Monthly Archives: April 2017

Spittlebugs

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I’m sure that you’ve seen spittlebugs somewhere recently.  They seem to be everywhere this spring.  When I was little, I remember walking through the fields by our house and the plants would be covered with spittlebugs.  My mom would tell me that it was frog spit and if I touched it I would get warts.  So how do you test a hypothesis?  You experiment. This led me to the aforementioned fields covered with “spit”.  Imagine my delight and surprise when I discovered an insect buried in the middle… Read More →

2017 All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar Series: Ticks

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When: Friday, May 5th, 1:00PM CDT Where: online https://extension.zoom.us/j/332261879 In this webinar, Dr. Thomas Mather, Professor, University of Rhode Island,  (aka “the tick guy”) will talk about an important arachnid, ticks.  Ticks that you do and don’t see as well as how to protect yourself, your family, and your pets will be discussed.  Moderated by Ellen Huckabay and Bethany O’Rear, Regional Extension Agents, Alabama Extension. Click here to login as a guest and participate in the live event.   Note: on May 5th, the link to the live webinar opens… Read More →