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UGA Extension Forsyth County

May 2018

  • Let’s Look: Mosquito breeding sites

    A close up image of a mosquito

    Now that the weather is warm, summer insects are showing up. Among these are biting insects like mosquitoes. These pests may carry harmful diseases and transmit them to humans through their bites. Mosquitoes are also carriers of heartworm larvae. Arial spraying does not control mosquitoes, but it does kill other beneficial insects. A better approach…

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  • Looking for natural weed control? Get Mulch!

    A large pile of light brown mulch, a sign stating 'free wood chips'.

    Of all the pests that trouble plants, weeds cause the most economic damage. While many gardeners want to get away from chemicals, we seem to be conditioned to battle pests with some sort of spray. So we get lots of calls here at the Extension office from people looking for a spray that will provide…

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  • Radon detected in county well water

    The parts of a radon test laid out on a table.

    Earlier this month, on a property just outside the Cumming city limits, a private well used for household drinking water tested positive for radon. Radon is a radioactive gas that forms naturally when geologic deposits of uranium and radium decay. The odorless, colorless, and tasteless gas can be released from underground rocks like granite.

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