Tag: bugs
Edible Bugs and Eating Insects
August 30, 2019
Insects may play a significant role in food security as the world’s population continues to grow as does the need for food. Eating insects is a hot topic and is beyond eating “ants- on- a -log” made with raisins, celery and peanut butter. ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, , Work & LifeTags: Bees, Bugs, Cricket Muffins, Crickets, Culinary, Cultural Foods, Eating Insects, Edible Bugs, Entomophagy, Food, Food Allergy, Food Safety, Food Security, Global Food Security, Honey Bees, Insect Foods, Insects
4-H Bug Camp
August 14, 2019
New program: Bug Camp This summer Broward 4-H hosted a week-long “Bug Camp” for the first time. Campers ranged from the age 6 to 11. Each day consisted of the Bug of the Day, insect collecting and releasing, as well as lessons ranging from ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthTags: 4-H, Art, Bugs, Camp, Crafts, Day Camp, Insects
Aphids are the vampires of the plant world
August 13, 2019
July 18, 2019 Horror movies have, for over a century, featured a pantheon of destructive creatures rampaging through the world. Their characteristic have varied over the decades, but they always manage to return. In recent years zombies ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching,Tags: Agriculture, Aphids, Bugs, Garden, General Information, Home Landscapes, Insects, Landscape, Lawn, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners, Natural Wakulla, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
4-H Summer Camps
May 8, 2019
Summer is almost here! The school year is almost over. Summer is a great time to engage your kids in activities that will help them meet new friends and keep learning. At Broward County 4-H we have several options to keep kids engaged and active ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Broward County, Bugs, Camp, Fun, Kids, Summer
Hammerhead worms are an invasive species
January 31, 2019
Native Plant, Animal and Fungus Species Florida, including Wakulla County, is home to a wide variety of native plant, animal and fungus species which make up the biosphere. These lifeforms exist collectively and, with the aid of the weather, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & DiseaseTags: Agriculture, Bugs, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension