2019 was the first year we conducted the Asian Defoliator Survey.  This survey allowed us to target 5 Asian defoliator moth pests of concern to Kentucky's forests in terms of the ecology, the economic importance of the lumber industry, and the economic importance of tourism and the state parks system.  Kentucky's state parks and other forested parks provide ideal sites for this survey since they are spread across the state and each offer extensive forests with mixed deciduous and evergreen trees. In 2022, we shifted the survey to focus on sites with industrial and commercial activity since these pests are often accidentally spread along those pathways. 

Year	Number of  Survey Sites	Pests in Survey (0 found)	Map
2024	25	Casuarina Tussock Moth Rosy Moth Asian Spongy Moth Japanese Spongy Moth Hokkaido Spongy Moth
2022	20	Casuarina Tussock Moth Rosy Moth Asian Spongy Moth Japanese Spongy Moth Hokkaido Spongy Moth
2021	20	Casuarina Tussock Moth Rosy Moth Asian Spongy Moth Japanese Spongy Moth Hokkaido Spongy Moth
2020	20	Casuarina Tussock Moth Rosy Moth Asian Spongy Moth Japanese Spongy Moth Hokkaido Spongy Moth
2019	20	Casuarina Tussock Moth Rosy Moth Asian Spongy Moth Japanese Spongy Moth Hokkaido Spongy Moth