THE TEXAS IPM AND EXTENSION PROGRAM: MEETING THE DEMANDS OF A DIVERSE STATE

• Sponsoring Institution: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• Project Status: ACTIVE
• Funding Source: OTHER GRANTS
• Reporting Frequency: Annual
• Accession No.: 1032932
• Grant No.: 2024-70006-43508
• Cumulative Award Amt.: $222,574.00
• Proposal No.: 2024-03524
• Project Start Date: Sep 1, 2024
• Project End Date: Aug 31, 2025
• Grant Year: 2024
• Program Code: [EIP]- Extension Implementation Program

Recipient Organization
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
750 AGRONOMY RD STE 2701
COLLEGE STATION,TX 77843-0001

Performing Department
(N/A)

Non Technical Summary
This EIP project for the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will cover: IPM Implementation for Agronomic Crops (50%), IPM Implementation in Communities including Housing and Schools (30%), IPM Support for Pest Diagnostic Facilities (5%), IPM Education for Pesticide Applicators (15%). Within the previously mentioned priority areas, there are components that are relevant to IPM for Pollinator Health, IPM in Public Health, IPM Training and Implementation in Schools, and IPM Partnerships in Area-Wide Pest Monitoring and Reporting Systems. Our goals essentially mirror the goals of the National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management - to foster education and adoption of systems which result in economic benefits, environmental protection, and reduced risk to human health. This proposal represents priorities identified by local stakeholder steering committees to address issues related to Bt resistance, integration of new cotton pest management technologies into an IPM system, corn rootworm management, wheat IPM, pesticide use and safety in the garden landscape, pest identification resources, and pesticide applicator training. The educational approaches used by the Texas IPM Program are based on proven Extension outreach methodology including newsletters, extension publications, websites, blogs, mass media, meetings, and conferences. New initiatives include development of on-line course materials, Podcasts, and educational text message audio alerts and updates. Program evaluation surveys will address learning, adoption, and change of condition. Outcome and annual reports will document program outcomes which will be interpreted to clientele, administrators, grantors, and elected officials.

Animal Health Component

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Research Effort Categories

Basic

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Applied

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Developmental

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Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
216	1540	1130	10%
216	1710	1130	20%
216	1510	1130	10%
216	1510	1160	10%
216	6099	1130	20%
216	2110	1130	30%

Knowledge Area
216 - Integrated Pest Management Systems;

Subject Of Investigation
1510 - Corn; 2110 - Ornamental trees and shrubs; 1540 - Hard red winter wheat; 6099 - People and communities, general/other; 1710 - Upland cotton;

Field Of Science
1130 - Entomology and acarology; 1160 - Pathology;

Keywords

ipm

agriculture

applicator training

home and landscape

insect diagnostics

pesticide safety

Goals / Objectives
This is an EIP proposal for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, leadership is David L. Kerns, State IPM Coordinator with Janet Hurley, and Phillip Kaufman, Administrative Contact.The Texas Agricultural IPM program promotes education and adoption of science based IPM practices in agricultural crops throughout the state of Texas. The Texas IPM program/AG is seeking effective and environmentally friendly ways to control pests that damage agricultural crops. While pesticides continue to represent near-immediate, convenient, and cost-effective solutions for producers, it's imperative that Texas row-crop producers implement sound IPM practices. The overall goal of Agronomic Crops is to promote adoption of IPM practices in agronomic crops in an effective, economically, and environmentally sustainable manner using the SERA3 to guide development for education and training.Homeowner pesticide use represents a large portion of pesticides released into the environment, and homeowners represent some of the least educated groups regarding IPM. Training PMPs is essential to ensure a balance in IPM awareness. The overlapping goals in Communities, Pesticide Applicators, and Public Health will focus on better awareness of methods related to IPM that will help teach more about pesticide safety and protecting the environment. Continue to develop and distribute timely information for audiences that work in communities (MG), school IPM coordinators, landscapers, environmental health workers, vector management, along with our farmers and ranchers.IPM Implementation for Agronomic Crops (50%), IPM Implementation in Communities including Housing and Schools (30%), IPM Education for Pesticide Applicators (15%), IPM Support for Pest Diagnostic Facilities (5%)

