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UF-IFAS Gardening: Harmful, Helpful or Harmless Insects

2025-09-25 14:00:00 2025-09-25 15:00:00 America/New_York UF-IFAS Gardening: Harmful, Helpful or Harmless Insects UF-IFAS Extension Presents: Harmful, Helpful or Harmless: Common Insects in FL Landscapes New River Branch - Meeting Room

Thursday, September 25
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-09-25 14:00:00 2025-09-25 15:00:00 America/New_York UF-IFAS Gardening: Harmful, Helpful or Harmless Insects UF-IFAS Extension Presents: Harmful, Helpful or Harmless: Common Insects in FL Landscapes New River Branch - Meeting Room

New River Branch

Meeting Room

UF-IFAS Extension Presents: Harmful, Helpful or Harmless: Common Insects in FL Landscapes

Not all bugs are bad! Learn which insects are good, which ones to control and the ones to ignore in your home landscape. Florida-Friendly Landscaping Principle #6 is "Manage Yard Pests Responsibly," that includes protecting populations of beneficial insects helps to keep pests under control, but to do that, you have to know which are which. The "good guys"- insects to encourage, the harmful pests to discourage and those bugs to just ignore in Florida landscapes.

Join in this informative in-person presentation from Kate Kaste, Program Manager for the Florida-Friendly Landscaping program at UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County.

Please register online at this link.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Makerspace | Home & Garden |

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New River Branch

nr@pascolibraries.org
Phone: 813-788-6375
Branch manager
Susan Boyle

Hours

Today's hours

We're open 10:00AM to 6:00PM

Mon, Jul 14 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Jul 15 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 16 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Jul 17 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jul 18 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jul 19 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 20 Closed

About the Library

The New River Library is located in Wesley Chapel close to Zephyrhills, off State Road 54. Visitors can utilize study & meeting spaces, and the Discovery Gardens makerspace.

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