Exotic Bark Beetle Surveys: 2005 - 2010
Approximately 50% of Kentucky's land area is in a commercial forest with PPQ/State certifying about 3,000 loads (approx. 12,000 board feet per load) of lumber for export per year. Much more goes for domestic use. All wood borers are of concern to the industry, State Forestry Department and the U.S. Forest Service.
Lindgren funnel traps were set to capture exotic bark beetles in high-risk locations throughout the state, including barge ports along the Ohio River, container and cargo receiving yards, and used pallet warehouses.
Beetles of concern include those in the families Cerambycidae and Scolytidae, particularly Ips typographus. Other species of concern include Hylurgus ligniperda,Ips sexdentatus, Orthotomicus erosus, and Pityogenes chalcographus.
2010
- Number of Traps Set: 50
- Number of Beetles Captured: 0
- Number of Counties Included in Survey: 20
- Counties Surveyed: Adair, Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Caldwell, Campbell, Carter, Christian, Daviess, Fulton, Graves, Greenup, Henderson, Jefferson, Lewis, Logan, Lyon, Mason, McCracken, Ohio, Simpson
2009
- Number of Traps Set: 29
- Number of Beetles Captured: 0
- Number of Counties Included in Survey: 20
- Counties Surveyed: Adair, Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Caldwell, Campbell, Christian, Daviess, Fulton, Graves, Greenup, Henderson, Jefferson, Lewis, Logan, Lyon, Mason, McCracken, Ohio, Simpson
2008
- Number of Traps Set: 28
- Number of Beetles Captured: 0
- Number of Counties Included in Survey: 19
- Counties Surveyed: Adair, Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Caldwell, Campbell, Christian, Daviess, Fulton, Graves, Greenup, Henderson, Jefferson, Lewis, Logan, Mason, McCracken, Ohio, Simpson
2007
- Number of Traps Set: 31
- Number of Beetles Captured: 0
- Number of Counties Included in Survey: 19
- Counties Surveyed: Adair, Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Caldwell, Christian, Daviess, Fulton, Graves, Greenup, Hardin, Henderson, Jefferson, Lewis, Logan, Mason, McCracken, Ohio, Simpson
2006
- Number of Traps Set: 31
- Number of Beetles Captured: 0
- Number of Counties Included in Survey: 20
- Counties Surveyed: Adair, Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Caldwell, Campbell, Christian, Daviess, Fulton, Graves, Greenup, Hardin, Henderson, Jefferson, Lewis, Logan, Mason, McCracken, Ohio, Simpson
2005
- Number of Traps Set: 13
- Number of Beetles Captured: 0
- Number of Counties Included in Survey: 10
- Counties Surveyed: Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Greenup, Jefferson, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Simpson