Category: Wildlife

Adventures with Moths

by Susan Gildersleeve
May 10, 2024

Looking for a fun and relaxing evening activity? Something that might be more fulfilling than collapsing on the couch? Why not try... mothing? What's mothing? Mothing is forging out into the natural world (i.e., your yard or your street) ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Recreation, Wildlife
Tags: Ask IFAS, Brittany M. Mason, Citizen Science, Corey T. Callaghan, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Joe Montes De Oca, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation Department

¿Puma o pantera? Las cosas del idioma

by Heidy Ramirez
February 29, 2024

El documento de EDIS en inglés Did I See a Panther? revisado en 2018 muestra un felino de color canela suave, subespecie de los pumas, habitante de Florida y en especie de extinción. Se le llama también león de montaña. El trabajo es una ... READ MORE

Category: Wildlife
Tags: AskIFAS, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Espanol, Panther, Puma

Coloring with Spiders: Our Favorites from Florida

by Susan Gildersleeve
April 28, 2023

Like to color but bored with mainstream coloring books lately with their vapid, merely decorative fare? Had it up to here with hosts and crowds of lovely daffodils and anodyne woodland scenes that look like something out of The Lord of the Rings? ... READ MORE

Category: Wildlife
Tags: Entomology And Nematology Department, Lisa A. Taylor, Samm Wehman Epstein, Youth

What if you find a baby animal?

by Susan Gildersleeve
March 9, 2023

It's not uncommon in Florida in the springtime to stumble across some harried animal mother's lost child. Like Ashley, here. You may be tempted to intervene and help, especially if the youngster seems to be in distress. The rule with ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Wildlife

West Nile virus

by Susan Gildersleeve
November 8, 2022

An arbovirus...? What's that? West Nile virus is one of many arboviruses in Florida. "Arbovirus" may sound like it must be related to the Latin word for tree: arbor. So it might seem like it should mean a virus that infects trees. In fact, ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
Tags: Amely Bauer, Entomology And Nematology Department, Lawrence Reeves, Lindsay Campbell, Yasmin Tavares

Going to Bat for Bats

by Paul Roberts
October 7, 2021

Dusk. At Lake Alice, a crowd lines the sidewalk between a wooden fence and the road. Everyone gazes in anticipation at three houses on stilts. Has the sun sunk enough for the bats to emerge? Surely they will come soon. To pass the time, a young ... READ MORE

Category: Wildlife
Tags: Bat Appreciation Month, Bats, Florida Bonneted Bat, Infographic

Letting Them Bee: National Pollinator Week

by Paul Roberts
June 23, 2021

This week is National Pollinator Week, which makes it a good time to learn about how birds, bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators sustain our ecosystem! What is a pollinator? When some people hear “pollinator,” they immediately think ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Wildlife
Tags: Butterflies, Environmental Horticulture Department, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Honey Bee, Hummingbird, Mosaic, Pollinators

Landscaping Backyards for Wildlife

by Paul Roberts
June 4, 2021

June 5 is World Environment Day. This year, to celebrate, why not think about the wildlife environment of your own backyard—literally? Recently, the article Landscaping Backyards for Wildlife: Top Ten Tips for Success was updated on AskIFAS. ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Wildlife
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Gregg Klowden, Kara N. Youngentob, Mark E. Hostetler, Sarah Webb Miller, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation Department, World Environment Day

Bear Fences Help Beekeepers–and Bears!

by Susan Gildersleeve
April 18, 2021

Florida's black bear is a unique species and a beloved part of natural Florida. But beekeepers know that bears and bees shouldn't mix. Hive-raiding bears can cause thousands of dollars of damage and eventually destroy an apiary. A new EDIS publication, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Wildlife
Tags: Apiary, Bears, Beekeeping, Cameron Jack, Entomology And Nematology Department, Kimberly K. Post

Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Bisphenol-A

by allisonmnick
January 19, 2016

Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a man-made chemical widely used as a component in many products of daily use in households, such as plastic bottles and metallic canned foods. BPA can leach from bottles and cans into the environment, increasing our exposure ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Gurpal S. Toor, Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Yun-Ya Yang

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