The City of Levelland grapples with a burgeoning infestation of Red Flour Beetles, a situation confirmed by Hockley County Emergency Management Coordinator, Cole Kirkland. Alarmingly, residents of the Kauffman Addition reported a surge in these beetles as early as May 2022. Despite the early warnings, the city’s response was delayed, with a meeting convened only last week to assess the situation. At a recent town hall, frustrated citizens voiced their distress over the persistent beetle problem. In a proactive move, code enforcement issued search warrants, leading Texas Agri-Life Entomologists to deploy pheromone traps in the Industrial Rail Park area. These … Continue reading Beetle Mania: How Levelland Became Ground Zero for a Tiny Terror!