Posts Tagged ‘pesticide’

EPA exempts products to fight varroa mite in honeybees

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 [...] [...]

Invasive bug poses threat to crops, lawns, homes

by MBJ Staff Published: July 24,2012

Tags: bean, bug, crop, farm, farmer, farming, grass, home, homeowner, house, invasive species, lawn, legume, pest, pesticide, residence, Soybean

MONTGOMERY COUNTY and WARREN COUNTY — The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) has confirmed the first positive identification of the kudzu bug, Megacopta cribraria, in Mississippi. The insects were discovered in the past week in Montgomery and Warren counties. As its name suggests, the kudzu bug commonly feeds on kudzu, but it can [...] [...]

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