Category: Home Landscapes

Palmetto Weevils

by Kevin O'Horan
March 2, 2015

Post by Bob Mertens; Horticulture Program Specialist Once considered a minor pest of palms, the palmetto weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus) has in recent years become a serious problem on Canary Island Date palms (Phoenix canariensis) and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Extension, Gardens, Horticulture, Landscaping, Palmetto, Pesticides, Pests, Pgm_HortComm, Pgm_HortRes, UF, Weevil

Manage Yard Pests Responsibly

by Kevin O'Horan
March 2, 2015

  Often, the insects you see in the yard are not harmful and may even be beneficial. To manage possible pests; the first rule is identification. Then determine what level of damage is acceptable to you. If that threshold is passed, ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Extension, Florida Friendly, Garden, IFAS, IPM, Lawn, Pests, UF, Yard

New on Featured Creatures! Fiddlewood leafroller (suggested common name)

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
February 13, 2015

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Epicorsia oedipodalis is known as the fiddlewood leafroller and the seagrape moth. These caterpillars roll up leaves of ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Featured Creatures, Moths, Pest Alert

Last Call – 2015 Master Gardeners!

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 26, 2015

There is still time to register for the 2015 Master Gardener Class in Wakulla County! (Class is now closed to new applicants.) The program begins this Thursday evening, January 29, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. and is open to everyone who wants to learn ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Class, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Family, Farming, Florida, Food, Fun, Garden, General Information, Growing, Horticulture, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Sustainable Living, Trees, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

New on Featured Creatures! Coastal plain hesperapis (suggested common name)

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
January 23, 2015

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Hesperapis oraria Snelling and Stage is a specialized, solitary bee belonging to the family Melittidae (Dasypodainae). Hesperapis ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Bees, Featured Creatures, FL Natives, UF-IFAS Pest Alert

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