Category: Pests & Disease

Renowned UF professor named a Fellow by national organization

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 10, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Michael Dukes, director of the Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, has been named a Fellow by a prestigious national organization. The ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Award, Center For Landscape Conservation And Ecology, News

Florida teachers get to be kids again at UF Plant Camp

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 2, 2017

By: Dehlia Albrecht, 352-273-3665; dehliadee@ufl.edu GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- While parents are getting ready to send their kids off to camps, two dozen teachers will prepare for their own summer adventure. On June 12, teachers from across ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Camp, EVENTS, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Camp, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, News, Teachers

UF study: Cloning insect-fungus duo kills 500 million trees

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 11, 2017

By: Ellison Langford; Media Contact: Beverly James, 352-273-3566, beverlymjames@ufl.edu GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Laurel wilt disease has killed as many as half-a-billion trees. And, a new study by a researcher with the University ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: News, Red Bay Beetle, Red Bay Tree, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

UF brings families together for annual Bug Week Scavenger Hunt on May 20

by Samantha Murray
April 25, 2017

Local families will get to have fun and learn about crawly critters during the annual UF/IFAS Bug Week Scavenger Hunt set for 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 20. The event will be held at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Admission is ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease

UF/IFAS scientists find Zika RNA in a second mosquito species

by Samantha Murray
April 19, 2017

A University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences molecular biologist has found Zika RNA in a type of mosquito not often associated with the virus. UF/IFAS entomology associate professor Chelsea Smartt led a research team ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease, WORK & LIFE

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