UF/IFAS in the news, 9/19

Good morning! Last UF/IFAS news scan of the week:

 

Steam used to kill deadly Florida citrus bacteria

http://tbo.com/news/florida/steam-used-to-kill-deadly-florida-citrus-bacteria-20140918/

 

Cockroaches: The insect aliens among us

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140918-the-reality-about-roaches

Restore your yard’s native ‘sense of place’ (Leon)

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/life/home-garden/2014/09/18/restore-yards-native-sense-place/15824967/

 

Caterpillar can harm humans if touched

http://tbo.com/health/caterpillar-can-harm-humans-if-touched-20140918

 

Smithsonian sponsors free entry to Mount Dora History Museum (fourth item/Lake)

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/lake/os-lk-community-notes-091914-20140918-story.html

 

All About Peanuts: 48th Annual Santa Rosa Farm Tour Held (scroll down)

http://www.northescambia.com/2014/09/all-about-peanuts-48th-annual-santa-rosa-farm-tour-held

 

Africanized bee - first responders meeting (Gulf)

http://www.starfl.com/society/society-news/africanized-bee-first-responders-meeting-1.374746

 

Lovebugs are back (Gulf)

http://www.starfl.com/society/society-news/lovebugs-are-back-1.374752

 

 

Other news:

 

Sales tax holiday begins for energy-efficient appliances

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140918/ARTICLES/140919561/1182?Title=Sales-tax-holiday-begins-for-energy-efficient-appliances

 

Just How Trustworthy Are Agricultural Statistics?

http://modernfarmer.com/2014/09/crash-course-farming-statistics-uncertainty/

 

Crest’s Parent Company Plans to Phase Out Microbeads in Toothpaste

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/09/crests-parent-company-says-microbeads-in-toothpaste-will-be-removed/#.VBwXxPldW-g

 

Florida shooting: man kills six grandchildren and daughter in murder-suicide

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/19/florida-shooting-six-children-among-eight-dead-say-reports

 

P.K. Yonge named among ‘Schools That Work’

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140918/ARTICLES/140919555?Title=P-K-Yonge-named-among-8216-Schools-That-Work-8217-