Insect & Pest Info
Identification & Management Assistance
For assisstance with insect identification and management in Kentucky, bring questions and specimens directly to your local County Extension Office. Your local office can also help you find and print factsheets and other information. These services are provided to Kentuckians at no cost.
List of Kentucky County Extension Offices
Residents of states outside of Kentucky should contact their local or regional extension service.
ENTfacts: By Number
Field Crops
Field Crop Insect-Pest Calendar for Kentucky
100 The Common Stalk Borer in Corn | PDF
101 Hessian Fly in Kentucky | PDF
102 Blister Beetles | PDF
103 Aphids | PDF
104 Ground Beetles | PDF
105 Ladybugs | PDF
106 Predicting European Corn Borer Development | PDF
107 Cereal Leaf Beetle in Kentucky Wheat | PDF
108 Southwestern Corn Borer | PDF
109 Armyworms in Corn | PDF
110 Fall Armyworm in Corn | PDF
111 Armyworms in Small Grains | PDF
112 Using Pheromone Traps in Field Crops | PDF
113 Procedure for Selecting Random Sites for Sampling | PDF
114 Insect Pests of Float Plants | PDF
115 Potato Leafhopper | PDF
116 Three Common KY Grasshoppers and their Natural Enemies | PDF
117 Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus & the Wheat Curl Mite | PDF
118 Bt-Corn for Corn Borer Control | PDF
119 Clover Root Curculio | PDF
120 Wireworms | PDF
121 Aphids & Barley Yellow Dwarf (BYD) in Kentucky Grown Wheat | PDF
122 Soil Insect Pests & Returning Idle Land to Production | PDF
123 Predicting Insect Development Using Degree Days | PDF
124 Vendors of Microbial & Botanical Insecticides & Insect Monitoring Devices | PDF
125 Vendors of Beneficial Organisms in North America | PDF
126 Corn Leaf Aphid | PDF
127 Alfalfa Weevil Field Sampling Program | PDF
128 Bt-Corn Refuges for Corn Borer Management | PDF
129 Lesser Cornstalk Borer | PDF
130 Bt-Corn: What It Is & How It Works | PDF
131 Bean Leaf Beetle in Kentucky Soybeans | PDF
132 Cutworms in Kentucky Soybeans | PDF
133 Seedcorn Maggot in Kentucky Soybeans | PDF
134 Insect Pests of Stored Grain: Cadelle Beetle | PDF
135 Insect Pests of Stored Grain: Flour Beetles | PDF
136 Insect Pests of Stored Grain: Indianmeal Moth | PDF
137 Insect Pests of Stored Grain: Lesser Grain Borer | PDF
139 Regulation & Labeling of Biotech Foods | PDF
140 Resistance Management with Bt Corn | PDF
141 Insect Management with Continuous Corn | PDF
142 Green Cloverworm in Kentucky Soybean | PDF
143 Japanese Beetle in Kentucky Soybean | PDF
144 Soybean Podworm in Soybean | PDF
145 Controlling Insects in Stored Grain | PDF
147 Corn Rootworm Resistance Management with Bt Corn | PDF
148 Green Lacewing | PDF
149 Dectes Stem Borer (aka Soybean Stem Borer) in Kentucky Grown Soybeans | PDF
150 Barley Yellow Dwarf in Small Grains in the Southeast (PDF)
151 Keeping Hornworms from the Curing Barn | PDF
152 Corn Rootworms in Kentucky | PDF
153 Threecornered Alfalfa Hopper in Kentucky Soybeans | PDF
154 Kudzu Bug in Kentucky Soybeans | PDF
155 Biology & Management of the Hessian Fly in the Southeast | PDF
156 Insect Pests of Stored Grain: Angoumois Grain Moth | PDF
ENT-59 Cutworm Management in Corn | PDF
Fruit
Fruit Insect-Pest Calendar for Kentucky
200 Peachtree Borer | PDF
201 Controlling Apple Insect Pests | PDF
202 Plum Curculio | PDF
203 Codling Moth | PDF
204 San Jose Scale | PDF
205 European Red Mites | PDF
206 Nut Weevils | PDF
207 Some Common Strawberry Pests | PDF
208 Grape Insects | PDF
209 Rednecked & Raspberry Cane Borers | PDF
210 Pecan Insects | PDF
211 Rosy Apple Aphids | PDF
212 Oriental Fruit Moth | PDF
213 Lesser Peachtree Borer | PDF
214 Green Fruitworms | PDF
215 Leafhoppers on Apples | PDF
216 Leafrollers | PDF
217 Cherry Fruit Flies | PDF
218 Apple Bagging: Alternative Pest Management for Hobbyists | PDF
219 Woolly Apple Aphid | PDF
220 Grape Root Borer | PDF
