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OSU Extension experts offer information on New World screwworm

With New World screwworm returning to the United States, Oklahoma State University Extension experts offered producers useful information to know.
OSU Extension experts offer information on New World screwworm
OSU Extension experts offer information on New World screwworm

Tue, Jun 9, 2026

With New World screwworm returning to the United States, Oklahoma State University Extension experts offered producers useful information to know.

OSU AgricultureOSU ExtensionOSU College of Veterinary MedicineDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathology
Entomological Society honors Edmond Bonjour for innovation in Extension outreach

Tue, May 19, 2026

Edmond Bonjour has received the Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension from the Southwestern Branch of the Entomological Society of America for his leadership and the impact of his work in entomology.

OSU ExtensionOSU AgricultureDepartment of Entomology and Plant PathologyAgricultureInsectsoutreach
Lindenmayer receives Ferguson College of Agriculture Early Career Achievement Award

Mon, Apr 20, 2026

The Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture Alumni Society Board recently recognized Jessica Lindenmayer with the Early Career Achievement Award.

OSU AgricultureFerguson College of AgricultureDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathologyawards
OSU-developed purple wheat variety brings new health benefits to wheat products

Thu, Mar 12, 2026

This latest Oklahoma State University wheat variety, released by OSU Ag Research in January 2026, doesn’t just have the standard resistance to leaf and stripe rust and high baking quality. It also contains anthocyanins, the same food pigments

OSU AgricultureDepartment of Entomology and Plant PathologyDepartment of Plant and Soil SciencesThe Cowboy CodewheatOSU Ag Research
Eastern redcedars are contributing to the spread of the lone star tick

Wed, Dec 3, 2025

According to research by OSU agricultural scientists, eastern recedar appears to have become a haven for the lone star tick, which has the potential to create a range of problems for human, wildlife, and livestock health, as well as the environment.

Department of Entomology and Plant PathologyOSU ExtensionDepartment of Natural Resource Ecology and ManagementOSU Ag ResearchOSU Agriculture
Free pesticide disposal events set for Pond Creek and Clinton

Mon, Nov 3, 2025

Oklahoma State University's Pesticide Education Program is partnering with other agencies to host two unwanted pesticide disposal days in Pond Creek and Clinton.

pesticidesDepartment of Entomology and Plant PathologyAgricultureenvironmentOSU AgricultureOSU ExtensionConsumer Safety
OSU collaborates with national group to increase fiber in wheat

Fri, Oct 31, 2025

The Oklahoma State University Wheat Improvement Team is working to increase fiber in wheat in collaboration with wheat researchers across the nation.

OSU Ag ResearchwheatDepartment of Entomology and Plant PathologyDepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences#OrangeIsTheAnswerOSU Wheat Improvement TeamOSU Agriculture
Fall armyworms are on the rise in Oklahoma. Here’s what you should do

Wed, Sep 24, 2025

The fall armyworm – earning its name for the way it "marches" from food source to food source – population fluctuates every year. Cooler and wetter weather patterns early in the year factor into what activity will look like in the fall, explains

OSU ExtensionOSU AgricultureDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathology