A HISTORY OF ENTOMOLOGY IN MISSISSIPPI 1st Edition A Collection of Historical Accounts Edited and Published by the Historical Committee 1989 MISSISSIPPI ENTOMOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 5446 Mississippi State, Ms 39762 All Rights Reserved This book, including any part thereof, may not be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ........................................................................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgments..........................................................................................................................................iv Entomology Department at Mississippi State University .............................................................................1 Teaching....................................................................................................................................................1 Research ....................................................................................................................................................2 Department Heads ....................................................................................................................................2 Faculty.......................................................................................................................................................2 Highlights..................................................................................................................................................3 Graduates...................................................................................................................................................5 Mississippi Entomological Museum ..............................................................................................................9 Entomology in the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service .................................................................11 Highlights................................................................................................................................................14 Staff .........................................................................................................................................................15 The State Plant Board of Mississippi/Division of Plant Industry-MDAC..................................................16 Establishment..........................................................................................................................................16 Housing Facilities ...................................................................................................................................16 Activities .................................................................................................................................................17 Bee Inspection.........................................................................................................................................19 Imported Fire Ant ...................................................................................................................................20 White-fringed Beetle ..............................................................................................................................21 Pesticides Program..................................................................................................................................21 Pest Control Program..............................................................................................................................22 Sweet Potato Weevil...............................................................................................................................24 Sweet Potato Certification......................................................................................................................24 Tomato Certification...............................................................................................................................25 Nursery Inspection..................................................................................................................................25 Pink Bollworm........................................................................................................................................26 Argentine Ant..........................................................................................................................................27 Gypsy Moth ............................................................................................................................................28 Japanese Beetle.......................................................................................................................................28 Personnel/Staff........................................................................................................................................29 Entomology at Delta State University..........................................................................................................31 Entomology at Mississippi College..............................................................................................................31 Entomology at the University of Southern Mississippi...............................................................................32 Courses and Faculty................................................................................................................................32 Research ..................................................................................................................................................33 Future Prospects......................................................................................................................................34 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ..............................................................................................34 Boll Weevil Research Laboratory ................................................................................................................36 Corn Insect Research Laboratory .................................................................................................................39 Cotton Physiology and Genetics Research Laboratory ...............................................................................41 Cotton Insect Research Laboratory ..............................................................................................................41 Imported Fire Ant Research Laboratory ..................................................................................................... 42 Southern Field Crop Insect Management Laboratory and Its Predecessors............................................................................................................ 44 Southern Forest Experiment Station, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Wood Products Insect Research Project ............................................................................................... 47 Southern Forest Experiment Station, Southern Hardwoods Laboratory, Southern Hardwood Insect-Disease Research..................................................................................... 49 Narcotic Insect Research Unit ..................................................................................................................... 51 Pecan Production Research Unit ..................................................................................................................52 Southern Weed Science Laboratory. .......................................................................................................... 52 USDA Soybean Production Research Unit................................................................................................. 54 Mississippi Agricultural Aviation Association........................................................................................... 56 Mississippi Agricultural Chemicals Council .............................................................................................. 57 Mississippi Agricultural Consultants Association...................................................................................... 58 Mississippi Beekeepers Association ........................................................................................................... 59 Mississippi Entomological Association ...................................................................................................... 62 Early MEA Forerunner...........................................................................................................................62 MEA Establishment................................................................................................................................63 Annual Insect Control Conference.........................................................................................................63 Newsletters..............................................................................................................................................64 Emblem ...................................................................................................................................................64 Legislative Activities..............................................................................................................................64 4-H Entomology