221 Grape Berry Moth | PDF
222 Grape Phylloxera | PDF
223 Grape Cane Gallmaker & Grape Cane Girdler | PDF
224 Grape Flea Beetle | PDF
225 Harvest Pests of Grapes | PDF
226 Raspberry Crown Borer | PDF
227 Green June Beetle on Grapes | PDF
228 Insecticides for Managing Nut Pests | PDF
229 Spotted Wing Drosophila, Biology, Identification & Monitoring | PDF
230 Spotted Wing Drosophila Management | PDF
231 Spotted Wing Drosophila & Backyard Small Fruit Production | PDF
Vegetables
Vegetable Insect-Pest Calendar for Kentucky
300 Cabbage insects | PDF
301 Common Insects Attacking Peppers | PDF
302 Sweetcorn Pests | PDF
303 Whiteflies in Gardens | PDF
304 Potato Pests | PDF
305 Stink Bug Damage to Corn | PDF
306 Controls for Greenhouse Vegetable Insect Pests | PDF
307 Garden Fleahopper | PDF
308 Beet Armyworm in Kentucky | PDF
309 Seedcorn Maggots | PDF
310 Spider Mites | PDF
311 Cucumber Beetles | PDF
312 Colorado Potato Beetle Management | PDF
313 Tomato Insect IPM Guidelines | PDF
314 Squash Vine Borer and Squash Bug | PDF
315 Cabbage Webworm | PDF
316 Pepper Maggot in Kentucky | PDF
317 Thrips Management with Onions | PDF
318 Corn Earworm Management in Sweet Corn | PDF
319 Silverleaf Whitefly on Squash | PDF
320 Silverleaf Whitefly on Tomato | PDF
321 Yellowstriped Armyworm | PDF
322 Row Covers for Insect Management | PDF
323 Insecticides for Managing Herb Pests | PDF
324 European Pepper Moth | PDF
325 Spined Soldier Bug in Kentucky | PDF
326 Brown Marmorated Stinkbug in the Home Garden | PDF
327 Biological Control of Arthropod Pests in High Tunnels and Greenhouses | PDF
ENT-68 Basic Entomology for Master Gardeners (PDF)
ENT-69 Integrated Pest Management for Master Gardeners (PDF)
ENT-70 Pesticides & Pesticide Safety for Master Gardeners (PDF)
Landscape Plants
Calendar for Common Kentucky Shade Tree and Woody Ornamental Pests
400 Elm Leaf Beetles | PDF
401 Cankerworms | PDF
402 Earthworms: Thatch-busters | PDF
403 Some Common Shade Tree Galls | PDF
404 Maple Galls | PDF
405 Maple Petiole Borers | PDF
406 Houseplant Insect Control | PDF
407 Slugs | PDF
408 Oak galls | PDF
409 Discontinued--see Entfact 451 for current information
410 Pine Sawflies | PDF
411 Yard Wasps | PDF
412 Common Sap Feeding Pine Insects | PDF
413 Hackberry Psyllid | PDF
414 Yellow Poplar Weevil | PDF
415 Boxelder Twig Borer | PDF
416 Asian Lady Beetle Infestation of Structures | PDF
418 Praying Mantids | PDF
419 Plant Bugs & Lacebugs | PDF
420 Springtails | PDF
421 Controls for Greenhouse Ornamental Insect Pests | PDF
422 Cyclamen Mites in the Greenhouse | PDF
423 Eastern Tent Caterpillar | PDF
424 Tent caterpillars | PDF
425 Gypsy Moth | PDF
426 Wheel Bug | PDF
427 Cottony Maple Scale | PDF
428 Euonymus scale | PDF
429 Juniper Scale | PDF
430 Lecanium Scale | PDF
431 Magnolia Scale | PDF
432 Obscure scale | PDF
433 Oystershell Scale | PDF
434 Taxus Scales | PDF
435 Tuliptree Scale | PDF
436 Walnut Scale | PDF
437 Borers That Attack Landscape Pines | PDF
438 Spider Mites on Landscape Plants | PDF
439 Sowbugs & Pillbugs | PDF
440 Bagworms on Landscape Plants | PDF
441 Insecticides for Control of White Grubs in Kentucky Turfgrass | PDF
442 Velvet Ants | PDF
443 Southern Pine Beetle | PDF
444 Boxelder Bugs | PDF
445 General Use Insecticides for Home Gardening | PDF
446 Periodical Cicadas in Kentucky | PDF
447 Calendar for Common Kentucky Shade Tree & Woody Ornamental Pests | PDF
448 Alternative Controls: Pests of Trees/Woody Ornamentals in the Home Landscape | PDF
449 Checking Eastern Tent Caterpillar Egg Masses | PDF
450 Some Insecticides/Acaricides Labeled for Greenhouses & Interior Plantscapes | PDF
451 Japanese Beetles in the Urban Landscape | PDF
452 Meeting the Threat of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid | PDF
453 Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) FAQs for Kentuckians | PDF