Project Methods
IPM Implementation in Agronomic Crops (50%)Regular clientele updates through scouting reports, newsletters (14 regionally specific newsletters delivered electronically), radio programs, formal and informal "turn-row" meetings, blogs, web publications, conferences, county meetings, annual reports, newspaper articles, AgriLife press releases, popular press articles, and other means of stakeholder education.An audio outreach effort, called "IPM Audio Updates" will be produced weekly across four geographical regions: 1) High Plains/South Plains, 2) Rolling Plains/West Texas, 3) Blacklands/Upper Gulf Coast, and 4) South Texas. These updates will relay time sensitive information on pests and crop production situations. Recorded updates will be stored at Texas Insects website and subscribers are notified via text message along with a link to the new audio for listening on smart phone, computer, or any device capable of connecting to the internet. Each IPM Audio Unit will have its own list of text subscribers.Development of on demand courses that allow agricultural producers, consultants, and other stakeholders to learn new techniques or methods for further educational knowledge.Conduct at least 6 cotton scouting schools and 3 wheat scouting schools annually.Educate growers about ThryvOn cotton technology.Bt resistance will be tracked in cooperation with other states using the Early Detection and Mapping System.Crop scouting services concentrating on cotton, corn, sorghum, and wheat.Evaluate wheat varieties for Hessian fly resistance.Educational efforts to increase Bt refuge compliance in corn.Educational efforts on reducing mycotoxin contamination in corn and managing corn rootworms.Create or revise Extension bulletins.Deliver IPM information at grower meetings throughout the state.IPM Implementation in Communities including Housing and Schools (30%)Provide Introduction to Insects, IPM and pesticide safety courses for all new Master Gardner and Master naturalists as requested by County Agents.Provide annual advanced training in entomology for Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists.Publish newsletters, email bulletins and social media posts to alert the public about specific pests, hot topic items or timely reminders to bait for fire ants.Create Podcasts, YouTube training videos, and On Demand courses with modules designed to educate stakeholders on insect pests of the home and lawn and ornamental plants, pesticide safety around the home.Publish an Extension guide on DIY household pest management to assist low-income families.Educate homeowners and landscape professionals regarding emerald ash borer spread and management in Texas. Work with the Southern IPM Center and Center for Invasive Species (Bugwood) to develop a digital reporting tool to use with regional school IPM coordinator trainings.Leverage funding from EPA-OCSPP-OPP-2023-002 to update the Texas School IPM manual, and our IPM coordinator courses.Develop a resource guide on best management practices forschool ag barns, for ag science teachers, master volunteers, and county agents.IPM Education for Pesticide Applicators (20%)Educational presentations delivered through continuing education meetingsIn person or virtual via Zoom etc.AgriLife Learn (develop future classes on rodents, insecticide mode of actions, cockroaches).Digital outreach through newsletters, podcasts, websites, etc.Develop podcasts for structural pest control.Produce monthly newsletters for school IPM and IPM House.Face to face communication through sight visits or on property demonstrations with school IPM coordinators, pest management professionals or greenhouse/nursery manager.Secondary Priority IPM Support for Pest Diagnostic Facilities (5%)Continue to receive digital images from Ask an Entomologist website.Respond to county agent requests for assistance with pest identification.Continue to receive and respond to landscape, greenhouse, structural pest control and school IPM coordinators needs for insect identification and IPM strategies.

