entomology

Ag News, Disease

OSU study links Eastern redcedar spread to higher tick populations

OSU research finds Eastern redcedars create habitat that supports higher lone star tick populations and disease risk. Read More

Ag News, Animal Health, Beef, Equine, Dairy, Sheep and Goats, Lacey Vilhauer, Oklahoma, Texas

Separating fact from fiction on New World screwworm 

Ag News, Animal Health, Editors, General, Kylene Scott, Livestock

Historical perspective on NWS gives insight 

Taking precautions before and after you venture into places that make ideal hiding spots for chiggers can prevent the itchy, scratchy bites they can leave behind. (Chris Swann/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Chigger season tips to beat the itch

  • By Adam Russell │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Tick. (Adobe Stock-#82680278 │ Chalabala)

Changing Missouri weather fuels tick populations

Texas A&M AgriLife opens High Plains Research and Extension Center 

Adult and nymph two-spot cotton leafhoppers (Rafia Khan/Texas A&M AgriLife)

AgriLife Extension shares cotton jassid guidance for green industry

Alisson Santana, Ph.D., an assistant professor and Texas A&M AgriLife entomologist, will research pest management issues and work with producers at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Weslaco. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Santana to help fight ag pests at Weslaco

Fall armyworms are marching across the High Plains 

What is New World screwworm, and why are they dangerous?

Grasshopper (Photo by Alice Whyte, Vilas, North Carolina.)

Field Crop Insect Guide helps with identification, insect behavior and management

  • By Erin Hodgson, Adam Sisson │ Iowa State Extension and Outreach