Most people who spend time in the woods in Alabama are sure to experience a whole host of biting bugs. Whether it be mosquitoes, flies, chig...
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Diplodia tip blight is a common fungal disease caused by Diplodia sapinea (syn. Sphaeropsis sapinea). The fungus infects more than 20 differ...
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Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) is a slow-growing woodland plant that is native to Alabama. Roots of wild ginseng have been dug for centuries ...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – Spiders aren’t for everyone. Some people may find them terrifying, but others may find their natural beauty st...
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Pawpaw is an intriguing native fruit in the custard apple family. Most members of the family are tropical, but there are a handful of native...
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Most lightning strikes will likely occur in rural forests; some will happen in urban areas. Urban trees provide numerous benefits rangin...
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Climate-Smart Forestry (CSF) offers a natural climate solution to the rise of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. Benefits can range fro...
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Red mulberry is a member of the family Moraceae, which also includes figs, and is the only mulberry species native to Alabama. ...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – The adoption and utilization of new, portable tools have quite literally changed people's perspective of the wor...
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Kudzu is a classic example of a plant that was introduced with good intentions but that resulted in bad outcomes. Learn about th...
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Planting cool-season food plots for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and other wildlife not only provides hunting opportunities bu...
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The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae, is a nonnative, invasive insect pest that colonizes, feeds on the sap of, and ulti...
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