Category: Work & Life

Resumen: Pozos privados en Florida: Conceptos básicos y cómo mantener la calidad del agua

by Andrea Albertin
September 10, 2026

Gracias a todas las personas que participaron en el seminario web “Pozos privados en Florida: Conceptos básicos y cómo mantener la calidad del agua”, organizado por la Red de Propietarios de Pozos de Florida (UF/IFAS Extension Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Analisis De Calidad De Agua, FWON, Mantenimiento De Un Pozo Privado, Pozos Privados, Private Well Maintenance, Private Wells, Water Quality Testing
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¿Ha oído hablar del avispón de patas amarillas? Lo que los propietarios de viviendas en Florida deben saber

by Sara MacDonald
September 9, 2026

Si disfruta pasar tiempo en su jardín, probablemente ha visto una buena cantidad de abejas, avispas y avispones. Pero ¿qué haría si encontrara un insecto que pareciera un avispón de patas amarillas? El avispón de patas amarillas (Vespa ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Florida Friendly Landscape, Invasive, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, UFIFASEnEspañol
11. The margined calligrapher (Toxomerus marginatus) did not shift its activity timing in relation to human modification. 12. Photo Credit – Corey T. Callaghan

Pollinators keep a later calendar in human-modified landscapes — A UF study explains the phenomenon

by Lourdes Mederos
September 9, 2026

Human development may be changing more than where pollinators live — it may also be changing when they are active. University of Florida researchers at the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) found that pollinator ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, , Community Volunteers, Conservation, Forests, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Citizen Science, Conservation, Ecology, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Human Development, Inaturalist, Nature, Pollinators, Special Topics, UF-IFAS
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4 Simple Food Safety Steps for this Holiday Season

by Jessica Alfonso-Rodriguez
September 9, 2026

September brings fall festivities, cozy attire, pumpkin spice lattes, and the upcoming holidays. Gatherings with friends and family are around the corner, which makes this a good time to discuss safe food handling to create a safe environment ... READ MORE

Category: , Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Family & Consumer Sciences, Food, Food Safety, Health, Holidays, Jessica Alfonso- Rodriguez, Miami-Dade, Miami-Dade Extension, South Florida

Pulses: Small Foods with Big Health Benefits

by Brenda Marty-Jimenez
September 9, 2026

Have you heard the word “pulses” used when talking about food? You may already be eating pulses without realizing it! But what exactly are pulses, and how are they different from legumes? What Are Pulses? Pulses are the edible, dried seeds ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Add Pulses To Your Plate, Balanced Diet, Beans, Broward, Broward County, Chickpeas, Diet, Dry Beans, Dry Peas, Eating For Good Health, Edible Seeds, Extension, Fiber, Florida, Health, Healthy, Legumes, Lentils, Nutrition, Pods, Protein, Pulses, Pulses Provide Fiber, Pulses Provide Protein, Traditional Diets, Uf Ifas Extension Solutions, Well-balanced Diet
Dr. Lawrence Reeves, inspecting a bag of mosquitoes collected with an aspirator (essentially a vacuum for mosquitoes) from boulders at Cochise Stronghold, Dragoon Mountains, Cochise Co., Arizona. 15. Photo Credit: Photo: Dan Killingsworth

Mosquito species known only from Mexico recorded in U.S. for first time

by Lourdes Mederos
September 8, 2026

While most people may associate mosquitoes with Florida’s swamps, Arizona’s deserts and mountains are also home to a surprising variety of mosquito species. A University of Florida mosquito scientist has documented one of those species ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Florida, Florida Medical Entomology Lab, Invasive Species, Lawrence Reeves, Mosquito, Mosquito Diversity, Mosquito-borne Disease, Public Health, Top News
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The Big Bend’s Next Economic Spark May Be Growing in 4-H

by Dr. Rachel Pienta
September 7, 2026

For many people, 4-H still brings to mind livestock projects, agriculture and county fairs. Those traditions remain important, but they represent only part of what modern 4-H offers. Across Florida, 4-H is a community-based positive youth development ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum, Money Matters, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Business, Community, Economic Development, Featured, Financial Education, Workforce Preparation, Youth Entrepreneurship
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Piense antes de fumigar: Cómo usar el Manejo Integrado de Plagas en su paisaje de Florida

by Sara MacDonald
September 4, 2026

¿Vio un insecto en su planta? No lo fumigue todavía. Encontrar un insecto en su planta favorita puede ser preocupante. Quizás se pregunte: “¿Está dañando mi planta?” o “¿Cómo puedo eliminarlo?”. Antes de buscar un pesticida, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: (MGV), Español, Florida Friendly Landscape, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County
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Recap: Private Well 101 – Understanding Your Well and Water Basics

by Yilin Zhuang
September 4, 2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Private Well 101: Understanding Your Well and Water Basics webinar, hosted by the UF/IFAS Extension Florida Well Owner Network (FWON). We had participants joining from across Florida and a great set ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Aquifer, Drinking Water, Florida Well Owner Network, FWON, Private Wells, Septic Systems, Water Testing, Well Components, Well Water
A variety of spices and spice blends

Spice Blend Day: Building Confidence in the Kitchen, One Flavor at a Time

by Elizabeth Shephard
September 4, 2026

What happens when you open your spice cabinet and stop thinking of herbs and spices as ingredients you simply add to a recipe—and start seeing them as tools for creating flavor? That is what Spice Blend Day is all about. Making a spice ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Cooking, Experiment, Herbs, Nutrition, Spice, Spice Blend

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