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Managing Insect Pests

Apr 13th, 2012 | By Cecilia | Category: show tips, the show

Mother Nature promises nothing less to her Lone Star State residents than heat, drought, and pestilence, and she always keeps her promises. While gardeners can’t do much about the heat or drought, we can take some action to lessen pest problems.

Tags: fire ant treatments, managing garden pests, Skip Richter, Texas AgriLife, Wizzie Brown Posted in show tips, the show | No Comments »

Fighting Fire Ants (podcast)

Apr 13th, 2012 | By Cecilia | Category: Featured Articles, podcast, the show

Field and Feast Fire Ants Play Now | Play in Popup

Entomologist, Wizzie Brown, says Solenopsis invicta is a problem in Texas because unlike our native fire ants, no local predator or parasite has evolved to keep this invasive pest in check.