ALT A hand clad in a blue nitrile glove holds a 4-inch cup cutter plug of bermudagrass over a white basin filled with sand that is sitting atop a red tray. Roots hang down several inches below the plug.

ALT A microscopic sideview of a mealybug showing legs and mouthparts.

ALT A magnified view of a bermudagrass plant showing pink mealy bugs concentrated under the leaf sheath with a white powdery coating on some of the nearby leaf surfaces.

ALT A bermudagrass variety turf trial showing a field with blocks of green grass surrounded by lanes of brown grass. A white sign on a short woodend stake in the foreground identifies the cultivar of grass as Celebration Plus MSU/Sod Solutions

ALT A woman in a gray shirt and tan baseball cap sits at a table, looking up at a man in a blue shirt with a black and gray baseball cap. They are under a white tent. A field of grass is in the background.

ALT Four people pose for a group selfie in a field of grass.

ALT A white tent with a banner attached to the tent poles. The banner header says 2026 Turfgrass research field day sponsors and is printed in white font on a maroon background. The logos of various commercial sponsors of the field day are shown on white background.

ALT Close-up of purple-stained grass blades indicating pasture mealybug feeding damage.

ALT Man in a blue shirt and white hat inspecting plants in a large green vegetable field under clear blue sky.

ALT Mississippi State University Extension is seeking a publications editor to join their team.