Author: Lourdes Mederos
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 [...]
University Of Florida Secures $300K NSF Grant To Address Phosphorus Pollution In South Florida Ecosystems
These freshwater channels and canals shown in South Florida are types of waterways where interventions could be deployed. Courtesy UF/IFAS Jehangir B [...]