Category: Natural Resources

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IRREC Faculty Member Secures USDA Farm Bill Grant to Launch International Biological Control Program Targeting Cotton Jassid

by Joe McQueen
June 12, 2026

Nicole Quinn, assistant professor of entomology and nematology and expert in biological control at the UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC), was awarded a farm bill grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Biological Control, Insects, Invasive Species, Pests
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IRREC Researcher Sandra Guzman Recognized with Netafim Award for Leadership in Microirrigation

by Joe McQueen
May 12, 2026

Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC), Sandra Guzmán, received the Netafim Award for Advancements in Microirrigation recently for her lab’s work on the autonomous ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, Water
Tags: Agriculture, Smart Irrigation, Water Resources
Canal for irrigation

Smart irrigation for lettuce: Research highlights how deficit irrigation can support growers in heat and drought scenarios

by Joe McQueen
February 18, 2026

New UF/IFAS research shows that reducing irrigation volume while increasing frequency can help lettuce growers save water, reduce production costs, and maintain crop yield, even under heat and drought stress.  Sandra Guzman, assistant professor of ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: #SmartIrrigationandHydrologyLab, Heat, IRREC, Lettuce
Dr. Matthew Thomas

An interview with Dr. Matthew Thomas, leader of the UF/IFAS Invasion Science Research Institute

by Robin Koestoyo
March 3, 2023

A Question and Answer format interview with Dr. Matthew Thomas, who leads the young UF/IFAS Invasion Science Research Institute Q: In your presentation, “Introduction to the Invasion Science Research Institute,” you stated that you will ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Biological Control, Dr. Carey Minteer, Dr. Matthew Thomas, Dr. Nicole Quinn, Invasion Science Research Institute, Norman C. Hayslip Biological Control Research And Containment Laboratory
The Norman C. Hayslip Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory

UF/IFAS invasion science leader visits biocontrol lab as part of National Invasion Species Awareness Week

by Robin Koestoyo
February 21, 2023

  FORT PIERCE, Fla.---To usher in National Invasive Species Awareness Week, scientists in Florida—the epicenter of invasive plant and insect infestations—will host Matthew Thomas, a leader who was hired to head the more than 120 ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS Research,
Tags: #BioControl, #MinteerLab, #NISAW2023, #QuinnLab, #UFBiocontrol

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