Source: AgriLife Today
An insect considered beneficial in many parts of the world is causing havoc on vegetable crops in South Texas, according to Dr. Raul Villanueva, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist in Weslaco.
For the first time, growers are having to spray insecticides this year to control N. tenuis because of their extremely high populations.
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