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Research on insect hibernation may lead to new control measures, UF scientists say

by Tom Nordlie
July 27, 2010

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- To beat summer heat, winter cold and other harsh environmental conditions, many insects temporarily drop into a state similar to hibernation to conserve energy ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Corn, Diapause, Earworm, Entomology And Nematology, Flies, Hahn, Pesticide, Ragland

UF/IFAS research harnesses sun’s power to kill weeds

by Tom Nordlie
November 12, 2009

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Sunshine helps flowers grow, and it can help rid soil of harmful organisms that hurt Florida's $9 million cut flower industry, a University of Florida expert says. In ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Add New Tag, Entomology And Nematology, Floriculture, Flowers, McSorley, Methy Bromide, Soil, Solarization, Weeds

New UF-housed wildfire ‘strike team’ teaches safe burning techniques

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 12, 2009

Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When it comes to fighting fires, it's usually the guy with the hose that gets all the hero worship. But as ever-increasing temperatures and droughts bring a greater threat from ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops
Tags: Controlled Burn, Erick Smith, Firefighter, Linda Demetropoulos, Natural Areas Training Academy, Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, Parker Titus, Stephen Coates, The Nature Conservancy, Zachary Prusak

UF food scientists call for new science in food safety

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 19, 2009

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Some University of Florida food scientists say U.S. food safety procedures need to get out of the 1960s and into the era of biotechnology. Back then, America's scientists devised a system to ensure astronauts' food stayed ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Food Safety, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS
Tags: Anita Wright, Bacteria, Biofilms, Biotechnology, Food Safety, Genetics, HACCP, Maria Gallo, Max Teplitski, Microbiology