Educating with Extension Newsletters

Each month, the Extension Service publishes a newsletter about its exciting programs and events both past and upcoming. See what we are doing and how you can become involved. 

For the September newsletter, we featured an article about Royal Poinciana Caterpillars written by our Environmental Horticulture agent, Michelle Leonard-Mularz.  


Almost as if a starting bell rang, hundreds of Royal Poinciana caterpillars can be seen ascending Royal Poinciana trees just after sunset. Then, nearly in harmony with daylight cresting over the horizon, their decent begins and the caterpillars go back into hiding. This is the interesting behavior of the Royal Poinciana Caterpillar (Melipotis acantoides) and seems to be an effort to avoid light...

For more about Royal Poinciana Caterpillars and events and programs of the Extension Service, check out the September 2018 newsletter! 

Our Newsletters: 

  1. September 2018.pdf
  2. August 2018.pdf
  3. July 2018.pdf
  4. June 2018.pdf
  5. May 2018.pdf
  6. April 2018.pdf
  7. March 2018.pdf

If you, or someone you know, would like to begin receiving these newsletters, please contact Liz Yongue, at yongue-liz@monroecounty-fl.gov or (305) 292-4501. 

Hard copies are available upon request.

Extension Services is an Equal Opportunity Institution. UF/IFAS Extension, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Nick T. Place, dean for UF/IFAS Extension. Single copies of UF/IFAS Extension publications (excluding 4-H and youth publications) are available free to Florida residents from county UF/IFAS Extension offices.