Useful Links

Listed below are links pertaining to invasive species work at the University of Kentucky, within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and regionally and nationally.

University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky Department of Entomology http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entomology.php

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
http://pest.ca.uky.edu/EXT/HWA/welcome.html

Emerald Ash Borer (For additional information, see regional section)
http://pest.ca.uky.edu/EXT/EAB/welcome.html

Weed Science Industrial Vegetation Management http://www.ca.uky.edu/pss/weeds/ivm/

Additional information on invasive species work at the University of Kentucky can be found at this website at Invasive Species Work at UK

Commonwealth of Kentucky

Kentucky Department of Agriculture Noxious Weed Control Program
http://www.kyagr.com/consumer/envsvs/PestWeed/WeedControl.htm

Kentucky Division of Forestry Forest Health Program
http://www.forestry.ky.gov/programs/health/

Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council
http://www.se-eppc.org/ky/

Kentucky Forest Health Task Force
http://www.kyforesthealth.org/

Kentucky Office of the State Entomologist
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/NurseryInspection/

National Biological Information Infrastructure Invasive Species Information Node - Kentucky
http://invasivespecies.nbii.gov/states/kentucky.html

USDA National Invasive Species Information Center - Kentucky
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/unitedstates/ky.shtml

Regional and National

For information on Plants for Planting rulemaking activities, please click 'Submit New Stakeholder Registration' and then select Plant Imports as a topic of interest. https://web01.aphis.usda.gov/PPQStakeWeb2.nsf

Emerald Ash Borer
http://www.emeraldashborer.info/

Invasive.org
http://www.invasive.org/

National Biological Information Infrastructure Invasive Species Information Node
http://invasivespecies.nbii.gov/

Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council
http://www.se-eppc.org/

USDA National Invasive Species Information Center
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/

Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group - Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas
http://www.nps.gov/plants/ALIEN/index.htm