Bugs by the Yard

No one likes a mosquito, but hopefully you can appreciate the intricacies and complex nature that mosquitoes find hosts and use their mouthparts. Also discussed are repellents and why some work and others don't.

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Music by Owen DesBles

You know them. You love/hate them. It's time to talk Asian ladybird beetles.

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Other resources:

https://extension.umn.edu/nuisance-insects/multicolored-asian-lady-beetles

https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/multicolored_asian_lady_beetle.htm

https://www.ars.usda.gov/oc/br/lbeetle/index/

Find out what mites can become associated with humans and which ones can survive on humans. We talk about what to do in various instances and how you can track down where mites are located for management.

Common Insect and Mite Pests of Humans

https://agrilifelearn.tamu.edu/s/product/common-insect-and-mite-pests-of-humans/01t4x000004OUV1AAO

Common External Parasites of Backyard Poultry

https://agrilifelearn.tamu.edu/s/product/common-external-parasites-in-backyard-poultry/01t4x000004OxmeAAC

Biting mites

https://citybugs.tamu.edu/factsheets/biting-stinging/others/ent-3009/

Diagnosing Mysterious "Bug Bites"

https://citybugs.tamu.edu/factsheets/biting-stinging/others/ent-3006-2/

What is a Sticky Trap

https://citybugs.tamu.edu/factsheets/ipm/what-is-a-sticky-trap/

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Music by Owen DesBles

Harvestmen, daddy long legs, cellar spiders or Opiliones are long legged arachnids that we all probably know and love or fear. Learn a little about the lore of harvestmen, their lifecycle, what they actually eat and if they are really venemous.

This episode we talk with Dr. Kyle Slusher, AgriLife Entomology's new Pecan, Viticulture, and Fruit Specialist.

https://entomology.tamu.edu/people/slusher-kyle/

[email protected]

https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2024/07/03/agrilife-extension-adds-pecan-viticulture-and-fruit-pest-management-specialist-in-stephenville/

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Music by Owen DesBles

Hear from one of Texas A&M AgriLife & A&M Department of Entomology's newest addition - Dr. Garett Slater and Apiculture Specialist leading the new Apiculture Program for Texas. Learn his goals for the program, research he plans to do, educational outreach, and some interesting facts about beekeeping and honey bees you probably didn't know!

Apiculture Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564253723033

Texas Beekeepers Association - https://texasbeekeepers.org/

Beekeeping 101 Courses - https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/website/78795/

Tawny Crazy Ants are an invasive and very pesky species of ant. Not found in all areas of Texas and still relatively new for even pest management professionals. Learn the ins and outs of TCA, how to ID them, who they get confused for, and what to do if you end up with an infestation.

Fleas are a common summertime pest, especially with those who have companion animals. This episode, we discuss how to identify and treat for fleas as well as the diseases they vector.

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Music by Owen Des Bles

Peridomestic?! What's that? Peridomestic is when something lives in or around humans. So this episode, we're talking common cockroaches that you may run into inside or around your home: American, Smokybrown, Turkestan, and German.

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Music by Owen DesBles

Have you seen these large reddish-brown ants? ...or maybe you have seen the colonies where they clear out vegetation? This episode we'll discuss how to identify these ants, their biology, and why you may want to leave them alone.

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Music by Owen DesBles

AgriLife Learn Publication on red harvester ants

https://agrilifelearn.tamu.edu/s/product/red-harvester-ants/01t4x000004OUUtAAO

TPWD Horned Lizard Watch Report

https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/pwd_rp_w7000_1442/habitat/

Ant wiki information

https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Pogonomyrmex_barbatus

TPWD Texas Horned Lizard information

https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/thlizard

San Antonio Zoo horned lizard reintroduction program

https://sazoo.org/conservation/texas-horned-reintroduction-project/