Tag: bugs

Gall Wasps

by John Wells
November 30, 2012

The thinning leaves of autumn unveil and expose many of the trees in Wakulla County which have been concealed by their green cloak during the warmer months. Oaks, both deciduous and evergreen, may reveal a collection of knotty, hard tumor-like ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Big Bend Wakulla, Bug Identification, Bugs, Environment, Gall Wasps, Landscape, Les Harrison, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension

Wakulla’s Nutty Pests

by John Wells
November 9, 2012

Thanksgiving is coming and with it all the wonderful traditional dishes from recipes passed down through the generations. Historically, these specialties have been concocted from locally produced foodstuffs, but with that distinctive and unique ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Animals, Bugs, Environment, Landscape, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Nut Trees, Pest, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension

Wakulla’s Nutty Pests

by John Wells
November 9, 2012

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Animals, Bugs, Environment, Landscape, Les Harrison, Native Plants, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension

Big Bend Bugs! – Cow Ants

by John Wells
October 4, 2012

Cow Ants Velvet Ants, Mutillidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) Insects in the family Mutillidae are often referred to as "velvet ants" because female members of the family lack wings and have coarse setae that cover most of their body, making them ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Ants, Big Bend Bugs!, Bug Identification, Bugs, Landscape, Les Harrison, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension

Big Bend Bugs! – Lovebugs

by John Wells
September 18, 2012

They have been the subject of countless irritated conversations, undeleted expletives, and even a conspiracy theory involving a maniacal university researcher’s desire to unleash an insect plague on Florida’s burgeoning vehicle population. ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Bug Identification, Bugs, Environment, Landscape, Les Harrison, Lovebugs, Natural Wakulla, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension

Big Bend Bugs! – Cicadae

by John Wells
September 6, 2012

Cicadas (of Florida) Neocicada hieroglyphica (Say), Tibicen, Diceroprocta and Melampsalta spp. (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadidae) In Florida, cicadas are best known for their loud calls heard during the day, usually issuing from trees. Their cast ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Bug Identification, Bugs, Cicadae, Environment, Landscape, Les Harrison, Natural Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension

Big Bend Bugs! – Hickory Horned Devil

by John Wells
January 17, 2012

Hickory Horned Devil (larva), Regal Moth or Royal Walnut Moth,Citheronia regalis (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Citheroniinae) The imposing larva, known as the hickory horned devil, is most often observed when it is full grown ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Bug Identification, Bugs, Caterpillars, Environment, Hickory Horned Devil, Landscape, Les Harrison, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension

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