Progress 09/01/24 to 08/31/25

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this project are the citizens of the state of Texas. This includes among others: agricultural producers, agricultural consultants, agri-industry personnel, homeowners, professional pest control operators, pesticide applicators, and urban and rural communities. Changes/Problems:Emerging pest issues requires us to alter plans and focus on clientele needs. During this reporting cycle there was a severe outbreak of red flour beetles in El Paso County that we had to address. The emerald ash borer spread from a relatively isolated area in east Texas into central Texas, and the corn leafhopper became a serious pest of corn, vectoring red stunt disease complex. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?We produced atraining modulefor training county agents in emerald ash borer management. Conducted 37 in-person and webinar-delivered county agent and program specialist trainingevents for 540 personnel. Held the 2025 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Entomology Professional Development Conference in Belton, TX (2-days) with 32 people in attendance. Topics: 1. Quantification and Reporting of Our High Priority Online and Social Media Programs 2. The Top 10 Reasons a Tree Dies 3. What Makes a High Quality IPM Audio Update or Podcast, How IPM Audio is Done, How Podcasts are Done, To ASPIRE or Not to ASPIRE. 4. Using ARM 5. Revision of 4-H Entomology 6. How to Deal with Problem Clients 7. Practical Applications of AI 8. Using Travel Funds, Restricted vs. Unrestricted Grants, Reinforcing the Importance of Printed Documents and Deadlines. 10. Importance of Participating in the Hiring Process. 11. Reclassification of IPM Agents 12. What are the best ways to reach clients? What is the future? What skillsets do we need to develop for the future? How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results have been disseminated through numerous stakeholder attended events, face-to-face and virtually. These included community, agricultural producer and consultant meetings, youth gatherings, turn-row meetings, field days, and workshops. A great deal of information was distributed through newsletters, blogs, audio updates, podcasts, newspapers and radio and television broadcasts. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?IPM Implementation for Agronomic Crops Continue production of the IPM Audio Updates. Continue the IPM crops scouting program. Continue to monitor for Bt resistance in bollworm /corn earworm. Continue to monitor for corn leafhopper. Offer cotton and wheat scouting schools. Revise the cotton pest management guide. Develop management strategies for corn leafhopper and red stunt disease complex management. Conduct SWCB Bt resistance detection trials. Publish bulletin on mycotoxin and corn rootworm management. Publish Hessian fly management bulletin. Continue general crop IPM educational outreach activities including presentations and newsletters. IPM Implementation in Communities Continue the production of the Podcast, Bugs by the Yard. Produce an Extension bulletin on community areawide RIFA management. Continue Master Volunteer training events. Publish a pest management guide on pest management in the home landscape. Continue to produce the Backyard Bug Hunt series of short videos on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Continue general outreach activities such as presentations, newsletters, and publishing Extension bulletins. IPM Education for Pesticide Applicators Conduct the Annual Texas A&M University Urban Pest Management Conference and Workshop. Continue School IPM workshops and related trainings. IPM Support for Pest Diagnostic Facilities Continue to offer insect identification services.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? ?I. IPM Implementation for Agronomic Crops (50%) IA. Cotton IPM - Accomplishments, outcomes, and impacts 1. Cotton scouting program We have established cotton scouting programs in 11 IPM units representing over 35,000 acres of cotton. 2. Cotton scout schools Seven in-person cotton scouting schools. Survey results indicated that there was a 75% gain in insect identification skills, 80% of respondents indicated they would adopt suggested action thresholds and IPM recommendations, and 37% anticipated a reduction in pesticide use based on their learnings. The anticipated economic value of the programs was $13.35 per acre, or over $6 million. 3. ThyvOn Bt technology education Conducted 134 cotton grower and consultant meetings. Evaluations indicated that 95% better understood how ThryvOn provides pest control, 93% indicated knowledge gain into how ThryvOn cotton will alter pest management decisions, and 66% indicated that they intended to adopt the technology. 4. Bollworm resistance monitoring and new threshold implementation Presented information at 46 grower / consultant meetings regarding our new economic threshold for treating bollworm in Bt cotton. 100% of respondents indicated they would adopt our new economic threshold, and treatment recommendations. The average value of the information presented was estimated at $64.20 per acre. IB. Wheat IPM - Accomplishments, outcomes, and impacts 1. Wheat scouting program We established wheat scouting program in 3 IPM units representing approximately 5,500 acres of wheat. 2. Wheat IPM education We conducted 13 wheat IPM educational events with 827 participants representing 539,876 acres of wheat. 88% have or intend to adopt Texas A&M AgriLife Extension wheat pest management recommendations, and 73% indicated improved understanding of wheat insect pest management options. The economic impact of this program was $2.5 million. 