The University of Kentucky Extension team has put together numerous resources for commercial fruit growers regarding production and pest management. However, many growers are not aware of the wide range of publications, newsletters, websites, and other resources that are available to them. The following details the resources provided by University of Kentucky IPM Fruit Workers.
College of Agriculture publications website
Departmental Sites (publications, fact sheets, videos)
- Ag Economics
- Biosystems Engineering (Ag Weather)
- Center for Crop Diversification
- Entomology
- Horticulture
- Forestry
- Plant Pathology
- Plant and Soil Sciences
Newsletters
Email Alerts (listserv)
- Contact Kim Leonberger (kimberly.leonberger@uky.edu)
- Separate list servs for apple, peach, grape, blueberry, strawberry, brambles
Apps & Models
- Ag Models (Ag Weather)
- Disease and Insect Models (mobile version)
- Scouting Guides (mobile version)
Social Media
- Ag Weather
- Diseases of Fruit, Vegetables, and Hemp
- KY Fruit & Veg Extension
- Spotted Wind Drosophila in KY
- UK REC Hort
- UK Robinson Center
- Center for Crop Diversification
- KY Plant Disease – @KYPlantDisease
- KY Fruit & Veg Extension – @KYFruit_VegExtn
- UK Extension – @UKExtension
- UK Ag Weather Center – @UKAGweather
- Southern IPM Center – @southernipm
Lab Services
- Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (free) – submit samples through county Extension office
- Soil Testing (fees vary) submit through county Extension office
- Food Systems
County Agents
By Nicole Gauthier, Plant Pathology Extension Specialist, and Kim Leonberger, Plant Pathology Extension Associate
Kentucky Pest News 