Plains Pest Management for Hale & Swisher

09/04/2026

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The surviving summer crops are maturing out, but is the drought? Surviving pests are still seeking green fields to survive in. Here is the latest edition of the Plains Pest Management Newsletter.

09/03/2026

09/03/2026

If you are interested in identifying wheat pests and diseases, come see us! RSVP Blayne Reed at [email protected] or JD Ragland at [email protected]

09/02/2026

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September arrives, the drought remains, as do desperate pests where life remains. FAW potential in late and finishing corn, blister beetles in alfalfa, and cotton pests in lush pockets but harvest aids are on the horizon.
Here is this week’s High Plains IPM Update.

08/28/2026

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Still hot & dry, with insects latching onto anything still green to survive. Here is this week’s edition of the Plains Pest Management Newsletter.

08/26/2026

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Here is the High Plains IPM Update. Slight chance of pests if the field is green. There are several to scout for. Don’t lose any hard-fought yield at this point.

08/22/2026

If you need to learn about wheat (and other small grain) pests and diseases and how to scout for them, you are invited to the 1st Annual Wheat Scout School, Randall County Extension Office, September 16, 2026.

08/22/2026

https://halecountyipm.blogspot.com/ Here is the August 21, 2026 edition of the Plains Pest Management Newsletter. Hot and dry still, but the pests keep finding a way to make it worse, but it seems like its just on the good potential yielding acres…

08/21/2026

Here is the latest from Dr. Kerns

Texas Cotton Jassid Update for 8.21.2026. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.