Where Have All The Flowers Gone?

Florida – The Land of Flowers Ponce de Leon named Florida in 1512. “La Florida,” he called this land, Spanish for flowery, covered with flowers, or abounding in flowers. Yet our landscapes of today are… Read More
by Gator Jane
Posted: July 27, 2018
Florida – The Land of Flowers Ponce de Leon named Florida in 1512. “La Florida,” he called this land, Spanish for flowery, covered with flowers, or abounding in flowers. Yet our landscapes of today are… Read More
by Gator Jane
Posted: April 18, 2018
Birds Are Starving Exotic (non-native) plants do not support the caterpillars that native birds need for food, causing birds to starve to death. If birds can’t find enough caterpillars, they can’t reproduce and they and… Read More
Category: Home Landscapes, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: biodiversity, birds, caterpillars, exotic plants, extinction, gardening, insects, landscape, native plants, pesticides, spiders, starving
by tbadurek
Posted: April 6, 2017
Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Urban Horticulture Agent Growing your own vegetables is a fun way to eat healthy and get outside for some fresh air and sunshine. Gardening can even save you money on your grocery… Read More
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: garden, insects, organic, pests, vegetables
by Gator Jane
Posted: September 22, 2015
The hummingbird fall migration has begun and when I saw my first hummingbird of the season it was feeding on one of its favorite plants – firebush. The ruby-throated hummingbird is the most common hummingbird… Read More
by Gator Jane
Posted: September 15, 2014
UF experts are at it again. They will be teaching this class in November and December. November 7 & 8 (Fri. & Sat.) on UF campus: Tim Broschat and Monica Elliott are teaching the program as a… Read More
Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: insects, nutrient deficiencies, palm diseases, palm insects, palm pests, palm symptoms, palms, pests
by Gator Jane
Posted: July 15, 2014
This wheelbug, or assassin bug is an excellent predator of pest bugs. To learn more about biological control see this newest article from Pest Management University: https://pmu.ifas.ufl.edu/pmu-news/pest-management-news-feed
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes
Tags: biological control, bugs, gardening, insects, pest management
by Gator Jane
Posted: July 10, 2014
See this article from National Geographic regarding the decline of birds: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/07/140709-birds-insects-pesticides-insecticides-neonicotinoids-silent-spring/
by Gator Jane
Posted: March 3, 2014
FREE mobile phone apps have been released that are pertinent to Florida. The android versions were released last fall, and now the iOS version for Apple iPhones is available (delayed due to federal shut down… Read More
Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: bugs, citrus diseases, citrus pests, insects, mobil apps, palm pest, palm symptoms, pests, terrestrial mollusc, TortAI key, weeds key
by tbadurek
Posted: November 8, 2013
Theresa Badurek, Urban Horticulture Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Florida is a hotbed of new pests; it seems like we get them all of the time. One of the latest pests to infest our landscapes is the… Read More
by tbadurek
Posted: September 16, 2013
by: Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Urban Horticulture Extension Agent, Pinellas County Growing your own vegetables is a fun way to eat healthy and be more active. If you grow enough you can even save some money… Read More
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Work & Life
Tags: garden, growing food, insects, pests, vegetable, vegetable garden
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