Invasive Species

Texas A&M AgriLife develops guide to manage feral hogs in national parks

Research gives U.S. National Park Service adaptable framework to protect land and heritage sites

AgriLife Extension publishes fact sheet on invasive pasture mealybug

Experts share latest insights and monitoring recommendations as invasive pest threatens Texas pastures

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service shares cotton jassid guidance

An invasive pest – the cotton jassid, also known as the two-spot cotton leafhopper – has prompted experts in the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M Department of Entomology to mobilize monitoring efforts, assess potential impacts and prepare strategies to protect the future of Texas cotton production.

Texas A&M AgriLife guides solutions where wild and urban lands meet

From wildfire resilience to wildlife management, experts tackle Texas’ growing ‘wildland-urban interface’

AgriLife Extension adds statewide wildlife specialist

Blum to focus on multispecies management and human-wildlife interactions

AgriLife Extension names new statewide prescribed fire coordinator

David Brooke to enhance stewardship by improving landowner resources, knowledge of prescribed fire

AgriLife Extension to host screwworm webinar June 9

Information will be provided on screwworm biology, prevention and treatment strategies

Quantifying potential impact of feral hog predation on coastal American alligator nests

Texas A&M AgriLife research aims to advance understanding, guide wildlife management 

Research findings suggest nilgai antelope are not carriers of bovine babesiosis

Texas A&M AgriLife Research findings part of ongoing effort to prevent reemergence of tick-borne cattle fever

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service study shows toxicant effective tool to reduce feral hog populations

Two-year study reported sharp declines in numbers and property damages when used correctly and consistently

Tomeček appointed to national wildlife advisory committee

Texas A&M AgriLife expert to provide guidance on wildlife research and management

Invasive, non-native and native Texas tree species explained

When planting trees, know where different species flourish

Prevent spread of invasive pests, diseases by not moving firewood

Accidental transport through wood is a key contributor

Feral Hog Control Workshops offered around Texas

State agencies make resources available to landowners

Webinar series available to help Texans with feral swine

Two-part recorded webinar covers feral swine impacts and abatement

Wild pigs increase their urban and suburban area sprawls

As wild pig territory expands into city limits, public health and safety concerns increase

Things you need to know about wild pigs