Yesterday the PPM and High Plains IPM Team gathering data from the highlighted trials in our upcoming field day Monday!

It has been a busy week in front of the public with field days highlighting the year's research and educational youth ag fairs! It has been good!

If you are not signed up to receive any of our in-season regional Texas IPM Updates, and would like to be, here is the QR code. Texas IPM will continue Corn Leafhopper updates for 2026 and will be starting a new update for the invasive Cotton Jassid. Follow the directions here:

The past few weeks have been full. Almost forgot to capture a few photos of research plot harvest. Here are some from the last trial of 2025! See you at during meeting season for the data releases!

Hope to see you there!

Check out our latest Texas cotton pest publication, the updated Wireworm Management in Cotton: lubbock.tamu.edu/wp-content/upl…

This is the week! See you Thursday!!!!

Good turnout for the Mid-Plains Ag Expo today!

Congratulations to one of our former field scouts and 4-H Entomology ID Team members. Justin, you have come a long way and we are proud of you! Dr. Justin Benavidez appointment as USDA Chief Economist.

Here should be the link to the first corn leafhopper update for the 2026 year: on.soundcloud.com/OjZVaR5ihNOUPr… Numbers in Mexico are starting high. To sign up for these alerts as well as the cotton jassid updates or any of the weekly IPM updates directly:

Here should be the 2025 IPM Report for the Mid-Plains and Upper Rolling Plains IPM Unit. Inside you will find a compilation of all of our 2025 efforts: hale.agrilife.org/files/2026/02/…

Passing along the latest corn leaf hopper update. on.soundcloud.com/kFMX5O0eQr4kcZ…

Here is the link to the latest corn leafhopper update: on.soundcloud.com/D5ea2NvzS4Kgis…

Here is the link to the latest corn leafhopper update from Dr. David Kerns. on.soundcloud.com/MBCyh8mIqSv7qa…

Here is the first cotton jassid update of 2026 from David Kerns and Daniel Sukula who work the fields in the Valley area. on.soundcloud.com/GIEAH0OqbadO2b…

Some activity down state from the corn leafhopper. Here is the latest update: on.soundcloud.com/5AxGimzXvCiRGr…

We have several regional field scout schools available this year. Proper and timely issue ID can be the difference in management and disaster. Please check the fliers below for your nearest location for this vital education:

Upcoming field scout school in Canyon, Texas. If you are going to be in the field this year and want to know how to identify pests and crop stages, come see us! Especially if you are in the area.

Hale County 4-H Entomology teams at practice finding and identifying insects.