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APHIS Establishes Two Additional Regulated Area in Florida for Giant African Snail


December 16, 2014

APHIS Establishes Two Additional Regulated Area in Florida for Giant African Snail (Lissachatina fulica, formerly Achatina fulica) To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials   The Animal and Plant Health Inspection ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Florida, GALS, Giant African Land Snail, Pest, Quarantine, USDA

New on Featured Creatures! Wellsina mite


December 12, 2014

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Hemicheyletia wellsina (De Leon) (Figure 1) is a predatory mite in the family Cheyletidae. The life history of species in ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Beneficials, Featured Creatures, Mites, Ornamentals, Pest Alert

New on Featured Creatures! Io moth


December 12, 2014

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The beautiful Io moth, Automeris io (Fabricius), is one of our most recognizable moths. It is distinctive because ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation
Tags: Featured Creatures, FL Natives, Moths, Pest Alert

UF/IFAS researchers build searchable database of non-native plants


December 5, 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Ever wonder what that plant is in your yard that seems to be taking over? The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has a new website designed to help you figure it out. Researchers with UF/IFAS’ ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS, Work & Life
Tags: Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Landscaping, University Of Florida

Cyclic Water Struggle


December 1, 2014

At 3 o’clock expect rain. Those were the words I heard over and over when I first moved to the Tampa Bay area. It took time for the wisdom to sink in. Here in Florida we receive the majority of the 54.2 inches of average rainfall during the ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Apps, Horticulture, Irrigation, Lawns, Sustainability, Technology, Water

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