Commissioner Sid Miller warns producers as Pasture Mealybug spreads across Texas

Infestations now confirmed in 70 counties, with another 56 counties at imminent risk
  • Commissioner Sid Miller warns producers as Pasture Mealybug spreads across Texas
    Commissioner Sid Miller warns producers as Pasture Mealybug spreads across Texas

    AUSTIN, TX - Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture today urged ranchers, hay producers, and landowners to watch for signs of pasture mealybug (Heliococcus summervillei), now confirmed by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in 70 Texas counties.

    “Early detection is our best defense. The sooner we identify new infestations, the better chance we have to slow this pest’s spread a…