By: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Chad Hutchinson cmhutch@ufl.edu, 904-692-1792 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Potato farmers could beat profit-draining crop losses by using a Harley, says a University of Florida expert – but ... READ MORE
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Category: Agriculture, UF/IFASBy: 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 ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchBy: 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 ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & DiseaseBy: Stu Hutson 352-392-0400 Source(s): Maria Gallo mgm@ufl.edu, 352-273-8124 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For nearly 3 million Americans, the most dangerous aspect to air travel is the complimentary in-flight snack. Every year, about ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, Work & LifeBy: Mickie Anderson (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Taylor Stein tstein@ufl.edu, 352-846-0860 Mike Long longm@doacs.state.fl.us, 850-488-4274 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Each day, Florida gains an average of 1,000 residents and loses more than 200 acres ... READ MORE
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Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFASBy: Mickie Anderson (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Al Ferrer ajferrer@ufl.edu, 407-665-5558 Jim Hunter 407-695-2930 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- It’s related to okra, is officially a hibiscus and tastes a lot like cranberry. University ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition
Left: Late symptoms of mystery disease, note how the fronds do not break, nor do they hang parallel to the trunk. Several landscape managers reported that the palms were green one week and then it was as if they had been freeze-dried ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Source(s): Mike Martin mvm@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1971 Bill Zettler fwz@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-7245 GAINESVILLE, Fla.---Gail Wisler, lead scientist and research plant pathologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Salinas, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture