Spectacular effects can be achieved when used in mass plantings. They produce lush clumps of foliage in the fall when the weather is cool and can be mistaken during the winter for liriope. Rain lilies thrive in conditions not favorable for true garden lilies. They seem to be quite happy under domestication and can be planted year round in North Florida. There are rain lilies for every climatic zone that does not experience long periods of freezing weather. Incredibly climatically diverse, they can be found wild in tropical lowlands, rain forests, and arid deserts.
This group of charming bulbs, also known as pink fairy lilies, Zephyr lilies, and rain lilies is native to North America. You can go to our Web site and check out the information () on all the plants. I was unfamiliar with these plants too, until we decided to add them to our demonstration garden. My neighbor suggested I plant rain lilies, but I don't know anything about them. Be sure to read and follow label instructions and precautions before using any insecticide. Outdoor treatments include chemical formulations such as baits, granules, dusts and sprays. Indoor chemical controls are baits, dusts and spot treatments with residual sprays. Crazy ants nest outdoors, so prevention of their entrance by caulking exterior penetrations and weather-stripping may aid in their control. Non-chemical control is based on exclusion through good housekeeping and cleanliness thereby eliminating food sources. They nest in such places as trash and refuse, cavities in plants and trees, rotten wood, in soil under objects and have also been found under debris left standing in buildings for long periods of time. The crazy ant is highly adaptable, living both in very dry and rather moist habitats. In cold climates, the ants nest in apartments and other buildings where they are potential pests year-round. They obtain honeydew by tending aphids, mealybugs, and soft scales. The crazy ant thrives in places such as gasoline stations, convenience stores, and sidewalk cafes where workers may be seen transporting crumbs and dead insects attracted to light. Workers feed on live and dead insects, seeds, honeydew, fruits, and many household foods. Workers patrol vegetation and other structures nearby. On warm, humid evenings, large numbers of males gather outside nest entrances and may mill about excitedly. The stinger is lacking but the crazy might bite an intruder and curve its abdomen forward to inject a formic acid secretion onto the wound. The antennae of the crazy ant have 12-segments without a club and are extremely long. In the U.S., the crazy ant can be found from Florida to South Carolina and west to Texas. The crazy ant is not native to the United States and is originally from Asia or Africa. The name "crazy ant" arises from its characteristic erratic and rapid movement not following trails as often as other ants. They often forage long distances away from their nests, so nests are often difficult to control. They can occur in large numbers in homes or outdoors. The ant you brought into the office is called a crazy ant, Paratrechina longicornis. Augustinegrass Ĭan you tell me what kind of ant I have found? BW Check out the University of Florida Web site on residential St. Of course, our major focus should be taking care of the lawn so it is strong by proper fertilization, watering and mowing. You might consider pulling it up prior to it releasing seeds and/or use a pre-emergent herbicide next spring to possibly prevent the dormant seeds from germinating. When I say maturity, I mean it has reached the stage of its life cycle where it is capable of producing seed. It is difficult to kill a mature, seed-producing plant once it has reached its maturity. It was brought to this country around 1850 and has spread rapidly. This plant is utilized for horse and cattle forage. Common Lespedeza can be found in fields, pastures, open woods, stream banks, roadsides, railroads, waste ground, disturbed and cultivated sites. Flowering occurs during July-October, and it reproduces by seed only.
Japanese clover produces small purple or pink flowers, which are actually quite striking up close, but the plant is basically too small to have much ornamental value. The leaves are very tiny, and they form a dense mat. It is a prostrate, freely-branched summer annual. The weed you brought to the office is called Japanese clover, Lespedeza striata, or Common Lespedeza. Can you identify the weed that is all over my yard? SB
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