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Japanese beetles dine on canna lily branches CAES News
Insect-ival! 09/08/11 April Reese Sorrow
Butterflies, bugs and beetles will invade the State Botanical Garden of Georgia Saturday, Sept. 24 in Athens, Ga., for the annual Insect-ival.
Fire ants scurry along a piece of wood CAES News
Fire ant control 09/01/11 April Reese Sorrow
Fire ants can ruin picnics and football games year-round. Treating fire ant colonies in the fall can help edge out future colonies, lessening the likelihood they’ll steal your chips or nip at your toes.
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.
Use tweezers to remove ticks. Pinch the tick close to the mouthparts to remove as much as possible. If the tick head is left behind, don't worry. Having a tick attach itself to your skin is like having a thorn. Your body will expel it over time. CAES News
Nix ticks 07/07/11 April Reese Sorrow
It’s summer, and outdoor activities are on the menu. Make sure you don’t end up on the menu of a blood-sucking travel partner when you are out and about, say University of Georgia experts.
Lice shampoo, combs CAES News
Lice Treatment 06/22/11 Stephanie Schupska
Drop the chemicals and grab the metal comb: A little elbow grease is the best way to get rid of head lice, says University of Georgia insect expert Paul Guillebeau.
A bee collects pollen from a tomatillo flower in a garden in Butts Co., Ga. CAES News
Don't kill the bees 05/25/11 STEPHEN GARTON
On a recent visit to the Sawnee Mountain Preserve in Cumming, Ga., I was shocked to find many dead bees in the preserve’s observation hive.