Tag: home landscapes
Papaya Fruit Fly
September 25, 2020
Papaya fruit production can be destroyed by this pest, the papaya fruit fly (Toxotrypana curvicauda). Papaya (Carica papaya L.) fruit has a tender skin when the fruit is young. The tenderness is perfect for the fruit fly. The female fruit ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesTags: #FLsmallfarms, Fruit Fly, Fruit Trees, FruitVegProducers, Home Landscapes, Manateesmallfarms, Papaya
Weed Control in Landscape Planting Beds
June 10, 2020
Welcome to Weed Science Wednesday, a weekly series aimed at helping homeowners and horticulture professionals better identify and manage common landscape weeds in Florida. Weed control is one of the most expensive and time-consuming aspects ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Apopka, Chris Marble, Edis, Environmental Horticulture, Extension, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, MREC, Mulch, UF, Weed Control, Weed Management, Weed Science, Weed Wednesday, Yuvraj Khamare
Using Insectary Plants to Attract Pest Predators
June 4, 2020
Got pests? Hate chemicals? Would you like to deploy an army of garden good guys to fight the bad bugs? There are many plants that are known for luring good bugs to your garden. Here in Florida, we have a few unique problems and predators that ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Aphids, Beneficial Insects, Dill, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Herbs, Home Landscapes, Insectary Plants, IPM, Ocextension, Pests, Pollinators, Sunflower, Tsilvasy, Vegetables
EDIS Update: Marketing Florida-Friendly Landscapes to Florida Homeowners
August 20, 2019
Florida-Friendly Landscapes (FFL) is a program unique to the state that provides information to homeowners about installing sustainable landscapes that require less water, attracts wildlife and are better for the environment. Many residents ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Edis, FFL, Florida Friendly, Home Landscapes, Marketing
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
Agama “Rainbow Lizards” by Ken Gioeli
April 29, 2019
Presented by Ken Gioeli, St. Lucie County Natural Resource Agent IV. https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/stlucieco/2018/01/26/agamas-rainbow-lizards-on-the-treasure-coast/ READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, WildlifeTags: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
Invasive Alert! Meet the New Guinea Flatworm
July 23, 2018
By Joshua Kutyna, Indian River Extension Program Assistant for Christine Kelly-Begazo There is an invader amongst us, and it goes by the name of Platydemus manokwari. Better known as the New Guinea flatworm, this alien aggressor is a ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: Agriculture, Christine Kelly-Begazo, Commercial Crop Production, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Indian River County, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease