by Brent Sellers | May 18, 2018
Pawpaws (Asimina spp.) are members of the custard family, and 10 species are known to occur in the state. Of these 10, fourpetal pawpaw (Asimina tetramera) is on the endangered species list, but this species is found primarily in coastal pine scrub habitats in Martin...
by Judy Biss | May 18, 2018
Florida has hundreds of aquatic plant species, and they are an often-overlooked feature of Florida’s landscape. Overlooked that is, until the growth of non-native (even some native) species interferes with use of our waters. Some aquatic plant species can become...
by Joe Funderburk | May 11, 2018
By Iris Strzyzewski, Biological Scientist and PhD Student, Joe Funderburk and Justin Renkema, UF Entomologists. Over the last few years, Florida strawberry growers have been faced with declining market prices, increased global competition, and suspected and documented...
by Libbie Johnson | May 11, 2018
During a pond visit to the dry northern part of Escambia County, something caught my eye floating along the margins of the pond. There, on the shore, perched on a blade of grass, was an empty dragonfly exoskeleton and a newly emerged adult dragonfly (see image...
by Ian Small | Apr 27, 2018
Authors: Dan Geller, Ben Christ, Wendy-Lin Bartels, Bill Hubbard, Sheeja George, Ian Small, David Wright This Spring, both farmers and researchers in the Southeast United States are at work. Inside the farm gate, producers are taking advantage of every opportunity to...
by Libbie Johnson | Apr 27, 2018
Every growing season, farmers prepare for the expected diseases. You plant at the appropriate time, buy varieties that have resistance or tolerance to various diseases, utilize fungicides that have protective properties to try to reduce the chance of developing...
