Phytophagous insects representing seven orders, 38 families, and 91 species, 19% of which were economic pests of crops, fed onBaccharis neglectaBritt. (Compositae) in Texas. About 58% of the species were polyphagous, 13% were restricted to the Compositae, and 7% were monophagous onBaccharis. B. neglectawas a host during the dry season (June–September) for ca. 50 species of foliage- and sap-feeding insects. Pollinating insects representing 46 species, 25 families, and four orders visitedB. neglectaduring flowering in the fall.