IFAS in the news, 7/2

Good morning! Happy Fourth of July and be careful out there. For those of you who haven't already hit the road, here's the week's last IFAS news roundup:

Earthworms and a few squirms at Pasco Cooperative Extension outreach event
http://www.tampabay.com/features/events/earthworms-and-a-few-squirms-at-pasco-cooperative-extension-outreach-event/1106346

UF experts urge wariness of mosquito-borne diseases this summer (state)
http://www.physorg.com/news197205086.html

Hernando leaders hope blueberry festival plans take root
http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/hernando-leaders-hope-blueberry-festival-plans-take-root/1106325

Consumers Caught In Net of Imposter Fish (state)
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/07/imposter_fish.html

Garden Tips: Small farms give consumers opportunities for local produce (state)
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jul/01/small-farms-give-consumers-opportunities-for/

Studying Oyster Reefs (Cedar Key area)
http://www.am850.com/index.php?id=3409

Sheens, Tar Balls and Mousse Not Always From Oil (Panhandle)
http://www.panhandleparade.com/index.php/mbb/article/sheens_tar_balls_and_mousse_not_always_from_oil/mbb7724422/

Vickers chosen to national rodeo team (Highlands County/4-H)
http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2010/jul/02/lb-vickers-chosen-to-national-rodeo-team/

Campus/state/nation:

UF's first tobacco-free day: No big issues
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100701/NEWS/100709948/-1/entertainment?Title=UF-8217-s-first-tobacco-free-day-No-big-issues

What will keep Gainesville-to-Miami flights viable?
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100701/ARTICLES/100709963/1002

America's Deadliest Roads
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/01/eveningnews/main6638698.shtml

Travelers can expect plenty of traffic, rain through holiday
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100702/ARTICLES/100709936/1118?Title=Travelers-can-expect-plenty-of-traffic-rain-through-holiday

Florida tests inventors' sand-cleaning ideas
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100702/ARTICLES/100709922/1156?Title=Florida-tests-inventors-sand-cleaning-ideas