Have you walked face-first into a large spider web on your porch this summer? Of course you have. It could belong to a Joro spider, the large, yellow-and-black orb weavers. Atlantans are becoming well ...

Research from Georgia Gwinnett College suggests that the invasive Joro spider in Georgia may carry a bacteria that could help control its population. The study, led by Dr. James Russell and Dr. Chris ...

Stink bugs are wildly invasive and destructive. Mosquito populations have been rising due to wetter, warmer weather, ...

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia Gwinnett College professor and student duo discovered that a popular spider seen in Georgia is infected with bacteria. Joro spiders traveled from Asia to the United ...

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — New research on Joro spiders by Georgia Gwinnett College found the invasive critters carry a bacteria that can cause them to go sterile. Wolbachia, a common bacteria found in ...

ATHENS, Ga. — Heart racing and blood pumping, October is the time of year to celebrate all things spooky -- but this is one fright Georgians can't seem to escape: Joro spiders. These large spiders ...

Joro spiders have been spotted in areas across the county, but what are these invasive creatures? When will they be returning? Will they be expanding? While the Joro spider season, which spans from ...

Excited for the joro spider invasion?! Well if you’re an arachnophobe, this probably isn’t for you. But if you’re interested in wildlife and nature, you may have a chance to watch the large black and ...

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — Georgia may not have been the original entry point for the invasive Joro spider after all. While the state was long believed to be the epicenter of the species’ spread in the U.S ...