Learn about insects that occur in urban backyards and gardens of Texas; whether they be pests, beneficials, or really fascinating! This podcast is presented by Molly Keck and Wizzie Brown via the Department of Entomology with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
Bugs by the Yard image produced by Natalie Cervantes.
Intro and outro music produced by Owen DesBles.
Nightshade Crops - Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplants
32 mins; March 26, 2026
Squash Vine Borers
25 mins; March 12, 2026
Cucurbit pests
37 mins; February 26, 2026
Cole crop insects part 2
28 mins; February 12, 2026
Cole Crop Pests - Caterpillars
30 mins; January 23, 2026
Stocking stuffers for bug lovers
13 mins; December 11, 2025
How do insects overwinter?
24 mins; November 27, 2025
Solitary and Social Insects Explained
27 mins; November 13, 2025
Trapdoor Spiders
14 mins; October 23, 2025
Whipscorpions a.k.a. Vinegaroons
20 mins; October 09, 2025
Boxelder bugs
16 mins; September 25, 2025
Fall Armyworms
21 mins; September 11, 2025
Yucca moths and yucca
14 mins; August 28, 2025
Night Pollinators
48 secs; August 14, 2025
Brown patchy lawn? Listen to find out causes
27 mins; July 24, 2025
What's Making Holes in My Lawn???
24 mins; July 10, 2025
Where are All the Bugs?
17 mins; June 26, 2025
June beetle or Junebug?
16 mins; June 12, 2025
Honey by Honey Bees
29 mins; May 22, 2025
Insects on succulents: prickly pear, agave, yucca
30 mins; May 08, 2025
Texas structural termites
22 mins; April 24, 2025
How to Deal With Fire Ants
33 mins; April 10, 2025
Interview with Jonathan Consford
33 mins; March 27, 2025
Centipedes and millipedes
24 mins; March 13, 2025
Insect (and other arthropods) mating
31 mins; February 27, 2025
Insect Attraction - How Insects Find Mates
24 mins; February 13, 2025
How do pyrethroids work?
16 mins; January 30, 2025
Insect Growth Regulators
22 mins; January 16, 2025
Holiday gift guide: entomology books
31 mins; December 12, 2024
How Mosquitoes Feed and Repellents Work
32 mins; November 22, 2024
Multicolored Asian ladybird beetles: friend or foe...or both?
28 mins; November 14, 2024
Mites associated with humans
27 mins; October 24, 2024
Harvestmen and Daddy Long Legs
22 mins; October 10, 2024
Interview with Dr. Kyle Slusher - AgriLife Pecan, Viticulture & Fruit Specialist
50 mins; September 26, 2024
Interview with Garett Slater - AgriLife Apiculture Specialist
48 mins; September 12, 2024
Tawny Crazy Ants
29 mins; August 22, 2024
Fleas
48 mins; August 08, 2024
Peridomestic cockroaches
37 mins; July 25, 2024
Red harvester ants
28 mins; July 11, 2024
Webbing in trees? Try fall webworms
16 mins; June 27, 2024
Emerald Ash Borer - a new pest?
28 mins; June 14, 2024
How do insects communicate?
21 mins; May 23, 2024
Hairy Caterpillars - Saltmarsh, Eastern Buckmoth & American Dagger
32 mins; May 09, 2024
Pest insects on roses
39 mins; April 25, 2024
Honey Bee Swarms
30 mins; April 11, 2024
Periodical Cicada Broods 19 & 13
42 mins; March 14, 2024
Mason bees...a great native pollinator!
30 mins; February 22, 2024
Crape Myrtle Bark Scale
30 mins; February 08, 2024
Mode of Action of Insecticidal Soaps and Horticultural Oils
49 mins; January 25, 2024
Gift ideas for the entomologist in your life
45 mins; December 07, 2023
Leaf Cutter Ants
38 mins; November 24, 2023
Cole Crop Pests
52 mins; November 10, 2023
Active hunting spiders
36 mins; October 26, 2023
Ambush Spiders
31 mins; October 13, 2023
Orbweavers
44 mins; September 28, 2023
Jumping spiders
29 mins; September 14, 2023
The Pesticide Episode
22 mins; August 31, 2023
Thrips
46 mins; August 17, 2023
Unusual bugs in the landscape
39 mins; July 27, 2023
Chiggers
24 mins; July 13, 2023
Night Insects
31 mins; June 23, 2023
Hammerhead Worms
26 mins; June 08, 2023
Decomposers
20 mins; May 25, 2023
Spring pests in the veggie garden
38 mins; May 18, 2023
Assassins of the Insect World - Predators and Parasitoids