By: Dehlia Albrecht, 352-273-3665; dehliadee@ufl.edu GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- While parents are getting ready to send their kids off to camps, two dozen teachers will prepare for their own summer adventure. On June 12, teachers from across ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Camp, Events, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
This morning, our Pasco Master Gardener Trainee Class was visited by a guest lecturer, BJ Jarvis. BJ is CED and Horticulture Agent in Citrus County. This morning, as she was searching for teaching props in her yard, she was hit with a stunning ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
It is that time of year when it seems that everywhere you look is an insect you have never seen before. To keep you in the know we have pulled together some of the newest Creatures from the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Above: A regal jumping spider at rest between jumps. UF/IFAS photo by Lyle Buss. Even if you don’t like spiders, you have to admit that jumping spiders are kind of cute (possibly even very cute). Florida is home to a few species of jumping ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease
Are you seeing fantastic creatures that are the stuff of nightmares (or an entomologists day dreams)? We all have had these moments and can often be surprised by how small some of these so called evil creatures are. We have compiled for you ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
These are some of the easiest insects to identify because of their beautiful coloration. Harlequin Bug, Murgantia histrionica, is an important insect pest of cabbage and similar crops in the southern half of the United States. Harlequin bugs ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
By Ralph E. Mitchell Imagine for a moment that you look identical to something else - this can have both good and bad consequences. If you are a predator, perhaps a you could sneak up on your prey if you looked just like it – a wolf ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
By Ralph E. Mitchell There are any number of nuisance insects that come to our attention from time to time – lovebugs as an example ! If you live near a freshwater pond or storm water retention pond, you may have had occasion to see ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseBy Ralph E. Mitchell You may have noticed a few types of shrubs in our area which are either suffering from dieback, or completely ending up dead. There has been a lot of debate about what is the root cause of this decline ranging from ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
The disease is called angular leaf spot and managing the disease can be done but it will take some effort. The golden, orange spots on the leaves are caused by a fungus. Angular leaf spot is a common problem with these particular ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease