When people think of plant pests, the first thing that comes to mind are arthropods, specifically insects. Unfortunately, there are more than just arthropods that are considered plant pests. One of these examples are terrestrial slugs and snails.
Asian Tramp Snail (bradybaena similaris), an exotic snail pest in Florida. Credit: Luis O. Rodriguez, UF/IFAS, Polk…
Effective food systems– which include the people, processes and places involved with moving food from local farm to plates – provide equity, sustainability, profitability and resiliency to communities. UF/IFAS researchers conducted a study to define key elements of community food system models and how to overcome the obstacles they face.
Researchers used their findings to…
About this cane toad webinar
Invasive species, like cane toads, are species that (a) are nonnative to a specified geographic area, (b) were introduced by humans (intentionally or unintentionally), and (c) does or can cause environmental or economic harm or harm to humans.
Cane toads, also known as bufo toads, can:
cause illness or death if…