Midsouth Entomologist
The Midsouth Entomologist serves all who are interested in entomology in the Midsouth (Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana), including researchers, educators, industry representatives, regulators, students and hobbyists.
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Recent Content
Cryptic Habits: the Hidden Lives of Midsouth Entomologists. Interview with Dr. Jerome Goddard, Mississippi Public Health Entomologist and Fiction Novelist
C. J. Peterson and Jerome Goddard
First Report of Larra bicolor (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) in Alabama
C. M. Abraham, D. W. Held, and C. Wheeler
Ground Truthing of iNaturalist Submissions Confirms the Presence of Asian Needle Ants, Brachyponera chinensis (Emery) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in Louisiana, A New State Record
Aaron R. Ashbrook, Victoria Bayless, Stephen Baca, Gerardo Guevara-Milla, and Chris E. Carlton
Bioassay to Evaluate Resistance Levels in Tarnished Plant Bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) Populations in Alabama to Common Cotton Insecticides
T. J. Douglas, K. Kesheimer, A. Jacobson, S. Brown, F. R. Musser, L. S. Catchot, and S. H. Graham
2024 Soybean Insect Losses in the United States
Fred R. Musser, Sebe A. Brown, Tim Bryant, Whitney D. Crow, Jeffrey A. Davis, Christina DiFonzo, Chase Floyd, Scott H. Graham, Jeremy K. Greene, Kelly A. Hamby, David Kerns, Janet Knodel, David Owens, Dominic D. Reisig, Phillip M. Roberts, Nicholas J. Seiter, Adam J. Sisson, Benjamin C. Thrash, Kelley J. Tilmon, and Raul T. Villanueva
A Note on Psoloessa texana and Achurum sumichrasti (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Acridinae) from Louisiana
JoVonn G. Hill
2023 Soybean Insect Losses in the United States
Fred R. Musser, Emily Bick, Sebe A. Brown, Whitney D. Crow, Jeffrey A. Davis, Christina DiFonzo, Chase Floyd, Scott H. Graham, Jeremy K. Greene, Kelly A. Hamby, David Kerns, Sean Malone, David Owens, Dominic D. Reisig, Phillip M. Roberts, Nicholas J. Seiter, Adam J. Sisson, Benjamin C. Thrash, Kelley J. Tilmon, and Raul T. Villanueva
Abstracts of the 12th Annual Mississippi Association of Entomologists, Nematologists, and Plant Pathologists Meeting, October 30 and 31, 2023
Mississippi Association of Entomologists, Nematologists, and Plant Pathologists
2022 Soybean Insect Losses in the United States
Fred R. Musser, Emily Bick, Sebe A. Brown, Whitney D. Crow, Jeffrey A. Davis, Christina DiFonzo, Scott H. Graham, Jeremy K. Greene, Dalton C. Ludwick, Sean Malone, David Owens, Dominic D. Reisig, Phillip M. Roberts, Tom A. Royer, Nicholas J. Seiter, Adam J. Sisson, Benjamin C. Thrash, Kelley J. Tilmon, and Raul T. Villanueva
Abstracts of the 11th Annual Mississippi Association of Entomologists, Nematologists, and Plant Pathologists Meeting, October 31 – November 1, 2022
Mississippi Association of Entomologists, Nematologists, and Plant Pathologists
2021 Soybean Insect Losses in the United States
Fred R. Musser, Angus L. Catchot Jr., Jeffrey A. Davis, Christina DiFonzo, Scott H. Graham, Jeremy K. Greene, Bryan Jensen, David L. Kerns, Robert L. Koch, David Owens, Dominic D. Reisig, Phillip M. Roberts, Tom A. Royer, Nicholas J. Seiter, Scott D. Stewart, Sally V. Taylor, Benjamin C. Thrash, Kelley J. Tilmon, and Raul T. Villanueva
