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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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      • The Seasonality of Bees (and Bee Plants) in North Florida
      • Woody Vines of North Florida
      • 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?)
    • Florida Friendly Seasonal Planting Guide
    • Pollinator and Gardening Posts
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milkweed

  • In the GardenPollinators and Gardening

    30+ Bee Friendly Plants for Your North Florida Garden

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 3, 2022
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 3, 2022

    A bee garden is more than wildflowers – though they are important. To attract wild, native bees, trees and shrubs are also key.

  • 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.

  • Pollinators and GardeningThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Georgia’s First Pollinator Census | Citizen Science in the Garden

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

    During the Great Georgia Pollinator Census, citizen scientists learned about insect diversity in gardens, and about the plants that best create habitat.

  • 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

    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.

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

    Butterfly Gardening | Building a Pollinator Habitat in Your Yard

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 20, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 20, 2016

    By choosing the right flowers and larval plants, you can fill your yard with pollinators. Learn the basics of building a butterfly garden in a new video.

  • In the GardenPollinators and GardeningRaising Kids with NatureWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Monarch: From Caterpillars to Butterflies (and right in our kitchen)

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas August 11, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas August 11, 2016

    In a two-minute video, watch monarch caterpillars grow, metamorphose, and emerge as butterflies. Kids help raise monarchs and we learn about milkweed.

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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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