Category: Natural Resources

An Early Study Shows the Invasion of the Asian Tiger Shrimp Could Have an Impact on Native Shrimp

by BLOGS.IFAS

September 6, 2016

The 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 Resources
Tags: Asian, Could, Early, Impact, Invasion, Native, Panhandle Outdoors, Shows, Shrimp, Study, Tiger

The International Coastal Clean Up is Coming in September – how are we doing with marine debris in our area?

by BLOGS.IFAS

September 4, 2016

People have been trying to do something about marine debris, and solid waste in general, since we saw the commercial of the crying Indian in the early ‘70’s. Have we made any improvement? A variety of plastics ends up in the Gulf. Each is ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Area, Clean, Coastal, Coming, Debris, Doing, International, Marine, Panhandle Outdoors, September

Frequently Asked Questions about Vibrio in Florida

by Betty Staugler

September 2, 2016

Two recent deaths in Florida have raised concern about the saltwater-dwelling bacterium, Vibrio vulnificus. MOST HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT AT RISK FOR V. vulnificus INFECTION, however, to ensure that your time on the water is safe and ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: V.vulificus, Vibro

UF/IFAS Extension team wins national award

by Samantha Murray

August 31, 2016

The National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) has recognized Mace Bauer, agriculture agent with University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Columbia County, for excellence in sustainability education ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Drip Irrigation, Featured Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Suwannee Valley Agricultural Extension Center, Water Conservation

UF/IFAS researchers scramble to find cure for tenacious, costly sugarcane virus

by Tennille Herron

August 30, 2016

GAINESVILLE, 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 Research
Tags: Entomology And Nematology

The Return of the Bay Scallop to Pensacola Bay?

by BLOGS.IFAS

August 29, 2016

MAN do folks in the Florida panhandle like scallops. I recently visited boat ramps at Steinhatchee and Keaton Beach (in the Big Bend) and the parking lots were full of trucks and boat trailers belonging to people combing the grassbeds of the ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Panhandle Outdoors, Pensacola, Return, Scallop

It’s Sea Turtle Hatching Time… what you can do to help them

by BLOGS.IFAS

August 27, 2016

It is August, we are just off another successful Sea Turtle Baby Shower event in the Pensacola area, and we are in peak season for sea turtle hatching. Those little guys have a tough road to follow trying to emerge from their nest to reach the ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Hatching, Help, It’s, Panhandle Outdoors, Them, Time, Turtle

Five new positions to tackle water sustainability

by Samantha Murray

August 26, 2016

Though counties and water management districts may operate within set boundaries, water doesn’t stick to a jurisdiction. To address this reality, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension has created five ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Featured Hot Topic, Water Resources Regional Specialized Agents

Rough Earth Snake Is Common In Eastern U.S.

by Tennille Herron

August 26, 2016

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director Words are a curious human creation. Each has at least one meaning or implication to the listener. The terms used today date back to long before recorded history began. Countless academics ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Environment, Florida, Natural Wakulla, Nature, North Florida, Snakes, The Wakulla News, Wakulla County Extension, Wildlife

Giant wasp making you nervous?

by Adam Dale

August 26, 2016

This is a guest post by Lauren Webb, a research assistant in the Dale Lab in the UF/IFAS Entomology & Nematology Department. Have you ever seen a wasp nearly the length of a large paperclip? Perhaps on the ground or flying around? Maybe ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: #ufbugs, Entomology, FAQ, Insects, Landscapes, Turf

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