Protecting Your Family from Unintentional Poisoning by Donna Davis

“…“In 2004, more than 2.4 million exposures to human toxins were reported to poison control centers in the United States. Almost all of them occurred in homes, and 85% percent of poison exposures were unintentional. …”
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Applying Pesticides in Compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) by Frederick M. Fishel

“…On October 31, 2011, EPA issued a final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Pesticide Generic Permit for point source discharges from the application of pesticides to waters of the United States. This 10-page fact sheet explains what is now required for pesticide applications in Florida. …”
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Symptoms of Diabetes by Linda B. Bobroff

“…Type 2 diabetes is a growing health concern for children and adults in the United States. Diabetes that is uncontrolled can lead to blindness, kidney disease, heart disease, and amputations. …”
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Protecting Your Family from Unintentional Poisoning by Donna Davis

“…“In 2004, more than 2.4 million exposures to human toxins were reported to poison control centers in the United States. Almost all of them occurred in homes, and 85% percent of poison exposures were unintentional. …”
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Florida Crop/Pest Management Profile: Cabbage by Wael M. Elwakil, Mark Mossler

“…The higher-quality cabbage obtained during the late fall, winter, and early spring months in Florida allows the shipment of fresh cabbage to areas of the United States that cannot produce cabbage during that part of the year. …”
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Applying Pesticides in Compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) by Frederick M. Fishel

“…On October 31, 2011, EPA issued a final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Pesticide Generic Permit for point source discharges from the application of pesticides to waters of the United States. This 10-page fact sheet explains what is now required for pesticide applications in Florida. …”
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Colletotrichum Crown Rot (Anthracnose Crown Rot) of Strawberries by Natalia A. Peres, Steven J. MacKenzie

“…Crown rot is a serious disease in warm production regions, such as those in the southeastern United States. This revised 3-page fact sheet was written by Natalia A. …”
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Effective Community Response to Disaster: Exploring the Role of Community Emergency Response Teams by Mark A. Brennan

“…This paper describes a relatively new approach to local involvement in disaster response that is emerging across counties and communities in the United States, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. …”
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Effective Community Response to Disaster: Exploring the Role of Community Emergency Response Teams by Mark A. Brennan

“…This paper describes a relatively new approach to local involvement in disaster response that is emerging across counties and communities in the United States, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. …”
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Solutions for Managing Tomato Culls in Florida Tomato Packinghouses by Gurpal Toor, Maninder Chahal, Bielinski Santos

“…Florida is the single largest producer of fresh-market tomatoes in the United States. Driven by urbanization and generation of large amounts of tomato culls, tomato packers in Florida often struggle to find ways to dispose of culls generated during the cleaning and sanitizing of tomatoes. …”
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Redbanded Hairstreak, Calycopis cecrops (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) by Donald W. Hall, Jerry F. Butler

“… The redbanded hairstreak is a very attractive butterfly and is one of our most common hairstreaks throughout the southeastern United States in dry open woods and wooded neighborhoods. …”
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Pavement ant Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Tyler Vitone, Andrea Lucky

“… The pavement ant is one of the most commonly encountered ants in the United States. Since first introduced from Europe at the beginning of the nineteenth century, the ant has become well established and is prevalent in urban areas in the northern U.S. and parts of Canada. …”
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The Asiatic garden beetle Maladera castanea (Arrow 1913) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) by Paul E. Skelley

“…The Asiatic garden beetle has been a pest in the northeastern United States since the 1920s. Generally, not as abundant or damaging as the Japanese beetle, this pest beetle is occasionally numerous enough to cause damage to turf, gardens and field crops, as well as simply being a nuisance. …”
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Grapeleaf Skeletonizer, Harrisina americana (Guerin-Meneville) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) by Frank W. Mead, Susan E. Webb

“… This species is common throughout Florida, with the possible exception of the Keys, and it ranges widely in the eastern half of the United States. It is noticed primarily because of its defoliation of grapevines in home gardens. …”
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Head Lice by Rebecca W. Baldwin, Faith M. Oi

“…Oi, describes this pest of humans which infests 10-12 million people each year in the United States, its biology, prevention, treatment, and management, including best practices for inspection, removal, and treatment. …”
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Lee Citrus Hybrid by L.K. Jackson, Stephen H. Futch

“… Lee is one of the released citrus hybrids arising from a cross of Clementine mandarin by Orlando tangelo made by Gardner and Bellows in 1942 at the United States Department of Agriculture Laboratory in Orlando. …”
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Tobacco Budworm, Heliothis virescens (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by John L. Capinera

“…The tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (Fabricius), is a native species and is found throughout the eastern and southwestern United States. It is principally a field crop pest, attacking such crops as alfalfa, clover, cotton, flax, soybean, and tobacco. …”
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New Gerbera Daisy Varieties for Large Containers and Flower Gardens by Zhanao Deng

“…Gerbera daisy is one of the most popular flowers in the United States. Recently, interest has increased in growing gerberas in large containers for indoor or outdoor use. …”
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Global trends and research frontiers on machine learning in sustainable animal production in times of climate change: Bibliometric analysis aimed at insights and orientations for t... by Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira, Concepta Mcmanus, Iran José Oliveira da Siva

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Association between ethylene oxide exposure and cognitive function in older adults from NHANES data by Meng Sun, Meng Cai, Sisi Sun, Huan Liu, Guo Chen

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