Control those Critters: The buzz on keeping bugs in check. From: Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS) | Date: June 16, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 The Sun Herald. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Pam Firmin

Jun. 16--One thing Katrina didn't take away in South Mississippi is our bugs.

Roaches, spiders, flies, along with myriad lawn critters... you name it. They all survived just fine.

Ignoring them is not a treatment, but sometimes the best we can do is dodge them.

The current drought has caused some, like the pine beetle, to flourish in the abundance of already-stressed pine trees. Others, like the fire ants, seem to hav...

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