New Fact Sheet: New World screwworm

While it’s been decades since the New World screwworm has been in Texas, it’s top of mind for many. Read the updated fact sheet from Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts for key information.

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Turfgrasses are vital to landscapes, athletic fields, and golf courses; they enhance our quality of life.

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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) can be used to control weeds, keep lawns healthy and protect the environment.

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Soil solarization is an environmentally friendly method of using the sun’ power to control pests such as bacteria, insects, and weeds in the soil. This publication explains how home gardeners and crop producers can solarize their soil to significantly reduce weeds long and short term. Also outlined are the results of two research trials to […]

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This course is designed for landowners and pesticide applicators who are looking for aquatic vegetation management techniques or CEUs. During this course, you will learn why aquatic vegetation is problematic, how to manage it, prevention methods, and effective forms of control and mode of action.

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This four-course aquatic vegetation series provides landowners and pesticide applicators biological information for submerged, algae, floating, and emergent species of problematic aquatic plants found in Texas.

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This online course is designed for landowners and pesticide applicators who are looking for techniques to control pond algae and floating aquatic plants, commonly known as pond weeds or pond grass. This course offers 1 hour of IPM CEU credit.

All Resources on Weed Control

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    Using an integrated strategy that combines cultural, mechanical, and chemical methods can help you manage weeds in cotton effectively, economically, and with little harm to the environment. This publication lists herbicides for pre-plant burndown, pre-plant incorporated, pre-emergence, post-emergence, post-directed or hooded, and wick or wiper applications. It also lists herbicides, formulations, group numbers, and mechanisms […]

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    Cotton farmers in Texas need to take steps to manage glyphosate-resistant pigweeds, which can reduce the yields of all Texas crops where glyphosate is used. This publication explains the best management practices for minimizing losses to these weeds. (2 pages)

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    A three-phase perennial weed control program is detailed in this publication. This publication also includes a chart with chemical suggestions for controlling specific weeds. (6 pages)

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    Complete instructions for controlling weeds in peanuts are included in this publication. Tables suggest treatments for specific weeds during pre-plant and post-emergence stages and list common and chemical names of herbicides. Sprayer calibration formulas also are provided. (13 pages)

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    Esta publicación describe los atributos físicos y los usos culturales de la planta, así como su valor para el ganado y la vida silvestre.

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    Perennial broomweed is widespread on dry ranges and deserts from California to Texas and north to Idaho. It is poisonous to cattle, sheep, goats and swine. Two methods of controlling this plant are described in this publication: The ground broadcast spray method The individual plant leaf spray method (2 pages)

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    This 3-page publication explains how to control noxious plants‚ competitive, unwanted, or invader species early.

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    This 2-page publication describes Creosotebush’s physical attributes and cultural uses as well as its value to livestock and wildlife.

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    Threadleaf groundsel is a shrubby perennial weed found on rangelands in west central and west Texas. It is toxic to cattle and horses. Two methods of controlling this plant are described in this publication: The ground broadcast spray method The individual plant leaf spray method (2 pages)

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    This publication explains two simple, effective and environmentally responsible methods for controlling Drummond's and common goldenweed on rangeland. (2 pages)

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