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…