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Mark Risse, left, and Adam Speir check out the compost piles at the University of Georgia. Risse and Speir are faculty in the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. CAES News
Water survey 04/21/11 Stephanie Schupska
More people value water quality over water quantity, according to a recent survey conducted by University of Georgia researchers. And, they trust local water information sources over federal ones.
A varroa mite feeds on a honeybee. The mites spread viruses and activate those already present in bees, causing bees to get sick and entire colonies to die. Researchers believe varroa mites might be contributing to CCD. CAES News
Mites key to bee problem 02/10/11 April Reese Sorrow
Nearly 30 percent of all honeybees literally disappeared last winter, fleeing their hives never to return. Researchers have studied colony collapse disorder since it was identified in 2006. They are now uncovering answers to this problem.
Water runs from a silver faucet. CAES News
Uranium threatens some Georgia drinking water 10/14/10 Sarah Lewis
Uranium is a naturally occurring radioactive element found in some rocks and groundwater. It can make its way into drinking water, where it can be harmful to health. Some parts of Georgia could have problems with it.
Peeling lead paint on the exterior of the Wright House, a historic building at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. CAES News
Lead Safety 07/29/10 April Reese Sorrow
Lead can be poisonous, and many Americans live in homes contaminated by lead-based paint on their walls, windows and doors.
In this file photo, an array of pesticides are lined on the shelves of a Griffin, Ga., feed and seed store. CAES News
Pesticide training 06/10/10 Stephanie Schupska
Spring rains and summertime heat have sparked insects and lawn diseases across the state. That may send some landscape lovers looking for someone to apply a few chemicals to protect their interests.
Tracey Pu, left, stand with her teacher Susan Burger after being named the winner of the UGA GreenWay logo design contest. Pu is a 10th grader at Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, Ga. CAES News
Green winner 05/13/10 Stephanie Schupska
Eighteen high school students recently put pen to paper and mouse to design programs to create the best logo for the new UGA GreenWay website. And the winner was Tracey Pu, a 10th grader at Oconee County High School.
Children eat mangoes and stare at UGA agricultural experts working in a field near Los Palis, Haiti, March 16. CAES News
Haiti agriculture 04/01/10 Brad Haire
In the shadow of a rundown block building in Los Palis, Haiti, children wearing tattered clothes bit into half-ripened mangoes they picked from the ground and wondered about the strange men toiling around in the field.
Butterfly Weed is a native herbaceous perennial that attracts butterflies like magnets with its florescent orange blooms. CAES News
Spring gardening 02/18/10 Stephanie Schupska
Welcome to the 35th annual Spring Garden Packet from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Written by CAES faculty, editors and graduate and undergraduate students, these articles are provided to help you with timely, valuable statewide gardening information.
Photo of a rain garden taken by North Carolina Cooperative Extension personnel. CAES News
It's raining, it's pouring 02/11/10 Stephanie Schupska
It’s raining in Georgia, and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to stop. Instead of the drought levels and watering restrictions of years past, Georgians are now dealing with a yard-flooding abundance of rainfall.
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Camp EcoAdventure set for April 01/29/10
Rock Eagle 4-H Center will present Camp EcoAdventure day camp April 5-9 for first through fifth graders.