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Most ground-nesting bees and wasps are good bugs

Written by

Paul Pugliese.

July 10, 2019

Ground-nesting bees and wasps may alarm people, but they are actually “good bugs” that are busy doing their jobs as pollinators or serving as useful predators in controlling harmful insect pests. Read More

Posted in: Insects, Lawns

Paul Pugliese.

Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture and minor in Biology from Berry College, Rome, GA in 2001; Master’s degree in Plant Protection and Pest Management from the University of Georgia in 2003; Became a Certified Arborist in June 2009 through the International Society of Arboriculture; Has worked as an Agriculture and Natural Resources County Extension Agent for UGA Extension in Cherokee County (2006-2011) and Bartow County (2011-Present).