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UF Researchers Zero in on Potential Threat of New Mosquito Virus

A virus responsible for an illness outbreak in Venezuela is spreading to other parts of the Americas, says a University of Florida scientist who is closely monitoring the Mayaro virus. Most recently, the virus was found in a child in Haiti in 2016. Even though the virus hasn’t infected anyone in Florida or the U.S., Barry Alto, an associate professor …

Start Clean: Burn Down Summer’s Leftover Weeds
By Ramdas Kanissery By November, most Florida citrus groves are carrying what the rainy season left behind. Guineagrass has pushed seedheads into the tree skirts, Spanish needles and sedges have filled in the gaps, and milkweed vine and balsam apple are climbing the trunks. Before the fall preemergent herbicide is applied, those weeds need to […]
Resources Following Florida Grove Flooding
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) recently provided flooding resources for citrus growers in the wake of heavy rains and flooding in early November. Standing water in groves can be very damaging to trees, regardless of the source, UF/IFAS stated. It emphasized that pooled water or surplus water in a […]