UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
September 13, 2019 Sea Grant Notes SEPTEMBER IS MICROPLASTICS AWARNESS MONTH Read about this issue at either http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/nat/. https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/escambiaco/2019/09/06/microplastics-awareness-month-4/. THE SEP 12th SCIENCE HOUR WILL BE MOVED TO SEP 19th The topic for Sep… Read More
Wanted: Air Potato Beetles As the summer season begins to dwindle, requests continue to meander into the UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County’s Master Gardener Plant Clinic for Air Potato Beetles. Why would someone request a beetle? These beetles (Lilioceris… Read More
By AMBER LOPATINE Intern, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County Hi! I’m Amber, and I recently completed my summer internship experience with Sarasota County. Keep reading to learn about my summer adventures in Sustainability and Natural Resources. I have always… Read More
Named by Ponce de Leon in 1513, La Florida means “Land of Flowers” — and indeed it is! Florida has more than 3,600 native and naturalized flowering species. Wildflowers are plants that grow in their natural state with… Read More
It’s #FeaturedStudentFriday, where SFRC highlights a fantastic student or alumnus making a difference in their field. Today’s feature is Ali Lamberski, a graduate of our marine sciences major. Ali earned her BS in 2017, and now works as an Excursion… Read More
Enzymedica, a Venice-based digestive enzyme supplement company, has a healthy history with the Sarasota County Green Business Partnership (GBP). And they’re writing another chapter, now, by re-certifying as a GBP member. It started in 2015, when Enzymedica became the… Read More
Summer is the season… for checking landscape plants for insects before they devour your plants with their ravenous appetite. Conservative estimates state there are over 12,000 species of insects in Florida, so it’s no wonder your hibiscus might… Read More
Avengers assemble! One of the great things about Marvel’s Avengers is how seemingly disparate superheroes can be called together on a moment’s notice to combine their strengths and save the world, then just as quickly disperse and use… Read More
Have you ever heard that sickening thud as a bird hits your house or office window? Environment Canada ranked window collisions as the second-highest direct human cause of bird deaths in Canada, behind only habitat loss. They estimated that… Read More
Local, state, and federal agencies came together to release dozens of vials containing thrips (Pseudophilothrips ichini) insects in Saint Lucie, Collier, and Broward counties, Florida on July 16, 2019. These thrips are native to South America and are… Read More
