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UF Monitoring the Buzzing in Your Ear

by Sheila Dunning
August 13, 2015

University of Florida researchers maintain a constant vigilance on the potential for mosquito-borne illness concerns. UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory in Vero Beach tracks rainfall, groundwater levels, mosquito abundance, wild ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Birds, DEET, Disease, Disease Transmission, Horses, Integrated Pest Control, Integrated Pest Management, Mosquito Repellent, Mosquitoes, Panhandle Gardening, Pests, West Nile Virus

Prevent Tick-borne Illnesses in Florida

by bearden
December 13, 2013

This fall remains mild despite a couple of recent frosty mornings. With mild temperatures comes ticks. Ticks carry and transmit several diseases. Brown dog ticks are found mainly on dogs and can carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. American ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: DEET, Hiking, Hunting, Lyme Disease, Panhandle Outdoors, Permethrins, Plants, Repellent, Research, Tick Borne Disease, Ticks, Timber, Wildlife

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