...winter kills pests, that's not the case, said Marianne Cruz, an instructor for the University of Georgia's Department of Entomology. She said most insects and other crawling creatures have egg and pupa stages that allow them to survive cold...

...information to the public, and tell them, 'Don't just call the exterminator and start spraying,"' said department of entomology chairman Sonny Ramaswamy. "There are ways to use simple cleanliness techniques to take care of these things...

...because the heat speeds up certain pests' reproductive cycles, said Ray Noblet, head of the university's department of entomology -- the study of insects. The heat also can cause some pests to turn out in greater numbers, Mr. Noblet said...

...in paperback. On the Net: For more about singing insects and their ecology, try the University of Florida Department of Entomology Web site: http://buzz.ifas.ufl.edu.

...individual mounds is acephate, commonly sold as Orthene, he said. Stan Diffie, research coordinator with the Department of Entomology at the University of Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station in Tifton, also recommends the two-step process...

...past. "We can expect more mosquitoes this year," said Elmer Gray, a researcher at the University of Georgia Department of Entomology. "We're not used to normal mosquitoes in Georgia because we were 30 inches behind in rain for the last three...

ATHENS, Ga. - Dr. Warren Thomas Atyeo, 81, died Thursday, October 9, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospice House, Athens, GA. Born in Highland Park, Michigan, he was the son of the late Mary Grace McGinnis and Albert J. Atyeo. After graduating Plymoth High School, Plymoth, Illinois, he attended Northwestern University, Western Illinois University and the University of Kansas receiving his PhD in Entomology in 1959. He served his country in the US Navy during WWII and the Korean Conflict. As a professor he worked at the University of Nebraska in the Department of Entomology, at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, and the University of Georgia in the Department of Entomology as Curator and Professor until his retirement in 1994 becoming a Professor Emeritus. During his career he composed approximately 165 publications concerning Entomology. He was a Mason, member of the American Legion, Entomological Society of America, Acarology Society of America and the Boy Scouts of America where as a Lone Scout he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Marilyn J. Atyeo; daughter: Eleanor A. McMannon of Thomson, GA; sons: Thomas W. (Hope M.) Atyeo of Anderson, SC, Timothy R. (Teresa) Atyeo of Parkland, FL; grandchildren: Asheton G. Atyeo, Natalie N. Atyeo, John Thomas Atyeo and Caroline G. Atyeo. A memorial service will be held Monday, October 13, 2008 at 4PM at St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church with Rev. Beth Long officiating. A reception will follow. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Athens Area Humane Society, 399 Beaver Dam Road ext., Athens, GA 30605 http://www.athenshumanesociety.org) . Friends are also encouraged to email their favorite memories of Warren T. Atyeo to mjatyeo@bellsouth.net Lord and Stephens, EAST, is in charge of arrangements. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com

ATHENS, Ga. - Dr. Warren Thomas Atyeo, 81, died Thursday, October 9, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospice House, Athens, GA. Born in Highland Park, Michigan, he was the son of the late Mary Grace McGinnis and Albert J. Atyeo. After graduating Plymoth High