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Beware of the Asian Needle Ant
Posted by John Marshall on
Invasive exotic species are considered one of the main causes of the current biodiversity crisis. In recent years, humans have introduced 200 species of ant from outside of their natural area of distribution and some of them have become invasive. Such is the case of the Asian needle ant, Brachyponera chinensis, which has seen its area of distribution greatly expand in the last 80 years.
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Watch out for the world's worst weeds!
Posted by John Marshall on
State forestry officials are warning people to be on the lookout for “one of the 10 worst weeds in the world” as spring blooms across Georgia.
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Deadly new tick
Posted by Staff of goGardenNow on
"A potentially deadly new virus is circulating among ticks in Georgia, according to scientists at Emory University", and not just in Georgia.
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WINTER WEATHER ALERT!
Posted by John Marshall on
According to Accuweather.com, “more than 150 million people will face some type of impacts from the storm east of the Mississippi River, but the Northeast, which received accumulating snow on Wednesday on the heels of record-challenging warmth on Monday, is likely to take the brunt of the impacts as the storm rapidly strengthens into a bomb cyclone along the Eastern Seaboard.” The storm is named Quinlan.
Oh No! Lady Beetles In The Garage!
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Raul T. Villanueva, Entomology Extension Specialist at University of Kentucky left his garage door open and lady beetles moved in. Could it happen to you? Read on to find out.
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