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Fire ants scurry along a piece of wood CAES News
Fire ant control works best now 08/19/10 Sarah Lewis
It’s that time of year again. School is back in session, football is around the corner, fall harvesting will begin, and it’s time to fight fire ants.
Immature squash bugs feast on the leaf of a yellow squash plant CAES News
Scout before you spray 07/15/10 Sharon Dowdy
Many home landscapers and gardeners see pests eating their azaleas or tomatoes and immediately grab a chemical pesticide for defense. A University of Georgia expert says using a combination of pest control methods is a better option for your plants and the environment.
A two-lined spittlebug adult CAES News
Watch for spittlebugs 07/01/10 J. Faith Peppers
Some people call them cuckoo spits. Others call them froghoppers or devil spits. No matter what you call spittlebugs they make a devil of a mess in landscapes. With the end of the drought, University of Georgia experts say spittlebugs are making a comeback around the state.
Lice shampoo, combs CAES News
Head lice 06/17/10 Sharon Dowdy
Head lice make children scratch their heads. Getting rid of them can make parents want to pull their hair out.
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Lice-free school 06/17/10 Sharon Dowdy
Head lice affect more than 12 million people a year. Most are children, parents or school staff. To help cut down on their numbers, University of Georgia entomologists are working to educate school systems on the best way to control the head-scratching pests.
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Safe foods 06/15/10 J. Faith Peppers
A recent report in the journal Pediatrics suggests a possible link between organophosphate pesticides and increased risk of children developing attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The report has some parents wondering if they should stay away from the produce aisle in the grocery store. University of Georgia experts say to learn the facts, thoroughly clean all produce and feed healthful fruits and vegetables to children.
The eye of a deer fly. CAES News
Spring Sting 05/13/10 April Reese Sorrow
People flock outdoors in the spring to plant gardens, clean up, grill out or just spend time with friends. All are prime times and places for insect attacks, says a University of Georgia bug expert.
From late March to mid-June the fluffy silvery-white seed heads of cogongrass wave like flags marking infestations in forests, along roadways and other places. During this time, no other grass in Georgia has that kind of seed head. CAES News
Invasive cogongrass 05/05/10 David J. Moorhead
This spring marks the fifth year that the Georgia Cogongrass Task Force has been educating landowners and land managers about the risk cogongrass, a highly invasive Federal Noxious Weed, poses to our forests, roadsides, fields and natural areas across the state.
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Constrictor snakes comments 04/23/10
Florida weather is not just a tourist attraction for humans. Large constrictor snakes, like the Burmese python, find the state very comfortable, too.
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Delusory Parasitosis 04/22/10 April Reese Sorrow
Bugs do sting, crawl and infest people. But for people who suffer Delusory Parasitosis, or Ekbom Syndrome, there are no bugs involved, just the irritating sensation that they are.