by Mary Campbell, Pinellas County Extension Director and Urban Sustainability Agent Here are some simple things you can do to be GREEN at work: Print double-sided whenever possible. Narrow your margins to reduce paper. Reuse the back ... READ MORE
Category: Work & LifeDo you have any cancelled, suspended or unusable pesticides that you need to dispose of? Take advantage of this free program which will pick up from your facility. They need a sufficient quantity of product in a defined area to schedule a ... READ MORE
Category: Work & LifeJames Stevenson, Pinellas County Extension Educator, Urban Sustainability OK, cleaning the home is not really everyone’s favorite job, which is why it is called houseWORK and not housePLAY. But consider the potential human and environmental ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Work & LifeMary Campbell, Pinellas County Extension Director and Urban Sustainability Agent How many times have you forgotten those reusable bags before you went to the grocery store? Making a new green practice part of our daily routine takes more ... READ MORE
Category: Work & LifeHere at Pinellas County Extension we strive to deliver the most current research based information available.This year we began using blogs like this one and several others to make that information even more accessible. To help make sure that ... READ MORE
Category: Work & Life
By: Tom Nordlie - (352) 392-3567 Sources: Jeffrey Brecht - jkbrecht@ufl.edu, (352) 392-1928 x213 Jean-Pierre Emond - jpemond@ufl.edu, (352) 392-1864 x229 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have obtained ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFASA full day learning about bed bug control using mobil fumigation trucks and heat treatment, plus bed bug biology and research updates were taught. Differences in inspection time and accuracy were compared - dogs overwhelming beat humans in ... READ MORE
Category: Work & LifeUF entomologists warn that several new species of cockroaches may one day become common in Florida and the rest of the southern U.S. As if Floridians aren’t bugged enough by roaches, a growing interest among reptile enthusiasts to farm ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Work & LifeVestina F. Crayton, Pinellas County Extension Educator, Urban Sustainability Replacing or updating your floors is a big investment. There are many functional and attractive flooring materials available. Before you purchase, consider selecting ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Work & Life
By: Stu Hutson - (352) 273-3569 Source: James Kimbrough - jamesk@ufl.edu, (352) 392-2158 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- You can't tell a storm's spit by its punch, the old maxim goes. Florida is used to stronger weather systems than August's tropical ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation