Tag: FLREC

Un estudio de UF/IFAS conduce a avances sin precedentes en la comprensión de la enfermedad del bronceado letal en las palmeras

by Luz Bahder
May 31, 2023

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas del distrito sureste de UF/IFAS. El bronceado letal (LB, por sus siglas en inglés) es una enfermedad bacteriana que afecta a más de 20 especies de palmeras en el sur de ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Brian Bahder, Chicharrita, Compuestos Volatiles De Las Hojas Verdes, Control, Enfermedad Del Bronceado Letal, Enfermedades, Entomologia, Espanol, Estres, FLREC, Insecto, Insecto Vector, LB, Palmeras, Plameras, Senales, Sintomas, Spanish, UF/IFAS

En el Día Nacional del Caimán Americano, los expertos de UF/IFAS nos explican lo interesantes que son estos icónicos reptiles

by Luz Bahder
May 24, 2023

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas del distrito sureste de UF/IFAS. Los caimanes americanos son uno de los depredadores beneficiosos más grandes y que han resistido la prueba del tiempo en el equilibrio de los ecosistemas. Sin ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Aligators, Caimanes Americanos, Conservacion, CROC Docs, Depredadores, Ecologia, Espanol, Everglades, FLREC, Frank Mazotti, Humedales, Reptil, Sergio Balaguera-Reina, Spanish, UF/IFAS, Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Vida Silvestre

UF/IFAS scientist publishes new data on insect causing lethal disease in palm trees

by Lourdes Mederos
August 10, 2021

The vast number of palm trees that enhance the landscape of homes, businesses, parks and highways throughout Florida is steadily declining and is a cause of economic concern. The responsible insect infects palm trees with a pathogen known ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Brian Bahder, Entomology And Nematology, FLREC, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Lethal Bronzing, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, UF IFAS News, UF/IFAS FLREC, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, UF/IFAS Solutions

Back by popular demand: UF/IFAS Extension Broward Urban Sustainable Food Production Short Course

by Lourdes Mederos
July 29, 2021

Sustainable urban food production provides benefits that extend beyond addressing food insecurity. The supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19 continue to be felt across industries and communities. This has awakened a volume of interest ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Environmental Horticulture, FLREC, Jiangxiao Qiu, Lorna Bravo, UF IFAS Extension Broward, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, UF IFAS News, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County 4-H Youth Development Program, UF/IFAS FLREC, UF/IFAS Solutions, Urban Food Production

UF/IFAS appoints visionary leader as director of Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center

by Lourdes Mederos
July 8, 2021

DAVIE, Fla. – Jack Rechcigl has been appointed center director of the University of Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center (UF/IFAS FLREC), one of 12 research and education centers at the Institute of Food and Agriculture ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: FLREC, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Jack Rechcigl, UF IFAS News, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS FLREC, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center

As Florida enters termite swarm season, UF/IFAS scientists tell consumers what to know

by Lourdes Mederos
March 3, 2021

Termite Awareness Week 2021 takes place March 7-13 Some people mistakenly think termites are only busy during this time of the year. UF/IFAS researchers in Davie, Florida, show us otherwise. While termites are often noticed during ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: FLREC, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Rudolg Scheffrahn, South Florida, Termites, Thomas Chouvenc, UF/IFAS FLREC, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center

Blue-green algal blooms polluting your ponds? UF/IFAS scientists empower communities with resources

by Lourdes Mederos
October 22, 2020

For decades, stormwater ponds have served master-planned communities and commerce parks with environmental and aesthetic benefits. In some cases, these same stormwater ponds, have developed excessive amounts of blue-green algae, also known as ... READ MORE

Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Blue-green Algae, Cyanobacteria, FLREC, IFAS NEWS, Stormwater Ponds, UF IFAS News, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County

UF scientists show how long toxins produced by HABs of blue-green algae remain in the air

by Lourdes Mederos
October 12, 2020

DAVIE, Fla. --- Rivers, lakes, and ponds are recreational destinations for swimming, fishing, boating and more. When cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) form releasing toxins into these freshwater systems, there can be harmful impacts ... READ MORE

Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Air Quality, Algae, FLREC, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, H. Dail Laughinghouse IV, HABs, Herbert Wertheim College Of Engineering, Microcystin, Myoseon Jang, UF IFAS Agronomy, UF/IFAS FLREC, UF/IFAS SNRE, Water Institute, Water Quality

How toxic is the air from red tide today? FWC grants UF scientists $200K to develop new technology

by Lourdes Mederos
September 8, 2020

DAVIE, Fla. --- Two University of Florida scientists are the recipients of a $200,000 grant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. They will use that money over the next 10 months to develop the methodology leading to a ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Brevetoxins, Dail Laughinghouse, FLREC, FWC, HABs, Harmful Algal Blooms, Karenia Brevis, Myoseon Jang, NOAA, Red Tide, Toxin, UF/IFAS FLREC, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center

UF/IFAS scientists on the lookout for Nile monitors seek assistance from Boca Raton residents

by Lourdes Mederos
September 3, 2020

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Nile monitors are predatory lizards that are an immediate threat to the Everglades ecosystems. UF/IFAS scientists are asking residents in Boca Raton to be a part of the “Backyard Canal Watch/Large Lizard Lookout” social ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: CROC Docs, FLREC, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Frank Mazzotti, Invasive Species, Justin Dalaba, Nile Monitor, SFYL HOT TOPIC, UF/IFAS FLREC

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