Texas A&M Department of Entomology

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

Be on the lookout for an especially nasty and tenacious biting insect pest – the horse fly – as it hunts for its next blood meal. Read More

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.)

Regional Roundup, Southern Region

Texas works to lessen spread of diseases by mosquitoes and ticks