Sticky stuff on your car? Here’s what it is
If your car looks like it’s covered with clear sticky droplets — you’ve got honeydew.
Fact check: Bait is the most effective way to kill fire ants, expert says
The most effective way to kill a fire ant mound is fire ant bait, Wizzie Brown, a pest management specialist at Texas A&M University, told USA TODAY in an interview.
Mosquitoes have been dormant all summer; they could soon return
With rain comes a sneaky pest that’s been lying in wait all summer — floodwater mosquitoes.
Record-breaking Texas drought results in over $2 billion in losses to cotton crop
John Robinson, a cotton economist at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, said cotton abandonment — or withdrawing from caring for a crop — hit a record 68% in Texas.
Texas Peanut Production Below Average, Prices Strong
Texas peanut producers experienced tough growing conditions in 2022
Elevated prices at the grocery store likely to stick around
Prices at the grocery store have continued to rise in one of the most visible signs of stubborn inflation that has remained near 40-year highs despite showing some signs of slowing.
Get ready for a food fight: High grocery costs are here to stay
As inflationary pressure retreats in some areas, grocery bills have remained high. Republicans have seized on the opportunity, but culinary messaging is awash with pitfalls.
American Snout butterflies swarm South and Central Texas
The small, moth-like butterflies typically appear each year around Labor Day.
Spotty fall colors likely in New England amid drought
This summer’s drought is expected to cause a patchy array of fall color starting earlier in the leaf-peeping haven of New England while the autumn colors are likely to be muted and not last as long in the drought- and heat-stricken areas of the south.
Hemp was supposed to save Texas farmers during a drought. It hasn’t yet.
Hemp advocates promised the Texas Legislature the crop was drought resistant. The 2022 drought has proven otherwise. And farmers are abandoning the nascent market.
