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Collecting insects in different habitats and with different techniques (16:27)
Making an insect killing jar (3:59)
Choosing and using insect nets (4:24)
Using and aspirator to collect small insects (2:15)
Making and using pitfall traps (7:14)
Collecting aquatic insects (3:34)
Blacklighting for insects (2:53)
Pinning insects (3:02)
Point-mounting small insects (5:15)
Preserving soft-bodied insects (4:48)
Spreading and mounting butterflies and moths, technique #1 (15:38)
Spreading and mounting moths and butterflies, technique #2 (10:57)
Boxes for insect collections (7:37)
Protecting insect collections (2:03)

NEW APRIL 2016: Protecting Yourself From Mosquitoes and Zika Virus (30:00) (Sonja Swiger)
Mosquito Control Options in the Backyard (6:17) (Mike Merchant)
Protecting Yourself from Mosquitoes (1:40) (Mike Merchant)
Stopping Mosquitoes at the Front Door (2:52) (Mike Merchant)
Preventing Mosquitoes in Your Backyard (2:26) (Mike Merchant)
Protecting from Zika and Other Mosquito-borne Diseases (Molly Keck)

Scouting for insect pests of post-tassel corn on the Texas High Plains
Scouting for 1st generation southwestern corn borer
Scouting for 2nd generation southwestern corn borer
Scouting for spider mites in corn
Corn rootworms and their damage

Scouting for cotton fleahopper (Gulf Coast). Stephen Biles, 2015.
Scouting for cotton fleahopper on the Texas High Plains (Kerry Siders, 2016)
Pest profile: cotton fleahopper (Jason Thomas, 2016) (2:59)
Scouting for Lygus species in Texas High Plains cotton (Blayne Reed, Tyler Mays, 2016)
Scouting for plant bugs and fleahopper (long version) (High Plains), Greg Cronholm.
Scouting for thrips in Texas High Plains cotton  (High Plains), (Blayne Reed, 2016)
Thrips on Southern High Plains Cotton: Scouting, Recognition and Treatment, David Kerns.
Scouting for bollworms in Texas High Plains cotton. (Blayne Reed, 2016)
Determining nodes above white flower (NAWF) and why it is important (Kerry Siders, 2016) Assessing Cotton Maturity for Harvest Aid Application (Kerry Siders, 2016)
Cotton Harvest Aids Explained (Kerry Siders, 2016)
Using the Beat Bucket to Sample Beneficial Insects in Cotton. Allen Knutson.
Larger Black Flour Beetle in Cotton Gin Trash (Nancy McIntyre)

Scouting grain sorghum after bloom (HD) (Stephen Biles, Calhoun County)
Scouting for sugarcane aphids in Texas High Plains sorghum (2016, 2:48)
Scouting for panicle pests of sorghum on the Texas High Plains (2016, 3:08)
Scouting for sorghum midge (2016, 4:40)

These 2017 sugarcane aphid videos present data from the Texas High Plains and may not be applicable elsewhere.

Aphid overwintering and seasonal abundance (3:41)
Early planting is a good idea (3:40)
“Resistant” sorghum hybrids and seed treatments (4:23)
First insecticide application threshold (3:03)
Insecticide application and product efficacy (8:46)
Timing of a second insecticide application (4:15)
Rate of damage with uncontrolled aphid populations (4:05)
Insecticides to prevent sticky harvest problems (5:56)
Aphid effects on stalk quality for grazing (3:43)

Pecan Nut Casebearer Management

Fundamentals of West Texas peanut scouting
Early season insect pests of peanuts
Midseason scouting for foliage feeders
Southern corn rootworm and burrowing bug
Scouting for common midseason diseases
Cylindrocladium black rot
Pod rot
Sclerotinia blight
Tomato spotted wilt of peanut
Assessing peanut maturity for harvest

Determining percent bloom in sunflower

Texas Field Guide