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Yellow Fever, Asian Tiger Mosquitoes Both Adept at Transmitting Zika

by Brad Buck
April 25, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Yellow fever and Asian tiger mosquitoes found in Florida -- and infected with the Zika virus -- are good at transmitting the virus, new University of Florida research shows. Zika can make people sick and in rare cases may ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aedes Aegypti, Aedes Albpictus, Barry Alto, Entomology And Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Rebecca Zimler, Zika Virus

UF Environmental Horticulture Graduate Student Association Hosts Annual Spring Plant Sale

by Dana Edwards
April 3, 2019

Who: Environmental Horticulture Graduate Student Association, student organization affiliated with the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences What: The University of Florida Environmental Horticulture Graduate Student Association ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, Coleus, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Environmental Horticulture, Environmental Horticulture Plant Sale, News, Plant Innovation Center

Cities with Tree Protection Laws Show More Canopy Coverage, Savings

by Brad Buck
April 2, 2019

When are trees worth millions of dollars? When they cover parts of your city. Take Tampa, for example, which has established an Urban Forest Management Plan. According to a 2016 assessment by the University of Florida Institute of Food and ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, HOME LANDSCAPES, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Andrew Koeser, Environmental Horticulture, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, News, Tree Ordinances

UF Graduate Students Utilize “Skype in the Classroom” to Teach the Science of Mosquitoes, Careers in Entomology

by Dana Edwards
April 2, 2019

Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animals in the world. Now middle and high school student across the globe will have an opportunity to hear directly from scientists at the University of Florida about how they are working to prevent mosquito-borne ... READ MORE

Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, CALS, Center For Public Issues Education, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Entomology And Nematology, Mosquitoes, News

UF Environmental Horticulture Students Sweep Awards at International Plant Propagator’s Society Regional Conference

by Dana Edwards
March 25, 2019

University of Florida graduate students in the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) left quite an impression at the International Plant Propagator’s Society (IPPS) southern regional conference last fall. Each year, three ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Environmental Horticulture, News

UF Helps Educators Teach Importance of Pollinators

by Samantha Murray
March 19, 2019

Middle school science teachers have a new tool from the University of Florida to teach students about pollinators and the role they play in producing food. Nicole Pinson and Alicia Lamborn, horticulture agents with the UF Institute of Food ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Alicia Lamborn, Baker County, Hillsborough County, News, Nicole Pinson, Pollinator Power Safari Kit, Pollinators, UF IFAS Extension Bookstore

Experts to Speak on Future of Florida Landscapes at Annual Summit

by Brad Buck
March 12, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- What will Florida landscapes look like in the future? That’s the theme of this year’s UF/IFAS Urban Landscape Conference, to be held March 20-21 in Gainesville, Florida. The UF/IFAS Center for Landscape Conservation ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Center For Land Use Efficiency, Center For Landscape Conservation And Ecology, Irrigation, Michael Dukes, Thomas Obreza, Toxic Algae, Turfgrass, UF/IFAS Extension, Urban Landscape Summit, Water Quality

UF/IFAS Master Gardeners Gear Up for Spring Festivals, Plant Sales

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 18, 2019

ORLANDO, Fla. – Spring is around the corner, and Master Gardeners across central Florida are gearing up for festivals and plant sales. The UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardeners Volunteer program, part of the University of Florida Institute ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, EVENTS, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Festival, Lake County Extension, Marion County Extension, Master Gardener, News, Orange County Extension, Osceola County Extension, Plant Sale, Seminole County Extension, Sumter County Extension, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension