Category: Natural Resources

UF/IFAS, Buckeye break ground for biorefinery pilot plant in Perry, Fla.

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 1, 2010

Click here for full image. Caption at end of story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In 2002, the U.S. Department of Energy set a goal that, by 2030, a third of the nation's reliance on fossil fuels would be replaced by environmentally sound products ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS, Work & Life
Tags: Bebbie Mayfield, Bernie Machen, Buckeye, Cynthia O'Connell, John Crowe, Leonard Bembry, Lonnie Ingram, Ralph Poppell, Stan Mayfield

UF research finds that ‘killer’ bees haven’t stung U.S. honey production

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 26, 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In just a few years after Africanized honey bees were introduced to Brazil in 1956, the aggressive bees had dominated and ruined domestic hives throughout South and Central America. According to University of Florida research, ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species
Tags: Charles Moss, Entomology And Nematology, Jamie Ellis, Jerry Hayes

Old-time vegetables offer new opportunities to Florida farmers, UF experts say

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 21, 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Vegetables of yesteryear may offer Florida farmers a brighter tomorrow, say University of Florida experts who'll be teaching a workshop on commercial production of trendy "heirloom" varieties this weekend. These crops ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Work & Life

UF research improves production of sea oats essential to dune restoration

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 5, 2010

Caption at end of story. Click here for full image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- It might be easy for the casual beachgoer to write off sea oats as mere weeds. However, the lanky grass holds the soil of beach dunes, making it a keystone of the natural ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS
Tags: Micropropagation, Mike Kane, Sea Oats

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

Hickory Horned Devil

by sfylpinellascounty
October 8, 2009

This imposing larva (caterpillar), known as the hickory horned devil, is most often observed when it is full grown and comes down from the trees to wander in search of a site for pupation. It can beome as large as a hot dog.This large caterpillar ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Bugs

NSF awards $1.4 million to UF, other institutions to study disease threatening lobsters

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 7, 2009

Caption at bottom. Click here for full image. The Caribbean spiny lobster is one of Florida's top commercial seafood species, with an annual $27 million harvest -- but a recently discovered virus is killing the crustaceans and threatening ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Food Safety, Invasive Species
Tags: Don Behringer, Lobster, Mark Butler

Cicada Killer

by sfylpinellascounty
October 7, 2009

This giant ground wasp, the Cicada Killer, hunts cicadas as a food source for their young. This giant wasp can dig a 4-foot burrow in the ground with several branches and cells. One to four cicadas are placed in each cell for the larvae to eat.The ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Insects

New UF-housed wildfire ‘strike team’ teaches safe burning techniques

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 12, 2009

Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When it comes to fighting fires, it's usually the guy with the hose that gets all the hero worship. But as ever-increasing temperatures and droughts bring a greater threat from ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops
Tags: Controlled Burn, Erick Smith, Firefighter, Linda Demetropoulos, Natural Areas Training Academy, Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, Parker Titus, Stephen Coates, The Nature Conservancy, Zachary Prusak

Mosquitoes: Avoid The Bites And Get Rid Of Breeding Sites

by sfylpinellascounty
July 17, 2009

The bite. Mosquito bites can be annoying, itchy, painful and in Florida even disease-causing. The most important mosquito-borne diseases in Florida are St. Louis encephalitis, West Nile virus encephalitis and eastern equine encephalitis. To ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Mosquitoes

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