Entomology Feature Stories
Texas A&M AgriLife Research Entomologist Working With Collaborators on Wheat Aphid Control Project
AMARILLO, Texas — Producers looking for aphid control in their wheat fields might have a new tool, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research study.
Dr. Jerry Michels, AgriLife Research entomologist in Amarillo, and Johnny Bible, research assistant, are conducting a study on control of small grain aphids with seed-applied thiamethoxam insecticide, or Cruiser, at the North Plains Research Field north of Dumas.
Michels and Bible have demonstrated the control for the past three years as part of the iWheat project. (Read More)
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