Author: Lourdes Mederos
Hybrid “Super Termites” Establish Foothold In Florida, Raising Alarm Bells For Widespread Damage
Termite Damage: Photo Courtesy: Thomas Chouvenc
Scientists confirm that two of the world’s most destructive invasive termite species are not only [...]
Don’t Blame The Gator: Risky Human Behavior Drives Most Bites, Study Reveals
Florida Alligator (TFP)
Risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites, according to a groundbreaking [...]
University Of Florida Study: Boats Play A Key Role In Global Termite Spread
A variety of boats and watercrafts moored in a Central Florida marina.
Image credit: Lourdes Mederos, UF/IFAS
When you think of termites, you prob [...]
Free Workshop Explores Vanilla Cultivation In Florida, Puerto Rico, And U.S. Virgin Islands
Xingbo Wu, plant breeder and geneticist at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC), is the principal investigator conducting resear [...]
Everglades Farmers Gain Powerful Ally In Disease Control With New UF/IFAS Plant Pathologist
Monica Navia-Urrutia examines for presence of root rot or disease at a local grower’s field. Photo by Avery Harrison, UF/IFAS EREC.
Farmers in th [...]
Behind The Scenes: How UF/IFAS Risk Assessments Sustain Florida’s $191M Aquaculture Industry
UF/IFAS professor Jeffrey Hill and master’s degree student, Meghan Eaton, are measuring water temperature as part of a risk assessment. (UF/IFAS)
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University Of Florida Researchers Develop New Model To Predict Invasive Species Spread
Argentine black and white tegu – one of the invasive reptiles in the study. Courtesy Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Science tel [...]
Cracking The Burmese Python Code: New Data Zeroes In On Game-Changing Strategies
Megan Angelis and Kyle Findley (By Kevin Pavlidis)
In a groundbreaking study, University of Florida scientists statistically analyzed large amount [...]
Citizen Science And Why It Matters, UF/IFAS Experts Explain
Bioblitz plant species identification event (Tyler Jones, UF/IFAS Photography)
Have you ever noticed unusual plants, animals or insects in your ar [...]
UF/IFAS Launches ‘Hopper Heroes’ Initiative To Track Leafhoppers, Planthoppers, And Treehoppers
Brian Bahder demonstrates a technique for capturing hoppers in a variety of environments. UF/IFAS photography
Spotted a tiny, colorful critter hop [...]