Created by Connie Gladding Master Gardener Volunteer Be on the lookout for these yellow polka dots on emerging plant sprouts in your butterfly gardens. It seems almost overnight they appear. Especially scout your milkweeds. The milkweed ... READ MORE
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While some garden pests like to hide under leaves, in the soil, or be so small you cannot see them without a microscope, the Lubber Grasshopper stands out wherever it goes. You probably have seen this pest lumbering through your landscape, ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
I'm not sure about everyone else, but I have some favorite insects I encounter a lot around the garden. Most of these are ones that I see at work to help make the landscape work better such as pollinators and my favorites, the predators. One ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Ever since I was a child, I have been fascinated by lizards and other reptiles, but growing up in the Northeast my sightings were pretty rare. However, in Florida we are blessed (and sometimes cursed when you think of the invasive species) ... READ MORE
Category:In our state, you see many insects on ornamental plants including those known as scales. Scales are a diverse group in Florida, with over 180 species. Many of these do very little damage to plants but some are quite destructive, once of which ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease