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Facing Fall Webworms
By Jessica Crabtree
Typically, web worms receive a bad reputation for their appearance in trees, disturbing the pristine look of a yard. Through much of August and all of September, large spots of white, silken webs could be seen throughout trees. At first glance, maybe a few took up residence. A few weeks later, many more joined. In this piece we will indentify the fall webworm as well as give the various methods in controlling the eye-sore.
Fall webworms occasionally get confused with bag worms. Hyphantria cunea (Drury) or fall webworms appear in the fall. They are native to North America, attaching themselves to more than 88 kinds of plants according to the Texas AgriLife Extension from a 2015 article titled, “Fall Webworm” By Bill Ree, Extension Program Specialist II–Entomology and Marty Jungman, Extension Agent–IPM. Such plants include many fruit, nut, ornamental trees and shrubs. Most popular are the pecan trees.
Fall webworm’s preference in plants changes per region. For instance, in West Texas the webworm prefers mulberry, poplar and willow. In East Texas, sweetgum, oak, hickory and pecan are a favorite. Surprisingly enough, the fall web worm will not attack pines and other needle-bearing trees, better known as conifers. (The Pinophyta, also known as Coniferophyta or Coniferae, or commonly as conifers, are a division of vascular land plants containing a single class, Pinopsida. They are gymnosperms, cone-bearing seed plants.)
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By Krista Lucas Wynn
Each year, when the professional rodeo season wraps on Sept. 30, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association announce the Nutrena Horse of the Year, presented by the American Quarter Horse Association, in each event. This is a prestigious award, voted on by the members of the associations. To be named Horse of the Year by fellow competitors is a high honor only a few achieve.
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By Heather Welper
Husband and wife duo, Heather and Calvin Welper, are the Co-Owners and Operators or Two C Livestock, located in Valley View, Texas.
The pair’s operation has a show cattle focus where they raise and sell purebred heifers of all breeds and club calf Hereford steers.
When it comes to show cattle, the Welpers know a thing or two including how to prepare for the cold winter months and the Texas major show season run.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Tony Dean
Snow on the Mountain is an annual forb that is part of our landscape almost every year.
It is adapted to most of Texas and grows north to Montana and Minnesota and south to Mexico.
Although is seems to be most adapted to clay soils, this plant can be found on a wide variety of soil and moisture conditions.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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