Tag: grasshopper

It’s Lubber Grasshopper Season!

by Tia Saracino
April 14, 2026

Eastern lubber grasshoppers are very interesting because in the early part of their lifecycle when they are nymphs, their colors are black with a red or yellow stripe, whereas adults are yellow with patterns of red and black. They can do significant ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Grasshopper, Hillsborough, Home Landscapes, Insect, Landscape, Pest, Tampa, Tsilvasy

New Episode from Naturally Florida – “The Sounds of Summer”

by Lara Milligan
August 18, 2025

In this episode we explore some sounds of summer…grasshoppers, crickets, cicadas and more! How do they make calls? Why are they so loud? Are they really going to to take over the world every 17 years? Find out this and more in our latest ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources
Tags: Grasshopper, Insects, Naturally Florida Podcast, Shannon Carnevale

Springtime and the Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

by Anne Yasalonis
April 4, 2025

THEY’RE BAAAACK.... Those monster munchers of your amaryllis, crinum, other lilies and, well, many of your favorite garden ornamentals and edibles! We’re talking about lubber grasshopper nymphs currently hatching out in many of our ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Florida Pests, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Grasshopper, Insect, Lubber Grasshoppers, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Polk County, Polkmg, UF/IFAS Polk County, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

New Episode from Naturally Florida – “The Sounds of Summer”

by Lara Milligan
July 7, 2023

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources
Tags: Grasshopper, Insects, Naturally Florida Podcast

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