln DPH and the University of Florida DPM programs have co-organized a P-IE Section Symposium for the upcoming Entomological Society of America conference in Portland, Oregon. Title: Entomology-A Foundational ... READ MORE
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Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS TeachingOn Saturday, October 11, 2014, DPM students celebrated 50 years of IFAS and participated in the annual CALS TailGator event! DPM students answered programmatic and general plant health questions from CALS alumni, faculty, and students. READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS TeachingThe UF, DPM Program had the opportunity to visit the FMC Corporation field station in Sparks, GA during the Fall Semester of 2014. Bruce Stripling, Jr. hosted the tour. READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS TeachingWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Honey bees throughout the world are exposed to numerous pests, parasites, and pathogens. One such parasite is Tropilaelaps ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida professor has developed a quick, cheap and easy way to filter from water one of the world’s most common pollutants: arsenic. Bin Gao’s team used iron-enhanced carbon cooked from hickory chips, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchI moved to Florida thirteen years ago and instantly hated it. It was flat, hot and humid with few redeeming qualities. It took about five years and a departure from the urban areas for the beauty to really sink in. The green swamps with hidden ... READ MORE
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