🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 1893 – Ticks in Kansas…Brown Recluse Spiders are Waking Up

  • Ticks are Out in Kansas
  • Alfalfa Pests and Brown Recluse Spiders
  • Preventing Crabgrass

00:01:05 – Ticks are Out in Kansas: Ticks are starting to come out in Kansas so K-State veterinary entomologist Cassandra Olds starts the show to remind us of the different types of ticks and how people should handle them.

Ticks in Kansas

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00:12:05 – Alfalfa Pests and Brown Recluse Spiders: K-State crop entomologist, Jeff Whitworth, keeps today’s show moving as he mentions what pests growers will find in alfalfa. He also says how brown recluse spiders are something that people could start seeing.

Crop Insects in Kansas

00:23:05 – Preventing Crabgrass: Concluding the show is K-State Research and Extension horticulture agent for Riley County, Gregg Eyestone, as he discusses the options to prevent crabgrass in cool-season lawns.

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Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan

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