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West Nile on the rise in Dallas, Tarrant counties

AgriLife experts warn symptoms might mimic COVID-19

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Close up of a female mosquito on human skin

Rancher’s Leasing Workshop Team wins national award

AgriLife Program available online

Farm & Ranch

Texas A&M research project identifies COVID-19 positive pets in Brazos County

Sampling dogs, cats whose owners tested positive aims to understand how pets may be impacted by SARS-CoV-2

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Texas Crop and Weather Report – Aug. 11, 2020

Hurricane Hanna delivers blow to South Texas

Farm & Ranch

Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters program helps Texans save water, money

Science-based program getting positive results statewide

Lawn & Garden

What to do if you have bugs in your pantry

Inspection, cleaning, exclusion all part of pantry pest protection

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Online Healthy Lawns Healthy Waters program: Tres Palacios watershed

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Virtual Aggie Beef 706

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Big Country Wheat: Online

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Murder Hornets Could Spread Across U.S. and Establish Permanent Presence, Experts Say

Despite the potential for the insects to establish and spread, it is still too early to tell whether or not this will be the case, said David Ragsdale, Ph.D.

Common Critters: Nothing big or bad about the wolf spider — no matter how scary it looks

“They’re more afraid of you than you should be afraid of them,” said Molly Keck, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist.

Check trees for summer pests; devastating emerald ash borer hits Texas

To identify problems with trees, Texas A&M Forest Service forester Matthew Weaver recommends homeowners pay close attention to leaf color.

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