In Advance of World Malaria Day on April 25: Can Climate Change Accelerate Transmission of Malaria?
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Dr. Mica McMillan at the Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center (FLREC) Boca Raton, FL – Looking to give your landscape that tropical Florida native design? Looking for new ways to mulch your garden More...
US/IFAS Scientists Seek to Lure Mosquitoes, Build Better Surveillance System for Southeast Region with USDA-NIFA Grant
Research stock photography at the Florida Medical Entomology Lab Boca Raton, FL – Mosquitoes’ sense of smell tells them when humans and wildlife are in biting distance, according to science. Over time, More...
UF/IFAS research: On the Verge of Developing a Domestic Industry for One of the World’s Most Valuable Spices
Xingbo Wu Vanilla PI Vanilla takes the crown as the second most valuable spice (after saffron) and the world’s most popular flavor among consumers. Now, University of Florida researchers in Homestead are More...
UF/IFAS Experts Urge Residents to Watch for Report Predatory Yellow-Legged Hornets
Vespa velutina feeding on nectar. Photo: Karine Monceau Boca Raton, FL – The spotting of a new predatory hornet in Georgia could mean trouble for Florida’s imperiled honey bees if it spreads further South. To More...
Learn Science-Based Composting Basics from UF/IFAS Experts, Industry Leaders at Workshop
Compost bin. UF/IFAS Photo by Tyler Jones. September 14 Boca Raton, FL – There are plenty of environmental and economic benefits of composting. It is gaining ground among consumers and industries More...
Removing Invasive Caimans from Florida Everglades, UF/IFAS Study Reveals Successful Strategies
A pod of juvenile spectacled caimans captured in the C-111 Spreader Canal Western project by UF/IFAS Croc Docs researcher Sidney Godfrey The introduction of spectacled caimans into Florida, reported as early More...
Now Brewing: Coffee Research in Florida
Felipe Ferrao A University of Florida researcher is leading three studies involving the production and flavor of coffee. The projects are unrelated but could inform one another One project will put coffee More...
Potato Breeding Program Launches Out of UF/IFAS Hastings Agricultural Extension Center
Potato Breeding Resende UF/IFAS has launched a potato breeding program based out of Hastings These varieties will be developed to withstand Florida’s intense growing pressures including heat, humidity, pests More...
UF-Led Research Gets Help from NFL Player and an Air Force Veteran to Restock Sea Urchins on Coral Reef
Rainbow-reef Boca Raton, FL – On and off over the past four decades, scientists have tried a handful of times to restore sea urchins on coral reefs because they eat harmful algae that otherwise smother More...
