Category: Invasive Species

What’s New on Ask IFAS: Featured Creatures Collection (Sept. – Oct.)

by Susan Gildersleeve
November 6, 2025

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Alfalfa, Bees, Blueberry, Department Of Entomology And Nematology, Featured Creatures Collection, Peanut
A photo of a mostly submerged alligator in water completely covered in brilliant green duckweed. Only the top of its head with the eye mounds and the tip of its nose with its nostrils are visible above the duckweed. The sun is low in the sky and behind the alligator so that its head casts a long shadow. It faces mostly left but is turned slightly toward the camera so that we can see one of its golden eyes, which is lit up and shining in the sun with the pupil closed to a tiny vertical slit.

New EDIS/Ask IFAS Publications Published by the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation in July and August

by Susan Gildersleeve
September 12, 2025

Read the latest Wildlife Ecology and Conservation publications for July and August 2025. In this post, you can click on the title of interest to go to the Ask IFAS page and download the document in PDF format. Stay informed about the latest ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
Tags: Alejandra Areingdale, Allan R. Woodward, Amy Taylor, Anastasia Postowski, Annesha Lahiri, Armando Ubeda, Ask IFAS, Brandon Dodge, Brandon W. McDonald, Bridget B. Baker, Brittany M. Mason, Carolina Baruzzi, Corey T. Callaghan, Courtney Reyes, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, E. Hance Ellington, EDIS Journal, Elizabeth F. Pienaar, Espanol, Frank J. Mazzotti, Harry J. Dutton, Holly K. Ober, Isaac L. Esquivel, Juan Manuel Campos Krauer, Kristen Wilson, Kthleen A. Carey, Laura Sanchez, Mark Hostetler, Martin Main, Miguel A. Acevedo, Miguel A. Arrasco, Natalie M. Claunch, Peyton Niebanck, Raoul K. Boughton, Rebeca Prieto, Samantha M. Wisely, Steve A. Johnson, Tyler Buckley, William Giuliano
Gopher tortoise burrow at Ordway-Swisher Biological Station. Photo taken 10-16-23

Black Spiny-Tailed Iguanas vs Gopher Tortoises

by Susan Gildersleeve
January 19, 2024

You thought your college roommate was bad! Gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) are the architects, builders, and apartment supers of the woods in Florida. Their capacious burrows provide relatively safe and comfortable living quarters ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species
Tags: Bryan M. Kluever, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Miguel A. Acevedo, Parker Hall, Sean L. McKnight, Steve A. Johnson
Green iguanas in South Florida.

Green Iguanas: The Changing Landscape

by Susan Gildersleeve
August 8, 2021

Coastal southern Florida has long been home to green iguanas. They came first as stowaways on ships. Then people began importing them to keep them as pets. The wild population grew when pets escaped or when people intentionally released their ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Invasive Species
Tags: Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Elizabeth Fortner, Natalie M. Claunch, Paige Borcyk, Steve A. Johnson

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