Tag: Halloween

Image Florida - Bonneted Bat. Español. Murciélago en un paño azul.

En este Halloween, un experto de UF/IFAS le recomienda tenerles cariño a los murciélagos

by Luz Bahder
April 21, 2026

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS.  Las personas de diferentes culturas tienen una relación de amor y odio con los murciélagos. Temidos por su fama ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Casas Para Muercielagos, Conservacion, Control De Insectos, Control De Plagas, Español, Halloween, Ken Gioeli, Microchiroptera, Micromurcielagos, Mitos, Murcielagos, Noche De Brujas, Semana De Apreciacion Delos Murcielagos, Spanish, Temporada De Maternidad, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Condado De Saint Lucie, Vampiro
Pile of orange pumpkins with green stems, including one white pumpkin.

If it’s Halloween, it’s time for a pumpkin: Tips on purchasing, carving or eating

by Brad Buck
March 27, 2026

It’s almost Halloween, so you might be in the market for a pumpkin to greet your trick-or-treaters. But not just any pumpkin – a jack-o’-lantern. If you are, now is the time to buy one. “A lot of people want a jack-o’-lantern,” ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Andrea Nikolai, Bob Hochmuth, Carved Pumpkin, Danielle Treadwell, Family And Consumer Sciences, Halloween, Horticultural Sciences, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Pie Pumpkin, Pumpkins
Four images side by side. From left to right: two alligator weed beetles, a woman collecting data on a boat, air potato vine, and an air boat.

Not So Scary Biological Control Agents

by Olivia Doyle
March 24, 2026

While you may find some of these creatures spooky, biological control agents are not so scary after all. Biological control agents include insects, fish, or pathogens that target a specific invasive plant and increase the competitive advantage ... READ MORE

Category: Work & Life
Tags: Air Potato, Alligatorweed, Aquatic Plants, Archive, Biological Control, Brazilian Peppertree, CAIP, Halloween, Hydrilla, Melaleuca, Turing Science Into Solutions, Ufifascaip, Water Hyacinth
Carved pumpkin in a forest.

Halloween with a Horticultural Twist: Spider Mites and Poison Ivy

by Stella Canfield
November 20, 2025

Halloween is a time for ghosts, ghouls and goblins, but the real fright might be lurking right under your nose. From destructive pests to dangerous weeds, these formidable foes can transform your greenery into a gruesome graveyard.   Fangs ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Chris Marble, Entomology, Halloween, Herbicide, Horticulture, Lance Osborne, Landscape Weeds, Pests, Poison Ivy, Spider Mites, Weed Identification, Weeds
Halloween Candybag filled with sugar cane stalks. Assorted candy in the background

Trick or Treating Thanks to Technology? Precision Agriculture in Florida’s Sugarcane Industry

by Alena Poulin
October 31, 2025

Happy Halloween from the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department! With millions around the United States planning to celebrate the holiday today, there will be plenty of candy and treats around to celebrate the spooky season! But ... READ MORE

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Tags: Agribusiness, Agricultural Technology, Educational Resources, Food And Resource Economics, Halloween, Master Of Agribusiness, Podcast, Precision Agriculture, Science, Science Podcast, Sugarcane
White garlic pile texture. Fresh garlic on market table closeup photo. Vitamin healthy food spice image. Spicy cooking ingredient picture. Pile of white garlic heads.

Garlic and Vampires: The Science Behind the Myth [Part 2]

by Suzanne Holloway
October 30, 2025

In part one, we explored garlic’s history and its remarkable ability to help protect against germs, health problems, insects, and even unwanted company. Now, in this post, we’ll take a deeper look into vampire lore, the creatures and conditions ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Work & Life
Tags: Bats, Folklore, Garlic, Halloween, Health, Holiday, Leech, Leeches, Mosquitoes, Sanguivore, Spooky Season, Supernatural, Vampires

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