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Repellant could keep dangerous beetles away from avocado trees

by Brad Buck
February 23, 2017

Redbay ambrosia beetles. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Using some pleasant-smelling chemicals, avocado growers may soon be able to repel beetles that inject a potentially deadly fungus into their trees, saving fruit and money, University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Avocados, Entomology And Nematology, Jason Smith, Laurel Wilt, Marc Hughes, Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Xavier Martini

UF/IFAS study: Voters want to preserve forests, water

by Brad Buck
January 24, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Voters are likely to approve referenda for forest and water conservation in the eastern United States, including Florida, because demand for ecosystem protection is increasing, according to a new University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Conservation, Damian Adams, Forests, Land, Melissa Kreye, Referenda, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Voters, Water

UF/IFAS researchers head to Cuba for scientific exchange to benefit Florida agriculture

by Brad Buck
October 19, 2016

Please see caption below story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is sending an inter-departmental team of scientists to Cuba as part of a grant that is believed to be the first federally-funded ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Damian Adams, Entomology And Nematology, Food And Resource Economics, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

UF/IFAS researchers to present forest biotechnology promise at national conference

by Brad Buck
May 27, 2016

Jiri Hulcr GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers will introduce genetic biotechnology as a potential means to preserve forests at a national conference next week in Washington, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Forests, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Entomology And Nematology, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

Study: Rare wetland fires can help, hurt habitat

by Brad Buck
December 16, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When you think of wildfires, you may not think of wetlands. But the seldom-seen blazes may help some endangered species, according to a newly published study by a former UF/IFAS researcher. Severe wetland fires -- ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Adam Watts, Big Cypress Preserve, Endangered Species, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Soils, Water, Wetland Fires, Wetlands

Hulcr selected to win UF/IFAS’ Richard L. Jones research award

by Brad Buck
November 23, 2015

Jiri Hulcr GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A UF/IFAS forest entomologist who – among other activities – is working to help stop pests that sicken trees, has been selected to receive the Richard L. Jones Award for promising research at UF/IFAS. The ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Entomology And Nematology, Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

UF/IFAS scientists study how, why butterflies survive fires

by Brad Buck
June 12, 2015

See caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Deciding how often and when to use prescribed fire can be tricky, especially when managing for rare butterflies, University of Florida scientists say. That realization stems from a UF Institute of ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Butterflies, Entomology And Nematology, Jaret Daniels, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation Spring Celebration set for April 10-11

by Tom Nordlie
April 6, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When the University of Florida’s School of Forest Resources and Conservation (SFRC) holds its annual Spring Celebration, there’s plenty of focus on the School’s storied past, but the event also salutes current students, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS
Tags: Allen, Breed, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, SFRC, White

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