As wheat harvest approaches, now is a good time to consider drying and storage options. A good place to start is by reviewing the equilibrium moisture content chart for soft red winter wheat below, which shows the limits of drying,…
Monthly Archives: May 2022
IPM 20-point Checklist for Controlling Insects in Stored Wheat
Prior to Harvest [ ] Clean all equipment thoroughly to remove old grain, trash, and debris that might contaminate the new crop – combines, carts, trucks, receiving pits/hoppers, conveyers: use pressurized air/water or an industrial wet/dry vacuum storage bins: use…
Posted in Grains
Peach Scout Website
The publication An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Peach in Kentucky was first introduced in 2020 as an online/paper version (ID-260). In addition to the online/paper version, and as a way to improve access to this important scouting…
Posted in Fruit
2022 Insect Trap Counts
Trap counts for major insect pests are provided by the Kentucky IPM Program. Traps are located at the UK Research and Education Center in western Kentucky and the UK Spindletop Farm in Lexington. Below are trap counts for the current…
Posted in Insect Trap Counts
Cedar-Apple Rust
Cedar-apple rust is the most common and economically important rust disease of apple in Kentucky. The pathogen overwinters as galls on cedar and juniper. Removal of these pathogen sources on cedar can later reduce disease incidence on apple. Once apple…
Posted in Fruit
Strawberry Scout Website
The publication An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Strawberry in Kentucky was first introduced in 2016 as an online/paper version. In order to improve access to this important scouting guide, a mobile website was developed. The Strawberry Scout…
Posted in Fruit
Insect Control with Home Vegetables
A question many home vegetable gardeners might ask themselves is: Should I spray my vegetable crops to control insect pests? In some years, it seems like pests appear almost out of nowhere and ruin the anticipated harvest. Particularly with rising…
Posted in Vegetables
Managing the Notorious Squash Bug
I get more questions about having to manage squash bug, a key pest of squash, gourds and pumpkins in Kentucky, than possibly any other insect pest of vegetables. While many of the questions occur in mid-summer when high populations of…
Posted in Vegetables
Cicadas Stragglers Popping Up in Kentucky
Last year, Kentucky got to experience the group of periodical cicadas known as Brood X bursting onto the scene, singing their song, mating in trees, and dying in spectacular numbers. It’s like nature’s most morbid Mardi Gras. There were likely…
Posted in General Pests
So, You Want To Mail A Bug?
The Department of Entomology at the University of Kentucky is always glad to help with identification of insects and their relatives. In this day and age, we most often receive our samples as images attached to emails, texts, Tweets, or…
Posted in Misc. Topics
2022 Insect Trap Counts
Trap counts for major insect pests are provided by the Kentucky IPM Program. Traps are located at the UK Research and Education Center in western Kentucky and the UK Spindletop Farm in Lexington. Below are trap counts for the current…
Posted in Insect Trap Counts
Grass Sawflies in Hay
After the fall armyworm outbreak we experienced last fall in soybeans, alfalfa, pastures, and other crops, producers are wary of insects building up in their pastures and hay fields. Last week, we had a report from a producer in south…
Posted in Forages
Concrete Mites Make their Annual Spring Return to Paved Surfaces
Every spring, people notice the presence of little red bugs walking on pavements, sidewalks, stones, or some kind of masonry floor in patios or outdoor walls. These are not insects, but mites and are commonly called concrete mites, cement mites,…
Posted in General Pests
Rose Rosette Disease (PPFS-OR-W-16)
Rose rosette is a devastating disease that is a threat to virtually all cultivated roses (Rosa spp.) in Kentucky, regardless of cultivar. Even rose cultivars known for their exceptional disease resistance and hardiness are susceptible to rose rosette disease. Losses…
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2022 Insect Trap Counts
Trap counts for major insect pests are provided by the Kentucky IPM Program. Traps are located at the UK Research and Education Center in western Kentucky and the UK Spindletop Farm in Lexington. Below are trap counts for the current…
Posted in Insect Trap Counts
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