This 40-page publication describes how homeowners can use an integrated pest management (IPM) program to help decrease pesticide use, reduce the risk of contracting mosquito-borne diseases, and ease the financial burden on local governments responsible for area-wide control. Modern mosquito control emphasizes source reduction to eliminate areas where mosquitoes thrive; surveillance to determine whether pesticide applications are necessary; screening; sanitation; and other techniques described in this document. The methods recommended in this publication are particularly effective in reducing mosquitoes that transmit diseases. Homeowners who take responsibility for identifying and eliminating sources of mosquito production around their homes and neighborhoods will improve health and quality of life for all Florida residents. Written by C. R. Connelly, E. Bolles, D. Culbert, J. DeValerio, M. Donahoe, K. Gabel, R. Jordi, J. McLaughlin, A. S. Neal, S. Scalera, E. Toro, and J. Walter, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, September 2014. ENY-753/IN1045: Mosquitoes and their Control: Integrated Pest Management for Mosquito Reduction around Homes and Neighborhoods (ufl.edu)

Coral ardisia, also known as coral berry, spice berry, and scratchthroat, was introduced to Florida in the early 1900′s for ornamental purposes. Since then, it has escaped cultivation, and it is found in hardwood hammocks and other moist, natural-wooded areas and grazing lands. Although there is no published literature supporting the theory that coral ardisia is toxic, it is suspected that the berries and/or foliage are poisonous to livestock, pets, and humans. This 3-page fact sheet was written by B. A. Sellers, Sarah Lancaster, K. A. Langeland, J.A. Ferrell, Michael Meisenberg, and J. Walter, and published by the UF Department of Agronomy, November 2013. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ag281

SL309, a 6-page illustrated report by Maria L. Silveira, Randy Bateman, Joseph Walter, Jerry Sartain, Christa L. Kirby, and Pete Deal, presents the results of a study to evaluate P removal rates in different sod production systems in central and south Florida. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Sciences, November 2009. SL 309/SS521: Phosphorus Removal Rates from Sod Production Systems (ufl.edu)

SS-AGR-290, a 2-page illustrated fact sheet by Jason Ferrell, Brent Sellers, and Joseph Walter, describes this wetland plant with red rhizome and flattened leaves which can be a problem in newly established, declining, or mole-cricket damaged pastures. Includes herbicide recommendations. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, December 2007. SS AGR 290/AG295: Control of Redroot (Lachnanthes caroliniana) in Pastures (ufl.edu)

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