New and Revised Environment Publications, November 2010

This email lists new and revised EDIS publications that have been released to the public in November 2010. They are now available on the World Wide Web at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. This mailing only includes publications in the Environment program area. Please see separate mailings for publications in other program areas.

 

EENY483/IN875 European Earwig Forficula auricularia Linnaeus (Insecta: Dermaptera: Forficulidae)

EENY483, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by John L. Capinera, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this predatory, omnivorous insect with pincer-like cerci (forceps) –distribution, description and life cycle, behavior, hosts, damage, and management. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, October 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in875

 

SL333/SS539 An Indicator for Risk of Phosphorus Loss from Sandy Soils

SL333, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Vimala D. Nair, Willie G. Harris, and Debolina Chakraborty, describes a practical means of determining when a soil has reached a level of P loading that constitutes an environmental risk. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Sciences, October 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ss539

 

WEC293/UW338 Florida Invader: Nile Monitor Lizard

WEC293, a 2-page illustrated fact sheet by Steve Johnson and Monica McGarrity, describes this native to sub-Saharan Africa with isolated populations in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, with information on how to identify them and report sightings. Published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, November 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw338

 

WEC294/UW339 Possible Florida Invader: Reticulated Python

WEC294, a 2-page illustrated fact sheet by Steve Johnson and Monica McGarrity, describes this native to southeastern Asia which has been found in the wild but is not established in Florida, how to identify and report sightings. Published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, November 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw339

 

 

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