2020 Rice Insect Losses in the United States
N. R. Bateman, G. M. Lorenz, B. C. Thrash, J. Gore, M. O. Way, B. E. Wilson, L. A. Espino, and M. T. Vanweelden
2019 Rice Insect Losses in the United States
N. R. Bateman, G. M. Lorenz, B. C. Thrash, J. Gore, M. O. Way, B. E. Wilson, L. A. Espino, and M. T. Vanweelden
2018 Rice Insect Losses in the United States
N. R. Bateman, G. M. Lorenz, B. C. Thrash, J. Gore, M. O. Way, B. E. Wilson, and L. A. Espino
Determining Yield Effects of Simulated Stand Loss in Field Corn (Zea mays)
T. B. Towles, A. L. Catchot, J. Gore, D. R. Cook, M. A. Caprio, C. Daves, W. D. Crow, B. Thrash, B. Thrash, and N. R. Bateman
2020 Soybean Insect Losses in the United States
F. R. Musser, A. L. Catchot Jr., S. P. Conley, J. A. Davis, C. DiFonzo, S. H. Graham, J. K. Greene, R. L. Koch, D. Owens, D. D. Reisig, P. Roberts, T. Royer, N. J. Seiter, S. D. Stewart, S. Taylor, B. Thrash, K. Tilmon, R. T. Villanueva, and M. O. Way
2017 Rice Insect Losses in the United States
N. R. Bateman, G. M. Lorenz, B. C. Thrash, J. Gore, M. O. Way, B. E. Wilson, L. A. Espino, and F. R. Musser
2019 Soybean Insect Losses in the United States
F. R. Musser, A. L. Catchot Jr., S. P. Conley, J. A. Davis, C. DiFonzo, J. K. Greene, G. M. Lorenz, D. Owens, D. D. Reisig, P. Roberts, T. Royer, N. J. Seiter, R. Smith, S. D. Stewart, S. Taylor, K. Tilmon, R. T. Villanueva, and M. O. Way
Program and Abstracts of the 65th Annual Conference of the Mississippi Entomological Association, October 22-23, 2018
Mississippi Entomological Association
2018 Soybean Insect Losses in the Southern US
F. R. Musser, A. L. Catchot Jr., S. P. Conley, J. A. Davis, C. DiFonzo, J. K. Greene, G. M. Lorenz, D. Owens, T. Reed, D. D. Reisig, P. Roberts, T. Royer, N. J. Seiter, S. D. Stewart, S. Taylor, K. Tilmon, R. T. Villanueva, and M. O. Way
Program and Abstracts of the 64th Annual Conference of the Mississippi Entomological Association, October 16-17, 2017
Mississippi Entomological Association
2017 Soybean Insect Losses in the United States
F. R. Musser, A. L. Catchot Jr., S. P. Conley, J. A. Davis, C. DiFonzo, J. Greene, G. M. Lorenz, D. Owens, T. Reed, D. D. Reisig, P. Roberts, T. Royer, N. J. Seiter, S. D. Stewart, S. Taylor, K. Tilmon, and M O. Way
Preliminary Study of Pan Trapping in Longleaf Pine Flatwoods in Central Florida, USA
A. B. Orfinger, T. B. Cogen, G. R. Irons, K. V. Kabilan, B. Molligoda, A. L. Moody, J. F. Wisdo, and K. F. Phillips
A Role for Intercept Traps in the Ambrosia Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) IPM Strategy at Ornamental Nurseries
C. T. Werle, B. J. Sampson, and M. E. Reding
2016 Soybean Insect Losses in the Southern US
F. R. Musser, A. L. Catchot Jr., J. A. Davis, G. M. Lorenz, T. Reed, D. D. Reisig, S. D. Stewart, and S. Taylor
Log of the 2016 William H. Cross Expedition: Lillian E. Smith Center, Rabun County, Georgia, 3-9 June 2016
J. A. MacGown
Program and Abstracts of the 63rd Annual Conference of the Mississippi Entomological Association, October 17-18, 2016
Mississippi Entomological Association
Palpable Purpura from Chigger Bites
J. Goddard and W. C. Varnado
Genetic Diversity, Pathogens and Parasites of Feral Honey Bees in Swarms from Eight Mississippi Counties
A. L. Szalanskl, C. E. Trammel, D. Cleary, and A. D. Tripodi
What Is Leishmaniasis?
