GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Are you a teacher who has always wanted to incorporate lessons on plants in your classroom? The University of Florida/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants is hosting its free Plant Camp, a five-day workshop, from ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- It took a few years for Buzz Eaves to notice that tropical soda apple shrubs were overtaking his 1,200-acre cattle ranch near Fort Pierce, Florida. The prickly plant, with fruit the size of a golf ball and the color of ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- This spring, a handful of golf courses in Florida will become a little more “green,” thanks to a new project led by a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension specialist and researcher. “In ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchEvery year more than 85 million people visit Florida. However, people are not Florida's only visitors; Florida is also an inviting destination for invasive species that threaten to undermine the health of our environment. More than an inconvenience, ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesLast month three Burmese Python hatchlings were found in Key Largo. This is concerning. Burmese Pythons are large snakes - up to 18 ft. - and can eat a wide variety of vertebrate animals - including alligators. They can certainly cause a problem ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive SpeciesBELLE GLADE, Fla. --- Want to teach your students the good, the bad and the ugly about plants while incorporating three different sciences? Researchers at the UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center will lead the second annual workshop, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFASThe Asian Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) have been reported across the northern Gulf of Mexico for several years now but unlike Cogon grass, Chinese tallow, and Lionfish they have not really made the press. We know they are there, but captures ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Researchers with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences are working to find a cure or develop resistant varieties for a virus that is attacking sugarcane and sorghum throughout the Everglades ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchFORT PIERCE, Fla. --- The toughest part of wrangling a Burmese python is not pinning it down, but getting the entire 7-foot long snake into the cotton snake bag, said Ellen Butler, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionBy Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director It is easy to notice the display of bright pink puffs erupting on low-growing trees along Wakulla County’s roadside. A closer look will reveal the attractive ferny foliage and delicately ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources