OSU news release: Summer landscapes prone to bagworm, webworm infestations

By Gail Ellis   STILLWATER, Okla. – In Rogers County, Billy Clark stood in his pecan orchard surveying the thousands of bagworm sacks hanging from tree branches. Bagworms and webworms are a common sight on trees and other plants in late summer, but why they are more prominent in certain years is a mystery. One is mostly harmless to host plants while the other can be quite destructive.  Clark spoke recently on Oklahoma State University’s SUNUP television show about…

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22nd K-State Beef Stocker Field Day scheduled for Sept. 30

Event will provide practical information to help producers make decisions in today's dynamic beef industry. MANHATTAN, Kan. – What has worked and what to see in the future, beef cattle outlook, starting newly arrived calves on feed, and the comparison of multiple castration methods in stocker cattle are among topics planned for 2021 Kansas State University Beef Stocker Field Day on Thursday, Sept. 30. The conference will be hosted at the KSU Beef…

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