A cytogenetic and anatomical study found 18 chromosomes and complete ovoviviparity in the symbiotic mealybug Orbuspedum ...

Fall in Florida is not generally a time for insect, mite and other invertebrate pest populations to decline rapidly. In Florida citrus, we ..

A new mtCOI-based study of 134 Indian mealybug specimens identifies fourteen species and reveals pronounced geographic ...

Farmers are cutting less hay this year due to persistent drought, the soaring price of fuel and a new pest. That’s driving up ...

With damage mimicking drought stress and nutrient deficiency, Texas producers must combine aggressive scouting, biomass ...

Since spring 2025, Texas ranchers, landowners and hay producers have watched isolated patches of dying forage spread across ...

Pasture mealybug and New World screwworm will highlight the Oct. 30 Cattle Gathering Beef Program hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service from 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m. at The Station FNB, 815 N.

JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Diesel prices are at record highs, and farmers are feeling it as harvest season begins. Jeffrey Pittman, owner of Jeff Ginger Farm Partnership, said a dry season ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is directing an additional $500,000 to Louisiana State University (LSU) as researchers work to combat the pasture mealybug, an ...

The pest threatens major crops like sugarcane, as well as pasturelands, sod farms, and residential lawns. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an emergency declaration to support a coordinated response to the ...

An emergency order was issued in Florida as the invasive pasture mealybug spreads through sugarcane and cattle grass fields and threatens sweet corn, rice and residential lawns.

Entomologists and forage specialists at Mississippi State University (MSU) encouraged farmers to scout their pastures for signs of pasture mealybugs, which have not been ...