Commissioner Sid Miller Warns Producers as Pasture Mealybug Spreads Across Texas

Pasture mealybug raises alarm for Texas livestock producers

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.

Commissioner Sid Miller Warns Producers as Pasture Mealybug Spreads Across Texas

Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture today urged ranchers, hay producers, and landowners to watch for signs of pasture mealybug (Heliococcus summer