Roughly 12.5 trees died in Mississippi amid extreme drought
3/1/2024 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Mississippi
Franklin County, MS
Lincoln County, MS
Start Date: 6/1/2023
- End Date: 2/29/2024
Extreme drought conditions in Mississippi killed approximately 12.5 million trees, and over 80,000 acres were affected across the state, according to a preliminary survey on pine mortality by the Mississippi Forestry Commission. Drought stressed the trees, and beetles, such as the Southern Pine beetle and Ips beetle, likely attacked the stressed trees and killed them.
The Daily Leader (Brookhaven, Miss.), Feb 13, 2024
Timber, Mississippi’s third largest commodity, was harshly affected by drought. Pine beetles preyed on the drought-stressed trees. Timber farmers in the southwest part of the state may have lost a significant portion of their investment.
WLBT Online (Jackson, Miss.), Feb 27, 2024
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