Category: Natural Resources

Rosemary Loria appointed chair of UF plant pathology department

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 31, 2011

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A Cornell University professor has been selected as chair of the University of Florida’s plant pathology department, UF officials announced today. Rosemary ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Cornell, IFAS, Jack Payne, Plant Pathology, Rosemary Loria

UF develops method to make plastic from discarded plant material

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 31, 2011

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Plastic may compete with paper in the grocery line, but it doesn’t have to compete with the world’s food supply, according to University of Florida researchers. They’ve ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Bacillus Coagulans, Bioplastic, Ingram, Ou, Plastic, Shanmugam

Striped Mullet Stock Assessment Underway

by Betty Staugler
May 10, 2011

Charlotte County Sea Grant Extension This article appeared in the May 2011 edition of Water LIFE magazine The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission – Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWC-FWRI) began a one year targeted ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine

UF: Insecticide resistance developing in psyllid that carries citrus disease

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 9, 2011

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In Florida’s war against citrus greening, producers face a new threat -- the insects they’re fighting are becoming less sensitive to insecticides, according ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Citrus, Entomology And Nematology, Florida, Psyllid, Stelinski

The Green Scene “May”

by Ken Gioeli
May 8, 2011

Wondrous Wakulla Last week I had the privilege of being a part of Medart Elementary School’s annual Project Learning Tree. Each year the student’s curriculum is enhanced by bringing speakers from the Big Bend area into the classroom to ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources
Tags: Community, Conservation, Environment, Families & Consumers, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, FYCS, Green Living, Shelley Swenson, Sustainability Community, Sustainable Big Bend, Sustainable Living, The Green Scene, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension

The Green Scene “April”

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 8, 2011

A Family Visit: A Lesson in Sustainability Last week I had a great time entertaining my daughter, her husband and their two children ages 2 and 6 months. They made the long trip from Missouri to visit “Nano” and I am thankful for each ... READ MORE

The Green Scene “March”

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 8, 2011

Preservation Parties Some of the emerging trends in Wakulla County are gardening, buying at farmers markets and preserving food. There seems to be many explanations for the interest surge, some of which include better control over the foods ... READ MORE

UF study traces global red imported fire ant invasions to southern U.S.

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 25, 2011

Caption at end of story. Click here for high-res image GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Red imported fire ant invasions around the globe in recent years can now be traced to the southern U.S., where the nuisance insect gained a foothold in the 1930s, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Work & Life
Tags: Ascunce, Entomology And Nematology, Red Imported Fire Ant, Shoemaker

The Green Scene “February”

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 18, 2011

Why Use Your Ceiling Fans? I am somewhat of a newcomer to ceiling fans; for in the Midwest, where I spent most of my life, they were considered more an option in homes. In Florida they are a necessary appliance. Each time I return to Kansas ... READ MORE

South American beetle released by UF researchers benefits Florida ranchers

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 27, 2011

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Over the past two decades, Florida cattle ranchers have spent as much as $16 million a year doing battle with an invasive weed called tropical soda apple, known ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Livestock
Tags: Biological Control, Entomology And Nematology, Gratiana Boliviana, Julio Medal, Tropical Soda Apple

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