University of Kentucky, Letcher County Extension Ag & Natural Resources

Thanks to an observant land owner, we found Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) in Kentucky in Gallatin County last October. Recently, folks from our office and the Kentucky Division of Forestry visited the property again and found SLF nymphs hatching from egg masses. Please keep your eyes out and visit our office website to become a citizen scientist if you want to help us look for these insects! https://ose.uky.edu/

https://www.uky.edu/ccd/content/interactive-maps

Interactive Maps | Center for Crop Diversification This interactive and mobile-friendly map shows the locations and details of resources related to Horticultural Activity across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

https://extension.psu.edu/the-eastern-carpenter-bee-beneficial-pollinator-or-unwelcome-houseguest

The Eastern Carpenter Bee: Beneficial Pollinator or Unwelcome Houseguest? The eastern carpenter bee, Xylocopa virginica, is a native pollinator found throughout eastern North America, as far south as Florida and Texas and north into Maine and southern Canada.

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After rabid bat found attached to Woodford County child, state veterinarian urges caution - NewsBreak Woodford County’s public health director said the Midway boy apparently bitten by a rabid bat while sleeping last week is expected to recover.

Never know what you’ll see on a Hiking for Health class!

Word to the wise...we've been dealing with a very sick dog for the last two weeks (fever, lameness, lethargy, poor appetite, runny nose, weepy eyes, and now elevated white blood count). After four trips to three vets, three sets of tests, ultrasound, and x-ray, they are 95% certain it is a tick-borne disease (likely either Lyme, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, or Canine Bartonellosis). I'm telling you this because the vet says he's had 15 cases already in 2024 and they initially tested negative. I strongly suggest that you treat your clothing with permethrin if your plan to be outdoors (it lasts through multiple washes). If you have dogs, beware. This isn’t a problem we’ve had to deal with much in the past.

AKC Canine Health Foundation | Canine Tick-Borne Disease Thousands of dogs are infected annually with dangerous tick-transmitted diseases. Learn more about common ticks and tick-borne diseases, and how you can protect your dog.

https://kentuckypestnews.wordpress.com/2024/04/09/cane-blight-of-brambles/

Cane Blight of Brambles Cane blight occasionally impacts homegrown and commercial raspberries and blackberries in Kentucky. The disease causes lesions to develop on both primocanes (current-year canes) and floricanes (sec…

For those at the rhubarb class today, here is what dock looks like.

US agriculture industry gears up for futuristic aerial 'drone-swarm' farming after FAA decision

US agriculture industry gears up for futuristic aerial 'drone-swarm' farming after FAA decision "Drone-swarm" agriculture could replace traditional tractors at just a fraction of the cost as the FAA clears the way for U.S. farmers to use the new technology.