Category: Blog Community
March 26: UF/IFAS 37th South Florida Turfgrass – Landscape Research and Expo Field Day set
March 5, 2026
Turf professionals will get a first look at the future of weed control and sustainable turf when the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) unveils new research and pioneering technologies at the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Conservation, Crops, Events, Lawn, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Agronomy, Archive, Artificial Intelligence, Athletic Field Managers, CEU, Commercial Applicators, Field Day, Golf, Golf Course Superintendents, Integrated Weed Management, Landscape Professionals, Lawns, Marco Schiavon, Pawel Petelewicz, Pest Control Operators, Sod Producers, Truf, Turf, Turfgrass, Turfgrass Managers, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, Weed Control, Weed Science, Weeds
Reopening the World: André Brébion’s Resilient Vision for the Future of Conservation
March 5, 2026
André Brébion’s commitment to conservation has shaped the entirety of his academic and professional journey. His early experiences as a field researcher at St. Edward’s University and the University of North Florida informed a central ... READ MORE
Category: Blog Community, Conservation, Natural ResourcesTags: André Brébion, Environmental Science, Interdisciplinary Ecology, School Of Natural Resources And Environment
Love your lychee tree? Ask IFAS bilingual resource offers guidance against a common pest
February 26, 2026
Florida-grown lychee trees offer a taste of the tropics for home growers. Their berries deliver a sweet, rose-scented fruit with vitamin C-rich pulp and a vibrant color and flavor to fruit cups, cakes, mocktails, ice cream blends ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Conservation, Crops, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Aceria Litchii, Archive, Ask IFAS, Berries, Bilingual Extension Document, Erinose Mite, Fruit, Invasive Species, Lychee Tree, National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Peer-reveiwed, Pests, Tropical Fruit Trees, Vitamin C
¿Tiene un árbol de lichi? El recurso bilingüe de Ask IFAS ofrece orientación para controlar una plaga común
February 26, 2026
Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Los lichis cultivados en Florida ofrecen un toque tropical a los cultivadores domésticos. Sus frutos son dulces ... READ MORE
Category: Blog Community, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: ácaro De La Erinosis Del Lichi, Arbol, Ask IFAS, Ask IFAS En Español, Azufre, Daniel Carrillo, Frutas, Lichi, Lychee, Plantas, Publicación Bilingüe, Sintomas, Spanish. Español, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)
Learn about Invasive Species: Florida Master Naturalist Program
February 25, 2026
This is National Invasive Species Awareness Week, which was established to raise awareness about invasive plants and animals and the damage they cause to the environment, our economy, and in some cases threats they pose to public health. There ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Communications, UF/IFAS Extension,Tags: Conservation, Environment, Extension, Florida, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Want to avoid planting invasives in your yard? Check this UF/IFAS website first
February 24, 2026
Highlights Ever wonder whether the plants you choose for your yard, especially non-native ones, might harm Florida’s natural areas? The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) offers a free website ... READ MORE
Category: Blog Community, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WildlifeTags: Agriculture, Archive, Biodiversity, Conservation, Detection, Floridians, Invasion Science, Invasion Science Institute, Invasive Plants, Invasive Species, ISI, Luke Flory, Master Gardener Volunteer, Natural Areas, News, Non-native Plants, Ports, Ports Of Entry, Risk, Safeguard Ecosystems, Seokmin Kim, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Assessment Of Non-Native Plants In Florida's Natural Areas, Wildlife
Researchers create DNA detection tool to stop spread of invasive Asian swamp eels, bullseye snakeheads
February 24, 2026
Highlights University of Florida researchers have developed a DNA-based test that detects invasive species using only the genetic traces left behind in water. The newly published breakthrough gives wildlife conservationists a powerful ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, , Invasive Species, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Amphibian Decline, Aquatic Invasives, Archive, Asian Swamp Eel, Bahder Vector Ecology Lab, Brian Bahder, Bullseye Snakehead, Croc Docs Wildlife Research Lab, Crustacean Decline, DNA, Ecological Threat, EDDMaps, EDNA, Environmental DNA, Everglades Restoration, Grant, Invasion Ecology, Invasive Species, IveGot1, Melissa Miller, National Invasive Species Awareness Week, SEEDIT, SEEDIT Grant, Sergio Balaguera-Reina, South Florida Water Management District, Support For Emerging Enterprise Development Integration Teams, U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Wildlife Conservationists