The pasture mealybug is spreading rapidly across Texas, threatening pastures, hayfields and forages that feed the state's ...

An invasive insect is rapidly spreading across Texas, threatening millions of acres of pastureland and raising new concerns ...

The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and research partners have found a faster, safer, and less expensive way for growers to detect the ...

If you’ve ever seen a small, strange white bug on your houseplants, you may have encountered a mealybug. These odd creatures feed on plants and cover themselves in a wax coating, making it hard to get ...

A new invasive pest spotted in Florida has been damaging grass and sugarcane crops in South Florida, causing concern among ...

Fruit trees face their share of pests and diseases, but mealybugs are a particularly troublesome pest. These insects most commonly bother citrus trees or trees grown in greenhouses, but in some ...

Fake pheromones offer a way to foil the love lives of vine mealybugs and keep populations of these prolific, soft-bodied insect pests from reaching damaging levels in vineyards of wine, raisin and ...

HOUSTON — Texas ranchers and hay producers are being urged to take a hard look at their pastures after state officials confirmed a highly destructive new pest has arrived in the Lone Star State. Texas ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Wednesday, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller warned of a “newly detected and highly damaging pest.” According to the commissioner’s office, the pasture mealybug, aka ...

If there ever was a bug that we should all raise a glass of wine for, it's the mealybug destroyer. If there ever was a bug that we should all raise a glass of wine for, it's the mealybug destroyer.