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AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Wednesday, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller warned of a “newly detected and highly damaging pest.” According to the commissioner’s office, the pasture mealybug, aka ...
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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 ...
HOUSTON — Texas ranchers and hay producers are being urged to take a hard look at their pastures after state officials confirmed a highly destructive new pest has arrived in the Lone Star State. Texas ...
Most members of the large Hemipteran suborder Sternorrhyncha (aphids, whiteflies, psyllids, scales and mealybugs) feed on nutrient-deficient plant sap, and appear to fortify their diet with the ...
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Texas agriculture officials are sounding the alarm after confirming that a fast-spreading insect, never before seen in North America, is now threatening ranches and farms across more than 20 counties.
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The ability of life forms to co-opt each other has taken a novel twist: Scientists have provided the first proof that a bacterium takes up long-term residence inside another bacterium. Both the host ...