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01/08/2018

Frisco city council members approved a zoning change Tuesday night that will allow for a housing development unlike anything ever built before in North Texas.

09/25/2017

08/30/2017

(Last Updated On: August 29, 2017)What’s reddish-brown, rides the water like an air mattress, changes shape like an amoeba, and stings like the devil? If you answered fire ants floating in floodwater, you’ve probably been in Texas high water before. Floods bring all sorts of wildlife into close and…

07/31/2017

Bermudagrass mites are causing issues in North Texas lawns this year.

The tufted witches broom symptoms of BSM in are seen in the stem on the left. Normal bermudagrass stem on the right. Photo: M. Merchant. ...

07/31/2017

Garden Tip: Due to repeated questions I've gotten in the past several days, it appears that there is an outbreak of army worms cranking up in parts of Texas. This is much earlier than I recall seeing – usually they don't show up until late August or September. They will usually be in bermuda, as in this photo posted by FB friend Shelly W. yesterday.

Here is our Game Plan: If you have a lawn, especially bermuda, that looks like this, look closely for the larvae. They should be plainly visible. You can confirm the problem better in person than I can do from a written description or from a photo.

Here is a link to a Texas A&M Fact Sheet on army worms. That's where I got the second photo showing the caterpillar. http://citybugs.tamu.edu/factsheets/landscape/lawns/ent-1007/

If you have a serious enough outbreak that you are seeing damage, treat with Bacillus thuringiensis, Spinosad or Sevin. The good news is that the lawn will bounce back. All the army worms consume is the grass blades. Apply an all-nitrogen lawn food with half or more of the nitrogen in slow release form and water the ground deeply.

(Note: If you have St. Augustine that has browned areas in hot, sunny locations, that is very likely due to chinch bugs. Again, I have to leave that confirmation to you. Look at the interface of the dead and healthy grass on a sunny afternoon. If you see BB-sized black insects with irregular white diamonds on their backs, those are the chinch bugs. Your local nursery will have products to eliminate them, but they will not be the same products as for the armyworms. If you need additional help, please access my "Notes" on this page from a desktop computer and see "St. Augustine Diagnostics." I have details there. Thanks.)

05/31/2017

Recent rainfall, according to The Texas Water Development Board, has greatly reduced, but not removed, drought conditions across the state.

04/14/2017

I hope this bill gets approved by the State of Texas!

01/20/2017

“Neil, my waxleaf ligustrums and live oaks look like they’re dying – dropping all of their leaves. What can I do?” These are two different manifestations of cold damage from ...

06/01/2016

The emerald ash borer, an invasive species of beetle responsible for killing tens of millions of ash trees across the country, has made its way to Texas, federal and state officials confirmed Monday. Earlier this month, the U.S. Forest Service and Texas A&M Forest Service trapped four adult beetles…

09/15/2015

Oops! I bet this company feels bad.

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