Items
of Interest:
Invasive
Ladybugs Eat their Native Competition,
but a Shared Enemy Determines Who Survives (Apr
1, 2011)
University of Georgia.
A University of Georgia researcher studying
invasive ladybugs has developed new models
that help explain how these insects have
spread so quickly and their potential impacts
on native species.
A
Homeowner's Guide to Preventing the Introduction
and Spread of Invasive Plants in Georgia:
You Can Make a Difference in Your Backyard
(PDF | 1.6 MB) (Jan 2011)
University of Georgia. Center for
Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Africanized
Honeybees found in Georgia (Oct
21, 2010)
Georgia Department of Agriculture.
Entomological tests have confirmed that Africanized
honeybees were responsible for the death
of an elderly man in Dougherty County last
week. This
is the first record of Africanized honeybees
in Georgia.
Native
Plants for Georgia, Part I: Trees, Shrubs
and Woody Vines (Aug 2008)
University of Georgia. Cooperative Extension;
Department of Horticulture.
Publication describes native plants available in the nursery trade as well as
those native plants that have potential for nursery production and landscape
use. It includes descriptions and photos of 66 native trees, 57 native shrubs
and 5 native woody vines.
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