Category: Wildlife

Big Bend Bugs! – Hickory Horned Devil

by John Wells
January 17, 2012

Hickory Horned Devil (larva), Regal Moth or Royal Walnut Moth,Citheronia regalis (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Citheroniinae) The imposing larva, known as the hickory horned devil, is most often observed when it is full grown ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Bug Identification, Bugs, Caterpillars, Environment, Hickory Horned Devil, Landscape, Les Harrison, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension

The Green Scene “June”

by John Wells
June 8, 2011

Wise Water Use for Floridians Sustainable Big Bend and the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Office have dedicated programming time this year to assist with the University’s Sustainable Floridians program. Our approach has been to establish ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Community, Conservation, Environment, Families & Consumers, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, FYCS, Green Living, Shelley Swenson, Sustainability Community, Sustainable Big Bend, Sustainable Living, The Green Scene, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension

Hickory Horned Devil

by sfylpinellascounty
October 8, 2009

This imposing larva (caterpillar), known as the hickory horned devil, is most often observed when it is full grown and comes down from the trees to wander in search of a site for pupation. It can beome as large as a hot dog.This large caterpillar ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Bugs

Cicada Killer

by sfylpinellascounty
October 7, 2009

This giant ground wasp, the Cicada Killer, hunts cicadas as a food source for their young. This giant wasp can dig a 4-foot burrow in the ground with several branches and cells. One to four cicadas are placed in each cell for the larvae to eat.The ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Insects

Mosquitoes: Avoid The Bites And Get Rid Of Breeding Sites

by sfylpinellascounty
July 17, 2009

The bite. Mosquito bites can be annoying, itchy, painful and in Florida even disease-causing. The most important mosquito-borne diseases in Florida are St. Louis encephalitis, West Nile virus encephalitis and eastern equine encephalitis. To ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Mosquitoes

Butterfly Gardening with Kids

by sfylpinellascounty
March 11, 2009

By Pam Brown, Urban Horticulture Extension Agent Gardening with children can be a fun and educational activity. A butterfly garden is easy to do and will provide eggs to look for, along with caterpillars and butterflies to watch. It is a great ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Wildlife

Insect Encounters at the State Fair

by sfylpinellascounty
January 28, 2009

The Florida Entomological Society will sponsor Insect Encounters at the State Fair in Tampa, FL during February 5-16, 2009. Come to the Agricultural Hall of Fame at the state fairgrounds to visit insect displays staffed by the University of ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife

IGUANA BE GONNA?

by kgabel
December 9, 2008

According to the UF/IFAS publication by W. H. Kern, Jr., Assistant Professor "Dealing with Iguanas in South Florida" http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/IN/IN52800.pdf The best measures for iguanas are tolerance, exclusion, and habitat modification. ... READ MORE

Category: Wildlife
Tags: Invasives

Regional Plant Clinics

by kgabel
September 23, 2008

If you live in the Florida Keys and have a plant or insect problem stop by one of the regional plant clinics for answers to your landscaping questions. Clinics are held from October 2008 to April 2009. You do not need to stay for the duration ... READ MORE

Category: Turf, Wildlife
Tags: Abiotic Stress, Insects, Nutritional Deficiencies, Palms, Plant Problems, Right Place Right Plant, Tree

Summertime rain and pestie mosquitoes

by sfylpinellascounty
August 15, 2008

By Cindy Peacock Pinellas County Extension HorticulturistIt is nice that we are getting so much rain. But, everyday rain can cause mosquito problems. When water collects in around the house in containers like tires, gutters, and bird baths, ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Insects

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