454 Boxwood Psyllid | PDF
455 Maple Shoot Borer | PDF
456 Whiteflies in the Greenhouse | PDF
457 Horned Oak Gall | PDF
458 Ants in Kentucky Landscapes & Gardens | PDF
ENT-10 Controlling White Grubs | PDF
ENT-43 Insect Borers in Trees and Shrubs | PDF
ENT-60 Greenhouse Insect Management | PDF
ENT-66 Timing Controls of Landscape Pests Using Flowering Plants as Indicators | PDF
Livestock Pests
500 Manure Flies: Rat-Tailed Maggots & Moth Flies | PDF
501 Managing Pyrethroid-Resistant Horn Flies | PDF
502 Biological Control of Flies | PDF
503 Sheep Pests | PDF
504 Horse Bots | PDF
505 Insecticide-Impregnated Cattle Ear Tags | PDF
506 How Far Can Houseflies Fly? | PDF
507 Lesser Mealworms or Litter Beetles | PDF
508 Walk Through Horn Fly Trap for Pastured Cattle | PDF
509 Horn Flies and Cattle | PDF
510 Face Flies and Pinkeye | PDF
511 Horse Flies and Deer Flies | PDF
512 Lice on Beef and Dairy Cattle | PDF
513 Insecticides for Fly Control on Horses | PDF
514 Fly Control Around Horse Barns and Stables | PDF
515 Insecticide Dust Bags for Cattle Insect Control | PDF
516 External Mite and Insect Parasites of Backyard Chickens | PDF
Home & Health Pests
Structural and Medical Insect-Pest Calendar for Kentucky
Urban Spider Chart: Common Kentucky Spiders
600 The European Hornet in Kentucky | PDF
601 Carpet Beetles | PDF
602 Ridding Your Home of Fleas | PDF
603 Carpenter Ants | PDF
604 Termite Control: Answers for Homeowners | PDF
605 Protecting Your Home Against Termites | PDF
606 Controlling Nuisance Honey Bees | PDF
607 Management of Head Lice | PDF
608 Varroa Mites Infesting Honey Bee Colonies | PDF
609 Clothes Moths | PDF
610 Foreign Grain Beetle | PDF
611 Carpenter Bees | PDF
612 Stored Product Pests in the Pantry | PDF
613 Horsehair Worms | PDF
614 Cockroach Elimination | PDF
615 Drain Flies or Moth Flies | PDF
616 Powderpost Beetles | PDF
617 Control of Mice | PDF
618 Ticks & Disease | PDF
619 Ant Control for Homeowners | PDF
620 Controlling Wasps, Hornets & Yellowjackets | PDF
621 Fruit Flies | PDF
622 Common Spiders Found Around Homes & Buildings | PDF
623 Eliminating Spiders Around Homes & Buildings | PDF
624 Cluster Flies, Face Flies & Blow Flies in Homes | PDF
625 Soldier Beetles | PDF
626 Firewood Insects | PDF
627 Clover Mites | PDF
628 Smarter Flea Control | PDF
629 Grain Mites | PDF
630 Chiggers | PDF
631 Brown Recluse Spider | PDF
632 Midges & Gnats | PDF
633 Scorpions in Kentucky | PDF
634 Foraging Yellowjackets | PDF
635 Controlling Stored Products Pests Using Low Temperature | PDF
636 Bed Bugs | PDF
637 Parasitic Mites of Humans | PDF
638 Protecting Home-Cured Meats From Insects & Mites | PDF
639 Termite Baits: A Guide for Homeowners | PDF
640 Thermal Deinfestation of Household Items | PDF
641 How to Pest-Proof Your Home | PDF
642 Do-It-Yourself Termite Baits: Do They Work? | PDF
643 Limitations of Home Insect Foggers (“Bug Bombs”) | PDF
644 Discontinued--see Entfact 639 for current information
645 Millipedes | PDF
646 House Dust Mites | PDF
647 Centipedes & Pseudoscorpions | PDF
648 The Lone Star Tick in Kentucky | PDF
649 MYSTERY BITES: Insect and Non-Insect Causes | PDF
HENV-401 Managing Insects and Spiders in the Home (PDF)
Miscellaneous
001 Preparation of Insect Specimens for Identification | PDF
003 Stinging Caterpillars | PDF
004 Cicada Killer Wasp | PDF
005 Mosquitoes: Practical Advice for Homeowners | PDF
006 How to Make Butterfly Gardens | PDF
008 Saturniid Moths | PDF
009 Pesticide Residues in Foods | PDF
010 Plans for the Texas Cone Trap
012 Managing Tracheal Mites in Honey Bees | PDF
014 Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches | PDF
015 Allegheny Mound Ants in Kentucky | PDF
016 Starting an Observation Hive of Honey Bees | PDF
017 Recognizing Larval Insect Types | PDF
SR-103 A Field Guide to the Slugs of Kentucky PDF
KSU Beginning Beekeeping PDF