Kimberly Wilson
Ross River Virus Runs Rampant on the Gold Coast of Australia
Brandon Gerhart
Effect of Coccidiodomycosis in Livestock
Robert Wood
Dengue Fever: Should We Be Concerned as Americans?
Shikinah D. Washington
Cryptosporidium parvum: Is it Invincible?
Caitlin Wonnacott
One Health: Students' Perspective
Kristine T. Edwards
Current topics in Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology (MUVE): Results of a Roundtable Discussion
K. T. Edwards
Program and Abstracts of the 62nd Annual Conference of the Mississippi Entomological Association, October 19-20, 2015
Mississippi Entomological Association
2015 Soybean Insect Losses in the Southern US
F. R. Musser, A. L. Catchot Jr., J. A. Davis, D. A. Herbert Jr., G. M. Lorenz, T. Reed, D. D. Reisig, and S. D. Stewart
Antibody Titers to Bed Bug Salivary Proteins in Chickens from an Infested Broiler Breeder House
J. Goddard, J. S. Portugal, and K. Maschek
The Tramp Ant Cardiocondyla venustula (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) reported from Alabama
J. A. MacGown and H. Richter
The George H. Bradley Black Fly Papers (Diptera: Simuliidae)
T. M. Nations, K. T. Edwards, and J. Goddard
Clinical Report of the Spinose Ear Tick, Otobius megnini (Acari: Parasitiformes: Argasidae), from a Domestic Cat, Felis silvestris catus, and First Record from Northwest Arkansas
M. J. Skvarla, G. E. Evans, J. R. Fisher, and A. P. G. Dowling
Program and Abstracts of the 61st Annual Conference of the Mississippi Entomological Association, October 20-21, 2014
Mississippi Entomological Association
2014 Soybean Insect Losses in the Southern US
F. R. Musser, A. L. Catchot Jr., J. A. Davis, D. A. Herbert Jr., G. M. Lorenz, T. Reed, D. D. Reisig, and S. D. Stewart
Laboratory Assays with Various Insecticides against Bed Bugs Taken from a Poultry House in Mississippi
J. Goddard and K. Maschek
Effect of Chemical Cues on the Foraging and Tunneling Behavior of Formosan Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
M. L. Cornelius and W. L. Osbrink
Artificial Diets for Life Tables Bioassays of TPB in Mississippi
M. Portilla, G. L. Snodgrass, and R. G. Luttrell
Why Do Mississippi Delta and Hills Populations of Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus lineolaris) (Hemiptera:Miridae) Impact Cotton Differently?
