KY Keepers: 2024-25 Update

Author: Blake Newton

Major Program: Pest ID

In 2022, I worked with Dr. Larson (UK Entomology Professor) and Carl Harper (UK Entomology staff, Office of the State Entomologist) to develop the KY Keepers program. KY Keepers are a group of 4-Hers and other citizens from around the state who work to monitor invasive pests. KY Keepers focus their efforts on invasive insects like the Spongy Moth. The Spongy Moth is an invasive insect that is already established in the northeastern United States, where it has defoliated an estimated 95 million a

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