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Close-up of two bees on a decaying fruit amidst a blurred green and yellow background.

App helps consumers find pollinator-friendly plants for their landscape

by Brad Buck
May 19, 2026

Florida is home to over 315 species of native wild bees, which thrive on flowers for survival. But some bees are in critical decline. While the public is increasingly interested in conserving pollinators and in pollinator-friendly gardening, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: App, BeeGardens App, Bees, Environmental Horticulture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardens, Identification, Pollinators, Sandra Wilson, Students
A close-up of a frog's webbed foot in an underwater setting.

UF scientists identify the potentially invasive Tropical clawed frog

by Brad Buck
May 19, 2026

Does the thought of a frog fascinate you or freak you out? What if you imagined one with claws? University of Florida scientists have confirmed a clawed frog species in the Tampa area, and they don’t know yet whether it might spread to ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: African Clawed Frog, Christina Romagosa, Colin Goodman, David Blackburn, Florida Museum Of Natural History, Frogs, Identification, Jeff Hill, Nonnative, Ponds, Prey, Quenton Tuckett, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tampa Bay, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Tropical Clawed Frog, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology And Conservation
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AI may help UF researchers identify crop-destroying nematodes

by Brad Buck
May 19, 2026

Parasitic nematodes cause $125 billion in agricultural damage around the world each year, but University of Florida scientists hope to alleviate some of that destruction. To do so, UF researchers will use artificial intelligence (AI) to ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: #aiatuf, Algorithm, Alina Zare, Artificial Intelligence, Billy Crow, Biological Control, Citrus Research And Education Center, Crops, Damage, Entomology And Nematology, Identification, Marchine-learning, Nematicides, Nematode Assay Lab, Nematodes, Peter DiGennaro
weevil rolled leaf on a bright orange background

Cigar rolling insects?

by Hannah Eason
May 19, 2026

How often do you see something that makes you go “Hmmmm…?” How often do you actually look it up to learn more? I am curious, especially when it comes to critters. Recently, I noticed an abundance of perfectly rolled oak leaf ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Best Practices, Bug, Cflandscapes, Creature, Critter, Diagnostics, Florida, Florida Freindly, Green Indsutry, Hwooten, Id, Identification, Insect, Landscape, Lawn, Pest, Tree
mezcal, worm, and limes

Chasing the Worm, Identifying the Species–Mezcal Science

by Hannah Eason
May 19, 2026

Did you know that nobody knew what kind of worm was in mezcal? Recently, UF entomologists chased the worm all the way to the agave farms making mezcal in Mexico. Mezcal is a growing industry, and while it has been consumed for hundreds of ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Agave, Bug, Caterpillar, Cflandscapes, Cinco De Mayo, Cool, Discovery, Enews, Entomology, Ethnobotany, Farm, Farmer, Hwooten, Id, Identification, Insect, Interesting, Landscape, Larvaw, Liquor, Mexico, Mezcal, Natural History, Ocextension, Ornamental, Pest, Salud, Science

Free Mushroom Class!

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

All sorts of mushrooms are growing during this wet, warm summer. Learn about the varieties growing in local landscapes, and which ones to avoid. The UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Office will be holding a basic mushroom program on Thursday, ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Community, Edible, Environment, Extension, Florida, Food, Free, Fun, Fungi, Fungus, Garden, General Information, Grow, Growing, Horticulture, Identification, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Mushroom, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plant, Plants, Poisonous, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Scorpions!

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Florida is host to many unique animal species, some of which are less than pleasant. The latter variety are mostly insects: fire ants, mosquitoes, love bugs and gnats, all of which ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Bug, Environment, Florida, General Information, Identification, Insect, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Poisonous, Scorpions, Sting, Stinger, UF-IFAS, Venemous, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

“Zombie Flies” May Control Fire Ants

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Of the many nuisances that plague the county, fire ants may be at the top of the list. Their ability to survive and colonize is remarkable. Every effort to destroy the mound seems ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Ants, Big Bend Bugs!, Bugs, Control, Environment, Fire Ants, Flies, Fly, General Information, Identification, Insects, Les Harrison, Pest, Pest Management, Phorid Fly, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Zombie Fly
butterfly caterpillar Papilio machaon on a forest plant on a sum

Caterpillars of North America: Easily Identify 90 Common Butterflies and Moths

by Rolando Negron
March 3, 2026

Step into the world of caterpillars with Caterpillars of North America: Easily Identify 90 Common Butterflies and Moths, authored by acclaimed entomologist Dr. Jaret C. Daniels, UF Professor of Entomology and Director of the McGuire Center for ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Communications, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Butterflies, Butterfly Gardens, Caterpillars, Caterpillars Of North America, Ecology, Educational, Entomology, Florida 4-H, Florida Museum Of Natural History, Identification, Jaret C. Daniels, McGuire Center For Lepidoptera And Biodiversity, Moths, Pollinators, Rolando Negron, UF IFAS Bookstore

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