Urban

• What you need to know during peak West Nile Virus season

  September 2, 2025

  

  Sydney Weigand, University of Georgia, 2025 Source: Elmer Gray, Research Professional, University of Georgia, 2025 Summer may be drawing to a close, but public health officials warn that West Nile virus season is still at its peak. The mosquito-borne illness causes disorientation, fever, headache, and in severe cases, encephalitis or meningitis. Officials documented 54 confirmed…

  Posted in: Disease, Insect pests, Mosquitoes, Pests, Prevention, Urban

• Protecting Pollinators in Home Lawn and Turfgrass Systems

  February 19, 2020

  

  Written By: Emily Cabrera, IPM Communications Coordinator Expert Source: Shimat Joseph, Assistant Professor Entomology Home gardens and urban landscapes have the potential to provide a vast array of habitat for valuable beneficial insects and pollinators, but that doesn’t mean you have to allow pests, weeds and diseases to go unchecked. “Find that balance. You should…

  Posted in: Homeowner, Insect pests, Landscape, Pollinators, Turfgrass, Urban