Kentucky
Contact Information

Department of Agriculture
Plant Protection Laws and Regulations Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
Economic Fact Sheet
Cooperative Extension Service

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    John Obrycki (859) 257-5838

    Serves on the National Plant Board, oversees state pest detection and regulatory activities and coordinates survey activities between government agencies, public and private organizations. Coordinates the state's initial emergency response if an exotic pest is detected.

  • State Survey Coordinator

    Janet Lensing (859) 257-5838

    Coordinates CAPS survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.

  • State Plant Health Director

    Yvonne DeMarino (518) 218-7510

    Directs federal APHIS-PPQ pest detection and regulatory activities in cooperation with state officials, and coordinate the initial PPQ emergency response if an exotic pest is detected in the state.

  • Pest Survey Specialist

    Rachel Braud (304) 343-8591
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

News
Rose Rosette Disease is a Tough Foe
Stripe Rust Found in Western Kentucky Wheat
Ash Borers Begin to Appear
Soybean Cyst Nematode may be Reason for Yield Ceiling in Kentucky
Horticulture News - Emerald Ash Borer seems here to stay
Emerald Ash Borer Killing Ash Trees as it Spreads
APHIS Adds Pike County KY to the Emerald Ash Borer Regulated Area
Best Defense Against Fire Ants May Be Allergy Shot Offense
National Invasive Species Awareness Week to Focus on Prevention ...
Emerald Ash Borer Claims Hundreds Of Anderson Township Trees
Fire Ant Webinars 2013
Fire Ants - A prize winning graphic novella
New Invasive Species Now Coming Into State
Fire Ant Stings
Trees can help reduce criminal activity
Efforts to Combat Invasive Honeysuckle Starting to Pay Off in Northern Kentucky
Douglass Hills Fighting Tree Beetle by Replacing Ash Trees
Purdue Tree Doctor app
Tree Doctor App Can Help Homeowners Diagnose Problems
Summer Heat Not The Only Problem - SCN
Drought Conditions Could Affect Honeybee Colonies
USDA Warns Campers About Dangers of Hitchhiking Forest Pests
Bee-Killing Virus Gets Supercharged by Mites
Fort Thomas Takes Aim at Ash Borer
Lexington's Beautiful Ash Trees are in Danger
University of Kentucky Resarchers Find Important New Disease
Be on the Lookout for a New Wheat Disease
Leaf Rust may be Brewing in Kentucky Wheat
APHIS Adds Five Counties in Kentucky to the Emerald Ash Borer Regulated Area
New Threats to Kentucky Trees
Louisville Slugger Closely Watching Spread of Emerald Ash Borer in PA
Kentucky Wheat Growers Need to Scout for Stripe Rust
Park's Hemlocks Treated Against Pest
New Hope to Save Hemlock Trees from Attack
Pyrokinin Beta-Neuropeptide Affects Necrophoretic Behavior in Fire ...
State to Treat Parks Hemlocks
Destructive Emerald Ash Borer Found in Six More Kentucky Counties
Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
Hemlocks Still Abundant Despite Adelgid Infestations
New PPQ State Structure Within the States of AL/MS and TN/KY
PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
Native Ants Use Chemical Weapons to Turn Back Invading Argentine Ants
Discovery of Asian Longhorned Beetle in Ohio
Woodpeckers Pointing the Way to Emerald Ash Borer
Boyd County Kentucky Added to the Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Area

Related Pages

Weed Identification Tool
Southern Plant Diagnostic Network
Department of Entomology
Entomology Fact Sheets
Department of Plant Pathology
Office of the State Entomologist
Insecticide Options for Protecting Ash Trees from Emerald Ash Borer
Invasive Plants in Southern Forests
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
Ash Management Guidelines for Private Forest Landowners
Africanized Honey Bee: Quick Facts
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council
A New Host for the Walnut Twig Beetle and Thousand Cankers Disease
Management Options of Fire Ants for Electrical Equipment and Utility Housings
Symptoms of Soybean Vein Necrosis Linked to a New Tospovirus
Videos

Efforts Curtailing Adelgid Shows Progress

CAPS 2013 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
Asian Corn Borer Ostrinia furnacalis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Asian Longhorned Beetle Anoplophora glabripennis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Cotton Cutworm Spodoptera litura Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Egyptian Cottonworm Spodoptera littoralis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
European Grapevine Moth Lobesia botrana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
False Codling Moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Golden Twin Spot Tomato Looper Chrysodeixis chalcites Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Adelges tsugae Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Processionary Moth Thaumetopoea processionea Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Old World Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Rosy Moth Lymantria mathura Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Silver Y Moth Autographa gamma Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Summer Fruit Tortrix Moth Adoxophyes orana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Variegated Golden Tortrix Archips xylosteanus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps