Insects and Pests
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Robyn Stewart If you have spent any duration of time in the South, I’m sure you are well familiar with the unpleasant experience of getting bitten by fire ants. Fire ant hills are prevalent in almost every county in Georgia and can be seen in yards, pastures, alongside roads, and other places. There are two…
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Robyn Stewart Press coverage from several news outlets last week led to a surge of interest in the Asian giant hornet and led to widespread speculation and concern. While we should take any invasive species seriously, there is a lot of misinformation being spread in the media about what the Asian giant hornet is, who…
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Robyn Stewart Pollinators are a vital part of a balanced ecosystem and critical to the well-being of humans. There are over 100,000 different varieties of insects and over 1,000 other species that serve as pollinators. These species are essential for the reproduction of over 225,000 different flowering plant species, including over 150 food crops. The…