Bats- Scary or Awesome?

Note: All images were taken before 2020 as masks were not required before spring of this year. The blood-sucking vampire bat stereotype of movie lore is not so scary in real life. In fact, the… Read More
Posted: October 27, 2020
Note: All images were taken before 2020 as masks were not required before spring of this year. The blood-sucking vampire bat stereotype of movie lore is not so scary in real life. In fact, the… Read More
Category: Conservation, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Bats are beneficial, Beneficial wildlife, EDIS bats, Florida ecosystems, Florida native bats, flying mammals, guano, insect pest management: Bats, nocturnal hunters, UF Bat house
Posted: August 24, 2020
What’s Wrong with my St. Augustine Grass? The Yellow Yard– About the time September rolls around, while the rainy season seems like it just will not end, some lawns may exhibit some yellowing. Grass seems… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: brown patch, lawn circles, lawn health, lawn mower height, lawn watering, mower scalping, proper fertilization, proper lawn irrigation, proper lawn mowing, right cut for St. Augustine grass, St. Augustinegrass issues, take-all root rot, yellowing grass
Posted: August 20, 2020
By Yvonne Florian and Christine Kelly-Begazo Recently, many people in the United States have been receiving unsolicited packages from China, and other countries, which contain seeds, beads, jewelry, or other small items which had not… Read More
Posted: August 7, 2020
The recent virus concerns have many of the usual county services offices closed to walk in traffic. However, this does NOT mean these services are not available. Some are available through the drive in window. … Read More
Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: gardening questions, Indian River County homeowner questions, insect identification, landscape questions, lawns, Master Gardener Volunteers, plant identification, plant problem diagnosis, Virtual meeting appointments, Virtual plant clinic, Zoom appointments
Posted: June 27, 2020
Back in May I noticed numerous half-inch brown beetles congregating around my porch light every evening at around 10:00 PM. Most householders in Florida deal with their dried-out bodies under outdoor lights, in shallow plant… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: beetle life cycle, beetles, fungal pest control, green June beetle, grubs, Indian River County, Japanese beetles, June beetles, June bugs, May beetles, Parasitic flies, Parasitic wasps, University of Florida, white grubs
Posted: June 26, 2020
In January, 2016, I moved back to Florida from another southern state. It was great to see familiar plants and to be able to go to the beach again.I love the dizzying varieties of beautiful… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aechmea, Anana, Bacillus Thuringiensis, Billbergia, Bromeliads, Bt, color in the landscape, Florida mosquitoes, Guzmania, mosquito control, Neoregelia, preventing mosquito breeding, shade gardening
Posted: May 18, 2020
Pesticide exams will once again be administered at the Indian River County Extension Office with strict social distancing rules in place. Exams will be given every Thursday in two shifts: 12:30-2:30pm and 3:00- 5:00pm, until… Read More
by Nick Place
Posted: March 15, 2020
Updated 03/16/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. Please call your local… Read More
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Uncategorized, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: COVID-19, Featured Hot Topic, Hot Topic
Posted: February 21, 2020
In Florida, Brazilian Peppertree is listed as a noxious weed and category-1 invasive plant according to Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC). It was originally introduced to Florida from South America as a pretty ornamental… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tags: Air potato vine, BCRCL, biocontrol, biocontrol research, Brazilian Peppertree, exotic invasive plants, Hayslip Lab, Invasive plants, Thrips, Tropical Soda Apple, UF/IFAS Norman C. Hayslip Biological Control Research & Containment Laboratory
Posted: July 23, 2018
By Joshua Kutyna, Indian River Extension Program Assistant for Christine Kelly-Begazo There is an invader amongst us, and it goes by the name of Platydemus manokwari. Better known as the New Guinea flatworm, this alien… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Agriculture, Christine Kelly-Begazo, Commercial Crop production, Farm management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Indian River County, invasive species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease
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