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Newsletters What Is IPM? What IPM Is Not History Strategies Benefits of IPM The Role of Pesticides In IPM Glossary Economic Thresholds People Reports Meetings Outcome Assessments Final Reports White Papers Internships More Info Our Interns Hot Topics Courses Search this website Welcome to the Texas IPM Program West Nile case numbers lowest since 2012 Haley Kennedy joins District 7 as IPM agent Expert: Texas Outdoor enthusiasts, livestock producers, homeowners advised to watch for new tick Sugarcane aphid populations popping up in High Plains sorghum fields Entomologist: Avoid itchy bites from spiking seasonal chigger populations Experts: Cotton farmers may face increased bollworm pressure this season New AgriLife Extension statewide cotton pest management guide is now available Pesticide resistant, crop threatening whiteflies found in Texas Entomologists to holiday travelers: Don’t let the bedbugs bite National pest control pros scurry to Texas Rodent Academy Entomologists: South Central Texas residents can expect return of familiar pests Pecan weevils’ range growing warns AgriLife Extension expert Website offers critical mosquito, disease information after Hurricane Harvey Texas A&M AgriLife entomologists: Floating fire ants, insect pests among flood hazards Sugarcane aphids spreading throughout the Texas Panhandle Chiggers, fleas more noticeable in summer Grasshoppers, thrips threaten Panhandle crops Crape myrtle bark scale study reveals tree treatments to fight pest ???????????????????????????????????? Fire ants will be one of the pests that will soon once again bother residents of Central Texas now that spring is in the air. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist Wizzie Brown suggests ‘exclusion’ as the best means of early control. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo) AgriLife Extension entomologists brace for possible new ag pest Sugarcane aphids identified west of I-35 in Texas for first time AgriLife Extension expert: Browning of cedar trees in Central Texas likely due to budworm Scientists warning growers about explosive populations of new grain sorghum pest New crape myrtle pest hits Dallas area Mysterious pest threatens Texas’ billion dollar grain sorghum crop Department, Extension Welcomes Brad Easterling to IPM Program Extension Entomologists Launch Website for West Nile Information This web site is designed to provide a window or a one-stop guide to IPM information from Texas A&M University and its many departments, units and agencies. It also provides a link to related information from other sources. Much of the information is available because of links to departmental sites on campus and at Texas A&M Research and Extension Centers located across the state. This is not meant to detract from any other site but rather as a customer service feature to those seeking IPM information from Texas A&M University. The Goal of IPM: The goal of IPM is not to to eradicate pests, but to eliminate pest problems by strengthening and stabilizing the landscape so that conditions are more favorable for plants than for pests. This balance is achieved by employing a combination of practices to prevent or avoid pest problems rather than treating them once they occur. By using scouting and monitoring practices for pests that include insects and other arthropods, actions to suppress population levels can be made in a timely manner, using a combination of the most environmentally-friendly and cost-effective tactics available. Emphasis is given to cultural (non-chemical tactics) and biological (biological control using predators, parasite and pathogens) methods of control. Properly-applied chemical control methods are used only when justified, and then by choosing the least toxic methods. Links IPM For The Home Insects In The City Landscape IPM School IPM Vegetable IPM Compact with Texans Privacy and Security Accessibility Policy State Link Policy Statewide Search Veterans Benefits Military Families Risk, Fraud & Misconduct Hotline Texas Homeland Security Texas Veteran’s Portal Equal Opportunity Open Records/Public...