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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

Invasive Species of the Day: Cuban Tree Frog and Hydrilla

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 3, 2015

Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis): Image by Dr. Steve A Johnson 2005. The Cuban Treefrog: was introduced into Florida as a stowaway on vehicles and plants in the 1920’s. As of 2013, breeding populations have been recorded as far ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Archive, Cuban, Frog, Hydrilla, Invasive, Panhandle Outdoors, Species, Tree

Invasive Species of the Day (March 5th): Torpedo Grass & Hydrilla

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 12, 2014

March 5th: Torpedo Grass (Panicum repens) & Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) Torpedo Grass Photo Credit: Graves Lovell, Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, www.bugwood.org Torpedo Grass: Torpedo grass (Panicum repens) ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Archive, Grass, Hydrilla, Invasive, March, Panhandle Outdoors, Species, Torpedo

UF Researchers Seek Bugs to Battle Aquatic Weed Plaguing Central, South Florida

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 2, 2022

By: Tom Nordlie - (352) 273-3567 Sources: Jim Cuda - jcuda@ufl.edu, (352) 392-1901, x126 Abhishek Mukherjee - abhi06@ufl.edu, (352) 392-3616 Marcos De Jesus - marcos.dejesus@tpwd.state.tx.us, (512) 353-0072 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Abhishek Mukherjee, Archive, Hydrilla, Hygrophila, Jim Cuda, Marcos De Jesus

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