IFAS in the news, 2/13

Good morning! Here is today's IFAS news:

The allure of birding: Apopka festival one step toward drawing eco-tourists (Orange) http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-02-10/news/os-florida-birding-tourism-20120210_1_bill-thompson-iii-birders-gallus-quigley

Hawaii Department of Agriculture offers free beekeeping advice from Florida expert http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/32850555b9d6402d85766dd63ae5034b/HI--Beekeeping-Advice/

Disease killing impatiens, Florida's top landscape flower (Palm Beach) http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/disease-killing-impatiens-floridas-top-landscape-flower-2171998.html

Soil has a story to tell (Brevard)
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20120210/SPACES/302100039/Soil-has-story-tell

World-renowned orchid grower from Lehigh Acres blooming with knowledge (Lee) http://www.news-press.com/article/20120211/LIFESTYLES/302110007/0/PREPSPORTS/World-renowned-orchid-grower-from-Lehigh-Acres-blooming-knowledge?odyssey=nav|head

Do You Need An 'Extreme Farm Makeover'? (Escambia)
http://www.northescambia.com/?p=83778

Garden Q & A: Nothing unusual about fruit drying inside (Duval) http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2012-02-13/story/garden-q-nothing-unusual-about-fruit-drying-inside

Weed whackers are harming trees (Miami-Dade) http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/12/2632961/weed-whackers-are-harming-trees.html

Keep your 'eye' on Florida potatoes (Alachua)
http://www.ocala.com/article/20120211/COLUMNISTS/120209668

New strain of whitefly landing on South Florida ficus (Broward) http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-whitefly-infestation-20120211,0,3230971.story

Scallops, anyone? Florida Sea Grant program provides them (Charlotte/blog item) http://news-science-news.blogspot.com/2012/02/marinebiologyinternational-scallops.html

UF/health/national news:

Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/us/even-critics-of-safety-net-increasingly-depend-on-it.html

Overeating could double your chance of memory loss http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/02/10/overeating-could-double-your-chance-memory-loss/

Campus Memes creates set of memes for University of Florida http://www.alligator.org/news/online_exclusives/article_bdf5c332-5604-11e1-b7c4-0019bb2963f4.html

State's health insurance may soon get less attractive http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120211/ARTICLES/120219911?p=1&tc=pg

LifeSouth, Five Points of Life save countless number of lives http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120211/ARTICLES/120219931/1109/sports?Title=LifeSouth-Five-Points-of-Life-save-countless-number-of-lives

Citrus Greening Disease Has Growers on Alert (Texas) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/us/greening-disease-in-rio-grande-valley-has-texas-citrus-growers-on-alert.html

Texting-while-driving ban up again in Legislature http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120212/WIRE/120219869/1034?Title=Texting-while-driving-ban-up-again-in-Legislature