Tag: caterpillars

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

Caterpillars Are Nature’s Circus

by Les Harrison
September 21, 2015

There was a time when the circus came to town with a parade of the unusual, the unlikely, and the outright absurd. The colors were bright, garish, and easily attracted attention of anyone who happened to be in the proximity. Even the most ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Wakulla, Caterpillars, Les Harrison, Natural Wakulla, Orange Dog, Saddleback, Wakulla County Extension

Tent Caterpillars: An Unwelcome Spring Guest

by Les Harrison
May 19, 2015

Uninvited guests can sometimes be fun and entertaining, bringing spontaneity to an otherwise predictable schedule. Sometimes the surprise guest is just an unpleasant distraction with no redeeming virtues. The unanticipated knock on the door ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Caterpillars, Eastern Tent Caterpillars, Insects, Panhandle Gardening, Pests, Tree Pest, Trees

Tent Caterpillars are Setting Up Camp

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 13, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Summer is a popular time of year for camping. As school ends, parents are busy signing their kids up for day and overnight camps. Tent moths have a similar plan in mind for their ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Bugs, Caterpillars, Community, Environment, Florida, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Growing, Horticulture, Insects, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Moths, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Pest Management, Plants, Tent, Tent Moths, Trees, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Tent Caterpillars

by Les Harrison
May 13, 2015

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Animals, Big Bend Bugs!, Bugs, Caterpillar, Caterpillars, Environment, Extension, Florida, Insect, Insects, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Local, Moth, Moths, Native, Native Plants, Natural Resource, Natural Wakulla, Nature, North Florida, Pest, Pests, Plants, Species, Tent Caterpillar, Tent Moth, Tent Worms, The Wakulla News, Trees, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wildflowers, Wildlife

Spiderwort and Rustweed

by Les Harrison
April 29, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director It is said that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but what if that rose was called spiderwort? Surely, one would have reservations about handling a plant with such ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Bugs, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Environment, Extension, Florida, Insect, Insects, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Local, Native, Native Plants, Natural Wakulla, Nature, North Florida, Plants, Rustweed, Species, Spiderword, The Wakulla News, Uncategorized, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wildflowers, Wildlife

Leaf Litter

by Les Harrison
January 17, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Everyone has raked a gargantuan pile of leaves in their yard to ensure the return of a pristine lawn for spring, only to have it scattered by the hapless play of a child or dog. ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Animals, Autumn, Beetles, Big Bend Bugs!, Big Bend Wakulla, Bug Identification, Bugs, Caterpillars, Environment, Extension, Florida, Insect, Insects, Landscape, Leaf, Leaf Litter, Leaves, Les Harrison, Local, Native, Native Plants, Natural Resource, Natural Wakulla, Nature, North Florida, Soil, The Wakulla News, Trees, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wildlife, Winter

Catawba Worms Emerge

by Les Harrison
May 27, 2013

The weather continues to warm and school is within days of the summer recess. The list of anticipated and planned summer activities floats in daydreams of every student as the academic countdown comes to a climax. High on the list of outdoor ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Bug Identification, Bugs, Catawba Worm, Caterpillars, Environment, Les Harrison, Natural Resource, Natural Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Hickory Horned Devil

by John Wells
January 29, 2013

The hickory horned devil is among the largest of our native saturniid caterpillars. It is 12.5 to 14 cm in length - about the size of a hot dog. The caterpillars vary slightly in color, but are commonly blue-green. The second and third thoracic ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Big Bend Wakulla, Bug Identification, Bugs, Caterpillars, Environment, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension

Luna Moth Caterpillar

by John Wells
January 29, 2013

These bright green full-grown caterpillars are 55 to 70 mm in length. There is a yellowish-white sub-spiracle line on abdominal segments one through seven and posterior yellow lines extending across the dorsum of segments one through seven to ... READ MORE

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