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Ongoing Impacts on Urban Forests Two Years After Hurricane Ian


October 7, 2024

Ecological Trauma                                                                                                                                                      ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, , Water
Tags: Edward's Wasp Moth, Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Plant Recovery, Hurricane Surge, Hurricane Surge Damage, Hurricanes And Trees, Plant Survival After A Hurricane, Virginia Tiger Moth

Controlling “Florida Snow” in St. Augustinegrass Lawns


December 7, 2023

“Florida Snow” The weed now commonly called “Florida snow” is Richardia grandiflora, a creeping perennial that reproduces by seeds and stem fragments. There are three other Richardias, or pusleys, found in Florida, none of which are ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Turf,
Tags: Florida Pusley, Florida Snow, Large Flower Pusley, Lawn Weeds, Richardia, Richardia Grandiflora, Turf Weeds, Weed Control, Weeds Of Southern Turfgrasses

Palmetto Weevils in Landscape Palms


October 26, 2023

Weevils are a family of beetles that have their mandibles (mouths) at the end of a very long snout-like projection. Palmetto weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus) is the largest North American weevil and is present in many southern states from Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Bismarck Palm, Canary Island Date Palm, Palm Insects, Palm Weevils, Palmetto Weevils

Fact Sheets: Insects | Stephen Brown | Lee County Extension


September 26, 2018

Insects A Gallery of Florida Insects Asian Citrus Psyllid Bagworms on Palms Banana Moth Bark Psocid - coming soon Black Thread Scale Braconid Wasps Brown Recluse Spider (pdf) - coming soon Cactus Moth ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Bagworms, Banana Moth, Black Thread Scale, Braconid Wasps, Chili Thrips, Citrus Leafminer, Coconut Mealybug, Cycad Scale, Cypress Webworms, Eastern Lubber Grasshopper, Fact Sheet, Factsheet, Ficus Leaf Rolling Psyllid, Ficus Thrips, Ficus Whitefly, Florida Insects, Flower Beetle, Fuller Rose Beetle, Golden Rain Tree Bug, Hibiscus Midge, Insect Galls, Insects, Lee County, Ligustrum Olive Shootworm Catepillar, Locate Lac Scale, Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Mites, Oil Soap Spray, Podocarpus Aphids, Red Date Scales, Red Palm Mite, Scale (Tachardiella Mexicana) On Wild Tamarind, Scale Insects And Mealybugs, Scale On Glaucous Cassia, Slash Pine Scales, Snowbush Caterpillar/White-tipped Black Moth Feeding, Sooty Mold, Spiraling Whitefly, Sri Lanka Weevil, St. Augustinegrass Bugs, Stephen Brown, Stinging And Venomous Caterpillars, Tabebuia Thrips, Tiki Hut Caterpillar, Weevil In Sansevieria/Snake Plant, Whiteflies Management, Whiteflies On Cocoplum, Whitefly (Acacia) & Sooty Mold (You Tube), Whitefly (Rugose Spiraling), Yellow-Banded Millipede

Fact Sheets: Fungi on Landscape Plants | Guava Root | Slime Mold | Rusts | Stephen Brown | Lee County Extension


June 25, 2018

Fungi on Landscape Plants Guava Rust, Puccinia psidii (Homeowner) (pdf) Guava Rust, Puccinia psidii (Commercial) (pdf) Slime Mold, Fuligo septica (pdf) Plant Disease Lab Reports: July-Sep 2010 Plant Disease Lab Reports: ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Fact Sheet, Factsheet, Fungi, Fungi On Landscape Plants, Fungicides, Guava Root, Lee County, Pesticides, Rusts, Slime Mold, Stephen Brown, Stinkhorn

Fact Sheets: What’s Blooming by the month | Lee County Extension | Stephen Brown


June 3, 2018

What's Blooming? List of Fact Sheets, Power Points and Videos January Peach (Prunus persica) February Flame Vine (Pyrostegia venusta) Walter's Viburnum March Yellow Tabebuia (Tabebuia ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Fact Sheet, Factsheet, Gardening, Horticulture, Lee County, Stephen Brown

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