Bugs by the Yard
By Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
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Description
Learn about insects that occur in urban backyards and gardens of Texas; whether they be pests, beneficials, or really fascinating! This podcast is presented by Molly Keck and Wizzie Brown via the Department of Entomology with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
Bugs by the Yard image produced by Natalie Cervantes.
Intro and outro music produced by Owen DesBles.
| Episode | Date |
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Big-headed ants
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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Meet Dr. Rafia Khan - Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist in Overton
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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Carpenter ants
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Harvester Ants
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Meet Dani Sekula - IPM Program Specialist in Weslaco
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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New world screwworm
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May 28, 2026 |
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Green lacewings
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May 14, 2026 |
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Meet Stephen Biles - IPM Program Specialist in MidCoast Area
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Legume plant pests
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Nightshade Crops - Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplants
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Squash Vine Borers
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Cucurbit pests
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Cole crop insects part 2
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Cole Crop Pests - Caterpillars
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Stocking stuffers for bug lovers
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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How do insects overwinter?
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Solitary and Social Insects Explained
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Trapdoor Spiders
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Whipscorpions a.k.a. Vinegaroons
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Boxelder bugs
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Fall Armyworms
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Yucca moths and yucca
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Night Pollinators
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Brown patchy lawn? Listen to find out causes
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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What's Making Holes in My Lawn???
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Where are All the Bugs?
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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June beetle or Junebug?
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Honey by Honey Bees
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May 22, 2025 |
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Insects on succulents: prickly pear, agave, yucca
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May 08, 2025 |
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Texas structural termites
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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How to Deal With Fire Ants
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Interview with Jonathan Consford
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Centipedes and millipedes
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Insect (and other arthropods) mating
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Insect Attraction - How Insects Find Mates
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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How do pyrethroids work?
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Insect Growth Regulators
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Holiday gift guide: entomology books
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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How Mosquitoes Feed and Repellents Work
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Multicolored Asian ladybird beetles: friend or foe...or both?
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Mites associated with humans
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Harvestmen and Daddy Long Legs
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Interview with Dr. Kyle Slusher - AgriLife Pecan, Viticulture & Fruit Specialist
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Interview with Garett Slater - AgriLife Apiculture Specialist
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Tawny Crazy Ants
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Fleas
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Peridomestic cockroaches
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Red harvester ants
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Webbing in trees? Try fall webworms
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Emerald Ash Borer - a new pest?
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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How do insects communicate?
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May 23, 2024 |
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Hairy Caterpillars - Saltmarsh, Eastern Buckmoth & American Dagger
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May 09, 2024 |
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Pest insects on roses
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Honey Bee Swarms
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Periodical Cicada Broods 19 & 13
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Mason bees...a great native pollinator!
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Crape Myrtle Bark Scale
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Mode of Action of Insecticidal Soaps and Horticultural Oils
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Gift ideas for the entomologist in your life
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Leaf Cutter Ants
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Cole Crop Pests
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Active hunting spiders
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Ambush Spiders
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Orbweavers
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Jumping spiders
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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The Pesticide Episode
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Thrips
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Unusual bugs in the landscape
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Chiggers
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Night Insects
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Hammerhead Worms
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Decomposers
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May 25, 2023 |
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Spring pests in the veggie garden
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May 18, 2023 |
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Assassins of the Insect World - Predators and Parasitoids
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May 11, 2023 |
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Insect metamorphosis
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Fire ants and community wide management
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Pros and cons of spring garden prep
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Crane flies...the Texas groundhog
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Our favorite insects
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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2023 Insect Predictions
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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House plant pests
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Galls
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Paper wasps
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Lycaeindae, the gossamer-winged butterflies
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Pieridae, whites and sulphurs
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Nymphalidae Brushfoot butterflies part two
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Nymphalidae, the brushfoot butterflies part 1
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Milkweed butterflies
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Swallowtail Butterflies
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Fireflies / lightningbugs and light communication
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Insect sounds of summer
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Solitary wasps in Texas
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Social wasps - paper wasps, yellowjackets
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Spittlebugs
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May 19, 2022 |
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Oak tree caterpillars
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May 05, 2022 |
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Honey bee products
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Silk and silkworms
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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What is entomophagy?
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Cochineal scales
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Popworms: soldier fly larvae and composting
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Texas leaf cutter ants
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Mexican Honey Wasps
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Winter insect shelter
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Fall Garden Prep to Reduce Spring Insects
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Venomous spiders of Texas
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Scorpions
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Snout butterflies
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Cricket season
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Grasshoppers and katydids
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Stink bugs and Leaffooted bugs
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Spider Mites
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Cicadacopalypse
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Wasps & wasps & wasps oh my!
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Aphids suck
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May 27, 2021 |
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Common turfgrass pests, Part ii.
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May 13, 2021 |
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Common turfgrass pests, Part i.
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Vegetable Gardens
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Pollinator Gardening
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Insects and Winter Survival
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Intro to the Bug Nerds
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Mar 04, 2021 |