Beach Vitex Blossom. Photo credit: Rick O’Connor Research shows that the most effective time to deal with an invasive species, both in terms of controlling or eradicating the species and money spent to do so, is early on…. What ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseThis yard on Pensacola Beach has become over run by vitex. Photo courtesy of Rick O’Connor. In 2013 we began writing about a potential invasive plant in the Florida panhandle called Beach Vitex (Vitex rotundifolia). The first record we ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesKudzu Bug (Megacopta cribraria): Florida is extending a warm welcome to a new pest! In 2012, the Kudzu bug made its first appearance in our state. And they are settling in to stay. The kudzu bug was first documented in the US in 2009 in ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesMarch 1st: Coral Ardisia (Ardisia crenata), Beach Vitex (Vitex rotundifolia), Crazy Ant (Nylanderia pubens) Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR): All of the species featured in today’s article are ones that we need to keep an eye on as they ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
It’s actually a pretty plant, this beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia), and it is very good at stabilizing eroding dunes; but folks along the Atlantic coast had no idea how invasive it would become. In the 1990’s the state of South Carolina ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, WaterIt’s actually a pretty plant, this beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia), and it is very good at stabilizing eroding dunes; but folks along the Atlantic coast had no idea how invasive it would become. In the 1990’s the state of South Carolina ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources