Category: Pests & Disease
Barn Bugs
August 17, 2018
By: Les Harrison Destructive Barn Bugs By August’s languid days, farmers and farm workers in north Florida have done battle with an almost endless array of destructive barn bugs in fields and pastures. Thrips, aphids, mites, nematodes and ... READ MORE
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Insect Eating Hibiscus Leaves and Cutting Off Flower Buds
August 16, 2018
Q: I couldn’t catch a picture of the flying insect as it was too fast. I took pictures of the damage on my hibiscus. What can I do to eradicate it? A: Without seeing the insect, it if difficult to tell if that insect caused this particular ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & DiseaseTags: Hibiscus, Hibiscus Midge
When Good Worms go Bad – New Guinea Flatworm
August 14, 2018
There’s a worm in town, but it’s not that fat, happy earthworm that we like to find tilling our gardens. Instead, it’s a flatworm, which kind of looks like a cross between a slug and an small earthworm. It can be identified by its pointy ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Florida, Horticulture, Landscape, Newguineaflatworm, Worm
A Stinky Situation: Stinkhorn Fungus
August 13, 2018
Written by Jon Terry, UF/IFAS Extension Clay County Master Gardener During cool weather in winter and early spring, some Florida homeowners begin to notice a foul-smelling fungus popping up in their yard. Although their strong rotting smell ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseTags: Fungi, Fungus, Mushroom, Smelly, Stinkhorn, Stinky
Lubber Grasshoppers Go By Other Aliases
August 6, 2018
By, Les Harrison Lubbers, Who? Having an alias can be a handy tool, especially if one’s deeds are perceived as less than honorable. Lubbers are guilty of the nom-de-crime permits the holder to wantonly commit all sorts of offences while ... READ MORE
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