Join the 2026 Joro Watch Spotting and Photo Contest October 12–18 and contribute to citizen science by reporting Joro spider sightings. Clear photographs help experts verify reports—and open the contest to a little fun with a photo challenge, although getting a spider to smile is never easy.
The 2027 Wild Spotter Invasive Species Ambassador Training provides the leadership, outreach, and community engagement skills needed to build a place-based citizen science program. Learn how to engage volunteers, put Wild Spotter to work, and join a growing network of Ambassadors protecting the places they care about.
The Southern Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Center presented its first-ever “Pulling Together” Friends of IPM Award to the Gulf South VECTOR project during the 2026 National Conference on Urban Entomology. The award recognizes Gulf South VECTOR’s collaborative efforts to expand training, strengthen partnerships, and build regional capacity for vector management across the Gulf South.
Hear first-hand how Wild Spotter Invasive Species Ambassador Cameron Bailey Oldham brought the Wild Spotter Detection Campaign to the Huntsville Botanical Garden. Join Bugwood Office Hours on July 24, then discover how you can become part of the growing Wild Spotter Ambassador network through the Class of 2027 training.
Bugwood Tools provide ready-to-use solutions for collecting data, managing resources, sharing information, and supporting outreach. See how researchers, educators, land managers, program teams, and community scientists can use these free tools to simplify their work and increase their impact.
Bugwood, the University of Georgia’s Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, celebrates 30 years of advancing invasive species management through innovative technology and collaboration. From early CD-ROM projects to nationally recognized tools like EDDMapS and Wild Spotter, Bugwood continues to develop solutions that support education, reporting, and resource management. Explore how Bugwood Tools are driving impact and what’s ahead as the Center enters its fourth decade.
The Wild Spotter detection and outreach program is expanding its impact with the addition of two major federal partners: the National Park Service (NPS) and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).
The Crop Protection Network and the UGA Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health have come together to provide educators with high-quality plant disease, insect pest, and disorder images for non-commercial use.
Join the 2026 Joro Watch Spotting and Photo Contest October 12–18 and contribute to citizen science by reporting Joro spider sightings. Clear photographs help experts verify reports—and open the contest to a little fun with a photo challenge, although getting a spider to smile is never easy.
The 2027 Wild Spotter Invasive Species Ambassador Training provides the leadership, outreach, and community engagement skills needed to build a place-based citizen science program. Learn how to engage volunteers, put Wild Spotter to work, and join a growing network of Ambassadors protecting the places they care about.
The Southern Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Center presented its first-ever “Pulling Together” Friends of IPM Award to the Gulf South VECTOR project during the 2026 National Conference on Urban Entomology. The award recognizes Gulf South VECTOR’s collaborative efforts to expand training, strengthen partnerships, and build regional capacity for vector management across the Gulf South.
Hear first-hand how Wild Spotter Invasive Species Ambassador Cameron Bailey Oldham brought the Wild Spotter Detection Campaign to the Huntsville Botanical Garden. Join Bugwood Office Hours on July 24, then discover how you can become part of the growing Wild Spotter Ambassador network through the Class of 2027 training.
Bugwood Tools provide ready-to-use solutions for collecting data, managing resources, sharing information, and supporting outreach. See how researchers, educators, land managers, program teams, and community scientists can use these free tools to simplify their work and increase their impact.
Bugwood, the University of Georgia’s Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, celebrates 30 years of advancing invasive species management through innovative technology and collaboration. From early CD-ROM projects to nationally recognized tools like EDDMapS and Wild Spotter, Bugwood continues to develop solutions that support education, reporting, and resource management. Explore how Bugwood Tools are driving impact and what’s ahead as the Center enters its fourth decade.
The Wild Spotter detection and outreach program is expanding its impact with the addition of two major federal partners: the National Park Service (NPS) and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).
The Crop Protection Network and the UGA Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health have come together to provide educators with high-quality plant disease, insect pest, and disorder images for non-commercial use.
