Field Crops
Dectes Stem Borer (aka Soybean Stem Borer) in Kentucky Grown Soybeans / PDF Three common KY grasshoppers and their natural enemies / PDF Aphids and Barley Yellow Dwarf (BYD)in Kentucky Grown Wheat / PDF Soil Insect Pests and Returning Idle Land ... [... more]
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Carpenter Ants
These are the questions typically asked by homeowners who have carpenter ants. Carpenter ants are one of the most common ants found in Kentucky. They are also one of the most difficult to control. This publication will help you determine if you ... [... more]
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Powderpost Beetles
Powderpost beetles (ppb) can cause more confusion than any other structure-infesting pest. Homeowners often receive conflicting opinions as to whether the "damage" they are seeing is indeed ppb. Mistakes also are made in determining if the ... [... more]
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Clothes Moths
Clothes moths are well-known as pests of stored woolens, but they will eat a wide range of other fibers including hair, fur, silk, felt and feathers. Serious infestations of clothes moths can develop undetected in a home, causing significant ... [... more]
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ENTFACT-623 / En Español
Many different kinds of spiders live in and around buildings. Some, such as garden and cellar spiders, construct webs to help entrap their prey. Others, including the wolf spiders, are free-roaming and make no webs. Most spiders are harmless and ... [... more]
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MILLIPEDES
Millipedes, often referred to as "thousand-leggers," are commonplace around structures. They occasionally become pests when they migrate into buildings from their usual habitat outdoors. While millipedes sometimes enter in large numbers, they [... more]
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Grain Mites
Grain mites are pests that can feed on a variety of processed or finely ground grains, wheat germ, yeast, cheese, powdered milk, flour, or mold spores. Under hot, humid conditions, very large populations of these tiny creatures can develop ... [... more]
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European Hornet in Kentucky
The European hornet was introduced into the United States at New York between 1840 and 1860. Since that time, it has spread and inhabits portions of all states east of the Mississippi River plus several on the western bank. Until 1984, its known ... [... more]
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Parasitic Mites of Humans
Mites are very small arthropods which are closely related to ticks. Mite larvae have six legs whereas the nymphal and adult stages have eight. Most species of mites are pests of agricultural crops. However, certain types of mites are parasitic on ... [... more]
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Controlling Stored Products Pests Using Low Temperature
Several species of stored products insects can infest dried fruit, cereal and grain products in the pantry as well as bird seed, pet foods and some types of holiday decorations. Often problems are overlooked until moths or wandering larvae alert ... [... more]
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Preventing Infestations
Adult bed bugs are about 3/16-inch long and reddish-brown, with oval, flattened bodies. They are sometimes mistaken for ticks or cockroaches. The immatures (nymphs) resemble the adults, but are smaller and lighter in color. Bed bugs do not fly, ... [... more]
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Cluster Flies, Face Flies, and Blow Flies in Homes
Homeowners are often bothered by the appearance of sluggish flies in their homes in late winter and early spring. These flies are not breeding in the home and constitute no health hazard. However, they are a nuisance and should be controlled. ... [... more]
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