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A beekeeper opens up a bee box.
October 28, 2025

Sweet comeback for Texas honey harvest  

Summer rains help honey production despite hive losses

Two hands holding a bunch of discolored rice stalks
October 15, 2025

AgriLife Research leads rice delphacid and hoja blanca virus studies

Scientists mapping pest behavior, identifying viral drivers and shaping new producer guidance for 2026 planting

A calf in a pasture looks through a barbed wire fence.
October 9, 2025

AgriLife Extension publishes fact sheet on invasive pasture mealybug

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

screwworm fly
September 29, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife to aim eBeam at New World screwworm fight

Collaboration targets screwworm reproduction with new 'eBeam' technology

Rows of cotton in a field
September 25, 2025

Crosby and Floyd County Field Day set for Oct. 10

Event includes tours of Replicated Agronomic Cotton Evaluation trials

a rice plant affected by hoja blanca caused by the rice dephacid
September 18, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife tackles rice delphacid devastation

Texas A&M AgriLife experts are serving as key research and Extension partners in a new multistate response led by USA Rice to address the devastating spread of rice delphacid, an invasive pest now threatening thousands of acres across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi.

two women hugging
September 18, 2025

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences celebrates faculty, staff and students

Annual ‘College Connect’ event honors outstanding achievements, new and promoted faculty

Cotton jassid nymph.
September 17, 2025

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.

Two white-tailed deer bucks stand at a tree line.
September 16, 2025

AgriLife Extension publishes wildlife-focused New World screwworm resource

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service released a new fact sheet, “Wildlife Monitoring and Management for New World Screwworm,” to help Texans protect wildlife from the threat of this potentially devastating parasite.

Jeff Tomberlin, Ph.D., holds a jar of fly samples.
September 15, 2025

From maggots to mentorship: A forensics legacy at Texas A&M

Long before Jeff Tomberlin, Ph.D., professor of forensic entomology in the Texas A&M Department of Entomology, helped investigators solve murders with maggots, he was just a kid glued to the TV watching detective shows.

cotton crop and irrigation behind it
September 10, 2025

Resilient Cropping Systems Tour set for Sept. 24 at Plainview

Texas A&M AgriLife event will highlight research and innovative practices in producers’ fields

Peaches on the tree
September 8, 2025

Texas New Fruit Growers conference set for Oct. 9-10 in Fort Worth

Program aims to educate new and prospective fruit growers

Texas A&M AgriLife in white against a maroon background
September 5, 2025

Renamed Center for Insect Biomanufacturing and Innovation signals new era in insect science

Cooperative research center bridges food security, waste management and agricultural bioeconomy solutions

A researcher with gloved hands picks up blow flies with tweezers
September 4, 2025

Light-based insect analysis sharpens forensic timelines

Researchers have developed a technique that uses infrared light and machine learning to reveal the sex of blow fly larvae found on human remains.

Kissing bug
September 2, 2025

Researchers urge for U.S. recognition of Chagas as endemic

Perspective article warns that underestimating Chagas risks diagnosis time, treatment and surveillance

Squares of turfgrass
August 26, 2025

Central Texas Turf and Pest Management Workshop set for Sept. 9 in Hewitt

Seminar offers continuing education units for pesticide applicators

Tereza Magalhaes, Ph.D., in her lab.
August 20, 2025

Cracking the code of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks

Magalhaes melds entomology, epidemiology to safeguard human, animal health

Bees on a honeycomb.
August 18, 2025

Record honey bee losses prompt AgriLife Extension webinar

Statewide honey bee specialist hosts free webinar Aug. 29 to discuss pollinator health and potential solutions

sorghum plots of various sizes and colors
August 18, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife forage sorghum plot tour set Aug. 27 at Bushland

Trial offers 60 different hybrids and corn comparison under limited irrigation

Students with red light headlamps and flashlights capture insects with a white sheet.
August 1, 2025

Camp youth explore forensics and entomology

Texas A&M Department of Entomology camps offer hands-on experiences in insect science and forensic investigation