Category: Pests & Disease

Termites’ gut reactions show how to improve renewable fuel, UF researchers say

by Ken Gioeli
November 4, 2009

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Termite damage costs the U.S. more than $1 billion each year, but that same destructive power might help solve one of the nation's most pressing economic quandaries: sustainable fuel production. After years of genetic ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Biofuels, Cellulosic Ethanol, Entomology And Nematology, Mike Scharf, Termites

UF professor flies high in the small world of owl-pellet gathering

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 26, 2009

Caption at bottom of the page. Click here for full image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Dissecting owl pellets and reconstructing animal skeletons inside can be a gruesomely great educational experience for youngsters - so much so, that demand for ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Chris Anderson, Owls, Richard Raid

Cold weather may reduce Cuban tree frogs’ impact as they move north, UF researchers say

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 16, 2009

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Invasive Cuban tree frogs are spreading through Florida, but a new University of Florida study suggests their impact could weaken as they move farther north, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease
Tags: Cuban Tree Frogs, Invasive Species, Johnson, McGarrity

UF researchers turn up the heat on bedbugs with new low-tech treatment method

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 7, 2009

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. Multimedia available: http://news.ufl.edu/2009/07/07/bed-bugs-multimedia/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Bedbug infestations are notoriously hard to eliminate, but University of Florida researchers ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Bed Bugs, Entomology, Entomology And Nematology, Phil Koehler

Mosquitoes aplenty this July Fourth bring disease concerns for North Florida

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 1, 2009

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Recent weeks of heavy rain have left conditions statewide ripe for a Fourth of July rife with mosquitoes. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Culex Nigripalpus, DEET, Eastern Equine Encaphalitis, EEE, Entomology And Nematology, Jonathan Day, Medical Entomology, Mosquitoes, Ochlerotatus Infirmatus, Picaridin, Roxanne Collelly, Virus

Bio-Control Of Chilli Thrips Looks Promising

by sfylpinellascounty
May 11, 2009

Dr. Lance Osborne, UF/IFAS of the Mid-Florida REC at Apopka, is working on biological control of chilli thrips. The project, in cooperation with the USDA, is testing two species of predatory mites and the results are very favorable. You can ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease

New technique for vulture population estimates could aid control efforts, UF researcher says

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 5, 2009

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For months, Erik Anderson tried to persuade a flock of vultures to stop roosting at Santa Fe College's main campus in northwest Gainesville. In the end, the vultures ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Birds, Formula, Lethal Control, Michael Avery, Population, Vulture, Wildlife

Predatory mite could put the bite on invasive crop pest, UF researcher says

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 28, 2009

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Chilli thrips sound more like a snack food than an agricultural menace, but these tiny insects threaten ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease
Tags: Cindy McKenzie, Greenhouse, Invasive, Lance Osborne, Mite, Thrips

UF researchers: Termites aren’t swarming, but that doesn’t mean they’re not munching

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 27, 2009

Caption at bottom of page. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Chew on this: Just because you haven't seen termite swarms in or around your house, doesn't mean they're not busily devouring it. It's been about ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease
Tags: Entomology And Nematology, Phil Koehler, Roberto Pereira, Termites

Aquatic Weed Control Short Course

by sfylpinellascounty
April 15, 2009

Desperate for CEUs? Earn up to 20 CEUs! Aquatic, ROW, natural areas, forestry, private applicator, core and more are available. For a listing see: http://www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu/aw/pdfs/CEU09.pdf Regular Registration Deadline April 17th! 2009 ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease

UF/IFASWhat's Happening Around Florida

Subscribe For More Great Content

UF/IFAS
What's Happening Around Florida