UF/IFAS in the news, 7/29

Good morning! UF/IFAS news from the weekend and today:

 

Rugose Spiraling Whitefly causing problems with pools, plants

http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/7/29/university_of_florid.html

 

Crews count scallops to determine water quality (Collier)

http://www.abc-7.com/story/22948334/volunteers-count-scallops-to-determine-swfl-water-quality#.UfZgdG375nU

Invasive tree frogs cause trouble for Fla. Wildlife (Marion)

http://www.ocala.com/article/20130727/ARTICLES/130729759

Make your own plugs and save some green (Alachua/Marion)

http://www.ocala.com/article/20130727/COLUMNISTS/130729873

Iraqi Educator Learns About American Farming In Walnut Hill (Escambia)

http://www.northescambia.com/2013/07/iraqi-educator-learns-about-american-farming-in-walnut-hill

Timing is everything for vegetable gardens (Lake)

http://www.dailycommercial.com/life/article_969a17d5-5717-57f1-8602-db3e15873b10.html

Gardening: Sometimes, rain is not good for your lawn (Duval)

http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2013-07-27/story/gardening-sometimes-rain-not-good-your-lawn

If you have a love of bees, this program is for you (Lee)

http://www.bocabeacon.com/news/featured-news/5543-if-you-have-a-love-of-bees-this-program-is-for-you

Long Bar: Developers say Sarasota Bay will not be destroyed by seagrass, mangrove removal (Manatee/Sarasota)

http://www.bradenton.com/2013/07/28/4630381/long-bar-devlopers-say-sarasota.html

Shift into midsummer mode (Volusia)

http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130727/NEWS0402/307259962

 

Proposals for oyster farming stir concerns in Franklin County

http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=33808354

Home & garden events for the week of July 27, 2013 (Volusia)

http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130727/LIVING/307269962

 

 

 

Other news:

Sewage line repaired by GRU after leak into local creeks (Alachua)

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130728/ARTICLES/130729637?p=1&tc=pg

House full of inventors unveil their innovative ideas (Alachua)

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130728/ARTICLES/130729627?p=1&tc=pg

 

Breaking the Banks (Florida)

http://htcreative.com/bankProject/banks.aspx?tc=cr