Category: Wildlife
Wildlife Wednesday Webinars 2018 series
April 6, 2018
The natural resources programs from UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas and Polk Counties are pleased to announce that the Wildlife Wednesday Webinar series for 2018 will take place on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, June – November, 2018. The webinars ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Central Florida, Living With Wildlife, Lmilligan, Shannon Carnevale, Webinars, Wildlife
Bug Word of the Day: Central-Place Forager
April 6, 2018
Central-place foragers are animals that return to the same nest in between foraging trips, collecting their food, or food for their offspring, in an area around that nest. Animals that are not central-place foragers instead roam continuously, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: #ufbugs, Bees, BugWeek, Entomology, FAQ, Insects
Bug of the Day: Sweat Bee
April 6, 2018
If you are outside on a hot day working in the gardening, or taking a walk through a park, you might find a shiny bee resting on your sweaty skin. It is probably a sweat bee! Sweat bees are a large, diverse group of bees in the family Halictidae ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: #ufbugs, Bees, BugWeek, Entomology, FAQ, Insects
Bug Word of the Day: Proboscis
April 5, 2018
Elephants, mosquitoes, and butterflies share something in common – they have a proboscis! A proboscis is simply a long appendage coming out of an animal’s head, and is used to describe the nose or snout of a vertebrate, like an elephant, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: #ufbugs, Bees, BugWeek, Entomology, FAQ, Insects
Bug of the Day: Bella Moth
April 5, 2018
Not all moths are night creatures. In fact, one of the most colorful moths in Florida, the bella moth Utetheisa ornatrix, is active during the day when we can admire its beauty. The wings of the bella moth are a combination of orange, pink, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: #ufbugs, Bees, BugWeek, Entomology, FAQ, Insects
Bug Word of the Day: Scopa
April 4, 2018
A scopa is a part of a bee’s body that is designed to hold and carry pollen. Bees must transport pollen from the flower, where it is collected, to the bee’s nest, where it is deposited to feed the bee’s offspring. In order to transport ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: #ufbugs, Bees, BugWeek, Entomology, FAQ, Insects
Bug of the Day: Hoverflies
April 3, 2018
Hoverflies, also known as flower flies or syrphid flies, are perhaps the most unrecognized and underappreciated pollinators. They are actually thought by some scientists to be the second most important group of pollinators after bees! This ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: #ufbugs, Bees, BugWeek, Entomology, FAQ, Insects