AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced Monday that an "invasive pest" has made its way into Texas, including Cedar Park, which could lead to infestations on plants and could lead to "economic losses if left unchecked."

The cotton jassid is known to feed on a various range of plant hosts, like "cotton, okra, eggplant, sunflower, hibiscus, and several weeds," according to a news release from Miller's office.

As of August, the pest was detected on "retail hibiscus in multiple locations including College Station, McAllen, Weslaco, Harlingen, Victoria, Cedar Park, Waco, El Paso, and Longview," the release said.

For anyone who recently purchased "hibiscus or other cotton family plants from a retail store" should inspect their plants carefully and look for signs o

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