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Crumb cleaner device on brown counter with blue wall in background (a crumb cleaner is a mini vacuum that cleans surfaces like counters)

Don’t Be Crummy: Prevent Pest Infestations (Get a FREE Crumb Cleaner!)

by Jackie Lebouitz
September 19, 2025

Ants afoot in your kitchen? Perhaps a cockroach or two crawling across your garage? Or...egad, a rat rifling around your pantry? Well, while these experiences may happen to the best of us on occasion, they are certainly less than welcome. The ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Home Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Clean, Home, House, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Pests, Pgm_Chemicals
fertilizer

Floridians are fertilizing lawns without guidance: A UF/IFAS campaign aims to educate

by Megan Winslow
April 1, 2025

A newly published UF/IFAS report reveals significant knowledge gaps about fertilizer among Floridians who use it to care for their residential lawns. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Home Management, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Center For Land Use Efficiency, Center For Public Issues Education, CLUE, Extension, Fertilized, Fertilizer, Fertilizing, Florida, Grass, Home, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Law, Lawn, Megan Winslow, Ordinance, PIE Center, Public Awareness Campaign, Report, Residential, Residents, Soil, Survey, Turf, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Weed
Home in storm [CREDIT: UF/IFAS, Cat Wofford]

When It Storms: Managing Pests Effectively

by Jackie Lebouitz and Maria Portelos-Rometo
October 3, 2024

Whether you're preparing for a storm or dealing with its aftermath, pests are probably the last thing on your mind. That's fair - we get it! However, taking the time to prepare your home in defense against unwanted ants, flies, beetles, moths, ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Ants, Beetles, Cockroaches, Disaster, Home, House, Hurricane, Management, Moths, Pests, Pgm_Chemicals, Prep, Rodents, Special Topics, Storm, Termites

Basics of Landscaping in Florida–Free Webinar–English on 8/15/24 & Español en 8/22/24

by Hannah Eason
July 29, 2024

During this webinar, learn basic concepts about developing sustainable landscapes in Florida, such as planting the right plant in the right place, keeping plants the proper height, and following mowing and pruning best practices. ENGLISH CLASS WHAT: ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: (MGV), Alachua, Basics, Best Management Practices, Best Practices, Bilingual, BMP, BMPs, Book, CEU, Cflandscapes, Commercial Horticulture, Continuing Education, Continuing Education Unit, Event, FFL, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Free, Free Book, Free Class, Grass, HOA, Home, Home Landscape, Homeowners Association, Horticulture, Hwooten, IFAS, Intro, Introductory, Landscape, Landscape Basics, Landscapes, Landscaping, Master Gardener, Mow, Mowing, Orange, Ornamental, Ornamentals, Ort, Plant, Plants, Prune, Pruning, Residential, Seminole, Shrub, Spanish, Tree, Trees, Turf, Webinar

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