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Fresh vegetables at a vendor stand at the Athens Farmers Market in Athens, Ga. CAES News
Snails in the kale? 05/31/12 Donn H Cooper
Farmers markets offer the best of local, fresh produce throughout Georgia. But all those mouth-watering vegetables straight from the field sometimes come with slimy little surprises — bugs.
Photo of nursery manager John Watson using IPMPro, a pest management app recently released by a team of researchers from a several different universities. CAES News
Land grant universities team up to create integrated pest management app 05/25/12 Matthew Chappell
Green industry professionals often find themselves in the field needing immediate access to the latest pest and plant disease information and plant care recommendations, especially when they are caught off guard by destructive pests emerging in their area.
A European Pepper Moth found in Tifton, Ga. in October 2011. CAES News
Unwelcome guest: The European Pepper Moth arrives in Georgia 05/24/12 Donn H Cooper
A new insect thought to threaten Georgia's pepper production at the moment poses a greater danger to lantana - a popular landscape plant.
Freshly picked blueberries sit in baskets at the University of Georgia horticulture farm in Athens, Ga. CAES News
Blueberry farmers project 60 million pound blueberry harvest 05/24/12 Merritt Melancon
It’s time to dust off those killer pie and muffin recipes. Georgia’s blueberry season is in full swing.
Harmon Johar, a junior studying entomology at the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences founded World Entomophagy — an international company that supplies edible insects to chefs. CAES News
Roasted crickets can be gourmet or life-sustaining food 05/24/12 Sharon Dowdy
If it were a matter of life over death, most people would munch on a grasshopper. But would you do so purely by choice? University of Georgia student Harman Johar is counting on it.
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Red bugs: It's all over but the itching 05/24/12 Merritt Melancon
As children get out of school for the summer, many will be spending time at outdoor camps or just playing in the woods. Unfortunately, in Georgia, just a few summer hours spent outside can mean coming home with red bug bites.
Advancing Georgia's Leaders in Agriculture CAES News
Statewide agricultural leadership program now accepting applications 05/17/12 Merritt Melancon
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is now accepting applications for the inaugural class of the Advancing Georgia’s Leaders in Agriculture program.
Wayne Daley, a Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) principal research scientist, and Casey Ritz, a University of Georgia associate professor of poultry science, prepare to record vocalizations of a small flock of chickens at the University of Georgia's Poultry Research Center. (Credit: Gary Meek) CAES News
Flock Talk: Bird Vocalization Research Could Improve Poultry Production, Lower Costs 05/17/12 Rick Robinson
Chickens can’t speak, but they can definitely make themselves heard. Most people who have visited a poultry farm will recall chicken vocalization – the technical term for clucking and squawking – as a memorable part of the experience.
A fruit fly alights on a fresh peach CAES News
Fruit flies are annoying but not harmful 05/17/12 Edward L. Ayers
Fresh fruit is an important part of a balanced diet, but bringing fruit into the house during the summer months can attract fruit flies.