New on Featured Creatures! Io moth
We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The beautiful Io moth, Automeris io (Fabricius), is one of our most recognizable… Read More
Category: Pests & Disease
New on Featured Creatures! Gulf Coast tick
We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The Gulf Coast tick (Fig. 1), Amblyomma maculatum, was first described by Koch in… Read More
Florida Olive Pests
Two links of interest for olive producers and Extension faculty are provided in this post. New on the UF/IFAS EDIS: Pests and Fungal Organisms Identified on Olives (Olea europaea) in Florida. and Fresh from Florida… Read More
New on Featured Creatures! Imperial moth
We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The imperial moth, Eacles imperialis imperialis (Drury, 1773), is one of our largest and… Read More
New on Featured Creatures! Pavement ant
We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The pavement ant, Tetramorium caespitum L. is one of the most commonly encountered ants… Read More
New on Featured Creatures! Cotesia congregata a gregarious endoparasitoid
We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Cotesia congregata (Say) is a gregarious endoparasitoid that attacks more than a dozen species… Read More
New on Featured Creatures! Bagrada bug
We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The bagrada bug, Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister) (Figure 1), also known as the painted bug, is… Read More
New Mobile Website for Landscape Pest Identification
UF, IFAS and the Center for Landscape Conservation & Ecology are pleased to announce the release of a new mobile website (http://pest.ifas.ufl.edu/) for the identification of common insect and mite pests in Florida and surrounding… Read More
New on Featured Creatures! The convergent lady beetle.
We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The convergent lady beetle, Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville, is among the most common lady beetle species… Read More
Summer-Florida’s Crepuscular Smorgasbord
With Memorial Day on the horizon, summer beckons us forward for food, fun, and outdoor activities. Just remember that you may have some unwanted guests arrive at your weekend activities, particularly during the late afternoon to evening… Read More