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Nancy C. Hinkle

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05/15/24 - Georgia's Brood XIX is here: Periodical cicadas make their mark on the Southeast 02/16/22 - House centipedes are allies in home pest control 09/30/21 - Disease-bearing Asian longhorned tick found in north Georgia 09/23/21 - Joro spiders cloak north Georgia in their webs 07/23/21 - Brood X cicadas may be gone, but the evidence of their passing remains 05/27/21 - Tick-borne bobcat fever poses serious threat to domestic cats 04/09/21 - Billions of periodical cicadas and their songs set to fill the spring air 05/17/18 - The best defense against fleas is a good offense 06/30/16 - Don't let ticks keep you out of the woods this summer. 12/15/15 - Kissing bugs have been in Georgia for thousands of years and pose little risk 08/29/15 - "Super" lice teach a valuable lesson in insecticide resistance 05/21/15 - Limiting tick exposure is the first step to preventing tickborne diseases 12/18/14 - UGA entomologist's pioneering work with “invisible bugs” wins her national recognition 03/20/14 - UGA entomologist Nancy Hinkle receives regional 2014 Recognition Award in Urban Entomology 06/04/13 - UGA entomologists looking to collect cicada specimens 11/27/12 - UGA team wins national title in insect knowledge competition 09/11/12 - Hummingbirds don't fly after dark – but hummingbird moths do 05/24/12 - Red bugs: It's all over but the itching 03/22/12 - Daddy longlegs use their legs to smell, taste and touch 07/07/11 - Summertime is tick time in Georgia 05/12/11 - Ga. history museum wants your alien-sounding bugs 03/17/11 - 13-year cicadas ready for their day in the sun 02/24/11 - Stick insects can be good pets. If you can find one. 11/24/10 - Beetles invading your home? 09/29/10 - Fall is pumpkin time and spider time 04/22/10 - Imaginary bugs: infesting a body near you 04/01/10 - Houseflies may contribute to cases of foodborne illness 02/09/10 - Romance not just for humans 08/13/09 - With a little effort, you can nix ticks 05/14/09 - Knock down wasp nests now 02/19/09 - Brown recluse spider isn’t typically a Southerner 11/26/08 - Brown widow spiders – hiding in a log near you 07/03/08 - Watch out for mosquito baby boom 02/21/08 - Hornworms love to eat tomato plants 10/03/07 - Drought drives mosquito numbers high 03/29/07 - Spiders are wrongly accused 03/15/07 - Acting fast can prevent chigger bites this summer 09/13/06 - Insectival = bug-filled festival 08/11/06 - Catalpa worms anglers' pick of horned caterpillars 03/14/06 - Scientists asking a favor: send bird ticks 02/16/06 - Compost pile can attract bloodsucking stable flies 02/16/06 - Golden garden spiders trap insects in garden 02/16/06 - Shovel-headed garden worms rare, harmless oddities 02/16/06 - Houseflies present never-ending control challenge 02/24/05 - Praying for prey: mantids are 'tigers' in gardens 02/16/05 - Ticks thrive year-round in Georgia, experts say 11/10/04 - Be thankful for uninvited pests in your home 09/02/04 - Urticating caterpillars will give you hives 03/31/04 - Cicadas emerging soon almost old enough to vote 03/10/04 - Annoying masses of lady beetles bugging Georgians 02/16/04 - Fireflies add magic to spring, summer evenings 02/16/04 - Take care to avoid tick bites outdoors 08/13/03 - Killer wasps swarm in August 06/11/03 - Bug 'bites' haunt some people year-round 04/24/03 - Protect yourself against mosquito 'baby boom' 04/10/03 - Providing room, board for cat fleas not fun at all 02/13/03 - Have you seen a brown recluse spider lately? 11/19/02 - Don't wait for flu shots -- get kids shots, too 10/03/02 - Nix ticks by treating your skin, clothes 10/03/02 - Guard against ticks -- Lyme disease serious, too 08/24/02 - Control mosquito larvae in the water 03/06/02 - Springtime Brings Flower and Fleas 03/06/02 - Fighting Fleas Takes Strategy