{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mid-Coast IPM","provider_url":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/mid-coast-ipm","author_name":"Stephen Biles","title":"Pasture Mealybug Update \u2013 10-9-2025 - Mid-Coast IPM","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CFLVDTUxn3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/mid-coast-ipm\/pasture-mealybug-update-10-9-2025\/\">Pasture Mealybug Update \u2013 10-9-2025<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/mid-coast-ipm\/pasture-mealybug-update-10-9-2025\/embed\/#?secret=CFLVDTUxn3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Pasture Mealybug Update \u2013 10-9-2025&#8221; &#8212; Mid-Coast IPM\" data-secret=\"CFLVDTUxn3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/agrilife.org\/mid-coast-ipm\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/mid-coast-ipm\/files\/2025\/10\/MB-Counties-10-1-25.png","thumbnail_width":804,"thumbnail_height":655,"description":"Since mid-April, a pasture mealybug has been reported from Cameron County to Robertson County and as far east as Galveston County. It has been found to be damaging many different grass species including Bermudagrass, Bahia grass, Johnsongrass, Haygrazer (Sorghum-Sudan) grass, several bluestem species, and St. Augustine turfgrass. The USDA identified our samples of mealybugs found in pastures and roadsides as the species Heliococcus summervillei.\u00a0 This mealybug is an insect pest known to damage pasture grasses in Australia, causing what they call \u201cpasture dieback.\u201d Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service\u00a0has... Read More &rarr;"}