Pest IDMajor Program

3253

Total Hours

Contributed.

153565

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

10

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

29

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of people who applied  Extension recommendations to address insects or pests  

2665

Number of people who used Extension resources to identify insects and/or pests

3107

Number of people who used Extension diagnostics services to identify insects and/or pests

2441

Stories

Invasion of Imported Fire Ants

Recently the Office of the State Entomologist reached out to the Bell County ANR Agent regarding invasive, Imported Fire Ants being found in the county. Two mounds were identified in Middlesboro and successfully treated. According to the UK Department of Entomology,Imported Fire Ants (IFA) have been spreading into Kentucky since 2000. The Land Between the Lakes area has had isolated incidences of fire ants. In 2022, IFA was found in southern Kentucky, specifically McCreary, Whitley, and Knox cou...

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Invasion of Imported Fire Ants

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • Citizen Science Project

    The spongy moth (formerly called gypsy moth) is amongNorth Americas most destructive invasive forest pests. Infestations have caused significant agricultural, ecological, and economical losses. In the... Read More

  • Invasion of Imported Fire Ants

    Recently the Office of the State Entomologist reached out to the Bell County ANR Agent regarding invasive, Imported Fire Ants being found in the county. Two mounds were identified in Middlesboro and s... Read More

  • Organic Pest Control

    A gardener found that his potato plants were covered on bugs which were devouring the leaves. The pest was identified by the ANR Agent as a Colorado Potato Beetle. Upon the ANR Agents initial visit it... Read More

  • 4H Entomology Club

    In February 2024, I started a 4H Entomology club to help youth learn more about insects. I taught a few insect classes in 2023, specifically one at 4H Day Camp, and the youth were very interested. The... Read More

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