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Should I be worried about the puss caterpillar?

Puss caterpillar

by Anne Yasalonis

Posted: October 23, 2019

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This little guy has been all over the news recently and can be found in our yards in Polk County. The puss caterpillar, the larvae of the Megalopyge opercularis (or southern flannel moth) is one of the most… Read More

Category: Home Landscapes

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Right Plant, Right Place

Posted: July 10, 2017

The first time I saw blood lilies, Scadoxus multiflorus, I nearly drove off the road. They were living in pots under an oak tree in a very poor section of one of the poorer towns in southern… Read More

Category: Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS

Tags: Florida, lillies, plants, polkgardening, right place

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