Tag: Virus

Can my plants catch the flu? Plant viruses and transmission to hosts

by Whitney Elmore
December 29, 2017

It's flu season! Hopefully, you have gotten the flu vaccine for you and your family this year. If not, there's still time. While you may or may not catch the flu this year, some folks wonder if it's possible for them to transmit viruses to plants ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aphid, Flu, Low-toxicity Pesticide, Plant Disease, Thrip, Vaccine, Vector, Virus, Whitefly

UF researcher: Nearly $1 million grant will help struggling blue crab industry

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 14, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A researcher at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences wants to study the blue crab and a viral pathogen that infects it. Now, a nearly $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Blue Crab, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Virus

Reclaim your yard from mosquitoes

by Carol Wyatt-Evens
July 5, 2017

Now that our rainy season has arrived, the number of mosquitoes around our homes and communities is on the rise. That doesn't mean your summer months need be nothing more than swatting and sprays to fight them away. There are simple steps you ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease
Tags: Aedes, Bacillus Thuringiensis, Disease, Gambusia, Mosquito, Mosquitofish, Pathway, Pgm_Chemicals, Tiger Mosquito, Virus, Zika

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