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Estrellas de mar están muriendo en aguas del Atlántico: Científicos de UF/IFAS documentan el primer caso de enfermedad en Florida

by Luz Bahder
June 18, 2025

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Una escena inquietante recibió a practicantes del esnórquel en las aguas costeras del condado de Palm Beach: estrellas ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: ADN, Aguas Costeras Atlánticas De Florida, Aguas Poco Profundas, Alex Romer, Amenazas A Especies Vulnerables, Atlántico, Biología Marina, Brote, Comunidad Del Fondo Marino, Condado De Palm Beach, Densovirus, Enfermedad De Desgaste De Las Estrellas De Mar, Enfermedad Del Desgaste, Enfermedad Del Desgaste De Las Estrellas De Mar, Esnórquel, Espanol, Estrella De Mar, Estrella Marina, Estrellas Marinas, Florida, FLREC, Fondo Marino, INaturalist App, Invertebrados Marinos, Lake Worth Cove, Las Estrellas De Mar De Nueve Brazos, Melissa Miller, Miembros De La Comunidad, Monitoreo, Patógeno, Patología, Praderas Marinas, Reportes, Salud, Southeastern Naturalist, SSWD, University Of Florida En Fort Lauderdale

Nine-armed Sea Stars dying in Atlantic waters: UF/IFAS scientists document first case of disease in Florida

by Lourdes Mederos
June 18, 2025

A disturbing scene met snorkelers in Palm Beach County’s coastal waters – sea stars (also known as starfish) with missing limbs, open wounds and bodies falling apart on the ocean floor. The condition known as Sea Star Wasting Disease ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Alexander Romer, Atlantic Waters, Curling Limbs, Densovirus, Eric Suarez, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, INaturalist, Lake Worth Cove, Lourdes Mederos, Marine, Melissa Miller, Nine-armed Sea Stars, Palm Beach County, Sea Star Wasting Disease, Southeaster Naturalist, Splitlure Frogfish, SSWS, Starfish, Starfish Wasting Disease, University Of Florida, Wildlife

UF study traces complex history of the strawberry

by Brad Buck
June 18, 2025

If you eat fruits or vegetables, how often do you think about their history? Former University of Florida post-doctoral researcher Zhen Fan did, as he traced the strawberry back over centuries. In a new paper published in the Proceedings ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Chromosome, Cross, Diseases, DNA, Doug Soltis, Evolution, Florida Museum Of Natural History, Genetic Diversity, Genetics, History, Hybrid, Octoploid, Pam Soltis, Pests, Plant Breeding, Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences, Species, Strawberries, Strawberry, Vance Whitaker, Zhen Fan
scallops

Scallop season opens in Florida. Dive into this summer tradition with advice from UF/IFAS, Florida Sea Grant

by Megan Winslow
June 18, 2025

Florida bay scallop season has started, and seafood lovers from across the state are already venturing off the coasts of Taylor and Dixie counties, where recreational harvesting is permitted now through Labor Day. Harvesting in other Gulf Coast ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, UF/IFAS, Wildlife
Tags: Ask IFAS, Bay County, Bay Scallop, Boat, Boating, Brittany Hall-Scharf, Captain, Catch, Conservation, Diving, Dixie County, Emergency, Extension Hernando County, Fishing, Float Plan, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Sea Grant, FSG, FWC, Guide, Gulf Coast, Harvest, Harvesting, Hurricane, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Overharvesting, Pinellas County, Recommendation, Recreation, Safety, Seagrass, Shucking, Snorkeling, Sustainability, Swimmer, Swimming, Taylor County, Tips, Tutorial, Tyler Jones, U.S. Coast Guard, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, USCG, Vessel
extracting nectar

UF/IFAS research protects pollinators from harmful pesticide exposures

by Megan Winslow
June 17, 2025

Years ago, when purchasing a flat of pansies at a garden center, Chris Wilson noticed a label indicating the flowers had been treated with insecticides. “I remember thinking to myself, ‘But bees can’t read labels,’” said Wilson, ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, Wildlife
Tags: Bee, Chris Wilson, Collaboration, Contamination, Environmental Horticulture Department, Grant, IFAS, Insecticide, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Lantana, Megan Winslow, Mia Cabrera, Nectar, Nifa, Pest, Pesticide, Pollen, Pollinator, Pollinator Week, Research, Salvia, Sandra Wilson, Soil, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Study, Tyler Jones, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, USDA National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, Vanesa Rostán
Native Plant Nursery Spring Festival

Media Alert: Ever-popular UF/IFAS Native Plant Sale returns to campus this weekend

by Megan Winslow
June 16, 2025

What: The UF/IFAS Native Plant Sale. When: June 21 and 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: The UF/IFAS Native Plant Nursery, just west of the greenhouses located at 2333 Mowry Road, Gainesville. About: Shop hundreds of native plant species ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, EVENTS, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Blueberry, Campus, Conservation, Event, Extension, Florida Wildflower Foundation, Gage LaPierre, Grass, Green Antelopehorn Milkweed, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Intern, Legume, Megan Winslow, Milkweed, Native Plant Horticulture Foundation, Native Plant Nursery, Native Plant Sale, Natural Area Teaching Laboratory, Nursery, Office Of The Dean For Research, Plants, Purchase, Restoration, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Shop, Shopping, Shrub, Sunflower, Tree, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Wildflower, Wildlife

UF taps global invasion ecology expert to lead new era of the Invasion Science Institute

by Lourdes Mederos
June 13, 2025

In the summer of 2000, a young undergraduate named Luke Flory was knee-deep in invasive plant species at a nature preserve in northern Indiana, with a backpack slung over his shoulder, filled with tools to study and manage invasive species. ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agroecology, Biological Invasions, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Department Of Biology, Department Of Plant Pathology, Director, Environmental Stressors, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, International Food Systems, Invasion Ecology, Invasions Science Institute, Invasive, Invasive Plant Ecology, Invasive Species In Florida, ISI, J. Scott Angle, Lourdes Mederos, Luke Flory, News, Non-native Species, Plant Pathology, Scott Angle, The Flory Lab, Tropical Conservation And Development Program, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, University Of Florida Invasion Science Institute
Planta de lúpulo con dos conos verdes. Fotografía de UF/IFAS

De cero a 5.000 galones: elaborando cerveza con éxito gracias a los lúpulos de UF/IFAS

by Luz Bahder
June 12, 2025

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.  Antes del 2015, nadie cultivaba lúpulo con éxito en Florida. Durante la última década, científicos de University of Florida no solo han cambiado esta situación, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aceites Esenciales, Calidad, Cervecerías, Cervecerías Artesanales, Cerveceros, Cerveza, Conos De Lúpulo, Cultivo De Lupulo, Degustación, Día De Campo Del Lúpulo De Primavera, Espanol, Florida, GCREC, Lupulo, Melón Dulce, Melón Verde, Microcervecerías, Pellets, Pina, Rendimiento, Shinsuke Agehara, Spanish, Terroir, UF/IFAS

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