Tag: Kaufman

Screwworm life cycle and habits contribute to insect’s threat, UF experts say

by Tom Nordlie
October 11, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida residents curious or skeptical about the threat posed by the parasitic screwworm fly Cochliomiya hominivorax can rest assured the insect merits all the attention it has received after an outbreak was detected ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Invasive Species, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Deer, Entomology And Nematology, Fly, Kaufman, Livestock, Payne

New UF/IFAS document profiles destructive screwworm fly recently detected in Florida Keys

by Tom Nordlie
October 6, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- To educate Florida agricultural producers, livestock owners, pet owners and concerned residents about the destructive screwworm fly recently detected in the Florida Keys, experts with the University of Florida Institute ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Invasive Species, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Entomology And Nematology, Gillett-kaufman, Kaufman, Payne

Florida residents should be vigilant for signs of screwworm on livestock and pets, UF experts say

by Tom Nordlie
October 5, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Screwworms infecting wild deer in the Florida Keys have captured headlines, and experts with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and UF's College of Veterinary Medicine say livestock ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Invasive Species, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Entomology And Nematology, Kaufman, Payne, Pest

Huge, aggressive mosquito may be abundant in Florida this summer, UF/IFAS expert warns

by Tom Nordlie
March 4, 2013

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-res image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- If mosquitoes were motorcycles, the species known as Psorophora ciliata would be a Harley-Davidson – big, bold, made in America and likely to be abundant in Florida ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Entomology And Nematology, Floodwater, Gallinipper, Kaufman, Mosquito, Native Species, Pest

House-infesting brown dog tick becoming resistant to common pesticides, UF experts say

by Tom Nordlie
September 23, 2009

Cutline at bottom, click here for high resolution image GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- It's bad enough that the Southeast is bedeviled by a tick that doesn't mind taking up residence inside homes. But now researchers say they believe the brown dog ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease
Tags: Add New Tag, Dogs, Entomology And Nematology, Grant, Kaufman, Oi, Pesticide, Ticks

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