Stinging or Biting Pests

ENTFACT-655: Eastern Bloodsucking Conenose in Kentucky  |  Download PDF

ENTFACT-469: Imported Fire Ants in Kentucky  |  Download PDF

Jonathan L. Larson, Zach DeVries, and Ric Bessin, Extension Specialists
and Joe Collins, Office of the State Entomologist

This page contains information about the Asian Longhorned Tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis), a potential emerging pest in Kentucky. The insect was confirmed from a single specimen found on an elk in Martin County in 2018 (orange, below).

ENTFACT SUPPLEMENT: Urban Spider Chart

by Blake Newton and Lee Townsend, Extension Entomology 
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture 

The majority of Kentucky's spiders are harmless to humans, even when they enter our living environments. This chart is designed to help with quick identification of spiders that are commonly encountered in homes, buildings, yards, and other urban environments. Click on the spider to read more about it.

ENTFACT-005: Mosquitoes - Practical Advice for Homeowners  |  Download PDF

ENTFACT-004: Cicada Killer Wasps  |  Download PDF

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

Mild mannered female cicada killer wasps are active across Kentucky during the summer, intent on their tasks of 1) digging underground burrows and 2) provisioning them with paralyzed cicadas that will be food for their grub-like larvae. The wasps will be very focused on these tasks for several weeks. 

ENTFACT-003: Stinging Caterpillars  |  Download PDF  |  En Español

ENTFACT-648: The Lone Star Tick in Kentucky  |  Download PDF

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

ENTFACT-647: Centipedes and Pseudoscorpions  |  Download PDF

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