See caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Asian tiger mosquito is attracted to flowering butterfly bushes, giving mosquito control officials another tool to monitor and trap the insect that can transmit pathogens, causing potentially deadly ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFESee caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have found a light trap that monitors mosquitoes more effectively, while ferreting out bugs no one wants or needs to kill. The finding will help mosquito control districts ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ResearchBrown Dog Ticks click here for video: http://bit.ly/1PujWam GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A little pest can really tick off dogs and their owners. In addition to homeowners and canines, the pesticide industry has also been trying to find a way ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFECutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Though uncommon, Floridians can get tick diseases. “The biggest myth about tick-borne diseases is that every tick carries the Lyme disease pathogen, when in fact, only one tick species in the Eastern ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFEUF/IFAS veterinary entomology Associate Professor Phil Kaufman will be honored at the 2013 Illinois State 4-H Awards ceremony in Champaign on Sept. 6. Kaufman is one of three who will receive the Illinois 4-H Alumni Award during the ACES ... READ MORE
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