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EPA issues emergency order against DCPA pesticide use


August 8, 2024

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an emergency order suspending all use of dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA), a pesticide also known as Dacthal. Effective Aug. 7, DCPA may not be sold, distributed or used ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops, Farm Management, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
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Floods, warm temperatures promote mosquito production, UF/IFAS expert explains what to expect, how to protect


April 21, 2023

Extensive rains, flooding and scattered debris that hold water can lead to mosquito development. “An increase in mosquito numbers can potentially be expected in the weeks following the extensive rain events that took place in South Florida ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Aedes Aegypti, Asian Tiger Mosquito, Chikungunya Virus, Environmental Protection Agency, Eva Buckner, Florida Mosquito COntrol Districts, Mosquito Bite, Mosquito Control, Mosquito Insecticide, Mosquito-borne Diseases, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, West Nile Virus, Zika

UF/IFAS Extension to Help Teach Updated Farm Safety at Workshop


December 5, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Farm workers can learn updated safety rules from faculty with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension and others at a Dec. 18 conference in Sebring. UF/IFAS Extension faculty from ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Environmental Protection Agency, Farm Safety, Laurie Hurner, Respirator Fit Tests, UF/IFAS Extension, Worker Protection Standards, Workshop