TIFTON — New University of Georgia Cooperative Extension pecan entomologist Angelita Acebes hopes to find more effective, sustainable solutions for Georgia farmers managing pest insects. Since March 1 ...

Q: My pecan leaves are covered with warts! Can you tell me what this is? Gary Winkles, Locust Grove A: Your warts are hollow galls that provide a safe place for aphid-like pecan phylloxera insects to ...

On a clear September night along the San Marcos River in central Texas, a handful of people in headlamps gathered around a small, noisy creature: an evening bat. Melissa Donnelly, a science specialist ...

Expert advice on holly leaf damage, pecan trees, yuccas, squirrels, hydrangeas, azaleas and other garden problems.

No other tree is so beloved but has so many difficulties producing in Angelina County than the pecan. Truthfully, we live in a difficult area for the growth of pecans. Unique to East Texas, much of ...

Janet Debelak Tyburec, of Bat Survey Solutions, measures the ears of an evening bat on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025 at Swift River Pecans in Lockhart, Texas. These bats eat lots of different insects in ...