What would you call a plant that does not behave like a plant? Ninety-nine percent of plants in the plant kingdom make their own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and other plant nutrients, via a very ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture
They can be fairly hard to spot if you’re zipping through the landscape at 8 mph on a golf cart, but it is also hard to ignore 50 feet of a defoliating hibiscus hedge as a result of the collective appetite of an io caterpillar infestation. A ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease
When is a scale insect not a scale insect? When it's actually the juvenile stage of a whitefly. That is what some of the local landscapers found out while scouting for pests. The pupal cases of both Tetraleurodes (e.g., mulberry whitefly) ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension