Tag: travel

Here are holiday travel eating habits to sink your teeth into and stay healthy, UF/IFAS experts explain

by Lourdes Mederos
May 15, 2026

A recent MarketWatch Guides survey revealed that 52% of Americans are planning to fly this holiday season, while a Hopper survey reveals more than one in five holiday travelers plans to drive out of town for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Christmas, EFNEP, Expanded Food And Nutrition Education Program, Food Safety, Holiday Meal Planning, Holidays, Holidays Travel, Holliday Eating, Jessica Alfonso, New Year's Travel, Nutrient-rich Foods, Shelf-stable, Thanksgiving, Travel, UF/IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension

UF experts give tips to lower stress during holidays, starting with Thanksgiving dinner

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

Do you look forward to eating Thanksgiving dinner with your family? So much anticipation. Lots of cooking, eating and cleanup. A festive feast with loved ones – or is it? Some families have one or more relatives whose behavior can be problematic ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Avoid, Cope, Family, Friends, Heidi Radunovich, Holidays, Nelly Nelson, Stress, Thanksgiving, Tips, Travel, UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County, Youth And Community Sciences

UF/IFAS experts on bed bugs and how to keep them from hitchhiking to your homes from your travels

by Lourdes Mederos
May 15, 2026

With recent media exposure of bed bug activity impacting travelers worldwide, the public perception of this species tends to draw some concerns over its potential for harming humans and pets. University of Florida experts at the Institute ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Bed Bugs, Faith Oi, Fort Lauderdale Structural Fumigation School, Holiday Travel, Holidays, News, Pests, Roberto Pereira, SFYL Hot Topic, Travel, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Entomology And Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Pest Management University, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Urban Entomology

Culture – not travel – inspires appreciation for foreign foods, UF/IFAS study finds

by Megan Winslow
May 15, 2026

The United States is home to the largest immigrant population in the world, providing its residents with ample opportunity to expand their culinary horizons. But what are the most influential factors leading to the acceptance of foreign foods ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Abroad, Acceptance, Appetite, Cuisine, Cultural Exchange, Culture, Demographics, Ethnic, Ethnicity, Food, Food And Resource Economics Department, Food Industry, Foreign, Foreign Culture, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Multicultural, Novel Food, Nutrition, Policymakers, Race, Sociodemographic, Study, Survey, Travel, U.S. Census, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Zhifeng Gao

UF-led research reveals tomato disease spreading rapidly across continents

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

Tomatoes represent a $1.9 billion annual crop, nationwide. They’re planted on 330,000 acres across 18 states, but diseases such as bacterial spot can ravage the popular crop. Bacterial diseases pose significant threats to food security ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Bacterial Spot, Bacterial Spot Disease Of Tomato, Continents, Erica Goss, Florida, Gary Vallad, Genes, Genetic, Genetic Variation, Growers, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Pathogen, Plant Breeders, Plant Pathology, Spread, Tomatoes, Travel, Xanthomonas Euvesicatoria Pathovar Perforans

Please Allow Me to Introduce Myself

by Entomology Emily
April 6, 2026

Hello! As of today I have been with the Pesticide Information Office for one month. I am delighted to introduce myself and my new role! They say the devil is in the details and I intend to embed myself in the details of safe pesticide ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Archived, Emily Kraus, Entomology, Entomology Emily, Integrated Pest Management, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Safety, Travel

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