Texas A&M Department of Entomology

Adult and nymph two-spot cotton leafhoppers (Rafia Khan/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Cotton, Cotton, Crops, Pests, Southern Region, Texas

AgriLife Extension shares cotton jassid guidance for green industry

Scientists are working to assess and control the two-spot cotton leafhopper, an invasive pest threatening cotton production. Read More

Damage from pasture mealybug can be identified by reddening or yellowing leaves, stunted growth and root reduction, which are signs of pasture dieback. (Stephen Biles/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Crops, Forage Crops, Pests

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension publishes fact sheet on invasive pasture mealybug

Female horse flies can be stubborn, aggressive blood feeders. Reports of the pest have not been high so far, but they are expected to increase in areas that received heavy rains over recent weeks. (Bart Drees/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Cow Calf, Horses, Livestock

Livestock, humans at risk of painful bites as horse fly populations increase



VECTOR, will focus on a range of vectors from mosquitoes, fleas and ticks like these brown dog ticks. (Photo by Courtney Sacco, Texas A&M AgriLife.)

Texas works to lessen spread of diseases by mosquitoes and ticks