Category: Pests & Disease

New mosquito-borne illness may be headed to United States, UF experts say

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 26, 2007

By: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Walter Tabachnick wjt@ufl.edu, 772-778-7200 ext. 124 Roxanne Connelly crr@ufl.edu, 772-778-7200 ext. 172 Stephen Higgs sthiggs@utmb.edu, 409-747-2426 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The next mosquito-borne ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Chikungunya, Entomology And Nematology, Roxanne Connelly, Stephen Higgs, Walter Tabachnick

Potato farmers, scientists still fighting disease that devastated Ireland

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 13, 2007

By: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Chad Hutchinson cmhutch@ufl.edu, 904-692-1792 Pam Roberts pdr@ufl.edu, 239-658-3400 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Each year, the world celebrates St. Patrick for ridding Ireland of snakes, but ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Pests & Disease
Tags: Chad Hutchinson, Pam Roberts, Potatoes

Genetic modification turns plant virus into delivery vehicle for green-friendly insecticide, say UF researchers

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 12, 2006

By: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Dov Borovsky – contact Tom Nordlie at: tnordlie@ufl, 352-392-0400 Charles Powell capowell@ifas.ufl.edu, 772-468-3922 ext. 123 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A plant-destroying virus farmers call ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Charles Powell, Dov Borovsky, Entomology And Nematology, Genetics, Tobacco Mosaic Virus

German cockroaches winning the war against pest control baits

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 6, 2006

By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Phil Koehler pgk@ufl.edu, 352-392-2484 Barbara Bayer bbayer@ufl.edu, 352-392-2326 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The German cockroach -- one of the most common and hated household pests -- is winning ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease
Tags: Barbara Bayer, Entomology And Nematology, Phil Koehler, Roaches

Strong Cockroach

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 21, 2006

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Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Entomology And Nematology, Roaches

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