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Cowpea curculio on bean. CAES News
UGA researcher embarks on new study of cowpea curculio 06/28/12 Donn H Cooper
Believe it or not, field peas — a fixture of the Southern dinner table — can be too difficult to grow in Georgia.
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Mole Control 06/14/12 William G. Tyson
Do you have mysterious tunnels running through your lawn or flowerbeds? If so, a mole has likely invaded your yard, and you are not alone.
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Weed control 101 06/14/12 Sharon Dowdy
Ralph Waldo Emerson defined a weed as “a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.” To a serious gardener, a weed can be nothing less than the bane of his or her existence. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension horticulturist Bob Westerfield says the best way to control weeds is to get to them early.
Squash vine borer larva inside squash vine. CAES News
Tips and tricks to beating the squash vine borer 06/05/12 Donn H Cooper
You can have tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers galore; but no backyard garden is complete without summer squash.
Harmon Johar, a junior studying entomology at the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences founded World Entomophagy — an international company that supplies edible insects to chefs. CAES News
Edible insects 05/24/12 Sharon Dowdy
If it were a matter of life over death, most people would munch on a grasshopper. But would you do so purely by choice? University of Georgia student Harman Johar is counting on it.
A carpenter bee prepares to build its nests in a tree. CAES News
Carpenter bees 05/08/12 William G. Tyson
Tiny piles of sawdust found in random spots are likely caused by large wood-drilling insects called carpenter bees.
Paratelenomus saccharalis - parasitic wasp CAES News
Kudzu bug control 04/26/12 Sharon Dowdy
University of Georgia researcher John Ruberson is looking for natural enemies of the kudzu bug in an effort to fight the pest’s spread across the Southern states. A tiny Asian wasp may be the best option.
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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.