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White silhouette of earwig on Halloween-themed background, with cobwebs and pumpkins

The Spooky Bug Brigade: Earwigs

by Jackie Lebouitz
October 17, 2024

As our community continues to recover from recent storms, find helpful resources and information at tiny.cc/ufsaraext_disasterprep, tiny.cc/saraco_disasterprep, and scgov.net/government/emergency-services/storm. This blog is part of ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Beneficial, Bugs, Crawlies, Creepy, Halloween, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Pgm_Chemicals, Scary, Spooky, Thespookybugbrigade
White silhouette of antlion on Halloween-themed background, with cobwebs and pumpkins

The Spooky Bug Brigade: Antlions

by Jackie Lebouitz
October 17, 2024

As our community continues to recover from recent storms, find helpful resources and information at tiny.cc/ufsaraext_disasterprep, tiny.cc/saraco_disasterprep, and scgov.net/government/emergency-services/storm. This blog is part of ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Beneficial, Bugs, Crawlies, Creepy, Halloween, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Pgm_Chemicals, Scary, Spooky, Thespookybugbrigade
White silhouettes of various bugs on Halloween-themed background, with cobwebs and pumpkins

The Spooky Bug Brigade

by Jackie Lebouitz
October 17, 2024

As our community continues to recover from recent storms, find helpful resources and information at tiny.cc/ufsaraext_disasterprep, tiny.cc/saraco_disasterprep, and scgov.net/government/emergency-services/storm. It's that time of year ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Beneficial, Bugs, Crawlies, Creepy, Halloween, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Pgm_Chemicals, Scary, Spooky, Thespookybugbrigade

Spring Pests: The Chinch Bug

by Christine Jackson
March 13, 2024

Spring is here, an exciting time of year when the clocks go forward, sunshine and higher temperatures are more consistent. But we aren’t the only ones excited about spring. Turf pests tend to emerge when temperatures begin to rise consistently. Today ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Turf
Tags: Agriculture, Bad Bugs In The Landscape, Bugs, Chinch Bugs, Commercial Horticulture, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Plants

Bugs and Kisses: Spreading Love for Beneficials in the Landscape

by Bonnie Wells
February 6, 2024

'Tis the season of love, and amidst the heart hoopla, I am spreading my enduring affection for one of my favorite group of organisms: Bugs! But, before you cringe at the thought of all bugs as being pests, ravaging  your roses or zesting your ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Agriculture, Beneficials, Biocontrol, Brevard County, Bugs, Horticulture, Insects, IPM, Landscape, Lawn, Lawns, Love, Natural Enemies, Ornaental Plants, Pest Management, Pests, Turf, Turfgrass, Valentine’s

Bay County 4-H Camps are in full swing!

by aphilyaw
June 8, 2023

If you are looking for a summer activity for your child then look no further. Help your child develop pivotal life skills to help them grow and develop while having fun with their peers. You can still register for the following camps for the ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Events, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Art, Art Camp, Bay County, Bay County 4-H Camps, Bugs, Cake, Cake Decoration, Child-friendly Activities, Decorating Cookies, Dessert, Life Skills Development, Peer Interaction, Plants, Science, Science Workshop, Summer, Summer Activities For Children, Summer Camp, Sweets, UF/IFAS Extension Office

Tasks and Duties throughout the Life Cycle of a Worker Honey Bee

by Anthony Rodriguez
August 22, 2022

Have you ever wondered where the saying, “busy like a bee” comes from? Well, it comes from the worker honey bee - known to be the most active bee of their species, Apis millifera, as they are faced with many different tasks and duties throughout ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Acknowledge, Apis Mellifera, Bugs, Colonies, Colony, Cycle, Drones, Duties, Duty, Eggs, Honey, Honey Bee, Insects, Laying Workers, Life, Life Cycle, Nectar, Needs To Bee Protected, Pollen, PolliNATION, Pollinator, Pollinators, Queen, Save The Bees, Task, Tasks, Worked, Worker Honey Bee, Workers, Working

CEU Series: Landscape University!

by Hannah Eason (formerly Wooten)
December 15, 2020

How do you identify pest insects? What kind of nutritional problems are common on palms? What happens to herbicides after they are applied? What is biological control? What are some best management practices for turf? This six-week webinar series ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bugs, CEU, CEUs, Cflandscapes, Class, Commercial, Commercial Horticulture, Education, Grass, Horticulture, Hwooten, Licensing, Limited, Palm, Palms, Pesticide, Pesticides, Pests, Plants

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