With most of us spending a lot more time at home than we normally do, one of the good things we’re doing is spending more time outside taking walks, playing in the yard, working on our landscapes, and just hanging out on lawn chairs or deck chairs. But this is Kansas, and we share those spaces with all manner of other creatures who are not bound by social distancing orders. Today we’re talking with an expert who can tell us what to expect and what to do when we encounter our insect neighbors.

Guest for this episode:

Dr. Raymond Cloyd is a professor of entomology in the College of Agriculture and extension horticultural entomologist/plant protection specialist for K-State Research and Extension. His areas of specialization include:

• Integrated Pest Management
• Plant Protection
• Horticultural and Ornamental Cropping Systems
• Biological Control
• Insect-Plant Interactions
• Pesticides  

Links to Resources:

• Insect and Mite Pests of Vegetable Gardens
• Bagworm: Insect Pest ofTrees and Shrubs
• Scale Insect Pests
• Grub Management in TurfgrassUsing Insecticides
• Tree and Shrub Problems in Kansas: Diseases, Insects and Environmental Stresses

• K-State Research and Extension homepage
• K-State Research and Extension COVID-19 Resources page
• Contact information for local K-State Research and Extension offices

The Extension Files is a product of K-State Research and Extension, which is Kansas State University’s outreach and education system. We have an office in every one of Kansas’ 105 counties.

The goal for K-State Research and Extension is to be everyday Kansans’ trusted source for relevant, unbiased research and information to help people, businesses and communities solve problems, develop skills and build a better future.

In Kansas, extension agents’ expertise and deep network of connections cover a wide array of topics:

• food (from livestock and crop production to preparation and preservation)
• families and community
• 4-H youth development
• finances
• health in all stages of life
• gardening
• landscaping
• … and much more

Check out the K-State Research and Extension website to learn more. The quickest way to find us on Facebook and Twitter is to search for #KSRE.

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