D. E. Fleming and F. R. Musser
Mississippi Delta Native Strain of Beauveria bassiana for Control of Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus lineolaris)
M. Portilla, G. L. Snodgrass, and R. G. Luttrell
Increased Gene Expressions and Metabolic Detoxifications, a Major Resistance Mechanisms to Organophosphate and Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Tarnished Plant Bug (Abstract ONLY)
Y. C. Zhu and R. G. Luttrell
Life Table Parameters for Tarnished Plant Bug Models
K. C. Allen, M. A. Caprio, and K. T. Edwards
Importance of Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus lineolaris) as an ARS Research Priority and Overview of TPB ARS Research Opportunities
R. G. Luttrell and E. G. King
Molecular and Population Genetics of the Tarnished Plant Bug: Current Status and Future Needs
O. P. Perera, G. L. Snodgrass, and R. G. Luttrell
Area-Wide Management Approach for Tarnished Plant Bug in the Mississippi Delta
D. Cook, G. L. Snodgrass, E. Burris, J. Gore, D. Burns, and R. Leonard
Tarnished Plant Bug Control Technologies: Diversity, Resistance, and Sustainable Management in Mississippi
J. Gore, D. Cook, A. Catchot, and F. Musser
A Multi-Tactical Approach to Managing Tarnished Plant Bugs in the Mississippi Delta Region
A. L. Catchot, D. Gore, and F. Musser
Dedication of Special Issue Honoring Dr. Gordon Snodgrass
K. A. Parys and K. T. Edwards
Exposure of Laboratory Mice to Bed Bug Bites and Salivary Gland Extract
Jerome Goddard, Kristine T. Edwards, Jung Keun Lee, Amanda Tardo, and Monica Embers
2013 Soybean Insect Losses in the Southern US
F. R. Musser, A. L. Catchot Jr., J. A. Davis, D. A. Herbert Jr., G. M. Lorenz, T. Reed, D. D. Reisig, and S. D. Stewart
Survey of Adult Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (Acari: Ixodidae) Collected in Northern Mississippi for Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae
Jerome Goddard, Lauren Goltz, Kristine T. Edwards, Whitney Smith, and Andrea Varela-Stokes
Molecular Detection of Campylobacter spp. and E. coli O157:H7 Carried by Filth Flies (Diptera: Muscidae) Associated with Turkey Production Facilities
C. B. Cottone, A. L. Szalanski, T. McKay, and C. D. Steelman
Program and Abstracts of the 60th annual Conference of the Mississippi Entomological Association, October 21-22, 2013
Mississippi Entomological Association
Results from the Regional Identification Center of the USDA-APHIS (Eastern Region) at the Mississippi Entomological Museum for the 2012 and 2013 Wood Boring Beetle Surveys, Including New State and County Records for Alabama and Mississippi
J. L. Seltzer, T. L. Schiefer, and R. L. Brown
Noteworthy Collections of Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) From Five Southeastern States
JoVonn G. Hill
Notes and New Distributional Records of Invasive Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Southeastern United States
Joe A. MacGown, Heath Richter, and Richard L. Brown
Current Topics in Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology: 4th Annual Roundtable Discussion
K. T. Edwards
Program and Abstracts of the 59th Annual Conference of the Mississippi Entomological Association, October 22-23, 2012
Mississippi Entomological Association
2012 Soybean Insect Losses in the Southern US
F. R. Musser, A. L. Catchot Jr., J. A. Davis, D. A. Herbert Jr., G. M. Lorenz, T. Reed, D. D. Reisig, and S. D. Stewart
Using Seed Mixes in Conjunction with Structured Refuges
M. A. Caprio and J. C. Martinez
Nectar plants utilized by butterflies at Trail of Tears State Park, Missouri
Mike Smart, Kent Fothergill, and Christopher D. Crabtree
Insect Succession on Pig Carrion in North-Central Mississippi
J. Goddard, D. Fleming, J. L. Seltzer, S. Anderson, C. Chesnut, M. Cook, E. L. Davis, B. Lyle, S. Miller, E. A. Sansevere, and W. Schubert
Penetration of Termiticide Treatments into Gravel Used as a Construction Fill Material
Chris J. Peterson
Program and Abstracts of the 58th annual Conference of the Mississippi Entomological Association, October 24–25, 2011
Mississippi Entomological Association
2011 Soybean Insect Losses in the Southern US
F. R. Musser, A. L. Catchot Jr., J. A. Davis, D. A. Herbert Jr., B. R. Leonard, G. M. Lorenz, T. Reed, D. D. Reisig, and S. D. Stewart
First Record of the Tramp Ant Cardiocondyla obscurior (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for Mississippi
Joe A. MacGown
Cisthene kentuckiensis (Dyar) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae): First Record for Missouri
K. Fothergill, M. G. Smart, and P. E. Koenig
Diversity, Abundance and Seasonality of Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Southern Mississippi
C. T. Werle, B. J. Sampson, and J. B. Oliver
Extraction of Super Colonies of Crazy Ants from Soil and Wood
D. Aguillard, R. M. Strecker, and L. M. Hooper-Bùi
Observations on Development of Cutaneous Lesions from Bites by the Common Bed Bug, Cimex lectularius L.
