Category: Conservation

Four images side by side. From left to right: a mat of hydrilla covering the water, a flock of birds flying over a river, a purple water hyacinth flower, and an air boat on the water.

Aquatic Hitchhikers: What Are They and Why You Should Care

by Olivia Doyle
March 24, 2026

By: Taylor Darnell, agronomy master’s student with UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) Have you ever been waiting to launch at a boat ramp, ready for a day of fishing or leisure with friends and notice gobs of tangled ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Recreation, Water
Tags: Aquatic Hitchhikers, Aquatic Invasive Plants, Aquatic Plant Management, Archive, Boat, Graduate Student, Invasive Plants, Turning Science Into Solutions, UF/IFAS CAIP
A close-up of water droplets on water lettuce.

Drawdowns: A Brief Look at Rodman Reservoir

by Olivia Doyle
March 24, 2026

By: Taylor Darnell, agronomy master’s student with UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) Imagine a lakefront house on a pristine lake in Florida. Now, imagine that waterfront view obstructed by tussocks, aquatic plants, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Water
Tags: AMP, Aquatic Plant Management, Archive, Drawdown, Graduate Student, Rodman Reservoir, Turning Science Into Solutions, UF/IFAS CAIP
Four images side by side. From left to right: two alligator weed beetles, a woman collecting data on a boat, air potato vine, and an air boat.

Growing and Learning Through Research

by Christine Krebs
March 24, 2026

UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences student Ethan Church is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in forest resources and conservation from the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences and a minor in soil and water ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: Archive
Cogongrass leaves and seed head

Graduate Student’s Quest for Effective Cogongrass Management

by Christine Krebs
April 9, 2025

In celebration of Graduate Student Appreciation Week, Ian Talty, a graduate student at UF/IFAS CAIP, reflects on his ongoing research and quest for effective cogongrass management. I started my early career in land management, where I experienced ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Cogongrass, Graduate Student, Invasive Plants, Invasive Species, Invasive Species Management, Invasive Species Research, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS CAIP

Check It Out! Invasive Plant Management Technique Videos

by Christine Krebs
March 25, 2025

We are excited to share that the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) now has a collection of invasive plant management technique videos available for professionals that tackle problematic woody plants! These videos demonstrate ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Extension, Invasive Plant Control, Invasive Plants, Invasive Species Management, Natural Resources, Plant Management, Turning Science Into Solutions, UF/IFAS CAIP, Woody Plant Management
A close up of a spray bottle squirting herbicide precisely into the bark of a tree.

Check It Out! Invasive Plant Management Guides

by Stephen Enloe
March 25, 2025

After several discussions with invasive plant management groups in Florida, it was recognized that many land managers often lack access to resources about the technical aspects of herbicides for invasive plant treatments. Therefore, a brief ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brazilian Peppertree, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Invasive Plant Control, Land Management, Natural Resources, Turning Science Into Solutions, Woody Species
Back of a boat on a lake during sunset

How Herbicides Changed Invasive Plant Management Forever

by Christine Krebs
January 22, 2025

Herbicides have changed invasive plant management forever by providing targeted and efficient tools for controlling problematic plants in our freshwater and natural areas. Before herbicides were an option, managing problematic plants involved ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS
Tags: Aquatic Invasive Plants, CAIP, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Invasive Plant Control, Invasive Plant Management, Invasive Plants, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS CAIP

Out of the Weeds: Regulatory Nonnative and Invasive Plant Lists

by Christine Krebs
August 29, 2024

This blog was written by Anelise Bullard, UF/IFAS CAIP communications intern. Nonnative and invasive plant lists help communicate species that are harmful to agriculture, natural resources, and/or ecosystems. Species are listed in order to ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aquatic Plants, Invasive Plant Management, Invasive Plants, Turning Science Into Solutions, UF/IFAS CAIP, UF/IFAS Extension, Ufifascaip

What Makes a Plant Invasive? The Invasion Process

by Christine Krebs
July 19, 2024

This blog was written by Anelise Bullard, UF/IFAS CAIP communications intern. Let’s talk about the process through which a nonnative plant species becomes invasive. As we mentioned in our previous blog, all invasive plants start out as ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Conservation, Forests, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aquatic Plant Management, CAIP, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Environmental Education, Invasive Plant Control, Invasive Species Management, Natural Resources, Turning Science Into Solutions

Tools of the Trade: Monitoring Invasive Aquatic Plant Infestations

by Christine Krebs
March 25, 2024

This blog post was written by Jonathan Glueckert, a biological scientist with UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. Behind every public lake is a team of biologists, natural resource managers, researchers, and decision makers whose ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Aquatic Invasive Plants, Aquatic Plant Management, CAIP, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Invasive Plants, Natural Resources

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