Home > Environment & Natural Resources > Insects and Relatives > Mosquito Landing Rate Counts [Image: Biting Mosquito] As a part of a state-supported aerial mosquito spraying program coordinated by the Louisiana Department of Heath and Hospitals, mosquito landing rate counts are required before and after aerial spraying is conducted. Fire Ant Quiz [Image: Red Imported Fire Ants Quiz] This interactive and fun quiz will challenge your knowledge of Red Imported Fire Ants. Cactus Moth [Image: Female moth depositing eggs.] New invasive that has been found in Louisiana. Information and pictures of this new pest. Formosan Termites Swarming; Don’t Help Them Spread It’s the time of the year when Formosan subterranean termites swarm and spread their colonies. Humans help termites travel great distances when they move infested railroad ties, utility poles, lumber, landscaping timbers, potted plants, shipping crates, pallets, mobile homes, paper and other cellulose products.  more articles... What's The Buzz on Mosquitoes Fact Sheet [Image: Fact Sheet Page] Learn how you can Fight the Bite and be a Skeeter Buster Bee Ready Vol. 71 March 2005 Provides Honeybee informatiom in Louisiana. Includes honey prices, pest control, bee hive registration information as well as information on swarms and removal of bees. Distribution Of Africanized Honeybees In Louisiana [Image: African Honeybee Distribution] This map shows where Africanized honeybees have been trapped by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. Regional Pest Alert Scales [Image: Lobate Lac scale] The lobate lac scale, native to India and Sri Lanka, was first reported on hibiscus in Broward County, Florida, in 1999 and was found on several other hosts in Broward and Miami-Dade counties in 2000. The scale was found in six additional southern Florida counties by 2004, and it has rapidly become a major pest. This publication was produced and distributed by USDA–CSREES Integrated Pest Management Centers in cooperation with the National Plant Diagnostic Network, APHIS, and ARS. Links Provides additional links for information on termites. The Sesquiterpenoid Nootkatone and the Absolute Configuration of a Dibromo Derivative [Image: Image of report cover] The 3-dimensional structure of tetrahydronootkatone and nootkatone was determined. A description of our methods and results are provided. Bee Ready Vol. 76 - November 2006 The winners of the 2006 honey competition competed in three categories: Light Honey, Amber Honey and Dark Honey. Due to the reduced number of entries, the competition will be discontinued at the state fair. The competition will be moved to the state beekeepers meeting if enough requests are made for it to continue. Bee Ready Vol. 72 September 2005 [Image: AHB distribution in the west.] Volume 72 provides information on the African honeybee movement into Louisiana, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry district offices, The state beekeepers' meeting, the October field day at the USDA Bee Breeding and Physiology Laboratory and the State Fair honey competition. Protect Your Home from Termites Things to consider when constructing or renovating a home to protect your house from termites. Bugs, Bugs, Bugs June 2008 [Image: Raspberry crazy ant] Ants and insects of the month: Crazy raspberry ants, Caribbean crazy ant, Crazy ants, Paratrechina longicornis, leaf-cutting ant, Atta texana, Pharaoh ants, Monomorium pharaonis, Argentine ant, Linepithyema humile, Carpenter ants, Camponotus, Spider mites, Fall web worms, River birch sawfly, Citrus psyllid Click for more information...