Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has excellent flood recovery education materials located on our Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN): http://texashelp.tamu.edu
On the EDEN website, scroll down to find the flood resources portion.
I am working with the Travis County Office of Emergency Management and
USDA on gathering information from our local farmers and ranchers on
property damages and livestock loss. Please e-mail me if you
experienced flood damage: jzansley@ag.tamu.edu
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Bring Your Applicator License!!!
Attention Pesticide License Holders:
If you are planning to attend educational programs to receive Pesticide Continuing Education Credits for your private pesticide applicator license, please look up your license number and bring it with you to the program. The Texas Department of Agriculture will no longer allow drivers license numbers or social security numbers to be used to sign up for the credit hours!
If you are planning to attend educational programs to receive Pesticide Continuing Education Credits for your private pesticide applicator license, please look up your license number and bring it with you to the program. The Texas Department of Agriculture will no longer allow drivers license numbers or social security numbers to be used to sign up for the credit hours!
Friday, September 6, 2013
Spider Mites!!!
Here is some info about Spider Mites from Wizzie Brown, Extension Program Specialist - Integrated Pest Management.
Spider mites are common plant pests that are found on the underside of leaves. Their feeding can cause leaves to discolor, causing a speckled appearance. With severe infestations, the plant leaves discolor to a silver or bronze color which may result in the leaves dropping from the plant.
Spider mites are arachnids, closely related to spiders and ticks. Similar to spiders, spider mites can produce silk and often cover leaves with web-bing, especially when there are large populations. The webbing helps to protect the mites and their eggs from natural enemies and harsh environ-mental conditions.
Spider mites lay their eggs along the leaf vein during the growing season. Eggs are round and large in size when compared to the adult mite. Some species of spider mites peak during warmer months of the year while others become more active in the cooler months of the year. The mites are able to develop more quickly when temperatures are warmer, so populations can grow very quickly. Spider mites thrive in dry condi-tions. Their natural enemies require more humid conditions, so dry conditions allow spider mite populations to grow with little predation or parasitism that would keep the population at an acceptable level.
There are many predatory arthropods that feed on spider mites. Some of these include predatory mites, spider mite destroyers (a type of lady-bug), minute pirate bugs, big-eyed bugs and predatory thrips. Proper watering of plants may also help to reduce spider mite outbreaks as watering plants can help reduce stress brought on by drought. Using strong jets of water to hose plants can also help to dislodge spider mites on infested plants. Miticides or aca-ricides can be used to manage spider mite outbreaks. Look for active ingredients such as horticultural oils, insecticidal soaps, abamectin, bifenthrin, dimethoate or acephate.
Spider mites are common plant pests that are found on the underside of leaves. Their feeding can cause leaves to discolor, causing a speckled appearance. With severe infestations, the plant leaves discolor to a silver or bronze color which may result in the leaves dropping from the plant.
Spider mites are arachnids, closely related to spiders and ticks. Similar to spiders, spider mites can produce silk and often cover leaves with web-bing, especially when there are large populations. The webbing helps to protect the mites and their eggs from natural enemies and harsh environ-mental conditions.
Spider mites lay their eggs along the leaf vein during the growing season. Eggs are round and large in size when compared to the adult mite. Some species of spider mites peak during warmer months of the year while others become more active in the cooler months of the year. The mites are able to develop more quickly when temperatures are warmer, so populations can grow very quickly. Spider mites thrive in dry condi-tions. Their natural enemies require more humid conditions, so dry conditions allow spider mite populations to grow with little predation or parasitism that would keep the population at an acceptable level.There are many predatory arthropods that feed on spider mites. Some of these include predatory mites, spider mite destroyers (a type of lady-bug), minute pirate bugs, big-eyed bugs and predatory thrips. Proper watering of plants may also help to reduce spider mite outbreaks as watering plants can help reduce stress brought on by drought. Using strong jets of water to hose plants can also help to dislodge spider mites on infested plants. Miticides or aca-ricides can be used to manage spider mite outbreaks. Look for active ingredients such as horticultural oils, insecticidal soaps, abamectin, bifenthrin, dimethoate or acephate.
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