That was the dilemma I was faced with the other night when I spotted this giant treefrog clinging to the shade cloth on my greenhouse.I'm not a big fan of killing things, especially beneficial creatures like treefrogs. But then again, the size of this frog and the large toe pads made me think it may be a Cuban treefrog.  The Cuban treefrog is an invasive species of treefrog that is colonizing Florida. It will eat practically anything that will fit in its mouth, including our native ...

This little guy seems quite content in his protective steel home, a piece of emt pipe supporting a sprinkler. With the contrast between the colors of rust and bright green, he may be safer perched on a nice green brugmansia leaf.

When I was out on armadillo patrol the other night I finally spotted a green tree frog amongst my Brugmansia plants. I think it has been at least a month since I have come across a green tree frog, which is really strange. Normally I would spot several on my nightly rounds through my Angel Trumpet jungle.I was talking with a gardening friend of mine yesterday and she had also had observed a shortage of frogs on her property.  Perhaps it is related to the severe drought we are in right ...

Despite a major contrast in colors, this friendly tree frog makes himself at home on the large blooms of Brugmansia 'Xena'.I'm starting to see a resurgence in caterpillars munching on my blooms and foliage so this guy is a welcome sight.

With our summer rainy season finally getting underway, my favorite pest patrol is out in force.You can never have enough tree frogs amongst your plants when it comes to natural pest control.Besides the great work they do munching on bugs, aren't they cute!  :)

After another frigid winter, the tree frog population is finally rebounding.  The sound of the tree frog's chirping is like music to my ears.  More tree frogs equate to less insect pests available to munch on my plants.

After a couple of weeks of near 80 degree weather, my reptilian friends have come out of hibernation.  The tree frogs are a welcome site because there are way too many flying insects making their rounds.I'm hoping these guys stay alert as well because I have spotted a couple of nice sized snake skins amongst my seedlings.

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