3. Wheat scouting Schools Three wheat scouting schools were conducted. Surveys indicate 85%, 79%, 62% of respondents had significant knowledge gain in insect, disease, and weed identification respectively; 86% indicated they intend to adopt Texas A&M AgriLife Extension wheat pest recommendations, and 72% indicated that they anticipate economic benefit totaling $857,441. 4. Wheat variety susceptibility to Hessian fly Wheat varietal susceptibility to Hessian fly was conducted at 7 locations. IC. Corn IPM - Accomplishments, outcomes, and impacts 1. Non-Bt refuge compliance promotion Conducted 16 corn grower and consultant meetings. Overall, 95% indicated an increase in knowledge and the importance of refuge compliance, 76% indicated they intended to comply with refuge requirements. 2. Corn mycotoxin prevention Data from a 4-year study was compiled in November 2024 that strongly indicates that corn producing Vip3Aa can greatly reduce the risk of aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination. 3. Corn rootworm management Data collected in 2024 and 2025 suggest that Mexican corn rootworm in parts of Texas have developed resistance to mCry3A and Cry34/35. 4. Southwestern corn borer (SWCB) management Data collected in 2024 and 2025 from SWCB surviving Bt corn in New Mexico indicates field-evolved resistance to Cry1A, Cry1F, and Cry2A Bt proteins. We developed an Extension bulletin,Southwestern Corn Borer in Field Corn. 5. Corn scouting program We have established corn scouting programs in 7 IPM units representing over 7,000 acres of corn. 6. Corn leafhopper monitoring and education We established a corn leafhopper monitoring program to track population development across the state covering at least 35 counties. Results are reported through IPM Unit newsletter, the IPM Audio Updates, and the Ag Pest Monitor website,https://agpestmonitor.org/. Information on corn leafhopper biology and management has been distributed at 22 grower and consultant meetings, and through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension publication,Corn Leafhopper and the Red Stunt Disease Complex, ENTO-PU-229. Survey results indicated that growers gained 100% increase in understanding the pest, potential impact, and management of corn leafhopper. ID. IPM Audio Updates - Accomplishments, outcomes, and impacts 1. Thus far in 2025 we have delivered 28 IPM Audio Updates to over 800 subscribers. II. IPM Implementation in Communities (30%) IIA. Invasive ant management - Accomplishments, outcomes, and impacts 1. Red imported fire ant (RIFA) education In Australia, we provided 3 conference presentations, 11 public meetings, 6 meetings with government agencies, 8 print and radio reports, 1 podcast, and advised on 3 research demonstrations. 2. Communitywide fire ant management - Accomplishments, outcomes, and impacts Improved RIFA management saving homeowners $10 per household and resulted in a 73% reduction in pesticide use. 3. General invasive ant outreach - Accomplishments, outcomes, and impacts Published the Extension bulletinRed Imported Fire Ant Management Guide, ENTO-PU-231. Information regarding managing RIFA and tawny crazy ant were delivered at 38 landscape professional, PCO, and gardening meetings. IIB. Home landscape - Accomplishments, outcomes, and impacts 1. Educational podcast Released 16 episodes of the podcast "Bugs-by-the-Yard",https://bugs-by-the-yard.captivate.fm/. This podcast has approximately 4,000 unique listeners and had 7,516 downloads. 2. Master volunteer training Conducted 52 in-person and 25 virtual Master Volunteer Entomology Trainings with 2,394 participants. 65.8% gained knowledge in IPM concepts, 53.6% stated that adopting IPM practices led to 77% reduction in pesticide use. 3. Emerald ash borer management and education (new) We published the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension bulletins,Emerald Ash Borer in Texas, ENTO-PU-225, which targets homeowners, andEmerald Ash Borer Control: A Guide for Professionals, ENTO-PU-228. We trained 66 county agents using an on-demand training module we produced,Emerald Ash Borer in Texas. We provided 26 emerald ash borer presentations for landscape professionals and the public. 4. General landscape IPM outreach We published three Texas AgriLife Extension bulletins,Muhygrass Mealybug, HORT-PU-296,Chinch Bug Management in Lawns, ENTO-PU-044, andWhite Grubs in Texas Turfgrass, ENTO-PU-016. Conducted 13 Backyard Bug Hunt webinars with 521 participants. Provided 39 landscape IPM presentations to the public. IIC. Household IPM - Accomplishments, outcomes, and impacts 1. Communitywide red flour beetle outbreaks Conducted 3 educational meetings with community governments and 5 public information presentations. We provided informational handouts in English and Spanish and published the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension bulletin,Red Flour Beetle in Texas Homes, ENTO-PU-235. 2. General household IPM outreach We have presented information on household IPM at 64 outreach events, but impact assessments have not been compiled. We published the Texas AgriLife Extension bulletin,Subterranean Termites, ENTO-PU-036. IID. IPM in Schools - Accomplishments, outcomes, and impacts 1. School IPM Coordinator education Provided four regional two-day training workshops, two one-day CEU events, and updated the on-lineSchool IPM RefresherCEU course. Surveys of workshop attendees indicated a 35-42% increase in knowledge gain. III.IPM Education for Pesticide Applicators (15%) 1. PSEP specialists, county extension agents, and extension specialists in collaboration with other partners conducted certifications for 24,606 commercial and noncommercial and 22,747 private applicators. IV. IPM Support for Pest Diagnostic Facilities (5%) 1. We have performed 850 insect identifications (678 photo IDs and 172 specimen IDs).

