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UF/IFAS expert shares pest control tips for hurricane season

by Lourdes Mederos
September 25, 2024

Storms bring more than wind and rain during the Atlantic hurricane season. Unwanted pests crawl into our lives. With electricity outages, standing water and damaged structures, urban pests find ample opportunity to invade homes, businesses ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Chikungunya, Dengue, Extension, Fire Ants, Flooding, Florida Department Of Agricultural Consumer Sciences, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Hurricane, Johnalyn Gordon, Mosquitoes, Pathogens, Pest Control, Pest Management University, Rainfall, Red Imported Fire Ant, Termite, Viruses, Zika

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

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