Economic Contribution of the Mississippi Professional Pest Management Industry to the Mississippi Economy

The professional pest management industry (PPMI) is a vital part of the Mississippi economy and a primary stakeholder group of the Mississippi State University Extension Urban Entomology Program. In addition to supporting a substantial portion of businesses and industries in the Mississippi economy by striving to minimize losses from pests, the industry is also an economic driver. The Mississippi Pest Control Association, which represents stakeholders in the Mississippi PPMI, requested that the Mississippi State University Extension Service estimate the economic contribution of the PPMI and gauge its position as an economic driver in the state.

This publication provides estimates regarding the size and contribution of the Mississippi PPMI to the state economy and compares it to other southeastern states. An IMPLAN-based input-output model of the 2023 Mississippi economy and the most recently published data regarding the state’s PPMI were used to arrive at model estimates. Estimation results for the industry’s total (direct and multiplier-based) impact are provided, followed by a summary and conclusions.

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Publication 4115 (POD-05-25)

By J. Santos Portugal III, PhD, BCE, Assistant Extension Professor, Agricultural Science and Plant Protection, and Alan Barefield, PhD, Extension Professor Emeritus, Agricultural Economics. This publication was adapted with permission from University of Tennessee Extension Bulletin Publication, W 1281, by David Hughes, Professor and Greever Chair in Agribusiness Development, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, and Karen Vail, Professor and UT Extension Entomologist, Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee.