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A Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Approach to Pest Management in Your Edible Landscape

Release Date: 2/22/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ep629-2023

Water Resources

Abstract

This new 8-page publication of the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department defines different types of pests that a home gardener might encounter and encourages diversifying landscapes as a solution to pest problems. It focuses on what is called “the triangle” of IPM, a guide to managing pests using multiple methods, and provides examples of Integrated Pest Management tools that can be applied in the home context to address these pests. Several links to resources relevant to edible Florida-Friendly landscapes are included.

About this Publication

This document is ENH1365, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2023. Revised November 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

McIntyre, T., Gutner, R., Cohen, H., Saracino, T., & Momol, E. (2023). A Florida-Friendly Landscaping^TM Approach to Pest Management in Your Edible Landscape. EDIS, 2023(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep629-2023

Authors

Tina McIntyre

Contact

Specialized Agent

University of Florida

regional specialized agent and Extension agent II, M.S., Florida-Friendly Landscaping™, UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County, Sanford, FL

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Rachel Gutner

former undergraduate student (B.S. 2021, Biology), University of Central Florida

Hamutahl Cohen

former Extension agent II, Ph.D., commercial horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County

Tiare Saracino

County agent

University of Florida

Extension agent III, residential horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County

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Esen Momol

former director, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program; UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency (CLUE)

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