entomology

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)
Health & Wellness, Home and Family, Outdoors

Chigger season tips to beat the itch

Chiggers don’t burrow into skin or feed on blood, but their bites can leave behind days of itching. Read More

Tick. (Adobe Stock-#82680278 │ Chalabala)
Midwestern Region, Missouri, Outdoors, Regional Roundup

Changing Missouri weather fuels tick populations

Beef, Dairy, Lacey Vilhauer, Regional Roundup, Southern Region, Texas, Wheat

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
Iowa State University's Northeast Research Farm. (Photo courtesy of Iowa State Extension and Outreach.)

Learn How Drought and Smoke Have Impacted Crops

  • By Terry Basol, Joshua Michel, Ken Pecinovsky │ Iowa State Extension and Outreach

Great Plains Sawfly Survey Project seeks grower input

The A-B-C’s of Bees

  • By Russell Wright, Phil Mulder, Hal Reed │ OSU Extension