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The Formosan termite project is working to determine the extent and severity of the Formosan Termite infestation in Mississippi and to research various baiting and treatment methods. MAFES researchers are working in cooperation with USDA ARS
Operation Full Stop, the national research project on the FST
based in New Orleans LA. (www.ars.usda.gov/is/fullstop/).
This team is conducting Area Wide management strategy studies
using newly developed bait matrix and chemicals. The FST has now been found in over 10 states in the continental United States. It has now become a very serious pest in Mississippi. Recent research and surveys with pest control operators have found FST infestations in the counties of Adams, Covington, Jones, Pike, Forest, Marion and Pearl River south to the gulf coast counties of Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson on the Gulf Coast. Isolated infestations had previously been reported in Hinds, Rankin and Madison County in the central part of the state and Lauderdale County in the southeastern part of the state. With their ability to produce very large colonies and because of the very mild winter temperatures in south Mississippi the FST is becoming a major problem for homeowners and pest control operators in Mississippi. Homeowners can find more information about termites in Mississippi State Extension Service publication 531. Publication 531 and more information on termites can be found on the MSU CARES website by searching for extension publications then refine the search to termites.
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