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June 4 – UF/IFAS Extension Broward presents free online webinar for residents with citrus in home landscapes

by Lourdes Mederos
May 23, 2024

South Florida landscapes are filled with some of the most delicious citrus thanks to the subtropical climate of the region. Varieties like sweet orange, grapefruit, mandarin, Meyer lemon, lime and kumquat are just some of those typically ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Trees, Consumer, Extension Broward, Fernando Alferez, Home Landscape, Kumquat, Lime, Mandarin, Meyer Lemon, Sweet Orange, Webinar

La temporada de mango del 2024 está tomando forma: los expertos de UF/IFAS ofrecen sus observaciones

by Luz Bahder
May 2, 2024

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. ¡La temporada de mangos ya está aquí!. Los árboles de mango en patios residenciales y sembradíos en el sur de Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Blog Community, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Abundancia, Almacenamiento, Antracnosis, Arboles De Mango, Aroma, Color, Consumidores, Cosecha, Cuajado De La Fruta, Dr. Charles Sims, Dr. Jeff Brecht, Dr. Yu Wang, Espanol, Fenologia, Floracion, Flores, Forma, Fruta, Frutos, Investigacion, Jardines, Jeff Wasielewski, Jonathan Crane, Lluvias, Mango, Mercadeo, Metabolismo, Metabolomica, Patios Residenciales, Plantaciones, Poda, Podar, Productores Comerciales, Residencias, Sabor, Seleccion, Sembradios, Siembra, Spanish, Temporada De Mango, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, UF/IFAS TREC, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), Variedades, Viento

Mango season 2024 is taking shape: UF/IFAS experts offer their views

by Lourdes Mederos
May 2, 2024

Mango season is here. Mango trees on home landscapes and orchards in South Florida are working their way through the fruiting stage, making it prime time as the tiny flowers have begun to reveal tiny fruit. The 2023 mango season erupted ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Angie, Anthracnose, Charles Sims, Fairchild, Jeff Brecht, Jeff Wasielewski, Jonathan Crane, Mango, Orange Sherbet, Rosigold, Tropical Fruit, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, Yu Wang, Zill High Performance Plants

Attention growers: May 9 hybrid workshop explores climate risks, opportunities for tropical fruit production in Florida

by Lourdes Mederos
May 1, 2024

What conditions are ideal for farmers to successfully grow tropical fruit in different regions of Florida? Scientists at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) say this question is at the root ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: AgroClimate, Climate Change, Climate Risk, Clyde Fraisse, Haimanote Bayabil, Jeff Wasielewski, Jonathan Crane, Miami-Dade County, Southeast Climate Hub, Tropical Fruit, Tropical Research And Education Center, Young Gu Her

MEDIA ALERT: Leading invasion scientists to present research at groundbreaking UF/IFAS symposium, May 6-8

by Lourdes Mederos
April 25, 2024

WHAT: The University of Florida will host the first-of-its kind Invasion Science Research Symposium. Organized by the UF/IFAS Invasion Science Research Institute (ISRI), this symposium represents a landmark gathering of renowned invasion ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Invasion Science Research Institute, Invasive Species, News, Research, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Invasion Science Research Symposium, University Of Florida
• Oocysts – A close-up image of matured oocysts on a midgut of Anopheles gambiae mosquito.

¿Puede el cambio climático acelerar la transmisión de la malaria? Una investigación pionera revela los impactos de la temperatura

by Luz Bahder
April 24, 2024

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Según la Organización Mundial de la Salud, durante el año 2022 aproximadamente 249 millones de casos de malaria ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Africa, Anopheles Gambiae, Cambio Climatico, Cepas De Patogenos, Clima, Dia Internacional Del Paludismo, Enfermedad, Enfermedades Transmitidas Por Vectores, Espanol, Estudio, Eunho Suh, Extremos Termicos, Instituto De Investigacion Cientifica Para Especies Invasoras, Investigacion, Isaac Stopard, ISRI, Kenia, Malaria, Matthew Thomas, Modelaje, Mosquito, Niveles De Transmision, Paludismo, Parasitos, Patogenos, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Vivax, Rasgos De Vida, Spanish, Temperatura, Transmision De Enfermedades, UF/IFAS
• Oocysts – A close-up image of matured oocysts on a midgut of Anopheles gambiae mosquito.

Can climate change accelerate transmission of malaria? Pioneering research sheds light on impacts of temperature

by Lourdes Mederos
April 23, 2024

In 2022, an estimated 249 million malaria cases killed 608,000 people in 85 countries worldwide including the United States, according to the World Health Organization. Malaria continues to pose a considerable public health risk in ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Anopheles Gambiae, Imperial College, Invasion Science Research Institute, Invasive Species, Malaria, Mosquito, News, Penn State University, Research, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, World Malaria Day

Unlocking the secrets of mites: Agricultural acarology workshop aims to increase expertise in this emerging science

by Lourdes Mederos
March 25, 2024

Mites are arachnids that are found in almost every environment with more than 55,000 described species worldwide. Some mites are classified as pests, while others are beneficial. Those who study mites are known as acarologists. Fewer ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: Acarology, Alexandra Revynthi, Arachnids, Biological Control Practitioners, Daniel Carrillo, Entomology And Nematology, Extension, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Mites, News, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS TREC, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center
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Florida celebra 45 años del programa de Maestros Jardineros Voluntarios

by Luz Bahder
March 14, 2024

Creado por Megan Winslow, especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS.  Las oficinas de Extensión de University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) mostrarán su agradecimiento la próxima semana a los más ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Community Volunteers, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 45 Aniversario, Agente De Extension, Aprendizaje, Certificacion, Cursos, Diagnostico De Enfermedades Y Patogenos, Donaciones, Educacion, Educacion Continua, Entrenamiento, Espanol, Horticultura, Jardineros, Laynie Yip, Maestro Jardinero Voluntario, Mejores Practicas De Paisajismo, Programa De Maestros Jardineros Voluntarios, Semana Del Maestro Jardinero Voluntario, Spanish, UF/IFAS, Voluntarios, Wendy Wilber
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UF/IFAS research: Can artificial intelligence outsmart invasive species?

by Lourdes Mederos
February 29, 2024

Argentine black and white tegus are large non-native invasive lizards posing a threat to the biodiversity and natural balance of Florida’s ecosystems. Tegus have a diverse diet including fruits, vegetables, insects, small animals ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: #AI, @TheCrocDocs, AI Trap, Argentine Black And White Tegu, Artificial Intelligence, CROC Docs, FLREC, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Invasion Science, Invasion Science Research Institute, Invasive Species, Invasive Species Research, Jenna Cole, Melissa Miller, News, Research, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, University Of Florida, World Vision Systems

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