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A HISTORY OF ENTOMOLOGYIN MISSISSIPPI

1st Edition

A Collection of Historical Accounts

Edited and Published by the Historical Committee

1989

MISSISSIPPI ENTOMOLOGICALASSOCIATION

P.O. Box 5446Mississippi State, Ms 39762

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface ........................................................................................................................................................... iiiAcknowledgments..........................................................................................................................................ivEntomology Department at Mississippi State University .............................................................................1

Teaching....................................................................................................................................................1Research ....................................................................................................................................................2Department Heads ....................................................................................................................................2Faculty.......................................................................................................................................................2Highlights..................................................................................................................................................3Graduates...................................................................................................................................................5

Mississippi Entomological Museum..............................................................................................................9Entomology in the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service .................................................................11

Highlights................................................................................................................................................14Staff .........................................................................................................................................................15

The State Plant Board of Mississippi/Division of Plant Industry-MDAC..................................................16Establishment..........................................................................................................................................16Housing Facilities ...................................................................................................................................16Activities .................................................................................................................................................17Bee Inspection.........................................................................................................................................19Imported Fire Ant ...................................................................................................................................20White-fringed Beetle ..............................................................................................................................21Pesticides Program..................................................................................................................................21Pest Control Program..............................................................................................................................22Sweet Potato Weevil...............................................................................................................................24Sweet Potato Certification......................................................................................................................24Tomato Certification...............................................................................................................................25Nursery Inspection..................................................................................................................................25Pink Bollworm........................................................................................................................................26Argentine Ant..........................................................................................................................................27Gypsy Moth ............................................................................................................................................28Japanese Beetle .......................................................................................................................................28Personnel/Staff........................................................................................................................................29

Entomology at Delta State University..........................................................................................................31Entomology at Mississippi College..............................................................................................................31Entomology at the University of Southern Mississippi...............................................................................32

Courses and Faculty................................................................................................................................32Research ..................................................................................................................................................33Future Prospects......................................................................................................................................34

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ..............................................................................................34Boll Weevil Research Laboratory ................................................................................................................36Corn Insect Research Laboratory .................................................................................................................39Cotton Physiology and Genetics Research Laboratory ...............................................................................41

Cotton Insect Research Laboratory ..............................................................................................................41Imported Fire Ant Research Laboratory ..................................................................................................... 42Southern Field Crop Insect Management

Laboratory and Its Predecessors............................................................................................................ 44Southern Forest Experiment Station,

Forestry Sciences Laboratory,Wood Products Insect Research Project ............................................................................................... 47

Southern Forest Experiment Station,Southern Hardwoods Laboratory,

Southern Hardwood Insect-Disease Research..................................................................................... 49Narcotic Insect Research Unit ..................................................................................................................... 51Pecan Production Research Unit ..................................................................................................................52Southern Weed Science Laboratory. .......................................................................................................... 52USDA Soybean Production Research Unit................................................................................................. 54Mississippi Agricultural Aviation Association........................................................................................... 56Mississippi Agricultural Chemicals Council .............................................................................................. 57Mississippi Agricultural Consultants Association...................................................................................... 58Mississippi Beekeepers Association ........................................................................................................... 59Mississippi Entomological Association ...................................................................................................... 62

Early MEA Forerunner...........................................................................................................................62MEA Establishment................................................................................................................................63Annual Insect Control Conference.........................................................................................................63Newsletters..............................................................................................................................................64Emblem ...................................................................................................................................................64Legislative Activities ..............................................................................................................................644-H Entomology .....................................................................................................................................64Membership ......................................................................................................................................