http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/index.htm The LSU AgCenter exists to develop and deliver practical, useful, life-enhancing information to the citizens of Louisiana. LSU AgCenter CMS Stager Copyright2009, LSU AgCenter 180 webmaster@agcenter.lsu.edu (Linda Benedict) web@agcenter.lsu.edu (Sam Razi) en-us Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lsuagcenter.com/images/agcenter-logo.gif http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/index.htm http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Tree+stumps+debris+may+lead+to+carpenter+ant+infestations.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:45:49 GMT It may be tempting to ignore tree stumps and tree debris left over from hurricanes because of the expense of removal. But if let go long enough, this can lead to a nuisance far more expensive to clean up – carpenter ants. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Tree+stumps+debris+may+lead+to+carpenter+ant+infestations.htm LHooper@agcenter.lsu.edu (Linda M. Hooper-Bui) http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Keeping+Formosan+Termites+from+Spreading+after+Hurricanes.htm Mon, 03 Oct 2005 20:00:54 GMT Cleaning up wood debris after a hurricane or other severe windstorm can spread one of Louisiana’s most destructive pests – the Formosan subterranean termite. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Keeping+Formosan+Termites+from+Spreading+after+Hurricanes.htm GRHenderson@agcenter.lsu.edu (Gregg Henderson) http://www.lsuagcenter.com/NR/rdonlyres/A4A23F38-28F6-46B5-8AAC-698765FF2E07/18039/termitescreenshot.jpg http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Watch+For+Mosquitoes+Storm+Aftermath+Could+Lead+To+Population+Explosion.htm Thu, 08 Sep 2005 15:11:06 GMT With hundreds of square miles of standing water in flooded areas, mosquitoes are expected to be rampant in Southeast Louisiana in the days ahead. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Watch+For+Mosquitoes+Storm+Aftermath+Could+Lead+To+Population+Explosion.htm MGrodner@agcenter.lsu.edu (Mary L. Grodner) http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Entomologists+Say+New+Orleans+Mosquito+Threats+Overstated.htm Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:16:15 GMT Rumors about mosquito-borne diseases are floating around almost as much as the floodwaters in New Orleans, according entomologists with the LSU AgCenter, who say precaution rather than panic should prevail. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Entomologists+Say+New+Orleans+Mosquito+Threats+Overstated.htm MGrodner@agcenter.lsu.edu (Mary L. Grodner) http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Rat+Control+After+A+Hurricane.htm Tue, 04 Oct 2005 15:22:10 GMT My home was infested with rats after the hurricane. I picked up quite a few dead rats in the house and in the attic. I am concerened about dead decaying rats in the walls and attic insulation. Can you tell me what to do? http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Rat+Control+After+A+Hurricane.htm DPollet@agcenter.lsu.edu (Dale K. Pollet) http://www.lsuagcenter.com/news_archive/2008/September/Headline+News/Protect+yourself+from+mosquitoes.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:52:43 GMT (Distributed 09/05/08) Most of the mosquitoes being bred in the standing water left in Louisiana from Hurricane Gustav are not the kind that carry West Nile virus, according to LSU AgCenter entomologist and mosquito expert Wayne Kramer. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/news_archive/2008/September/Headline+News/Protect+yourself+from+mosquitoes.htm WKramer@agcenter.lsu.edu (Wayne L. Kramer) http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Be+On+Lookout+For+Fire+Ants+In+Areas+Where+Flooding+Occurred.htm Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:24:23 GMT Fire ants can be a serious problem after hurricanes – particularly in flooded areas, according to experts with the LSU AgCenter. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Be+On+Lookout+For+Fire+Ants+In+Areas+Where+Flooding+Occurred.htm DPollet@agcenter.lsu.edu (Dale K. Pollet) http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Termite+Research+To+Continue+In+New+Orleans+French+Quarter.htm Wed, 02 Nov 2005 19:32:19 GMT LSU AgCenter faculty members are working on plans to put the Formosan subterranean termite research project in New Orleans’ French Quarter back on track after the recent hurricanes. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Termite+Research+To+Continue+In+New+Orleans+French+Quarter.htm DRing@agcenter.lsu.edu (Dennis R. Ring) http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Experts+Warn+Against+Spreading+Termites+After+Storms.htm Fri, 28 Oct 2005 14:32:59 GMT A scourge of New Orleans and South Louisiana could find its way to other parts of the state and country if people move wood that’s infested with Formosan subterranean termites. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Experts+Warn+Against+Spreading+Termites+After+Storms.htm DRing@agcenter.lsu.edu (Dennis R. Ring) http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Insect+Problems+Often+Follow+Floods+Other+Disasters.htm Wed, 31 Aug 2005 20:54:01 GMT Certain insect problems increase dramatically after flooding, windstorms and other disasters, according to entomologists with the LSU AgCenter. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Insect+Problems+Often+Follow+Floods+Other+Disasters.htm DPollet@agcenter.lsu.edu (Dale K. Pollet) http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Watch+For+Even+More+Mosquitoes+After+Storms+Take+Precautions.htm Wed, 31 Aug 2005 20:52:44 GMT The rains brought on by hurricanes and tropical storms can lead to more mosquitoes. That means Louisiana residents have even more reasons to protect themselves from mosquito bites and the diseases mosquitoes can carry if storms head our way. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/insect_pest_management/Watch+For+Even+More+Mosquitoes+After+Storms+Take+Precautions.htm JBaldwin@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jack L. Baldwin)