Texas IPM Hot Topics Hot Topics from Texas IPM http://ipm.tamu.edu/hot_topics/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:50:56 GMT Chilli thrips attack Houston roses, landscape plants http://ipm.tamu.edu/hot%5Ftopics/100108.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:50:10 GMT Chilli thrips, a new invasive insect pest, is causing severe damage to ornamental plants throughout the Houston area.And Hurricane Ike may have spread the pest further, beyond the region, said Dr. Scott Ludwig, Texas AgriLife Extension Service entomologist and integrated pest management specialist. Texas AgriLife IPM Professionals Receive National Recognition http://ipm.tamu.edu/hot%5Ftopics/072408.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:55:10 GMT The Texas AgriLife Extension's Integrated Pest Management program and AgriLife Research were recognized with three awards during the recent meeting of the Texas Pecan Growers Association. Grain Prices Hit All-Time High as Valley Growers Harvest http://ipm.tamu.edu/hot%5Ftopics/062508.html Thu, 25 Jun 2008 19:55:10 GMT Grain sorghum market prices are said to be phenomenal as growers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley begin harvesting an estimate half million acres, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service experts. Lee Roy Rock Named Cotton IPM Agent in Rio Grande Valley http://ipm.tamu.edu/hot%5Ftopics/061308.html Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:25:10 GMT Texas AgriLife Extension Service officials recently announced that LeeRoy Rock has been named integrated pest management entomologist for Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy counties.A native of Brownsville, Rock will be working closely with cotton and grain producers of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, said Ruben Saldaña, Extension district administrator. Rock assumed his duties June 1.