Invasive insect species closer to Kentucky border

By Jordan Strickler
Published on Mar. 8, 2023

Kentucky residents should be on the lookout for an invasive bug with the potential to disrupt multiple industries.

Warm early spring means early Eastern tent caterpillar egg hatch

By Holly Wiemers
Published on Mar. 6, 2023

An abnormally warm spring has created favorable conditions for an early Eastern tent caterpillar hatch.

IPM Training School set for March 8 in Paducah

By Aimee Nielson
Published on Feb. 22, 2023

UK specialists will share the latest IPM research.

C. Oran Little had immeasurable impact on agriculture

By Aimee Nielson and
Published on Dec. 19, 2022

C. Oran Little provided invaluable services to Kentucky and received substantial national and international recognition.

UK to host Crop Pest Management webinar series

By Haley Simpkins
Published on Oct. 20, 2022

Beginning Nov. 8, the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment will host a series of five webinars covering field crop protection.

College of Agriculture, Food and Environment researcher invites undergrads to the lab

By Amy Jones-Timoney and Steve Shaffer
Published on Oct. 17, 2022

UK event considers coffee beyond caffeine

By Seth Riker
Published on Oct. 12, 2022

For many wildcats, coffee and science in the same sentence usually means a late-night chemistry cram at the library. Thanks to one group of campus researchers, however, coffee itself is becoming the subject of study.

Study shows bed bugs produce potentially dangerous amounts of histamine

By Haley Simpkins
Published on Oct. 4, 2022

University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment entomologists made eye-opening discoveries in a recent bed bug study, finding the bugs produce large amounts of histamine that may pose risks to humans.

UK to host first in-person Hemp Field Day since 2019

By Haley Simpkins
Published on Aug. 17, 2022

NSF-funded honey bee research explores lifelong social impacts

By Research Communications and Danielle Donham
Published on Aug. 11, 2022