Category: Natural Resources

Una vaca se alimenta en un campo cubierto de vegetación durante el invierno. En la escena se observa una cerca de alambre que atraviesa el paisaje, mientras el sol aparece al fondo, iluminando suavemente el campo bajo un cielo parcialmente cubierto de nubes.

University of Florida lidera un esfuerzo regional para convertir las tierras sin cultivar durante el invierno en una oportunidad económica

by Luz Bahder
October 7, 2026

Creado por Chris Vivian, vicepresidenta adjunta del Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Un equipo docente de University of Florida (UF) liderará un grupo multidisciplinario de varios estados para promover actividades agrícolas durante ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agricultura, CHEERS, Espanol, Jose Dubeux, Spanish, USDA-NIFA
Acercamiento a la cabeza de un cocodrilo americano en aguas poco profundas.

Acompañe a los UF Croc Docs en el CrocFest, que se celebrará en Zoo Miami, para apoyar la conservación internacional del cocodrilo americano

by Luz Bahder
October 7, 2026

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Los cocodrilos americanos de Belice y Jamaica se enfrentan a amenazas distintas y los investigadores del Institute ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: @TheCrocDocs, Cocodrilos Americanos, Crocodylus Acutus, Espanol, Spanish, Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez
An American Crocodile on the edge of canal. AdobeStock_650483998 by Chris

Join UF Croc Docs at CrocFest, held at Zoo Miami, to support international American crocodile conservation

by Lourdes Mederos
October 7, 2026

American crocodiles in Belize and Jamaica face distinct threats, and researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) are leading an international conservation effort to help protect both populations. In ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: American Crocodile, Miami CrocFest, Top News, UF Croc Docs Wildlife Team, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Vulnerable, Wildlife Conservation
A man sitting at a garden table scratching his neck while mosquitoes fly around, disturbing a peaceful family lunch. Less by Dejan

UF mosquito research exposes unexpected discovery on what is in your yard

by Lourdes Mederos
October 6, 2026

Your backyard can be more than a place to garden, play with your dog, spend time with the family or relax. It can also be a place where people encounter mosquitoes capable of transmitting dengue, according to a University of Florida study. With ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aedes Aegypti, Bite Diary, Dengue, Department Of Entomology And Nematology, Innovation Hub For Urban Pest Management, Mosquito, Mosquito-borne, Top News, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory
Invasive apple snail eggs grow a few inches above the water. The LSU AgCenter Mississippi River Invasive Species Consortium will be a regional hub for research and outreach on detecting, identifying and managing invasive and non-native pest species like the apple snail. LSU AgCenter file photo

Academic invasion science innovations protect ecosystems, agriculture in U.S. South

by Lourdes Mederos
September 30, 2026

From flesh-eating screwworm flies threatening livestock and wildlife to spotted lanternflies swarming cities, mealybugs damaging crops, invasive plants choking waterways and Burmese pythons disrupting native ecosystems, invasive species are ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Apple Sails, Asian Longhorned Tick, Invasion Science Institute, Invasive Species, New World Screwworm, Pasture Mealybug, Rice Stink Bug, Top News, Yellow-legged Hornet
Primer plano de una pitón sostenida, con la lengua fuera.

Un estudio de la UF combina información demográfica con aprendizaje automático para localizar pitones birmanas

by Luz Bahder
September 30, 2026

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. A la hora de remover pitones birmanas, no todas las serpientes son iguales. Un nuevo estudio llevado a cabo por ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Alex Romer, CROC Docs, Espanol, Melissa Miller, Pitones Birmanas, Remocion De Pitones, Sergio Balaguera-Reina, Spanish
A close-up view of a female Burmese python displaying defensively while guarding her clutch of eggs at the UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center in Davie, Florida. · Photo Credit: Photo by Alex Romer

UF study combines demographic information with machine learning to find the Burmese pythons that matter most

by Lourdes Mederos
September 28, 2026

When it comes to removing Burmese pythons, one snake does not equal another. A new study by researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) offers agencies a tool to identify pythons with ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Burmese Python, Croc Docs Wildlife Research Lab, Everglades, Invasive Species, Python Elimination Program, South Florida Water Management District, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology And Conservation
Prescribed fire at the West Florida Research and Education Center forest, with a cogongrass patch embedded within a matrix of native habitat. Photo Credit – Photo by Alan Ivory UF/IFAS

What is helping some Florida wildfires burn hotter, spread faster?

by Lourdes Mederos
September 23, 2026

What is helping some Florida wildfires burn hotter and spread farther? A University of Florida study suggests cogongrass, an invasive grass that has spread across much of Florida and the Southeast United States, is adding more fuel to the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Climate, Cogongrass, Florida Wildlifes, Invasive Species, News, Prescribed Fires, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatic Sciences, Wildfires
Invasive daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus) growing out of cracks in the pavement in a highly urbanized area of Zagreb, Croatia. Photo by S. Luke Flory.

Cities worldwide may be the ultimate training grounds for invasive species

by Lourdes Mederos
September 21, 2026

With city growth and urban sprawl, could these changing landscapes be giving invasive species a competitive edge? Scientists at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) say the answer may be yes, ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Climate Change, Environment, Invasive Species, Luke Flory, Top News, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida Invasion Science Institute, Urban Sprawl
Flores blancas con centros amarillos crecen junto a un muro de piedra en una zona urbana, cerca de un camino pavimentado y vegetación.

Las ciudades de todo el mundo podrían servir de campo de entrenamiento para especies invasoras

by Luz Bahder
September 21, 2026

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Ante el crecimiento urbano y la expansión de las ciudades, ¿podrían estos paisajes en transformación otorgar ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Entornos Urbanos, Espanol, Especies Invasoras, Luke Flory, Spanish, University Of Florida Invasion Science Institute, Urbanización

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