pine shoot beetle surveys: 2005 - 2007

Since the introduction and subsequent establishment of Tomicus piniperda, pine shoot beetle, in states immediately north of Kentucky we have become concerned about the possibility of these foreign bark beetles becoming introduced. Over the past few years, pine shoot beetle has been spreading steadily southward toward Kentucky from Ohio and Indiana. It has been detected in Franklin County in Ohio, i.e. almost at Kentucky's border. The risk from nursery stock received from the north may pose a threat of introduction.

Lindgren funnel traps baited with alpha-pinene (A-pinene) lure were used in these surveys. We placed traps in pine stands and other vulnerable areas across the Ohio River from quarantine areas.  Traps were set in tree farms, roadside areas, forested areas, and commercial nurseries and were checked once every two weeks. 

2005

  • Number of Traps Set: 31
  • Number of Beetles Captured: 0
  • Number of Counties Included in the Survey: 14
  • Counties Surveyed: Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Greenup, Henry, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Oldham, Pendleton, Trimble

2006

  • Number of Traps Set: 36
  • Number of Beetles Captured: 0
  • Number of Counties Included in the Survey: 18
  • Counties Surveyed: Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Caldwell, Calloway, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Greenup, Henry, Kenton, Lewis, Marshall, Mason, Oldham, Pendleton, Trimble, Trigg

2007

  • Number of Traps Set: 34
  • Number of Beetles Captured: 0
  • Number of Counties Included in the Survey: 18
  • Counties Surveyed: Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Caldwell, Calloway, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Greenup, Henry, Kenton, Lewis, Marshall, Mason, Oldham, Pendleton, Trigg, Trimble