Ips typographus
wood-boring/bark beetle warehouse survey
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. Kentucky has six river barge ports at Hickman, Henderson, Owensboro, and Louisville. All of these ports receive foreign "lash" barges discharged at New Orleans and inspected upon arrival at one of the six ports for possible wood borers in dunnage. Most of the cargo is steel, tile, and heavy machine parts from Europe, China, and Japan. Scolytidae species and Ips typographus have been intercepted numerous times in the past 14 years. At Cincinnati Airport, wood borers have been continually intercepted from air cargo, maritime cargo and rail cars.
We will trap high risk destinations throughout Kentucky for Cerambycidae and Scolytidae, and in particular Ips typographus, using Lindgren funnel traps baited with Phero Tech Exotic Bark Beetle lure. Visual surveys will also be conducted. This will augment the effectiveness of our regular physical inspections of these locations.
Traps will be set in March in approximately 30 locations, including barge ports along the Ohio River, container and cargo receiving yards, and used pallet warehouses in Kentucky. Lindgren funnel traps will be baited with Phero Tech Exotic Bark Beetle lure, alpha-pinene and ethanol. Traps will be checked once every two weeks and the survey will be conducted from March through August.
