Invasive pasture mealybug spreads to 70 Texas counties, threatening hayfields and pastures, report says
A rapidly spreading invasive insect is threatening Texas pastures and hayfields, raising concerns for the state's livestock industry as producers also prepare for the return of the New World…
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