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The WFSU Ecology Blog

  • Home
    • About
    • EcoAdventures
      • Kayak and Canoe Adventures
      • Hiking
      • Wildlife Watching
    • Observations From the Field
      • White Pelicans Visit Dr. Charles L. Evans Pond in Tallahassee
      • An April Walk at Ochlockonee River WMA
      • Nesting Raptors at Honeymoon Island State Park
    • WFSU Public Media Home
  • Documentaries
    • EcoCitizen Show | Seasons in South Tallahassee
    • Red Wolf Family Celebrates First Year at the Tallahassee Museum
    • Roaming the Red Hills
    • Oyster Doctors
    • Testing the Ecology of Fear
    • EcoShakespeare
    • Stories from the Apalachicola
    • Classic WFSU Ecology Documentaries
  • Habitats
    • Estuaries
      • Oyster Reef
        • The Effects of Predators and Fear on Oyster Reefs
        • Apalachicola Oyster Research
        • Animal Species in a North Florida Intertidal Oyster Reef
        • Oyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef
      • Salt Marsh
        • In the Grass- Salt Marsh Biodiversity Study
        • Plants and Animals of a North Florida Salt Marsh
        • Salt Marsh Ecology | In the Grass
      • Seagrass Bed
        • Predatory Snails, and Prey, of the Bay Mouth Bar Seagrass Beds
      • In the Grass, On the Reef Glossary
    • Waterways Big and Small
      • Aucilla/ Wacissa Watershed
      • Apalachicola Basin
        • Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines | Virtual Field Trip
        • The Age of Nature Screening & Discussion | The Future of the Apalachicola
        • Apalachicola River and Bay
        • Apalachicola RiverTrek | Kayaking, Camping, & Hiking the River Basin
    • Longleaf Pine & Fire Ecology
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      • Flies of North Florida are More Diverse than You’d Think
      • The Case for Weeds, Our Unsung Florida Native Plants
      • Devil’s Walkingstick: Your New Favorite Thorny Pollinator Plant?
      • Florida Native Milkweed | Tips for Growing Your Monarch Friendly Garden
      • Mistletoe | A Parasite for the Holidays (But Maybe We Like it Anyway?)
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  • In the GardenPollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Help Nesting Bees By Learning to Love Dead Plants and Bare Soil

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 12, 2021
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 12, 2021

    We don’t see many bees during the winter months, but this is when we can help them by making sure our yards provide nesting habitat.

  • In the GardenPollinators and Gardening

    Monarch Predators Revisited: A Beneficial Insect is a Beneficial Insect

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas September 9, 2021
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas September 9, 2021

    The question isn’t “how can we protect monarch caterpillars,” but “should we?” Recent research suggests a hands-off approach.

  • In the GardenPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PinePollinators and Gardening

    Devil’s Walkingstick: Your New Favorite Thorny Pollinator Plant?

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas July 23, 2021
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas July 23, 2021

    Some people are turned off by its thorns or its tendency to spread, but, as we see, pollinators go crazy for devil’s walkingstick.

  • Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PinePollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Frosted Elfin | Rare Butterfly of the Apalachicola National Forest

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 17, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 17, 2019

    In the Munson Sandhills, citizen scientists are monitoring the rare frosted elfin butterfly. This insect needs fire to survive- at the right time of year.

  • LakesPollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Making Lake Elberta a Florida Friendly Landscape

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 2, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 2, 2019

    To make Lake Elberta a better bird habitat, Apalachee Audubon is enhancing plant life here. What lessons can we take when creating our pollinator habitats?

  • In the GardenPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PinePollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Florida Native Milkweed | Tips for Growing Your Monarch Friendly Garden

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 14, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 14, 2019

    Tips for planting Florida native milkweed species. Also, we trek to where these plants grow in the wild with the St. Marks Monarch-Milkweed Initiative.

  • In the GardenPollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Four Butterfly Caterpillars You Can Easily Raise in North Florida

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas January 31, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas January 31, 2019

    Monarchs, long-tailed skippers, black and giant swallowtails- a guide to raising caterpillars in your yard, from egg to butterfly.

  • Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    The Underground Lives of Ants in a North Florida Forest

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 17, 2018
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 17, 2018

    We travel to a place in the Apalachicola National Forest called Ant Heaven. Here, a novel research method sheds light on the underground lives of ants.

  • Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PinePollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Tallahassee Butterfly Count 2017: Know Your Local Species

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 23, 2017
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 23, 2017

    We meet many of the dozens of butterfly species found in several habitats in Tallahassee, as citizen scientists conduct a yearly survey.

  • In the GardenPollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Monarch Caterpillar Predators | Beneficial Insects Aren’t Always Beneficial

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas August 24, 2017
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas August 24, 2017

    A WFSU producer learns a few lessons about keeping monarch caterpillars safe from predators. Some of those predators were a bit of a surprise.

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iNaturalist became a part of the WFSU Ecology Blog during the EcoCitizen Project in 2019.  Since then, we’ve used it to help identify the many plants and animals we see on our shoots.  And on the Backyard Blog, we show how it can be used to identify weeds and garden insects, to help figure out what’s beneficial or a possible pest.  Below is the iNaturalist profile belonging to WFSU Ecology producer Rob Diaz de Villegas.

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