Category: 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

New Disease May Cost Florida’s Avocado Industry Millions, UF Experts Warn

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 26, 2009

By: Tom Nordlie - (352) 273-3567 Sources: Jonathan Crane - jhcr@ufl.edu, (786) 255-5878 Edward "Gilly" Evans - eaevans@ufl.edu, (305) 246-7001 x272 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida's avocado industry, the nation's second-largest, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease
Tags: Edward "Gilly" Evans, Jonathan Crane

UF Web Cams Give Curious Glimpse into Daily Lives of Ants and Termites

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 1, 2008

By: Chuck Woods Sources: Phil Koehler - pgk@ufl.edu, (352) 392-2484 Roberto Pereira - rpereira@ufl.edu, (352) 392-2326 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The daily adventures of live termite and ant colonies are now available on two Web ... READ MORE

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

UF Research Shows Termite Damage Cuts Insulation Values by Nearly 75 Percent

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 26, 2008

By: Chuck Woods Sources: Phil Koehler - pgk@ufl.edu, (352) 392-2484 Roberto Pereira - rpereira@ufl.edu, (352) 392-2326 Cynthia Tucker - ctucker@ufl.edu, (352) 392-2326 View Photo GAINESVILLE, FLA. --- Termites aren't just out to eat the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Money Matters, Pests & Disease, Work & Life
Tags: Cynthia Tucker, Phil Koehler, Roberto Pereira, Termites

UF Researchers on the Watch for Nice Weather – and the Diseases It Could Bring

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 19, 2008

By: Stu Hutson - (352) 273-3569 Sources: Jonathan Day - jfda@ufl.edu, (561) 778-7200 x132 Roxanne Rutledge Connelly - crr@ufl.edu, (772) 778-7200 x172 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Calling it a silver lining may be a stretch, but the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Pests & Disease, Work & Life
Tags: Jonathan Day, Mosquitoes, Roxanne Rutledge Connelly

Overfertilizing St. Augustinegrass Could Encourage Chinch Bugs, UF Researcher Warns

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 3, 2008

By: Tom Nordlie - (352) 273-3567 Sources: Eileen Buss - (352) 392-0400 Fred Baxendale - fbaxendale1@unl.edu, (402) 472-8699 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A little fertilizer can perk up a St. Augustinegrass lawn as spring arrives, but ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, Work & Life
Tags: Chinch Bugs, Eileen Buss, Entomology And Nematology, Fred Baxendale, St. Augustinegrass

UF to release parasitic fly to combat “evil weevil” destroying native bromeliads

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 28, 2007

By: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Sources: Ron Cave rdcave@ufl.edu, 772-468-3922 Howard Frank jhfrank@ufl.edu, 352-392-1901 ext. 128 Howard Frank dennis.giardina@dep.state.fl.us, 239-695-4593 View Photo GAINESVILLE, FLA --- The free ride is ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease
Tags: Bromeliad Weevil, Howard Frank, Ron Cave

UF Researchers test natural predators to control sago palm threat

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 10, 2007

By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Ronald Cave rdcave@ufl.edu, 772-468-3922 ext. 145 Catharine Mannion cmannion@ufl.edu, 305-246-7001 ext. 220 View Photo View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In a prime example of how an exotic insect ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Pests & Disease
Tags: Asian Cycad Scale, Catharine Mannion, Entomology And Nematology, Ronald Cave

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