Insects, bugs, pests, garden helpers..

Gardening in central Florida means having different tools for different garden tasks. And when it comes to insect management a toolbox approach is useful. Do you have a toolbox to help you tackle insect issues? Do you know what a toolbox approach looks like? In this episode of Your Central Florida Yard we discuss the various ways to manage pests in the home landscape.

A new episode out now from Your Central Florida Yard

Your Central Florida Yard, a podcast from UF/IFAS Extension Polk County has a new episode on using a toolbox approach to managing pests in the home landscape. Listen to it on Apple, Spotify, or where you listen to podcasts.

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Your garden checklist

Let’s get outside and practice monitoring and scouting! We encourage you to talk a walk around the yard, look for insect damage, and properly identify the pest.  

Learn more

• • Find your local UF/IFAS Extension office
  • If you are not in Polk County, Contact your local UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Plant Clinic
  • Your Central Florida Yard newsletter
  • Landscape Pests App  
  • Landscape Integrated Pest Management
  • Different Pests Cause Different Damage 
  • Plant Pests 
  • Natural Pest and Disease Management   
  • Soaps, Detergents, and Pest Management 

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