Caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida Entomology and Nematology undergraduate student Sabrina White recently participated in the elite two-day “Posters on the Hill” presentation with congressional leaders and staff ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, Work & Life
By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Suzanna Smith, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida This post was written to recognize National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day (May 8) and ... READ MORE
Category: Relationships & Family, Work & Life
We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The black salt marsh mosquito, Aedes taeniorhynchus (Wiedemann), is very common in the eastern coastal areas of the Americas, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Forests, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeNo, it’s not true. Not by a long shot. Not even close. NO! This rumor’s been around for decades and its origins are unknown. But we can tell you a few things to bust this myth: First, it’s clearly contradicted by the historical record: The ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeScientific studies have shown the mosquito-repelling effectiveness of the chemical N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, which is better known by the acronym DEET. Although people have reported good results with other options ranging from cosmetics to ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, Work & LifeThese are some common questions- Why are there so many bugs in Florida? Not species but individual bugs. Why is my area so bug-infested? Why are there sometimes so many bugs of a certain type, like love bug swarms? Florida’s warm, humid ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionFlorida is home to thousands of insect species, plus thousands more land-dwelling arthropods that aren’t classified as insects – organisms including spiders, mites, centipedes and ticks. Part of the reason we have so many species of bugs ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Work & LifeAs much as we’d like to help, we’re not physicians and so it would be irresponsible for us to try to diagnose a medical problem. The best thing for you to do is discuss your symptoms with your primary care provider or a dermatologist. If ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeIs this what you are seeing? Those are representatives of a fly family called Psychodidae, commonly called drain flies, sink flies or moth flies. These insects are harmless, they don’t bite, sting or transmit diseases. However, they ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
By Jenna Norris, MS Student, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gail Kauwell, PhD, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, and Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life