Our area has received frequent rains that bring increases in mosquito populations. Local mosquito management offices are literally working overtime to address the many requests for help with reducing biting mosquitoes. As a homeowner, it ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, WildlifeBy Les Harrison, Wakulla County Extension Director and L. Scott Jackson, Bay County Sea Grant Agent The 40-day 2012 Gulf of Mexico recreational Red Snapper season began June 1, and ends on July 1. Fishermen are preparing to optimize their ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, WildlifeMany people are familiar with the widely planted ornamental crape myrtle as a result of its beautiful summer blooms in a variety of colors - white, lavender, pink and red. Crape myrtle is a non-native and has been in the U.S. since colonial ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, WildlifePlease join Sherri Kraeft and Keep Wakulla Beautiful for the monthly “Green Drinks” on May 22, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. The topic will be “Bees and Their Importance” with speakers Bob Livingston and Sherri at the Wildwood Country Club. We ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeToday Jefferson County Home and Community Educators (HCE) club took a trip to the UF Butterfly Rainforest to learn how to plant and sustain their own butterfly gardens. The question of the day is, "What's the difference between a cocoon and ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeThe mining bees or adrenids are often seen in areas of landscapes that have little ground vegetation and loose soil. After mating, the female bee will excavate a very small tunnel in the ground that has several small cells attached to it. ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeHickory 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, WildlifeWise 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, WildlifeThis 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, WildlifeThis 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