APAFR Invasives

Official account of invasive exotic plant species management at Avon Park Air Force Range. Retweets/mentions are not endorsements.

[APAFR Invasives @APAFR_Invasives]

We released #BrazilianPepperBiocontrol yesterday!!

[Heartland CISMA @HeartlandCISMA]

Attending the #BrazilianPepperBiocontrol release ceremony today. It’s been a long road and an incredibly exciting day! #heartlandcisma #protect_florida #biocontrol #invasivespecies

[UFIFAS_IndianRiverREC @UFIFAS_IRREC]

UF/IFAS Dr. Carey Minteer releases the first biological control insect against Brazilian peppertree today #BrazilianPepperBiocontrol

[Heartland CISMA @HeartlandCISMA]

Attendees of the #BrazilianPepperBiocontrol release also had the opportunity to go on a lab tour. Check out our photo album on Facebook for all the details!! https://t.co/rpQD1tY2Rp

[APAFR Invasives @APAFR_Invasives]

Celebrating 25 years of @RidgeRangers !! Thank you for all you have done and continue to do across the Lake Wales Ridge.

[APAFR Invasives @APAFR_Invasives]

Thank you @RidgeRangers for your help yesterday removing 2952 slash pines from a rare plant habitat! #volunteers #ridgerangers #restoration

[APAFR Invasives @APAFR_Invasives]

Out checking on our Hyptis bevipes population. #surveys #invasiveplants #invasivespecies #invasive #apafr

[APAFR Invasives @APAFR_Invasives]

Thanks to @RidgeRangers for their hard work cutting 736 pines 🌲 over 12 acres yesterday! Our rare plant species are especially appreciative 🌱🌸🌼🌱

[APAFR Invasives @APAFR_Invasives]

Thank you @RidgeRangers for your hard work on Thursday!!

[Ridge Rangers @RidgeRangers]

Yesterday on a prairie restoration workday in a conservation area at Avon Park Air Force Range: Ridge Rangers eliminated 621 intruding pines over 44 acres!

[APAFR Invasives @APAFR_Invasives]

I am hiring! #invasives #exoticspecies https://t.co/6Lvj9y7C8g

[APAFR Invasives @APAFR_Invasives]

@HeartlandCISMA We will be there!

[Heartland CISMA @HeartlandCISMA]

#Didyouknow we have a website?

Visit our website for current (and past) events and projects, species ID information, treatment recommendations, presentations from past workshops and much much more!!... https://t.co/zL2URyln0l

[APAFR Invasives @APAFR_Invasives]

Downy rose myrtle is a real problem here at APAFR. We have conducted surveys and put projects up for the @MyFWC Upland Invasive Plant Program #EDRR #invasivespecies https://t.co/Co8IwiOe3n

[Heartland CISMA @HeartlandCISMA]

Have you seen Downy Rose Myrtle blooming? Downy rose myrtle is an #EDRR species for the Heartland CISMA.

Downy rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa) is an evergreen shrub to 6 ft tall, with dense, short, soft hairs on... https://t.co/Dn806u501a

[Carey Minteer (Minteer BioControl of Weeds Lab) @c_minteer]

Biocontrol agent of the week! Neomusotima conspurcatalis. Introduced into Florida in 2008. Larval feeding damage of this moth causes defoliation of Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum). Photo by Jeff Hollenbeck (https://t.co/xfBUuJCpuP). https://t.co/g3mE15ITbn

[Carey Minteer (Minteer BioControl of Weeds Lab) @c_minteer]

It is lovebug season again, Florida. Lovebugs are an invasive species from Central America (not some genetic experiment gone wrong). Keep your car washed and help educate other people around you. #spreadtruth #ufbugs #minteerlab @UFFortPierce https://t.co/YlZV572nSI

[APAFR Invasives @APAFR_Invasives]

Thanks to @RidgeRangers for another wonderful work day! https://t.co/Em5hUfHsyh

[Ridge Rangers @RidgeRangers]

Ridge Rangers out at Avon Park Air Force Range today, helping the Conservation Department restore prairie habitat for rare plants. Old Pine Plantations are encroaching into the prairie, and Ridge Rangers took down 1,380 intruding trees!

[APAFR Invasives @APAFR_Invasives]

I assisted the @avonparkfire crew this weekend and saw firsthand Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum) being a ladder for fire to climb up this shrub. #invasivespecies #goodfire

[Heartland CISMA @HeartlandCISMA]

Our Annual Invasive Species Workshop is less than 2 weeks away! Check out our flyer for topics, CEUs available and much more. https://t.co/O5QvCTShai

[Shannon Carnevale, Extension Agent @PolkNR]

Heartland CISMA is excited to announce their 8th Annual Central Florida Invasive Species Workshop: April 25th. Register now! Space is limited, registration is free. https://t.co/XE0eM10Q26 https://t.co/mVMqXiGr4A

[APAFR Invasives @APAFR_Invasives]

@RidgeRangers came and helped cut down slash pine in this seasonal wetland for rare orchid habitat restoration. Thanks for your hard work!