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07/03/2026

are no joke.
See the UF/IFAS publication about bed bugs here: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN297

06/14/2026

Yikes!

The tourists had come for a scenic lakeside trip. What they got was a cloud of insects so thick that commenters online compared it to a plague of locusts. They waited in their cars, hoping the swarm would pass. It didn’t. They left without seeing the lake.

06/02/2026

May is over, so I thought I would share total rainfall from multiple weather stations in the county. The locations with FL-JK were provided by NOAA volunteer reporters in the county. You can see in this chart that May rainfall totals varied from 8.35" north of Graceville to 17.62" south of Graceville. The 13.34" recorded at the University of Florida's Research Station set a new historic record for May, dating back to 1952.

05/31/2026

Unfortunately, the warm weather brings with it a variety of summer pests. Pests like mosquitoes, rats, and carpenter ants may invade your home this summer.

05/31/2026

Love these informative infographics!

The paper wasp on the porch nest turned toward you when you walked outside. Tomorrow, she'll respond differently to you than to your neighbor. She recognizes your face.

Her brain is smaller than a grain of rice. She processes faces the same way you do — as a whole image, not as individual parts. She doesn't see "two eyes and a mouth." She sees a face. And she remembers it.

🌿 Paper wasps are the only insects documented to have this ability. The reason is their colony structure — multiple queens share a nest in a dominance hierarchy. Recognizing who outranks whom prevents repeated fights. Facial recognition keeps the peace.

The same system works on humans. A wasp trained to distinguish between two faces learns faster with faces than with any other visual pattern. She remembers which individual threatened the nest and which one walked past without swatting.

🐾 What this means on the porch:

- The wasp watching you from the nest knows whether you've been aggressive before
- Calm, predictable movement near the nest produces a calmer response over time
- Swatting once changes how she responds to you specifically — not to all humans

A brain smaller than a grain of rice, running facial recognition. She's been watching since you moved in 🌿

05/19/2026

Love this guy!

05/13/2026

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Flies are a very diverse group, from typical flies to mosquitoes to lovebugs. Learn about flies and other pests here: https://pestsinthehome.extension.org/

05/08/2026

Something we’ve had a lot of here in the last couple of weeks!!!

Are termites eating away at your home without you even knowing? PestWorld lists 5 signs of termites in the home to help you identify and stop infestations.