McCreary County CES Program Indicators and Success Stories - Jul 1, 2021

McCreary County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022

1036 - Pest ID
1036.12)	9	Number of people who applied Extension recommendations to address insects or pests
1036.11)	9	Number of people who used Extension resources to identify insects and/or pests
1036.1)	9	Number of people who used Extension diagnostics services to identify insects and/or pests

1036 - Pest ID

1036.12)

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

1036.11)

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

1036.1)

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

Success Stories

Invasive Pest Awareness

Author: Tracie Goodman

Major Program: Pest ID

In early 2022, I was alerted by a local farmer that he had a suspicious ant mound in his raised bed- he was concerned that it was the red imported fire ant. I contacted the Office of the State Entomologist, who conducted a site visit and determined that it was the imported fire ant and treated the mound. A couple of months later, I was contacted again by the same farmer who noticed a mound on his neighbor's property, which was again confirmed that it was the imported fire ant. At that point,