IFAS in the news, 6/8

Good morning. Plenty of IFAS news hits today -- stories in the first two links enjoyed huge pickup in the media.

Trained Noses To Sniff Out Gulf Seafood For Oil
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127527592

Paper industry tests genetically altered trees
http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100608/BUSINESS/6080306

Banan-ihilation
America's most popular fruit may be gone in 10 years
http://uweekly.com/newsmag/06-08-2010/14754/banan-ihilation

Microbes developing appetite for oil Microbes developing appetite for oil
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100607/ARTICLES/6071007/1002/NEWS01?Title=Microbes-developing-appetite-for-oil-Microbes-developing-appetite-for-oil

Mosquito saliva may signal infection outbreaks
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100607/full/news.2010.283.html

Garden Q&A: Newspaper makes a good weed barrier in the garden
http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2010-06-06/story/newspaper-makes-good-weed-barrier-garden

Wildflowers & Invasives: two upcoming events
http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/400558/ginny-stibolt/2010-06-07/wildflowers-invasives-two-upcoming-events

Hurricane Expo vendors
http://www.newschief.com/article/20100606/NEWS/100609974/1003/NEWS?Title=Hurricane-Expo-vendors

Vitex tree thrives in Florida's heat and humidity
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100607/COLUMNISTS/100609566/1004/living?Title=Vitex-tree-thrives-in-Florida-8217-s-heat-and-humidity

Planning for the Future of Your Family's Land Seminar
http://www.fosterfollynews.com/news/2010June4LandSeminar.php

4-H project to provide habitat for bats
http://www.pnj.com/article/20100529/NEWS01/5290314

Good for You, Indian River County, June 6
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jun/04/good-for-02/

Stimulus money for 'tree garden'
http://www.bakercountypress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=476:stimulus-money-for-tree-garden&catid=59:news&Itemid=57

Extension program brings agriculture to life for students
http://www.news-journalonline.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden/2010/05/22/extension-program-brings-agriculture-to-life-for-students.html

In science/local news:

As cap slows leak, officials battle 'hundreds or thousands of patches of oil'
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/07/nation/la-na-oil-spill-cap-20100608

An Ugly Toll of Technology: Impatience and Forgetfulness
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/technology/07brainside.html?src=busln

Economist: Oil disaster could cost Florida economy 39,000 jobs, $2.2 billion
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/economist-oil-disaster-could-cost-florida-economy-39-732979.html

UF grad killed in ambush in Afghanistan Sunday
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100607/ARTICLES/100609541/1002/NEWS01?Title=UF-grad-killed-in-ambush-in-Afghanistan-Sunday

Will the BP leak do more environmental damage than other oils spills before it?
http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/blogs/earth-talk/will-the-bp-leak-do-more-environmental-damage-than-other-oils-spills-before-it/