by John Doyle Atkins | Jun 7, 2013
Fire ants attack anything that disturbs their mound (nest), including livestock and humans. They firmly grasp skin with their jaws, and then sting and inject venom. Fire ants pivot at the head and inflict more stings in a circular pattern. Two species of imported fire...
by John Doyle Atkins | Feb 15, 2013
Reasons for Abnormal Antlers The reasons for abnormal antler growth often are unknown, and highly speculative. But there are three basic probable causes: The defects are coded in genes, and therefore hereditary. Defects are caused by physiological problems as the...
by John Doyle Atkins | Oct 5, 2012
Recently an unusual weed has been spotted in pastures across Santa Rosa County. After research on the specific genus and species the weed has been identified as Crotalaria lanceolata (Lanceleaf Rattlebox). There are dozens of Crotalaria species in Florida. Most are...
by John Doyle Atkins | Aug 23, 2012
Back in the early spring, University of Georgia Extension Plant Pathologist Bob Kemerait predicted that conditions were going to be right for white mold development in peanuts during the 2012 season. He based this on the very warm temperatures common throughout the...
by John Doyle Atkins | Aug 23, 2012
You are most likely to encounter a snake when the temperature is neither too hot or too cool. This means you chances of seeing a snake in the great outdoors during the middle of the day is greatly increased in the Spring and Fall of the year. With all the rain we have...
