Brazilian Red-Eyed Fly Ormia depleta (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tachinidae) by Haleigh A. Ray, Jennifer Lynn Gillett-Kaufman

“…Originally from South America, it was brought to the United States for biological control of pest mole crickets. …”
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Spring Viremia of Carp by Barbara D. Petty, Ruth Francis-Floyd, Roy P. E. Yanong

“…It was reported in koi and feral carp in the United States for the first time in 2002. Diagnosis in farm raised fish in the U.S. may result in quarantine of the infected fish and depopulation. …”
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Saying Goodbye: Military Deployments by Alexandra Ulrich, Suzanna Smith

“…“Those last few hugs, the last few kisses, the last few goodbyes are what many military families across the United States have experienced when seeing a loved one leave for deployment. …”
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Heirloom Eggplant Varieties in Florida by Monica Ozores-Hampton

“…It migrated to Egypt during the 9th to 12th centuries AD, the Moors introduced eggplant to the Spanish, who took the eggplant to South America around 1650, and in 1806, Thomas Jefferson introduced the eggplant to the United States after receiving the fruit from a friend in France. …”
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Complying with Farm Labor Regulations: Correctly Counting Compensable Hours by Fritz M. Roka, Michael T. Bayer

“… United States law requires farm employers to keep accurate records of the number of daily compensable hours worked by their seasonal and migrant farm workers. …”
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Plant-Based Milks: Oat by Hannah Cooper, Daniela Rivero-Mendoza, Wendy J. Dahl

“… Oat milk is one of the more recent dairy alternatives to hit the grocery shelves, and several brands are currently available in the United States. Oat milk is made from the cereal grain oats. …”
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Classical Biological Control of Tropical Soda Apple in the USA by Julio Medal, William Overholt, Philip Stansly, Lance Osborne, Amy Roda, J. Chong, R. Gaskalla, E. Burns, Kenneth Hibbard, Brent Sellers, Kenneth Gioeli, Susan Munyan, D. Gandolfo, S. Hight, James Cuda

“…., describes the status ongoing efforts in the biological control of Tropical Soda Apple (TSA) in the United States. This version updates the original 2002 publication to reflect ongoing research and activities. …”
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Issues at the Rural-Urban Fringe: Land Use Conflicts by Rodney L. Clouser

“…The issue of urban sprawl into rural areas is not a new issue in the United States and it will most likely continue for some time to come. …”
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Neotropical Deer Ked or Neotropical Deer Louse Fly, Lipoptena mazamae Rondani by William H. Kern, Jr.

“… The Neotropical deer ked is a common ectoparasite of the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the southeastern United States. The louse flies (Hippoboscidae) are obligate blood-feeding ectoparasites of birds and mammals. …”
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World Class Patents — The Gold of the Knowledge Economy? by Markus Overdiek, Thomas Rausch, Kai Gramke

“…Analysing the top ten percent of the most important patents from the active patent portfolio in 58 cutting-edge technologies (world class patents), we find that the international balance of power in innovation is shifting in favour of East Asia. While the United States still enjoys a sizeable lead in many technologies, China is catching up fast, particularly in environment and nutrition. …”
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Leek Cultivation Guide for Florida by Mary Dixon, Guodong Liu

“…Although there is great potential for leek to be grown commercially in Florida due to demand and appropriate climatic conditions, the United States does not currently produce a significant quantity of leek compared to countries such as Indonesia, Turkey, and China. …”
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Techniques for Melon Grafting by Wenjing Guan, Xin Zhao

“…Interest in vegetable grafting has been growing in the United States in recent years, as well. Cost, along with the desire to customize scion cultivars and the need to produce organic transplants, has led many small and organic growers to choose to graft plants by themselves. …”
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Marketing Opportunities for Blood Ark Clams and Ponderous Ark Clams by Robert L. Degner, Tiffany B. Southwell, Leslie N. Sturmer, Kimberly L. Morgan

“… The basic objective of this study was to determine the present market potential of Blood Ark and Ponderous Ark clams in the United States. This paper summarizes research that attempted to quantify the shellfish trade industry's present awareness and acceptance of the Blood Ark and Ponderous Ark clams as a first step in evaluating the economic feasibility of producing these clams in commercial quantities using commercially feasible aquacultural production techniques by the existing hard clam industry. …”
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Electronic Angular Tunneling Effect by Jorge Henrique de Oliveira Sales, Cássio Almeida Lima, Gislan Silveira Santos, Alfredo Takashi Suzuki

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Attracting Native Bees to Your Florida Landscape by Rachel Mallinger, Anne Yasalonis, Gary Knox, Wayne Hobbs

“…Recently reported declines in some bee species have heightened awareness of bee conservation across the United States and motivated efforts to increase floral resources for bees. …”
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Fall Panicum: Biology and Control in Sugarcane by D. Calvin Odero, Brent Sellers, Les Baucum, Curtis Rainbolt

“…Fall panicum (Panicum dichotomiflorum) is a native grass that can be found throughout the United States in agronomic and horticultural crops, turfgrass, nurseries, landscapes, and noncrop areas. …”
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Citrus Mealybug Planococcus citri (Risso) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) by Harsimran Kaur Gill, Gaurav Goyal, Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman

“…It has been recognized as a difficult to control pest in Europe since 1813, where it is called the greenhouse mealybug, and in the United States since 1879. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Harsimran Kaur Gill, Gaurav Goyal, and Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, September 2012. …”
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Melonworm, Diaphania hyalinata Linnaeus (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by John L. Capinera

“… Melonworm, Diaphania hyalinata Linnaeus, occurs throughout most of Central and South America and the Caribbean. The United States is the northern limit of its permanent range, and wintertime occurrence generally is limited to south Florida and perhaps south Texas. …”
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Safe Return by Martie Gillen, Meredeth A. Rowe

“…In the United States, more than 10,000 times each year a person with dementia becomes lost in the community and cannot find the way home. …”
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Blueberry Varieties for Florida by Jeffrey G. Williamson, Paul M. Lyrene

“…The highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) is native in the eastern third of the United States and southeastern Canada. Florida is rich in other native Vaccinium species. …”
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