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Articles contained in the Kentucky Pest News (KPN) e-newsletter are submitted by University of Kentucky Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Weed Science Cooperative Extension Specialists in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Topics cover a variety of timely pests including insects, diseases, and weeds of concern. Articles containing pesticide updates, new Extension publications, and Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab reports are also often included.  Newsletter articles are posted weekly throughout the year; e-mail notifications of new articles are sent to a subscription distribution list each Wednesday morning.

All information and recommendations in KPN are time-sensitive and apply only to Kentucky. Past issues should be used for reference only.

Note: Trade names are used to simplify the information presented in this newsletter. No endorsement by the Cooperative Extension Service is intended, nor is criticism implied of similar products that are not named.

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