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Radon education generates student creativity Posted on 08/22/06 by Sharon Omahen

Georgia students can win a trip to Washington, D.C., and help spread the word about the dangers of radon gas through a poster contest offered by the National Safety Council.

Beneficial bugs naturally eliminate pests Posted on 08/17/06 by Sharon Omahen

About 50 men and women crowded around University of Georgia entomologist Kris Braman as she demonstrated how quickly a pair of tiger beetles attack and devour an armyworm. The group’s attraction wasn't just morbid curiosity.

UGA researchers work to save rapidly dying trees Posted on 08/17/06 by Stephanie Schupska

When University of Georgia entomology professor Wayne Berisford travels to the north Georgia mountains for research these days, he’s got a lot less shade to hide under when he steps beneath a hemlock tree. The damage isn’t due to clear cutting or development.

Do-it-yourself landscape seminar set in Athens Posted on 08/16/06 by Dan Rahn

A one-day seminar, "Landscape Design Basics for the Do-It-Yourself Gardener," will provide all the basics of quality landscape design Saturday, Sept. 9, at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga.

Educating families on the hazards of chemicals Posted on 08/14/06 by Sam Fahmy

To help migrant workers protect themselves and their families, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension will begin a bilingual outreach program that teaches migrant workers how simple precautions and proper laundering techniques can reduce the health risks that stem from pesticide exposures.

Catalpa worms anglers' pick of horned caterpillars Posted on 08/11/06 by Nancy C. Hinkle

Many Georgians are delighted when catalpa worms appear in their trees each summer. They're not so happy when other horned caterpillars show up in their gardens.

Gardener's gold by-product of yard, veggie waste Posted on 08/10/06 by Sharon Omahen

Each year more than 3.5 million tons of recyclable yard waste is unnecessarily sent to landfills. Viewed by many as rubbish, home gardeners see this waste as "gardener's gold."

Food Science Extension offers HACCP training for meat industry Posted on 08/10/06 by Stephanie Schupska

The University of Georgia’s Food Science Extension Outreach Program will end its 2006 class offerings with two courses on HACCP, or hazard analysis critical control point, program regulations for the meat and poultry industry.

Georgia pecan harvest could be smallest in years Posted on 08/09/06 by Brad Haire

Georgia's pecan harvest this year could be the smallest it has been in more than a decade, says a University of Georgia specialist.

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