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Woods Roach, Or Palmetto Bug, Is Native To Wakulla

by Les Harrison
May 12, 2016

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director There are some creatures which are chronically held in low regard by the public at large. These are the Rodney Dangerfields of nature which get no respect. Sometimes it a long standing misperception ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Bugs, Cockroach, Environment, Extension, Florida, Insects, Les Harrison, Natural Wakulla, Pest Management, Wakulla County, Woods Roach

Stinkbug Is An Accurate Description Of This Insect

by Les Harrison
May 5, 2016

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Office Sometimes a name may actually describe the dominant characteristic of its owner. In this day of marketing exaggerations, and occasionally outright misrepresentations, the experience can be quite ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Agriculture, Bugs, Environment, Garden, General Information, Horticulture, Insects, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Natural Wakulla, Pest Management, Stink Bugs, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Carpenter Bees Nest In Dead Wood – Including Houses

by Les Harrison
April 15, 2016

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director The hectic pace to contemporary life can justifiably be compared to the seemingly erratic behavior of insect pollinators. Darting from flower to flower with no apparently logical progression ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease
Tags: Bugs, Carpenter Bees, Environment, General Information, Insects, Les Harrison, Natural Wakulla, Pest Management, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Be On The Lookout For Places Where Mosquitoes Breed

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 8, 2016

Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director It is an often made wish of summer that the cold weather of winter will kill all the mosquitoes, gnats and no-see-ums. This climactic fete would spare people, pets and livestock the irritation ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Bugs, Extension, Florida, Garden, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Mosquito, Mosquito Control, Natural Resources, Wakulla County, Wakulla Extension

Thistles Are A Host For Leaffooted Bugs

by Les Harrison
January 19, 2016

By Les Harrison, Wakulla County Extension Director With the turn of the year and the noticeably lower temperature readings, most of Wakulla County’s residents turn their attention to activities that do not require exposure to the outdoor ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease
Tags: Agriculture, Bugs, Education, Environment, Extension, Garden, General Information, In The Garden Now, Insects, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Spanish Moss Was Used for Bedding, Packing

by Les Harrison
November 27, 2015

  Les Harrison is the Wakulla County Extension Director. Thanksgiving holiday is a reminder of primitive days when life, even here is Wakulla County, was not as pleasant as today. Basic needs, along with the luxuries, of contemporary ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Agriculture, Bugs, Education, Environment, Florida, General Information, Insects, Landscape, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plants, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Spider Webs are Visible on Foggy Mornings

by Les Harrison
November 21, 2015

Les Harrison is the Wakulla County Extension Director The recent foggy mornings reveal some interesting facts and trends in Wakulla County. The moisture is appreciated by anyone attempting to propagate plants, but the dampness comes at the ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Agriculture, Bugs, Education, Environment, Extension, Foggy Mornings, General Information, Insects, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Pest, Spider Webs, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Southern Black Widow Spiders are Venomous

by Les Harrison
October 5, 2015

Les Harrison is the Wakulla County Extension Director. Out-of-the way corners in abandoned places conjure up a variety of disquieting images. The eerie silence in these neglected locales gives way to the subtle scurrying of unseen lives ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Agriculture, Black Widow, Bugs, Environment, Extension, Farming, General Information, Insects, Lawn & Garden, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Pest, Pest Management, Southern Black Widow, Venomous, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla Extension

Monarch Butterfly Migration is a Mystery

by Les Harrison
September 28, 2015

Monarch caterpillars start small, but grow quickly. These two will be ready in the next few weeks for their flight to Mexico. Les Harrison is the Wakulla County Extension Director Monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus, are likely the best known ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Agriculture, Bugs, Caterpillars, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Garden, General Information, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Migration, Monarchs, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

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