November 1, 2001



                DREYFUS FLORIDA INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

                            Supplement to Prospectus

                                Dated May 1, 2001

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SECTION OF
THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED "MANAGEMENT-PORTFOLIO MANAGER":

Effective  November 1, 2001,  James Welch  became the fund's  primary  portfolio
manager. Mr. Welch joined Dreyfus as a Senior Portfolio Manager in the Municipal
Securities  Group in October 2001. For the five years prior  thereto,  Mr. Welch
was a Senior Vice President and member of the portfolio  management team at Back
Bay Advisors.