Category: Home Management

Insect under microscope.

Cómo Crecen los Insectos: Por Qué las Ninfas de Cucaracha Causan Confusión

by Sara MacDonald
October 17, 2025

¿Alguna vez has visto un pequeño insecto correr por la superficie de tu cocina y pensado: “¡Oh no, es una cucaracha pequeña!”? No entres en pánico todavía; no todos los insectos pequeños y marrones son cucarachas. De hecho, muchos ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #UFBugs, Extension, Insects, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County
Insect under microscope.

How Insects Grow: Why Cockroach Nymphs Cause Confusion

by Sara MacDonald
October 15, 2025

Have you ever spotted a tiny bug running across your counter and thought, “Oh no, it’s a baby cockroach!”? Don’t panic just yet; not every small brown insect is a cockroach. In fact, many insects go through stages that make them look ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Horticulture, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #UFBugs, Extension, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

Collaboration in Extension: Sharing Science, Building Communities

by Sara MacDonald
September 25, 2025

Last week, I was the invited speaker for a Lunch & Learn event, hosted in collaboration with Love Your Block by the City of Port St. Lucie, where I shared the Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles to help homeowners create sustainable, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Clubs & Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Conservation, Extension, Florida Friendly Landscape, St Lucie County, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

St. Lucie County Conducts Futures Forum – Community Needs Assessment

by johnferguso
April 13, 2025

The purpose of this Community Needs Assessment. A community needs assessment is a vital process that helps identify a community's strengths, challenges, and unmet needs. We are gathering input from residents, organizations, and stakeholders, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Farm Management, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Livestock, Money Matters, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: #4hOpportunityForAll, #H4HOutreach, #pesticide, #slc4h, #wildlife, Biological Control, Citrus, Coastal Shoreline Restoration, Conservation, Endangered Species, Extension, Financial Education, Florida Master Naturalist, FMNP, Hurricane, Invasive, Josey Keener, Money, St Lucie County, STEM, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, Water, Water Quality
Mosquito

Bromeliads and Mosquitoes

by Ken Gioeli
July 25, 2020

What can you do to prevent mosquitoes from inhabiting your bromeliad plants? The information below is courtesy of Dr. Roxanne Connelly formerly with the UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Lab and currently with CDC. There are several options: ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Dengue, Florida Medical Entomology Lab, FMEL, Gioeli, Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Virus, West Nile
Photo Credit: Carol Alberts

Housing in St. Lucie: A Needed Conversation

by Carol Roberts
February 19, 2019

People are talking about Affordable Housing in St. Lucie County and I am excited to be a part of the conversation! Let me tell you, the members of the St. Lucie County Council of Social Agencies (COSA) dedicated a full day to represent the voices ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Home Management, Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Advocacy, Affordable Housing, COSA, Financial Education, Housing, Shimberg, Social Agencies, Social Agency

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