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Scientists warn of invasive plant pest; say early detection, reporting key

by Tory Moore
March 29, 2023

An invasive thrips species has started to wreak havoc in Florida. The insect was first detected in Florida in 2020 but has since spread significantly across the state. What once was isolated to greenhouses now has begun to harm a wide range ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agricultural Pests, Gardening, Invasive, Invasive Pests, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, Ornamental Plant Industry, Ornamental Plants, Ornamentals, Pest, Pest Control, Pest Management, Pests, Thrips, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center

Seeking a New Pest Solution, UF Scientists Study Fruit Fly’s Gut Bacteria

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
January 22, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In the home, they seem to appear out of nowhere. A piece of fruit is placed on the kitchen counter, and suddenly there’s a fruit fly. But the bug commonly referred to as a fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, may more ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Adam Wong, Agriculture, Crops, Entomology, Entomology And Nematology, Fruit Fly, Pest, Pest Management, Research, Special Topic

The sound of success! UF helps residents rid yards of coral ardisia

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 1, 2018

By Susan Gildersleeve GAINESVILLE, Fla. – When a weed is completely uprooted, the sound it makes is distinctive and satisfying: audible proof that, thanks to your effort, a noxious plant has just released its grip on the soil. The sound is ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, EVENTS, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Coral Ardisia, IFAS, Invasive Species, National Invasive Species Awareness Week, News, Pest

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

UF review suggests new approaches needed if biological control of termites to succeed

by Tom Nordlie
July 22, 2011

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- It sounds like a pest control technician’s dream come true—eradicating hard-to-reach underground termite colonies by introducing small quantities of a pathogen ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Biocontrol, Chouvenc, Entomology And Nematology, Nan-yao Su, Pest, Termites

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