J. Goddard, K. T. Edwards, and R. D. de Shazo
An Annotated List of the Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae, Romaleidae) of the Southeastern United States
JoVonn G. Hill and M. E. Dakin
New Records of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for Arkansas with a Synopsis of Previous Records
Joe A. MacGown, JoVonn G. Hill, and Michael Skvarla
2010 Soybean Insect Losses for Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas
F. R. Musser, G. M. Lorenz, S. D. Stewart, and A. L. Catchot Jr.
Imported Fire Ant(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Mound Distribution Relationships in Connection to the Heterogeneity of Ten Christmas Tree Farm Landscapes in Mississippi
S. R. Self and T. E. Nebeker
Efficacy of Cotton Expressing Pyramided Bacillus thuringiensis Insecticidal Proteins Against Lepidopteran Pest
D. S. Akin, S. D. Stewart, M. B. Layton, and J. A. Mills
Two New Exotic Pest Ants, Pseudomyrmex gracilis and Monomorium floricola (Hymenoptera: Formicidae Collected in Mississippi
J. A. MacGown and J. G. Hill
Odontomachus clarus Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Reported in Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana
B. J. Adams, X. Chen, and L. M. Hooper-Bùi
Description of Damage by Larvae of the Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi (Coleptera: Chrysomelidae) to Sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas (L.) (Solanales: Convolvulaceae), Roots
D. E. Fleming and J. T. Reed
Relative Risk of Acquiring Black-legged Ticks, Ixodes scapularis, in Central Mississippi
J. Goddard and J. Goddard II
Review of Preplant-Incorporated Pesticide Evaluations in Mississippi Sweetpotatoes
J. T. Reed, D. Bao, D. Cook, and C. S. Jackson
A Novel Delivery Method for Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Toxicants
B. A. Wiltz, D. R. Suiter, W. A. Gardner, and C. W. Berisford
Notes on Fungal Infestations in Germinating Corn (Zea mays L.) Seed Used For Rearing Spotted Cucumber Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
D. E. Fleming and J. T. Reed
Current Topics in Medical and Veterinary Entomology: Results of a Roundtable Discussion
K. T. Edwards, J. Goddard, A. S. Varela-Stokes, B. Layton, C. Huston, and L. D. Foil
The Regulatory Corner: Invasive Against Invasive—An Exotic Bug that Attacks an Invasive Weed
H. Fulton
Program and Abstracts of the 56th annual Conference of the Mississippi Entomological Association, October 27–28, 2009
