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Tiny invasive bug could hit Arizona cotton crops and backyard ornamentals. The two-spot cotton leafhopper, which is native to Asia, is spreading through commercial cotton fields and big-box hibiscus plants from Florida to Texas.

Tribal Extension links university research to Native American communities. By living and working on tribal nations, our faculty and staff ensure our programs in agriculture, youth development and more are in tune with local needs.

The Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory will soon assist the USDA in a national effort against the outbreak of New World screwworm. Last October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a resurgence of the fly, which is endemic to Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and countries across South America.

The Cooperative Extension centers tailor programming to respond to needs identified through connections to the communities they serve.

Tucson teen earns one of four Youth in Action slots as national 4-H spokesperson. Owen Brosanders led a successful effort last year to convince Tucson Unified School District to craft a climate resolution.

University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella and senior members of his leadership team visited Yavapai County to reinforce the institution's land-grant mission of service in every corner of the state.

The space will connect the community to University of Arizona through youth development, family health and other programs designed to help residents thrive.

Annual 4-H enrollment offers youth an opportunity to build robots and raise chickens. More than 6 million youths nationwide will join clubs and start raising cattle, cavies and goats to show at county fairs.

The online forum, launched in January 2020, has boosted the Extension program's connection to the public.

The fly, which was considered eradicated in the U.S. in the 1960s but is moving north through Mexico, has flesh-eating larvae that can kill cattle in a week.