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Yellow jackets and hornets are fall's unseen nuisance
Ashley Ho0pers ext agent
Ashley Hoopers is UGA Extension agent for Liberty County - photo by File photo
It should have been an ordinary “doing what dogs do” afternoon for Maggie Mae and Susie Q, our family dogs. Maggie was playfully exploring the backyard a few days ago, sniffing around the fence line, trying to find something of interest. Suddenly, she flipped around, tucked her tail between her legs, and quickly ran away, snapping at flying tormentors on both sides of her.
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