Eastern Tent Caterpillars – Silk Tents

The spring weather has finally moved in to Central Kentucky and that means prime growing conditions for Eastern Tent Caterpillars. Remember to be on the lookout for silk tents and monitor their proximity to your horses, especially pregnant mares. Once mature, these caterpillars can travel for hundreds of yards and will use fence lines as…

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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Egg Hatch Begins in Central Kentucky

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Egg Hatch Begins in Central Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 17, 2016) – Eastern tent caterpillar egg hatch was reported March 17 in Scott County. “This year’s first observed hatch is seven days earlier that 2015, reflecting the warm spring temperatures,” said Lee Townsend, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment…

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Kentucky Department of Agriculture – Response to EHV Outbreak at Sunland Park in New Mexico

Below is information describing our (KY Dept Agriculture’s) understanding and perspective regarding a reported Equine Herpesvirus (EHV) outbreak affecting horses on Sunland Park Racetrack in New Mexico: I did over the weekend, and most recently Tuesday evening, have conversation with Dr. Alexandra Eckhoff, New Mexico Livestock Board’s veterinarian overseeing the EHV investigation and who is…

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