White Aphid Links

Flagstaff History: Upscale eatery opened catering to tourists

1885 -- Carroll's Restaurant on South San Francisco Streetannounces that next door to their regular restaurant, their privateladies tables are covered with fresh linens every day, the mealsare served in the latest style and tourists are especiallyaccommodated.

Aphids are common but easily eradicated

Aphids, which are some of the most common insects, are not easily detected because of their small size. However, recent outbreaks of a particular aphid in the Brazos Valley are drawing attention.A white substance covering oak tree leaves, an indicati ...

CROP WATCH: Farmers recuperating from hot, humid weather

Doug Stockley, Earlville — No report. Barry Beetz, Mendota — We are finally seeing some relief from the hot and sticky weather with

Tree insects, leaf diseases abundant, but fairly harmless

Tree leaves that look off color or turn tan or brown may be infested with a sap sucking insect or infected with a fungal leaf disease.

Extension Agent: Shuckworms on pecans

By Joe Janak The hickory shuckworm is an important mid- to late-season pest of pecans. Shuckworms are tiny - to -inch larvae, which tunnel in the shuck, interrupting the flow of nutrients and water needed for normal kernel development. Infested nuts are scarred, late in maturing and of poor quality. Damaged shucks stick to the pecan shell and fail to open, creating "sticktights" that reduce ...