Department of Entomology

Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Home & Health Pests

Urban Spider Chart

Structural and Medical Insect-Pest Calendar for Kentucky

600 - European Hornet in Kentucky

601 - Carpet Beetles

602 - Flea Control and Prevention

603 - Carpenter Ants

604 - Termite Control: Answers for Homeowners

605 - Protecting your Home Against Termites

606 - Controlling Nuisance Honey Bees

607 - Head Lice

609 - Clothes Moths

610 - Foreign Grain Beetle

611 - Carpenter Bees

612 - Stored Product Pests in the Pantry

613 - Horsehair Worms

614 - Cockroach Elimination in Homes and Apartments

615 - Drain Flies or Moth Flies

616 - Powderpost Beetles

617 - Control of Mice

618 - Ticks and Disease in Kentucky

619 - Ant Control for Householders

620 - Controlling Wasps, Hornets, and Yellowjackets

621 - Fruit Flies

622 - Common Spiders Found Around Homes and Buildings

623 - Eliminating Spiders Around Homes and Buildings

624 - Cluster Flies, Face Flies, and Blow Flies in Homes

626 - Firewood Insects

627 - Clover Mites

628 - Smarter Flea Control

629 - Grain Mites

630 - Dealing with Chiggers in the Landscape

631 - Brown Recluse Spider

632 - Midges and Gnats

633 - Scorpions in Kentucky

634 - Foraging Yellowjackets

635 - Controlling Stored Product Pests Using Low Temperature

636 - Bed Bugs

637 - Parasitic Mites of Humans

638 - Protecting Home-Cured Meat from Insects and Mites

640 - Thermal Deinfestation of Household Items

641 - How to Pest-Proof Your Home

642 - Do-It-Yourself Termite Baits: Do They Work?

643 - Limitations of Home Insect Foggers (“Bug Bombs”)

645 - Centipedes & Millipedes in & Around the Home

646 - House Dust Mites

648 - The Lone Star Tick in Kentucky

649 - MYSTERY BITES: Insect and Non-Insect Causes

650 - Powderpost Beetles and the Spirits Industry

651 - A PMP's Guide to COVID-19

652 - Pest Control and COVID-19

653 - Old House Borer

654 - Stink Bug Infestation of Dwellings

655 - Eastern Bloodsucking Conenose in Kentucky

656 - Life with Alpha-Gal Red Meat Allergy

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Dr. Subba Reddy Palli
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S-225 Agricultural Science Center North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
859.257.7450
entchair@uky.edu

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