Insects and Bugs

Insects and Bugs

Insects and Bugs

Insects and Bugs

Bed Bug Feeding

Bed Bug Feeding.

Bed Bug Behavior

Bed Bug Behavior.

Annual Cicada

Annual Cicada.

Kentucky Scorpion with Scorplings

Kentucky Scorpion with Scorplings.

Caterpillar Hunter

Caterpillar Hunter.

North American Millipede

North American Millipede.

Release of Tagged Monarch Butterfly

Release of Tagged Monarch Butterfly.

Giant Water Bug

Giant Water Bug.

European Pine Sawfly

European Pine Sawfly.

Praying Mantis Feeding

Praying Mantis Feeding.

Cicada Killer

Cicada Killers are among the largest wasps in Kentucky, but they are not as likely to sting people as hornets, yellow jackets, and other "social" wasps.

Kentucky 4-H Entomology Projects

Kentucky 4-H Entomology Projects:  Photo Editing and Preparation For Submission

This video shows how to take a digital image of an insect and prepare it for submission to County and St. Fair Lot 6026, Class 687B.

Kentucky 4-H Entomology Projects:  Overview of Insect Photography Collections

Kentucky 4-Hers can use their cell phone cameras to snap together a virtual insect collection for County and St. Fair!

Kentucky 4-H Entomology Projects:  Overview of Pinned Insect Collections

Get started with a first-year Kentucky 4-H pinned insect collection!

Kentucky 4-H Entomology Projects:  How to Pin Insects

Kentucky 4-H Entomology Projects:  How to Pin Insects.

Contact Information

Craig H. Wood, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Extension for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Horticulture

242 Scovell Hall 115 Huguelet Drive Lexington, KY 40546-0064

+1 (859) 257-1846

ukanrdesk@uky.edu