Pasture mealybug raises alarm for Texas livestock producers
Pasture mealybugs are expanding rapidly and damaging pastures in a growing number of Texas counties. (Hannah Harrison/Texas A&M AgriLife)
As Texas producers come to grips with the threat of New World screwworm, another new invasive pest — pasture mealybug — is casting a growing shadow over the state’s forage and livestock industries, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.
The pasture mealybug continues to spread rapidly across Texas, threatening pastures, hayfields and forage resources that underpin the state’…
