Category: Natural Resources
New on Featured Creatures! Tussock moths.
March 19, 2014
We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Tussock moths in the genus Orgyia are small moths that are best-known because of their attractive larvae. ABOVE: ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, RecreationTags: Featured Creatures, FL Natives, Moths, Pest Alert, UF-IFAS Pest Alert
UF/IFAS researchers on team that sequenced, assembled, and annotated loblolly pine genome
March 19, 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- To look at the humble loblolly pine – grown in neat rows on large farms throughout the southeastern U.S. and milled for things like building lumber and paper – you would never think that its genetic code is seven ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Forestry
New study finds Burmese pythons have homing sense
March 19, 2014
Caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If you pick them up and drop them in a new location, most snakes will move rapidly but erratically, often traversing the same terrain before giving up and settling into their new digs. Burmese pythons ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Frank Mazzotti
Invasive Species of the Day (March 1): Coral Ardisia, Beach Vitex, Crazy Ant
March 16, 2014
March 1st: Coral Ardisia (Ardisia crenata), Beach Vitex (Vitex rotundifolia), Crazy Ant (Nylanderia pubens) Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR): All of the species featured in today’s article are ones that we need to keep an eye on as they ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesTags: Ardisia, Beach, Coral, Crazy, Invasive, March, Panhandle Outdoors, Species, Vitex
Invasive Species of the Day (March 3rd): Wild Hogs & Lion Fish
March 14, 2014
March 3rd: Wild Hogs (Sus scrofa) & Lionfish (Pterois volitans): The impact of wild hogs on the environment is soil erosion, decreased water quality, spread of other invasive plants, damage to agricultural crops, and damage to native ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesTags: Fish, Hogs, Invasive, Lion, March, Panhandle Outdoors, Species, Wild
Invasive Species of the Day (March 3rd): Wild Hogs & Lion Fish
March 14, 2014
March 3rd: Wild Hogs (Sus scrofa) & Lionfish (Pterois volitans): The impact of wild hogs on the environment is soil erosion, decreased water quality, spread of other invasive plants, damage to agricultural crops, and damage ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesTags: Fish, Hogs, Invasive, Lion, March, Panhandle Outdoors, Species, Wild
Deer Nutrition Now Can Payoff in the Fall
March 14, 2014
To the chagrin of hunters across the panhandle deer season has drawn to a close. As the days lengthen and temperatures begin to climb many of the areas outdoorsmen (and women) shift their efforts to pursuits of a more aquatic nature on the ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Deer, Deer Food Plots, Food Plots
Invasive Species of the Day (March 5th): Torpedo Grass & Hydrilla
March 12, 2014
March 5th: Torpedo Grass (Panicum repens) & Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) Torpedo Grass Photo Credit: Graves Lovell, Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, www.bugwood.org Torpedo Grass: Torpedo grass (Panicum repens) ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesTags: Grass, Hydrilla, Invasive, March, Panhandle Outdoors, Species, Torpedo