The Florida Antlion
The antlion is one of the most widespread and hardy insects in the U.S., and we have plenty of them down here in Florida. To…
Controlling Yellow Flies
Yellow flies are in the same family as mosquitoes, but I find them actually quite a bit more bothersome. They're strong fliers and…
Florida Teen Injured By Caterpillar
Florida Teen Injured By Caterpillar
Injured by caterpillar? In Land O'Lakes Florida, a mother is warning her fellow residents about…
Invasive Moth Species Overlooked Due to Name Foible
An invasive leaf-mining moth, feeding on cornelian cherry, has been gradually expanding its distributional range from its native…
With Spring Comes the Jadera Bug
It's spring, and with every spring comes the Jadera bug. The Jadera bug, also known as the red-shouldered bug, the golden rain-tree…
Invasive Species Decimates Marshes
The southern coasts have long been bombarded by imported pests over the last century, and have taken many other beatings as well.…
The Invasive Lac Scale
The Invasive Lac Scale
Lobate lac scale is a scale insect, native to India and Sri Lanka. The scale was identified in the Bahamas in…
Lubber Grasshopper Returns to Tampa
Lubber Grasshopper Returns to Tampa
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Tampa Sees Crane Fly Boom
Tampa Sees Crane Fly Boom
They may be horrifying, but seeing the crane fly return in their large, long-limbed droves isn't as bad as…
The Florida Mole Cricket
The Florida Mole Cricket
Florida Mole crickets are members of the insect family Gryllotalpidae, in the order Orthoptera…