Featured Pollinator: Bats Besides bees, moths, and butterflies, many other animals are responsible for cross-pollination – or transferring male genetic material (pollen) to a female flower. This is how plants reproduce, creating seeds ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture
Brace yourselves – the sneezing, the itchy eyes, the yellow-dust-on-every-surface season is here. And for most of you, it might mean more trips to the car wash. Pollen season in Florida, which peaks from January to June, is in full bloom. ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes
Years ago, when purchasing a flat of pansies at a garden center, Chris Wilson noticed a label indicating the flowers had been treated with insecticides. “I remember thinking to myself, ‘But bees can’t read labels,’” said Wilson, ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, Wildlife
June is Pollinator Month! Pollinators are crucial for the reproduction of all kinds of plants. You’ve thought about where a baby comes from, but have you ever thought where a peach comes from? Let's explore why June is dedicated to these ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Achoo! It’s pollen season. You might sneeze, and you might have to wash your vehicle to remove the green, dust-like coating that comes from plants. We asked Lynn Barber, the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ agent at UF/IFAS Extension ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes
If you are allergic to oak trees or pine trees, you’re about ready to cry, or perhaps you already are because your eyes are so watery you can’t see. I wrote about pollen in a previous blog, and can’t seem to stay away from the topic. Pollen ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesThree-year Energy Earthshot project awarded $1.7M from U.S. Department of Energy What surrounds a single grain of pollen may be one of the world’s best, most indestructible carbon removal tools available to humankind. A University ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
A new NIFA-funded project will examine pollen formation and viability in corn when heat stress is introduced during the different developmental stages. The research aims to identify genetic resiliency markers that may inform future ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Research
It’s love! Love is in the air. It is Valentine’s month after all 😉 I’m only slightly kidding. What’s making your car yellow is pollen. If you’re not a plant person, you probably don’t think much about pollen, other than it ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources