ENH1143, a 1-page fact sheet by Gail Hansen, lists several sustainable landscape construction techniques that help mitigate environmental damage and health concerns of wood preservatives. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep404
Category: Lawn & Garden
ENH1144/EP405 Sustainable Landscape Construction: Materials and Products – Paints and Stains
ENH1144, a 1-page fact sheet by Gail Hansen, lists several finishes for exterior applications, with strategies for selection and use. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP405
EENY464/IN834 Buck moth Hemileuca maia (Drury)
EENY464, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Clare Scott and Phillip E. Kaufman, is part of the Featured Creatures Collection. It describes this moth in the giant silkworm family, the larvae of which has stinging spines — synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, and medical importance. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, November 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN834
EENY465/IN835 Palmetto scale Comstockiella sabalis Comstock
EENY465, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Adrianna Espinosa, Amanda Hodges and Greg Hodges, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this scale pest of palms in southern U.S. Mexico and the Caribbean — distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, general plant damage and management. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, November 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in835
EENY457/IN837 Southern House Mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus Say
EENY457, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Stephanie Larrick and Roxanne Connelly, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this medium-sized brown mosquito that exists throughout the tropics and the lower latitudes of temperate regions and is a vector of many pathogens, several of which affect humans — synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle, medical importance, and management. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, November 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN837
ENH1142/EP403 Sustainable Landscape Construction: Materials and Products – Wood
ENH1142, a 1-page fact sheet by Gail Hansen, highlights several landscape construction strategies to reduce wood waste and environmental impact. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep403
ENH1141/EP402 Sustainable Landscape Construction: Materials and Products – Life Cycle Assessments
ENH1141, a 1-page fact sheet by Gail Hansen, highlights landscape construction practices that take into account sustainability at all stages of a material’s life-cycle. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep402
ENH1140/EP401 Sustainable Landscape Construction: Materials and Products – Reduce, Reclaim, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle, Renew
ENH1140, a 1-page fact sheet by Gail Hansen, highlights several strategies that can be used in landscape construction to reduce resource use and protect the environment. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP401
EENY146/IN303 Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) and False Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa juncta (Germar) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Revised! EENY146, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Richard L. Jacques, Jr. and Thomas R. Fasulo, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes these two species of potato beetles that are found in the eastern states — distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, Key to the Leptinotarsa spp. of Florida and management. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN303
EENY467/IN838 Boisduval Scale, Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret (Insecta: Hemiptera: Diaspididae)
EENY467, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Adriana Espinosa, Heidi Bowman, Amanda Hodges and Greg Hodges, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this economically important pest of orchids in Florida — distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, damage, and management. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, November 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN838
HS27/MG214 The Fig
Revised! HS-27, a 5-page fact sheet by Peter C. Andersen and Timothy E. Crocker, provides the history of fig cultivation, adaptation, description of the fig tree, its culture and management, pests, and fig cultivars. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, November 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg214
HS8/CH093: Growing ‘Tahiti’ Limes in the Home Landscape
Revised! HS-8, a 13-page illustrated fact sheet by Jonathan H. Crane and Jason L. Osborne, provides homeowners with an overview of this small citrus fruit tree — description, propagation, fruit production, placement in the landscape, care, pest management, concerns with lawn care, harvest, ripening, and storage, use and nutrition. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, November 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CH093
WEC266/UW311 Native Habitats for Monarch Butterflies in South Florida
WEC266, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Rebecca G. Harvey, Patricia L. Howell, Carol Morgenstern, and Frank J. Mazzotti, describes the unique migration of the monarch butterfly, an “endangered natural phenomenon,” the monarch population in Florida, the role of milkweeds and other host and nectar plants in appropriate monarch habitats for South Florida. Includes references (in HTML only). Published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, September 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW311
ENY855/IN811 The Female Mosquito’s Quest for Blood: Implications for Disease Cycles
ENY855, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Stephanie L. Richards, Sheri L. Anderson, and Chelsea T. Smartt, tells the story of the female mosquito’s quest for blood and how it may affect our lives. It tells why only female mosquitos feed on blood, what makes a blood source suitable, why some people are more attractive than others, and why host preference is important for understanding endemic and emerging arthropod-borne disease cycle. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN811
ENY748/IN785 Swarm Trapping for Pest Control Operators
ENY748, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by M. K. O’Malley, J. D. Ellis and C. M. Zettel Nalen, outlines the standard operating procedures for swarm trapping by certified Pest Control Operators as a means of capturing and removing a nesting Africanized bee colony before the bees become aggressive. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN785
ENY856/IN825 Managing Pestiferous Freshwater Aquatic Midge Emergences From Storm Water Retention Ponds
ENY-856, a 3-page fact sheet by Kenneth T. Gioeli, Philip G. Koehler, R. Leroy Creswell, Jeffrey P. Gellermann, and Edward A. Skvarch, describes a recently developed integrated pest management plan for these tiny mosquito-like pests that can adversely impact the quality of life of residents living near storm water retention ponds. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN825
ENH1135/EP396 Adopting a Florida-Friendly Landscape: Steps for Converting a Typical Development Landscape to a Florida-Friendly Landscape
ENH-1135, a 15-page illustrated fact sheet by Gail Hansen, Jennifer Ramos, E.A. Felter, and Celeste White, lays out a process of incorporating more trees and plants in three phases, to make a traditional development landscape more environmentally sound and Florida-Friendly. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, August 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP396
SSAGR253/SC052 Backyard Sugarcane
Revised! SS-AGR-253, a 5-page fact sheet by L. Baucum, R.W. Rice, and L. Muralles, informs homeowners of the types and varieties of sugarcane, site selection, planting material, planting, early care, formation of the stool, pest management, harvesting, and overwintering. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SC052
ENH1121/EP380 Disinfection of Horticultural Tools
ENH-1121, a 2-page fact sheet by Geoffrey C. Dennny and Gary E. Vallad, provides assistance to producers and home gardeners in selecting the appropriate method to sterilize or disinfect horticultural tools and implements and prevent the spread of disease-causing pathogens. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, August 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP380
AE449 Using Reclaimed Water for Landscape Irrigation
AE449, a 6-page fact sheet by Christopher J. Martinez and Mark W. Clark, discusses how to manage for salinity and nutrients contained in reclaimed water when using it for landscape irrigation. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, July 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AE449