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Agriculture Today: Lawn and Garden Pests
Sept. 23, 2025Listen to Episode 2015 of Agriculture Today where horticultural entomologist, Raymond Cloyd discusses fall armyworms, mimosa webworms, cicada killers and grubs.
They may be spooky, but spiders are beneficial to the garden
Sept. 23, 2025MANHATTAN, Kan. – Many people view spiders as pests, and the fear of spiders is one of the most common phobias among Americans. However, spiders are predators...
Catalpa Caterpillar/Catalpa Sphinx
Sept. 2, 2025The catalpa caterpillar or catalpa sphinx, Ceratomia catalpae , is an insect pest native to the eastern USA that only feeds on catalpa trees, including Catalpa...
Does Kansas need to worry about the New World screwworm outbreak in Mexico?
Aug. 27, 2025Cassandra Olds, K-State extension livestock entomologist.
Armyworms in Crops
Aug. 27, 2025Listen to Agriculture Today's Episode 2004 where crop entomologist, Jeff Whitworth shares recent concerns with armyworms across crops in Kansas.