Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
The nightshade family, Solanaceae, is quite diverse and includes many economically important plants -- that we love or hate -- such as tomatoes, eggplants, tobacco, bell peppers, chili peppers, potatoes, and petunias. Members of this plant family are found on…
\ It's getting to be everywhere and seems to be flowering more frequently: Largeflower Mexican clover (Richardia grandiflora). Yes, it's tiny flowers are pretty and attract pollinators, including bees and butterflies like the great southern white butterfly (Ascia monuste) shown…
March 28, 2008 is when the photo above was taken. Sorely missed from this world are Maggy Taylor (Class of 2004) seated at the left and Joel Day (Class of 2005) standing toward the front. How swiftly comes change! Note…
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Ken Gonyo (Class of 2012 ) "captured" these air potato beetles (Lilioceris cheni) reproducing at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) yesterday. Thanks to Dan Farley (Class of 2015), Vernon Chestine (Class of 2016), and Ken for continuing the weekly Wednesday…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 