Publications

• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Cook, Don, M Threet, Tyler Towles, Whitney Crow, Scott Graham, Ron Smith, Peter Ellsworth, et al. 2024. 2023 Cotton Insect Losses. In 2024 Beltwide Cotton Conferences Proceedings, 12990. Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council.
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Marotta, Gabriella, and David Kerns. 2024. Impact of Early-Season Square Loss of Water Deficient Cotton. In 2024 Beltwide Cotton Conference Proceedings, 47379. Ft. Worth, TX: National Cotton Council.
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Walton, Kendall, Thomas S. Isakeit, and David Kerns. 2024. Relationship Between Corn Earworm (Helicoverpa Zea) Feeding and Corn Ear Fungi Contamination. In 2024 Beltwide Cotton Conference Proceedings, 52026. Ft. Worth, TX: National Cotton Council.
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Fuhr, Fabio, David Kerns, Greg Wilson, and Tyler Mays. 2024. Observation on Corn Leafhopper (Dalbulus Maidis) and Red Stunt in the Season 2024 in Texas State. 2024 Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. November.
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Fuhr, Fabio, Stephen Biles, Danille Sekula, Jose C. Santiago Gonzalez, Greg Wilson, Tyler Mays, David Drake, and David Kerns. 2024. Observation on Corn Leafhopper (Dalbulus Maidis) and Red Stunt in the Season 2024 in Texas State. Texas Plant Protection Conference. December.
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Walton, Kendall, Thomas S. Isakeit, and David Kerns. 2024. Impact of Corn Earworm Feeding on Presence of Ear-Rotting Fungi and Associated Mycotoxins. Texas Plant Protection Conference. December.
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Walton, Kendall, Thomas S. Isakeit, and David Kerns. 2024. Relationship between Corn Earworm Feeding and Corn Ear Fungi Contamination. 2024 Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. November. [Presentation Type (General): Oral Presentation] [Scope: National]
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Kennedy, Haley, Jane Pierce, Peter Ellsworth, Sebe Brown, and David Kerns. 2024. Bt Resistance in Southwestern Corn Borer. 2024 Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. November. [Presentation Type (General): Oral Presentation] [Scope: National]
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Kerns, David. 2024. Update on Bt Insect Pest Resistance in Cotton and Current IPM Management Options. 72nd Annual West Texas Agricultural Chemicals Institute Conference. September. [Presentation Type (General): Oral Presentation] [Scope: State]
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Kerns, David. 2024. Cotton Fleahopper Sampling and New Economic Thresholds. Texas Plant Protection Conference. December. [Presentation Type (General): Oral Presentation] [Scope: State]
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Mays, Tyler, and David Kerns. 2024. Evaluation of Biological and Organic Insecticides for Cotton Pest Management. Texas Plant Protection Conference. December. [Presentation Type (General): Oral Presentation] [Scope: State]
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Kerns, David. 2024. Cotton Fleahopper Damage Potential and Pre-Bloom Square Loss Compensation in Water Deficit Cotton. 2024 Southwest Cotton Physiology Meeting. January. [Presentation Type (General): Oral Presentation] [Scope: Regional]
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Kerns, David. 2024. Bt Resistance. National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants. January. [Presentation Type (General): Oral Presentation] [Scope: National]
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Kerns, David. 2024. Maintaining and Utilizing Laboratory Colonies of Insects and Sampling Techniques . National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants. January. [Presentation Type (General): Oral Presentation] [Scope: National]
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Khan, Rafia. 2024. Current Status of European Pepper Moth at East Texas. 23rd Ornamental Workshop. October. [Presentation Type (General): Oral Presentation] [Scope: National]
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Khan, Rafia. 2024. Thrips in Ornamental Plants: Their Abundance and Management. ESA Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ . November. [Presentation Type (General): Oral Presentation] [Scope: National]
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Hurley, J. A. 2024, Educational Opportunities for Vector Control Training in Gulf South States, National Conference for Urban Entomology, Mobile, AL
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Hurley, J. A. 2024, Educational Resources for Rodent Management, National Conference for Urban Entomology, Mobile, AL
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Bertone, M., Keck M., Buss, L., and M. Kosinski. What could be bugging you? Arthropods associated with true infestations and those submitted as suspects in DI cases. In Proceedings of 2024 National Conference on Urban Entomology, Mobile, AL
• Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Melson, Ellen E., Ming-Shun Chen, Amir M.H. Ibrahim, David R. Drake, Shuyu Liu, Russell Sutton, Keyan Zhu-Salzman, D. Tyler Mays. 2024. Higher levels of virulence to multiple resistance genes were detected in Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) populations from Texas. Crop Sci. 64(3): 1639-1648. doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21238.
• Type: Other Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Mays, D. Tyler, Zach Davis, M.E. Matocha. 2024. Efficacy of various insecticides on thrips infested cotton in the Texas Blacklands, 2023. Arthropod Management Test 49(1). doi.org/10.1093/tsae006.
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Mays, D. Tyler, Caixing Xiong, Henry Fadamiro. 2024. Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) management: Lessons learned over 2 years. In Proceeding of 36th Annual Texas Plant Protection Conference, 10-11 December 2024. College Station, TX.
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: ays, D. Tyler, David Drake, David Kerns, Reagan Noland, Amir Ibrahim. 2024. Managing Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor (Say)) using insecticide seed treatment, cultivar selection and planting date. In proceedings Southwestern Branch of Entomological Society of America, 21-24 April 2024. Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Santiago Gonzalez, Jose C., David Kerns, Robert P. Porter, and Robert T. Puckett. 2024. Recursos Sobre El Escarabajo Casta�o de La Harina (Red Flour Beetle) Para Due�os de Viviendas. AgriLife Extension Service, 1.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Santiago Gonzalez, Jose C., Robert P. Porter, and Suhas S. Vyavhare. 2024. Refuge Requirements for Texas BT Corn Targeted at Caterpillar Pests. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, 3.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Santiago Gonzalez, Jose C., Robert P. Porter, and Suhas S. Vyavhare. n.d. Operating Pheromone Traps to Monitor Moth Populations. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
• Type: Other Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Vyavhare, Suhas S. 2024. Evaluation of at-Planting Insecticide Treatments for Early-Season Insect Pests in Cotton, 2022. Arthropod Management Tests 49:137.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Khan, Rafia, Molly Keck, Wizzie Brown, and Robert P. Porter. 2024. Emerald Ash Borer Control: A Guide for Professionals ENTO-PU-228.. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. https://agrilifelearn.tamu.edu/s/product/emerald-ash-borer-control-a-guide-forprofessionals/ 01t4x000008VcSVAA0
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Khan, Rafia, and Paul Winski. 2024. Whitefly Management Guide for Horticultural Crops, August.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Keck, Molly, Wizzie Brown, Rafia Khan, and Ryan Selking. 2024. Emerald Ash Borer in Texas. Edited by Patrick Porter, June. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Marshall, Mason, Wizzie Brown & Michael A. Arnold. 2024. Muhlygrass Mealybug. HORT-PU-296.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Kerns, David, Fabio Fuhr, Stephen Biles, Danielle Sekula, Jose C. Santiago Gonzalez, Gregory Wilson, Tyler Mays, David Drake, Thomas S. Isakeit, and Olufemi J. Alabi. 2024. Corn Leafhopper and the Red Stunt Disease Complex, Autumn. AgriLife Extension Service, 7.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Santiago Gonzalez, Jose C., Jourdan M. Bell, and Robert P. Porter. 2024. Sorghum Aphid Management in Forage Sorghum, December. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, 5.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Santiago Gonzalez, Jose C., and Robert P. Porter. 2024. CONSEJOS PARA EL MANEJO DEL ESCARABAJO CASTA�O DE LA HARINA (RED FLOUR BEETLE), 2.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Santiago Gonzalez, Jose C., David Kerns, Robert P. Porter, and Robert T. Puckett. 2024. Recursos Sobre El Escarabajo Casta�o de La Harina (Red Flour Beetle) Para Due�os de Viviendas, 1.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Santiago Gonzalez, Jose C., Robert P. Porter, and Robert T. Puckett. 2024. Preguntas Y Respuestas: Abordando El Tema Del Escarabajo Castano de La Harina.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Brown, Wizzie & Molly Keck. 2024. Chinch bug management in lawns. ENTO-PU-044.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Keck, Molly, Wizzie Brown & Stephen Biles. 2024. White grubs in Texas turfgrass. ENTO-PU-016.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Brown, Wizzie, Molly Keck & Robert Puckett. Red imported fire ant management guide. ENTO-PU-231.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Brown, Wizzie, Molly Keck, and Robert T. Puckett. 2024. Subterranean Termites, December. Bryan, TX: AgriLife Learn, 12.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Porter, Pat and R. Puckett. 2025. Red Flour Beetle in Texas Homes. ENTO-PU-235.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Brown, W., M. Keck, and R. Puckett. 2025. Subterranean Termites. ENTO-PU-036