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“Bee” on the lookout…
Spring marks the busy season for bees in our landscape, and while they provide an important ecological service, we must be cautious. If you find a bee colony it is best to keep your distance and...
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Was Christo here?
Senior Extension Specialist, Andy Wilson If the trunks of some of the trees in your yard look as if the artist Christo had wrapped them in Christmas angel hair you can probably thank psocids or...
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Insect, Plant & Disease ID
Lara Miller Natural Resource Agent Identification Resources: Insects, Plants, & Diseases Many Florida residents find unknown plants growing in their yard, unknown bugs in their houses or gardens,...
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No love for lovebugs?
Theresa Badurek, Urban Horticulture Extension Agent May and September are prime times for lovebug mating – have they been bugging you? Perhaps you’ve heard the urban legend that they were created by...
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Managing Pests in the Vegetable Garden
Photo UF/IFAS Pinellas County Extension Urban Vegetable Demonstration Garden by: Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Urban Horticulture Extension Agent, Pinellas County Growing your own vegetables is a fun way...
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Rugose Spiraling Whitefly
Theresa Badurek, Urban Horticulture Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Adults, Photo: UF/IFAS Florida is a hotbed of new pests; it seems like we get them all of the time. One of the latest pests to infest our...
View ArticleNew FREE Mobil Apps Available for Plant Pests
FREE mobile phone apps have been released that are pertinent to Florida. The android versions were released last fall, and now the iOS version for Apple iPhones is available (delayed due to federal...
View ArticleNeonicotinoids – Unintended Consequences?
See this article from National Geographic regarding the decline of birds: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/07/140709-birds-insects-pesticides-insecticides-neonicotinoids-silent-spring/
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Biological Control for Pest Management
This wheelbug, or assassin bug is an excellent predator of pest bugs. To learn more about biological control see this newest article from Pest Management University:...
View ArticlePalm Management in the Florida Landscape
UF experts are at it again. They will be teaching this class in November and December. November 7 & 8 (Fri. & Sat.) on UF campus: Tim Broschat and Monica Elliott are teaching the program as a...
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Hummingbirds Arriving
The hummingbird fall migration has begun and when I saw my first hummingbird of the season it was feeding on one of its favorite plants – firebush. The ruby-throated hummingbird is the most common...
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Spring Vegetable Garden Pest Update
Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Urban Horticulture Agent Growing your own vegetables is a fun way to eat healthy and get outside for some fresh air and sunshine. Gardening can even save you money on your...
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Exotic Plants Starving Birds! 12 Things You Can Do to Help
Chicks waiting for food Birds Are Starving Exotic (non-native) plants do not support the caterpillars that native birds need for food, causing birds to starve to death. If birds can’t find enough...
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Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
Wildflower meadowPhoto by Florida Assoc. Native Nurseries Florida – The Land of Flowers Ponce de Leon named Florida in 1512. “La Florida,” he called this land, Spanish for flowery, covered with...
View ArticleNew FREE Mobil Apps Available for Plant Pests
FREE mobile phone apps have been released that are pertinent to Florida. The android versions were released last fall, and now the iOS version for Apple iPhones is available (delayed due to federal...
View ArticleNeonicotinoids – Unintended Consequences?
See this article from National Geographic regarding the decline of birds: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/07/140709-birds-insects-pesticides-insecticides-neonicotinoids-silent-spring/...
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Biological Control for Pest Management
This wheelbug, or assassin bug is an excellent predator of pest bugs. To learn more about biological control see this newest article from Pest Management University:...
View ArticlePalm Management in the Florida Landscape
UF experts are at it again. They will be teaching this class in November and December. November 7 & 8 (Fri. & Sat.) on UF campus: Tim Broschat and Monica Elliott are teaching the program as a...
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Hummingbirds Arriving
The hummingbird fall migration has begun and when I saw my first hummingbird of the season it was feeding on one of its favorite plants – firebush. The ruby-throated hummingbird is the most common...
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Spring Vegetable Garden Pest Update
Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Urban Horticulture Agent Growing your own vegetables is a fun way to eat healthy and get outside for some fresh air and sunshine. Gardening can even save you money on your...
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