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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Wood destroyers
Many homeowners dream of installing hardwood flooring. But they don't dream of repairing the damage caused by tiny beetles that can stow away in the wood.
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Cotton bugs
Fall tropical storms and hurricanes blew a lot of Georgia's cotton away before it could be harvested. But at least the bugs weren't bad to the crop during the growing season.
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Good idea: CLPs
The accountants, physicians, architects and engineers we rely on when we want the best are all certified. It only makes sense to turn to a certified landscape professional to plant or maintain your landscape.
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Grenada mission
University of Georgia scientist Ed Kanemasu spent Oct. 14-15 in Grenada with former President Jimmy Carter. They weren't on vacation. They and others in their group were on a mission.
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Plant 'breath'
By measuring the nighttime respiration rate of plants, University of Georgia scientists hope to develop a way farmers can detect environmental stresses in their fields.
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Sunbelt Expo 2004
Visitors, exhibitors and political leaders learn at the 27th annual Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition Oct. 19-21.
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PB sandwich maker
What mom wouldn't love having an easy way to make peanut butter sandwiches when the kids and their buddies pile into the kitchen all at once? University of Georgia scientists have developed a peanut butter spreader that makes sandwich making a breeze.
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Teens snub PB
By the time they enter high school, students begin to show many signs of maturity. Cutting back on an old childhood standard, the peanut butter sandwich, is a newfound sign uncovered by a University of Georgia survey of school-age children.
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'Green' Halloween
Thinking "green" on the orange-and-black holiday isn't always our first notion. But Halloween doesn't have to be a parade of plastic decorations headed for crowded landfills. It can remind us of easy ways we can reduce waste year-round.
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Garden vote
The issues Wayne McLaurin worries about may be different from other folks' issues. Like, what about the fig vote?