Posts Tagged: Florida
UCF Researcher: When a Fungal Parasite Turns an Ant Into a Zombie
If you're curious about how a fungus can turn an ant into a zombie, you'll want to hear what...
A Zombie ant. (Photo by Nash Turley)
Zombie Ants: What Makes Them Tick? Charissa de Bekker Will Tell You
"What Makes a Zombie Ant Tick? Connecting Genomes with Behavioral Phenomes in Ants Manipulated by a...
A Zombie ant. (Photo courtesy of Nash Turley)
UC Davis Seminar: Peter DiGennaro's 'Gaps in Molecular Plant Nematology'
The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's weekly virtual seminars resume Wednesday,...
A juvenile root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) penetrates a tomato root on Jan. 24, 2013. Once inside, the juvenile, which also attacks cotton roots, causes a gall to form and robs the plant of nutrients. Photo by William Wergin and Richard Sayre. Colorized by Stephen Ausmus. (USDA Photo, Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Infusing therapeutic material into citrus trees to treat HLB
The bacterium that causes huanglongbing (HLB), “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus”...
The ‘nose’ knows: Using citrus odor for early detection of HLB
Citrus trees emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), or odors, that are the end products of plant...