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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today issued an urgent alert to producers across the state to inspect their pastures for a newly detected and highly damaging pest: the pasture mealybug ...

Ranchers and hay producers in more than 20 counties have reported a new pest damaging their grass. The pasture mealybug is an invasive insect that originates from Australia. It’s recently been found ...

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has issued an urgent alert to farmers to inspect their pastures for a newly detected and highly damaging pest: the pasture mealybug (Helicococcus summervillei ...

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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller issued an urgent alert to producers across the state to inspect their pastures for a newly detected and highly damaging pest: the pasture mealybug ...

According to the commissioner’s office, the pasture mealybug, aka Helicococcus summervillei, was an invasive species confirmed to be present in multiple Texas counties. Close-up of pasture mealybugs ...

An annoying and encroaching pest known as the mealybug has entered the Lone Star State. On Wednesday, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller issued an urgent warning about the pasture mealybug — ...

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Matagorda County is among more than 20 Texas counties now confirmed to be affected by a newly identified invasive insect that state agriculture officials warn could pose a serious long-term threat to ...

A new pest is invading Texas and destroying pastures in the region, according to the Lone Star State’s Department of Agriculture (TDA). An outbreak of the pasture mealybug (Heliococcus summervillei), ...