Mississippi Entomological Association
2009 Soybean Insect Losses for Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas
F. R. Musser, G. M. Lorenz, S. D. Stewart, and A. L. Catchot Jr.
The Invasive Rasberry Crazy Ant, Nylanderia sp. near pubens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Reported from Mississippi
J. MacGown and B. Layton
Effectiveness of Fire Ant Mound Treatment Products for Home Lawns
B. Layton, J. McAdory, and H. Hudson
Evaluation of Pre-plant Soil-Incorporated Insecticides for Control of Sweetpotato Pests, 2009
J. T. Reed, D. Bao, and C. S. Jackson
Butterfly Nectar Plants at Big Oak Tree State Park and Towosaghy State Historic Site, Mississippi County, Missouri
K. Fothergill and A. Vaughn
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characters Associated with the Polygyne Hybrid Imported Fire Ant
R. B. Garlapati, D. C. Cross, M. A. Caprio, S. Sabanadzovic, and J. Chen
Swarming of the Formosan Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Southern Mississippi
A. R. Lax and B. A. Wiltz
Corn Stalk Penetration Resistance as a Predictor of Southwestern Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Survival
B. K. Gibson, C. D. Parker, and F. R. Musser
Comparison of Cucumber Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and Cumulative Soil Insect Damage in Three Sweetpotato Varieties Evaluated under Selected Preplant Incorporated Insecticide Regimes in Louisiana
T. P. Smith, A. M. Hammond, R. N. Story, and E. Burris
Evaluation of Insecticides for Management of Sweetpotato Insect Pests
J. T. Reed, D. Bao, C. S. Jackson, and D. Cook
Multiple Feeding by the Common Bed Bug, Cimex lectularis, without Sensitization
J. Goddard and R. de Shazo
The Asian Needle Ant, Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Reported from Alabama
J. A. MacGown
Prevalence of Cuterebra sp. (Diptera: Cuterebridae) on Eastern Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) in Tennessee
R. D. Applegate and E. L. Warr
Remembrances of Boll Weevil Research: Identification of the Boll Weevil Feeding Stimulant
G. McKibben
Abstracts of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Entomological Association, October 28–29, 2008
Ryan Jackson
Unknown Substance Found on Spotted Cucumber Beetle Larva (Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber)
D. E. Fleming
Eastern Subterranean Termite (Reticulitermes flavipes) Found Damaging Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) in Mississippi
D. E. Fleming
Evaluation of Pre-plant and Lay-By Soil-Incorporated Insecticides for Control of Sweetpotato Pests
J. T. Reed, D. Bao, C. S. Jackson, and D. Cook
Collection of Moodna bisinuella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Field Corn in Mississippi
M. Willrich Siebert and R. L. Brown
The Discovery and Pursuit of American Boutonneuse Fever: A New Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis'
J. Goddard and A. Varela-Stokes
Evaluation of Three Selected Insecticides Applied by Airplane to Large Fields of Soybeans
G. L. Andrews
Examination of the Internal Morphology of the Ixodid Tick, Amblyomma maculatum Koch, (Acari: Ixodidae); a “How-to” Pictorial Dissection Guide
K. T. Edward, J. Goddard, and A. S. Varela-Stokes
Effects of Temperature on the Metabolic Rates of Insecticide Resistant and Susceptible German Cockroaches, Blattella germanica (L.) (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae)
B. N. Dingha, A. G. Appel, and J. T. Vogt
Insects Associated with Sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas (L.), in Mississippi
J. T. Reed, D. E. Fleming, T. L. Schiefer, D. Bao, and C. S. Jackson
Comparison of Cotton Damage from Tarnished Plant Bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) and Southern Green Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Adults and Nymphs
F. R. Musser, K. S. Knighten, and J. T. Reed
4-H Entomology Camp in Mississippi
M. Williams, J. Guyton, D. W. Held, and C. Collison
Cryptic Habits: The Hidden Lives of Midsouth Entomologists
C. J. Peterson and Joe MacGown
An Entomologist's Life in the Pest Management Industry
Harvey Haggard
Abstracts of the 54th Annual Meeting, October 25 - 26, 2007
Scott J. Hutchins
Mississippi Soybean Insect Losses
F. R. Musser and A. Catchot
Rediscovery of Pogonomyrmex badius (Latreille) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Mainland Mississippi, with an Analysis of Associated Seeds and Vegetation
J. A. MacGown, J. G. Hill, L. C. Majure, and J. L. Setzer
Two New Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Feeding Indexes for Woods of Varying Palatability
C. J. Peterson and P. D. Gerard
A Survey of Imported Fire Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Species and Social Forms Across Four Counties In East-Central Mississippi
T. O. Menzel, D. C. Cross, J. Chen, and M. A. Caprio
A 1 (1): 1 Atmosphere
C. J. Peterson