Category: UF/IFAS Research

The Grape That Loves a Southern Summer


July 24, 2026

The Grape That Loves a Southern Summer Late summer in the Panhandle has a flavor, and for a lot of us it tastes like muscadines. If you grew up here, one bite can send you straight back to a hot afternoon spent picking grapes off a backyard ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: FAMU, Grape Harvest Festival, Home Orchard, Muscadine, Muscadine Cultivars, Muscadine Grapes, Native Plants, Panhandle Gardening, Scuppernong, Seedless Muscadine, Viticulture, Vitis Rotundifolia, Wine Grapes

Wildlife Watch: Seeing more armadillos this summer? UF/IFAS experts explain in this Ask IFAS bilingual guide


July 23, 2026

About this series This month’s Wildlife Watch installment spotlights the nine-banded armadillo. As residential and commercial development expands across Florida, wildlife is adapting to live closer to people and, in some cases, faces ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Conservation, Crops, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Ask IFAS, Beneficial Wildlife, Español, Hance Ellington, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, News, Nine-banded Armadillo, Spanish, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, University Of Florida, Wildlife Watch
Un armadillo camina con el hocico en la tierra mientras excava entre el pasto. Su caparazón segmentado de color gris y beige cubre el lomo y su larga cola se extiende detrás de él en un entorno natural iluminado por el sol.

Descubriendo la Vida Silvestre: ¿has visto más armadillos este verano? Expertos lo explican en esta guía bilingüe de Ask IFAS


July 23, 2026

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Acerca de esta serie La entrega de este mes de Descubriendo la Vida Silvestre destaca al armadillo de nueve ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Lawn, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: áreas Paisajísticas, Armadillo, Armadillo De Nueve Bandas, Descubriendo La Vida Silvestre, Ecología Y Conservación De Vida Silvestre, Español, Hance Ellington, La Hoja Informativa Sobre La Vida Silvestre De Florida De UF/IFAS: Armadillo De Nueve Bandas, Spanish, Vida Silvestre
Person wearing a blue UF/IFAS polo shirt bends over to examine potted pineapple plants inside a greenhouse. The plants are arranged on benches beneath a translucent greenhouse covering, with structural supports and utility equipment visible in the background.

Researchers at IRREC Test Pineapple Varieties for Salt Tolerance


July 22, 2026

A new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) study looked at how multiple varieties of pineapple tolerated different levels of salinity. Lukas Hallman, postdoctoral research associate at the UF/IFAS Indian ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Alternative Crops, Pineapple, Water
Flooded residential area with underwater houses from hurricane Debby rainfall water in Sarasota, Florida. Aftermath of natural disaster in southern USA. Adobe Stock File # 1947311237 By bilanol

Learn to safeguard your well water, septic system for storm season with this free UF/IFAS webinar series


July 20, 2026

Many Floridians rely on private wells for drinking water and septic systems to treat household wastewater. Hurricanes, flooding and routine maintenance challenges can affect the safety and reliability of these systems. To help homeowners ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Events, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Andrea Albertin, Brain Health, Center For Land Use Efficiency, Drinking Water, Environment, Español, Flooding, Florida Well Owner Network, Health, Homeowner, Household Water Systems, Hurricanes, News, North Florida Research And Education Center, Safeguard, Septic System, Septic Tank, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, University Of Florida, Water, Wells, Yilin Zhuang
Andres Bejarano Loor stands with his advisors and Associate Dean of Teaching Al Wysocki after receiving an award for Best Thesis in Human Systems

FRE Alumni Andres Bejarano Loor recognized with UF/IFAS Best Thesis in Human Systems Award for research into Florida’s Potential Fingerlime Market


July 20, 2026

To think of Florida is to think of the state’s citrus industry, and as the industry continues to adapt to new challenges such as citrus greening, one avenue being explored is the HLB tolerant finger lime. However, with any new crop, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Citrus, Economics, Finger Limes, Food And Resource Economics

Yvonne‑Marie Linton Named Director of UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory 


July 15, 2026

Internationally respected mosquito- and vector-borne disease expert Yvonne-Marie Linton has been chosen as the new director for the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: AI Insect Identification, Biomedical Research, Blog Community, Chikungunya, Dengue Prevention, Disease Surveillance, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Entomology, Featured, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Florida Public Health, FMEL, Global Health, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Integrated Pest Management, Medical Entomology, Mosquito Prevention, Mosquito Research, Mosquito-borne Diseases, News, One Health, Oropouche Virus, Public Health Research, Smithsonian Institution, UF IFAS Research Leadership, Uf Research, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University Of Florida, Vector Control, Vector-borne Diseases, Vero Beach Florida, Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, West Nile Virus, Yvonne-Marie Linton, Zika Virus Research
A white bug on a green leaf.

Media Alert: UF/IFAS Experts to Host Pasture Mealybug Webinar on July 17


July 13, 2026

What: Experts from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) are hosting an informational webinar on the invasive pasture ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agricultural Pest Management, Agricultural Webinar, Blog Community, Crop Protection, Department Of Entomology And Nematology, Entomology, FDACS, Featured, Featured Hot Topic, Florida, Florida Agriculture, Florida Extension, Florida Farmers, Forage Grasses, Forages, Insecticide Options, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sceinces, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Invasive Pasture Mealybug, Invasive Pests, Invasive Species, Livestock Production, Mealybug Identification, Pasture Management, Pasture Mealybug, Pasture Mealybug Webinar, Pasture Pest Control, Sugarcane Pests, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, University Of Florida

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