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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

UF/IFAS officials credit teamwork for victory over invasive Oriental fruit fly; end of quarantine means return to business as usual for Miami-Dade County growers

by Tom Nordlie
February 17, 2016

Female Oriental fruit fly. Click on image for high-res version. Cutline at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The lifting of an agricultural quarantine in Miami-Dade County on Feb. 13 signaled victory over the invasive Oriental fruit fly and a ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Extension, Homestead, Payne, Place

UF/IFAS research funding hits record high in FY 2015, confirming value of Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, UF/IFAS research faculty efforts

by Tom Nordlie
September 25, 2015

Photo cutline at bottom. Click on photo for larger image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Research funding for the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences hit an all-time high in Fiscal Year 2015, at almost $125.82 million, ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Burns, Payne, Research

UF Field and Fork Pantry dedicated; facility will feed campus community members in need

by Tom Nordlie
September 8, 2015

Click on image for high-res version. Photo cutline below. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Vowing that hunger should never be a barrier to education, University of Florida officials dedicated the campus’ newest enterprise addressing hunger within ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Invasive Species, Money Matters, UF/IFAS, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Food Security, Hunger, Payne, Prizzia

UF/IFAS part of new website showcasing land-grant university impacts

by Tom Nordlie
March 2, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- To help inform agricultural producers, policymakers and the public about its accomplishments, the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is contributing to a new website, http://landgrantimpacts.org, ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Burns, Extension, Land-Grant, Payne, Place, Research, Website

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