by Associated Press Published: April 18,2013
Tags: bug, coat, defense, insect, insecticide, manufacturer, manufacturing, manufascture, military, plant, uniform, war
GOLDEN — A Mississippi company has a contract to make up to $55.3 million worth of bug-repellent uniform coats for the Army. The Pentagon said in a news release Golden Manufacturing Co. Inc. of Golden, will be making the combat uniform coats from fabric treated with the insecticide Permethrin (pur-METH-rihn). The work is to be [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 11,2012
Tags: apiary, bee, beekeeper, bug, farm, farmer, farming, federal, government, hive, honey, honeybee, insect, mite, pesticide, state
JACKSON — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved two emergency exemptions to help Mississippi beekeepers control damaging varroa mite infestations in honeybee colonies. The products are HopGuard, manufactured by BetaTec Hop Products, and Apivar, manufactured by Veto-Pharma S.A. HopGuard cardboard strips treated with potassium salt of hop beta acids may be inserted in honeybee [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 30,2012
Tags: agency, bee, government, hive, honeybee, insect, invasive species, investigate, investigation, state
PASS CHRISTIAN — The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) located and destroyed a colony of Africanized bees at a residence in Pass Christian on Oct. 29 after receiving a complaint from a homeowner. During the investigation of the complaint, a colony of bees was discovered in the subfloor of the structure. According to [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 7,2012
Tags: agriculture, award, beetle, education, forest, forester, forestry, higher education, insect, pest, pine tree, prevention, public university, research, science, scientist, timber, timberland, tree, wood
STARKVILLE — The Mississippi State University Extension Service recently gained national recognition for a program designed to protect the state’s timberlands from an insect pest. The Mississippi Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program received the 2012 Family Forests Education Award at the Society of American Foresters’ national convention, held in Spokane, Wash. The honor is given [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 26,2012
Tags: agriculture, animal, bat, ecosystem, education, environment, Extension Service, farm, farmer, farming, fungus, higher education, insect, insecticide, mammal, mortality, pesticiade, public university, research, researcher, science, scientist, wildlife
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Bats, an organic method of pest control, may become rare in the United States and Canada. The primary predators of night-flying insects, bats reduce the need for chemical pesticides and save the agriculture industry an estimated $3 billion per year in pest-control costs. But bat populations across the Eastern United States are [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 13,2012
Tags: bug, Caterpillar, home, homeowner, house, hurricane, infest, infestation, insect, neighborhood, pest, property, storm, tropical, Weather
BAY ST. LOUIS — The thousands of caterpillars covering yards in the Garden Isle neighborhood of Bay St. Louis make it look almost like the grass is moving. Residents worry this is just a pit stop before the insects get into their homes. Residents in Garden Isle tell WLOX-TV since Hurricane Isaac, the whole area [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 9,2012
Tags: agriculture, beetle, forest, forester, forestry, habitat, insect, lumber, pest, timber, tree, wood
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI — Southern pine beetle populations are on the rise in southwest Mississippi, and foresters are warning of a potential outbreak and urging landowners to be on the lookout for the tree-killing pests. The Mississippi Forestry Commission says populations of the borer beetles that attack and kill live trees are increasing in the area [...] [...]
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