Tag: Nuisance

Oh, Poop! Is that what I think it is?!

by Kate Rose
July 14, 2023

In recent years, Charlotte Harbor (and the Southwest coast of Florida in general) has seen the periodic episodes of floating grey and brown carpet-like blobs. Their appearance, and the fact that they sometimes have a strong smell, gives the ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Algae, Charlotte Harbor, Florida Sea Grant, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Harmful Algal Blooms, Nuisance, Seagrass, Water, Water Quality

What to do with an Armadillo?

by Wayne Hobbs
March 9, 2023

It is very common to find your yard being dug up throughout the year in our area due to the nine-banded armadillo. This non-native mammal is searching through your yard, looking for insects and grubs as it creates its triangular shaped divots. ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
Tags: Armadillo, Clay County, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Nuisance, Trapping, Wildlife

Once upon a millipede

by Ralph Mitchell
August 23, 2022

We receive many calls from homeowners having issues with worm-like, several inch long critters that turn out to be millipedes. Millipede populations periodically congregate as they migrate to other sites – maybe your lanai or garage. In ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Gardening, Household Pests, Millipede, Nuisance

Nuisance Alligator?, Call a Professional

by Wayne Hobbs
September 30, 2021

A video has been spreading through social media of an Orlando resident trapping an alligator in a trash can. Along with the potential for injuring himself and the legality of handling alligators (don't do it). This only brought one big question ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Alligator, Gator, Nuisance, Relocation, Safety, Trapping, Wildlife

Orchids underfoot

by Paul Schumaker
February 19, 2019

By Ralph E. Mitchell Unawares, you could be walking on a Lilliputian orchid in your own lawn and not know it! This orchid is known as the Soldier’s Orchid or Lawn Orchid. I have always known it as the Soldier’s Orchid as I for years have ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn
Tags: Lawn Orchid, Nuisance, Soldier's Orchid, Zeuxine Strateumatica

A bug is afoot – a leaf-footed bug

by Paul Schumaker
March 28, 2018

By Ralph E. Mitchell One spring/summer plant pest that really bugs me is the leaf-footed bug. Just as its name implies, the back legs of this insect have leaf-like projections easily seen by the naked eye. The leaf-footed bug attacks many ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Beans, Citrus, Crape Myrtles, Hemiptera, Hibiscus, Ixora, Leaf Footed Bug, Lychee, Nuisance, Okra, Pecans, Peppers, Roses, Stink Bug, Tomatoes

Rise of the millipedes

by Ralph Mitchell
October 12, 2017

By Ralph E. Mitchell We receive many calls from homeowners having issues with worm-like, several inch long critters that turn out to be millipedes. Millipede populations periodically increase and they migrate to other sites – maybe your ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Arthropods, Centipedes, Millipedes, Nuisance

The American Alligator: a new nuisance for the panhandle?

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 19, 2017

I recently saw a photograph of an American Alligator (Alligator mississppiensis) crossing Perdido Key Drive on a heavy rain day. This encounter would surprise some, and unnerve many. The majority of the nuisance wildlife calls I receive ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Alligator, American, Nuisance, Panhandle, Panhandle Outdoors

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