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VERO BEACH, Fla. – A new mosquito species capable of transmitting disease, Aedes scapularis, has arrived in Florida and shows signs it could survive across multiple urban and rural habitats, posing a potential public health risk.
In a new study from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), scientists predict where in Florida environmental conditions may be suitable for this new species to spread, now that it has invaded the Florida peninsula.
This new, nonnative mosquito the team discovered and announced last November can transmit yellow fever virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, dog heartworm and other pathogens to humans and animals. It has a wide range, from Texas to parts of South America and throughout much of the Caribbean. The species is widespread in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
Onion skins may offer a way to reduce food waste and keep fish fresh.
Fresh salmon is good for about two days on the market shelf because it is a fatty fish. In the study, untreated minced salmon started to spoil after the first day because mincing increases the rate of oxidation. The best package application in the experiment increased this period to almost 10 days.
“For fish, freshness is not only about taste,” says Senem Guner, a former doctoral student in the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
“If the fish is going bad, foul odors, color, and even taste warn us not to consume it. If we minimize the risk from the beginning, we can produce healthier and safer food as well.”
Growing food means growing Florida’s economy. Science helps grow them both.
At the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences we hear it from farmers and ranchers again and again: Without UF/IFAS, I wouldn’t be in business.
Florida’s economy is powered by science, from the Space Coast to the cancer centers to the restoration of the Everglades. What makes the state’s investment in agricultural science so important is its direct and immediate impact on the state’s second largest industry (and largest until tourism recovers).
Our 47,000 farms succeed through innovation supplied by UF/IFAS scientists: labor-saving mechanization, techniques that lower farmers’ water and fertilizer bills, and new better-tasting and easier-to-grow varieties of fruits and vegetables.