Entomology
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My wife and I try to make resolutions we can keep every year but it seems we can never keep all of them. I finally had to stop putting “make new friends” on my list because apparently, I’m not very good at that. One thing I do plan on doing again this year is fixing…
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For this month’s edition of “Insect of the Month” I wanted discuss an insect that is fairly unknown to a lot of people: the Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana). Dragonflies in general are fascinating in their behaviors, habitat and how their bodies function. Because of this insect’s rarity in particular, even many entomologists don’t know…
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Down here in the deep south we are all fairly familiar with the many ticks that seem to be everywhere. Most people can identify a dog tick or a lonestar tick with no issues. Unfortunately for Georgians, there’s a new, deadlier tick in town: the asian longhorn tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis). This tick is invasive to…
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The temperature around the region is finally starting to drop and become more fall-like. I joke with my family back in Kentucky that we only have two seasons here; summer and diet summer. Jokes aside, this weather is some of my personal favorite. We can finally stand outside for more than 2 minutes without the…
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I have really enjoyed writing these articles and also enjoyed the many positive responses I’ve received. I try to rotate the topics I write about between beekeeping, horticulture and agriculture. Something new I would like to add to the mix is an “Insect of the Month” article. Its easy to write about things you enjoy…
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When we were all hiding out during the pandemic, it seemed like every other week we had a new disaster coming out. Do we not all remember when the clowns were coming out of the woods at night? As if we were not dealing with enough with Covid-19, here came another plague; Murder Hornets. And…
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One thing I really enjoy on a nice weekend drive is to see all the Seminole County countryside. There are so many different crops growing at once and almost none of them look the same. My little girl is getting to the age where she loves to tell me what a crop or animal is…