RUSKIN, Fla. – In the battle of mosquitofish against guppies, University of Florida scientists found that the native mosquitofish won, and that’s good for our ecosystems. Invasive species are one of the greatest threats to biodiversity as they damage Florida’s ecosystems. Recent University of Florida…
Read More UF Scientists Discover How A Native Fish Prevents The Establishment Of A Globally Invasive Species
As growers wind down this year’s Florida blueberry season, they can look to a new UF/IFAS tool to help them decide whether to remove any existing blueberry cultivars and/or plant new ones. The UF/IFAS blueberry breeding program has developed a new cultivar module of the…
Read More UF/IFAS Develops Blueberry Cultivar Selection Tool For Florida Growers
Mommy, Daddy, I want that candy bar. Can we get it? Please? As a parent, you might acquiesce when your child suddenly asks you to buy an item or two at the supermarket. If you’re an impulse buyer, you’re likely to be swayed by those…
Read More ‘Can I Have That Candy Bar?’ More Than Anyone, Kids Influence Our Impulse Buying
BALM, Fla. – If you’re impatient for impatiens, a University of Florida scientist has good news for you: Some varieties of the popular flower resist the deadly downy mildew disease better than others. Many people love to plant impatiens – also known as the “Touch…
Read More Genetic Testing Shows Some ‘Touch-Me-Not’ Flowers Resist Deadly Disease
If you give mom a plant for Mother’s Day, you might appreciate the aroma and aesthetics of the flower you bought – and flora in general. You might even wonder how the plant got to the retailer or nursery in the first place. Many plants…
Read More A Plant For Mothers’ Day? UF/IFAS Scientists Breed Top Ornamentals
Are you going to water your lawn today? It sounds like an innocuous question. But irrigation takes on a new context when you consider the potential of peer pressure on outdoor watering habits. When you see a neighbor turning off their irrigation, do you water…
Read More Friends, Neighbors Help Influence Our Irrigation Decisions, UF Research Shows
Artificial intelligence that might use smartphone images could lead to more accurate, early detection of a pest that ruins strawberries, a $300 million-dollar-a-year industry in Florida. University of Florida scientists have developed a smartphone app to detect the twospotted spider mite. With quicker detection, the…
Read More Artificial Intelligence Could Reduce The Amount Farmers Spray To Control Strawberry Pest
By: Lourdes Mederos VERO BEACH, Fla. – Scientists at University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences are one step closer to learning the factors that ultimately lead to characteristic differences in mosquito offspring – a key takeaway in the make-up of mosquito species…
Read More UF/IFAS Study: Does Paternal Health Status In Mosquitoes Influence Maternal Offspring Results?
Parasitic nematodes cause $125 billion in agricultural damage around the world each year, but University of Florida scientists hope to alleviate some of that destruction. To do so, UF researchers will use artificial intelligence (AI) to try to more rapidly identify nematodes. Some nematodes live…
Read More AI May Help UF Researchers Identify Crop-Destroying Nematodes