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Friday Fun Post: Insects and Kiddos!

Brian spent Wednesday morning teaching children about insects at a local pre-school here in Raleigh. It’s never too early to get kids excited about the...

Fire Ant Alert!

Fire Ant Alert! Look familiar? You may have noticed that before our snow this week, fire ant mounds were starting to appear. As temperatures slowly...

Friday Fun Post: Spot the Aphid!

A few months ago, we had an infestation in some greenhouse turf plots. Can you spot the aphid(s) in the picture below?   How about...

Fire Ants Unfazed by the Wind

  Even though fire ants are typically active when average temperatures are in the 70s, this video from October 18, 2017 shows fire ants foraging...

Fire Ants on the move!

Following the few days of intense rain last week, some of you reported seeing increased fire ant activity in the state. With the exception of...