General Home & Health Topics

ENTFACT-518: Preparing for Asian Longhorned Tick in Kentucky  |  Download PDF

ENTFACT-651: A PMP's Guide to COVID-19 |  Download PDF

ENTFACT-647: Centipedes and Pseudoscorpions  |  Download PDF

ENTFACT-646: House Dust Mites  |  Download PDF

ENTFACT-645: Millipedes  |  Download PDF

ENTFACT-643: Limitations of Home Insect Foggers (Bug Bombs)   |  Download PDF  |  En Español

ENTFACT-641: How to Pest-Proof Your Home  |  Download PDF  |  En Español

ENTFACT-635: Controlling Stored Product Pests Using Low Temperature  |  Download PDF

ENTFACT-627: Clover Mites  |  Download PDF

ENTFACT-626: Firewood Insects  |  Download PDF

by Lee Townsend, Extension Entomologist
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture 

Many people use a fireplace to supplement their heat supply or just for enjoyment. Insects and other arthropods that are brought into the home on or in firewood may cause alarm but most are of no consequence. Firewood insects usually belong to one of two groups: