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Bee Institute, May 10-12 04/12/12 Merritt Melancon
Faculty members from Young Harris College and the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will host their annual Bee Keeping Institute, May 10-12 in Young Harris, Ga.
A vegetable garden in Butts Co., Ga. CAES News
Blooms need bees 04/11/12 Frank M. Watson
When it comes to growing vegetables, sometimes having insects in the garden can be a good thing.
Guillermo Alvarado, executive director of the International Regional Organization of Plant and Animal Health, (left) and Jim Hanula, entomologist with the USDA-Forest Service. CAES News
Kudzu bug facts 04/05/12 Sharon Dowdy
Two years ago, the kudzu bug arrived in Georgia and has been aggravating homeowners and feeding on kudzu and soybeans ever since. Now, some of Georgia’s Latin American trading partners are worried that the legume-eating pest may be headed south.
A UGA student shows off his mealworm chocolate chip cookie at the UGA Insect Zoo in April 2010. CAES News
UGA Insect Zoo 03/22/12
There won't be any lions, tigers or bears, but the University of Georgia’s annual Insect Zoo will let visitors get up close and personal with roaches, crickets and other bugs.
Georgia Pest Management handbooks 2012 CAES News
Pest management guide 02/16/12 Amanda Swennes
The 2012 Georgia Pest Management Handbook is now available. The thirty-third Commercial Edition, published by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, provides more than 800 pages of current information on selection, application and safe use of pest control chemicals around farms, homes, urban areas, recreational areas and other environments where pests may occur.
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Don't mix chemicals 01/25/12 Frank M. Watson
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Agent Frank Watson discusses the proper way to dispose of excess chemicals.
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Safe disposal 01/17/12 Frank M. Watson
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Agent Frank Watson discusses the proper way to dispose of excess chemicals.
Engraver beetles leave pin-sized holds in the bark of pine trees when they exit the tree. CAES News
Pine bark beetles 12/15/11 Jim F. Crawford
Pine bark beetles can be the death of pines in forests and home landscapes.
Kudzu bugs hide behind a layer of tree bark in South Georgia. CAES News
Kudzu bug multiplies and spreads 08/25/11 Sharon Dowdy
Almost two years ago, a tiny immigrant pest arrived in Georgia, and there’s nothing the state’s immigration office can do to make it leave. The bean plataspid, or kudzu bug, munches on kudzu and soybeans and has now set up residence in four Southern states.