Hours long commutes, appointments, meetings, kids, family obligations, mindless scrolling; all the ways that we inadvertently chip away at our finite resource of time. I often find myself seeking out those timeless moments, watching a cloud ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Growers want to produce wildlife-friendly plants, and consumers want to buy them, at least in theory, new University of Florida research shows. While consumers say they’re eager to purchase wildlife-friendly plants, some aren’t sure they ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
When oleander aphids infested tropical milkweed, monarch butterflies laid fewer eggs on the plant, and the caterpillars developing on those plants were slower to mature. The researchers will next investigate pest management options that ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
Today, most lawns are planted with just one variety of a given turfgrass species, but that genetic uniformity makes them more vulnerable to pests and disease. Scientists conducted a four-year study to see how lawns with a blend of turf ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Research
As monarch butterflies make their transcontinental migration this month across North America, they will depend on milkweed plants to produce the next generation of this iconic butterfly species, which has seen declines of more than 80% in its ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
This spring, a handful of golf courses in Florida will become a little more “green,” thanks to a new project led by a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension specialist and researcher. “In our state, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water