Items
of Interest:
Disease
Killing Redbay Trees Makes First Appearance
in Mississippi (PDF | 93 KB) (Aug
12, 2009) / The
Redbay Ambrosia Beetle has arrived in Mississippi (Aug
12, 2009)
Mississippi Forestry Commission.
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture
and Commerce (MDAC) and Mississippi Forestry
Commission have confirmed the positive identification
of laurel
wilt disease in Jackson County, where
the disease was discovered killing redbay
trees in late July. Laurel wilt can spread
in at least two ways: one is via the redbay
ambrosia beetle's natural reproduction and
migration. A second way is through the sale
and transport of beetle-infested wood, a
result of redbay's use as firewood and for
outdoor grilling.
Mississippi
Forests Flourish Despite Major Weather
Events, Report Finds (Aug 4, 2009)
USDA. FS.
Southern Research Station.
The U.S. Forest Service Southern Research
Station (SRS) and the Mississippi Forestry
Commission announced findings of the 2006
Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) report, Mississippi's
Forests, 2006 ( 2009; PDF | 7.3 MB). The
report includes a section on Forest Health:
Threats to Mississippi’s Forest Ecosystem:
Nonnative Invasive Plant Species and Insects
and Diseases. Species of concern include the
southern pine beetle and pine engraver beetles,
Japanese honeysuckle, nonnative privet and
Japanese climbing fern.
Research
to Support Integrated Management Systems
of Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species
2008 Annual Report
(2009; PDF | 7.5 MB)
Mississippi State University. Geosystems Research Institute.
The purpose of this project is to develop a cooperative agreement which will
promote and facilitate interaction and research that will support effective
and timely responses to invasive species posing threats to the ecosystems and
native species of the mid-South regions. This research will develop methods
for early detection and assessment of recently established invaders and outbreaks
of established invaders in new ecosystems, monitoring and modeling of established
invaders, and improved control and management. Primary emphasis is on invasive
aquatic plants and a pilot program for early
detection and monitoring of cactus moth. |
