Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
We tend to not think of mosquitoes as pollinators, but, remember that only female mosquitoes bite. Male (and female) mosquitoes nectar upon plants for the "fuel" with which to complete their life cycle. Female mosquitoes (for the most part) need…
This large adult green iguana (Iguana iguana) was sunning on the seawall at Vizcaya in Miami. Iguanas are well-established exotic invaders in south Florida and do occur in Indian River County, though, fortunately, not at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. Due to…
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week runs from June 26 to July 2, 2016. The spread of Zika virus has increased concern about mosquito-borne disease. Dr. Roxanne Connelly, Extension Medical Entomologist, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (FMEL), gave a Zika update at…
The night-blooming cereus (Hylocereus undatus) in our yard flowered last night and is pictured above this morning. This tropical plant is regarded as invasive in the Keys and south Florida. It blooms -- at night -- only once per year; Its…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 