Extension connects the general public with University of Florida scientist and specialist by providing research based education. One such research project is University of Florida’s horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) watch. The goal is to ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine
On the sixth day of winter, a dear friend gave to me, sandy mounds of soil. What's making these HUGE piles of dirt? They seem to 'show up' overnight. Turns out the ‘culprit’ is an ecological engineer. Pushing soils out of underground ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
On the first day of winter a dear friend gave to me a cardinal in a crape tree. Ahh, the lovely crape myrtle, crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia species). More to be desired than seasonal bloom. The humble crape myrtle is an extrafloral nectary ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
“I’m so excited” exclaimed Dottie H. upon receiving her vial containing 50 Tamarixia radiata, a biocontrol agent of the Asian citrus psyllid. “They are tiny,” observed B. Sims, whose husband had viewed a news story on tamarixia distribution. ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
The toughest part of wrangling a Burmese python is not pinning it down, but getting the entire 7-foot long snake into the cotton snake bag, said Ellen Butler, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Master Naturalist. “He ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Wildlife