Insects & Pests

Welcome to 2026 UTIA Field Days for Farmers and Homeowners Across Tennessee

Jan 06, 2026 News Release

a field of flowers with a group of people on a trailer pulled by a tractor in the background

UT AgResearch and Education Centers host more than 20 events

UT AgResearch Center Offers Free Nematode Testing for Tennessee Farmers

Nov 03, 2025 News Release

A microscope close up shows a yellow soybean cyst releasing small nematode eggs

Soil-Based Pest Could Impact Crop Yield

Environment / Farm & Food / General / Insects & Pests / AgResearch / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Crop Production / Soil

UTIA Experts Urge Vigilance to Fight Spread of New World Screwworm

Aug 29, 2025 News Release

female adult New World screwworm fly

Regularly Inspect Animals for Signs of the Pest Detected in Mexico and Central America

Insects & Pests / AgResearch / College of Veterinary Medicine / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Herbert College of Agriculture / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Animal Protection / Farm Animal / Health and Safety

Soybean Disease and Insect Field Day Scheduled for September 9

Aug 20, 2025 News Release

A hand holding a soybean pod attached to a plant

Learn Management Strategies for Row Crop Pests and Pathogens

Farm & Food / General / Insects & Pests / AgResearch / AgResearch and Education Center at Milan / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / Agricultural Education / Beginning Farmer Education / Crop Production / Soybean Production

Make Plans to Attend the UT Arboretum Society Butterfly Festival

Jul 28, 2025 News Release

adults and a child looking at insect displays

The Event Is Saturday, September 6

Insects & Pests / Landscape & Gardening / Youth & Family / AgResearch / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center / UT Arboretum / Animal Behavior / Environmental Stewardship / Plant Production / Plant Protection

Fire Ants in Your Yard? UT Extension Offers Control Recommendations

Jun 25, 2025 News Release

Fire ant mound in a green lawn

Painful Pest Can Be Eliminated Using the Two-Step Method

General / Insects & Pests / Landscape & Gardening / AgResearch / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Health and Safety

Celebrate Pollinators on June 17 at the UT Gardens

Jun 09, 2025 News Release

a bee flying over white flowers

Garden Buzz Celebrations Scheduled in Knoxville, Crossville and Jackson

Insects & Pests / Landscape & Gardening / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Agricultural Education / Landscape / Plant Production / Plant Protection

Learn More About Preventing Disease Spread by Ticks and Mosquitoes

Jun 06, 2025 News Release

Becky Trout Fryxell and Angela Tucker holding a phone with the VECTOR Library on the screen

UTIA Contributes to Online Database of Information and Education Materials

General / Insects & Pests / AgResearch / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Animal Protection / Health and Safety

Annual Weed Tour Field Day Scheduled for June 18

May 28, 2025 News Release

A group of attendees at the Weed Tour walk down a path between row crop fields

Learn the Latest Weed Control Solutions

Farm & Food / General / Insects & Pests / AgResearch / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Corn Production / Cotton Production / Crop Production / Soybean Production / Weed Management / Weeds

Tennessee Green Industry Field Day Scheduled June 12

May 21, 2025 News Release

a person holding a bucket and picking up dirt out of it

Register by June 5

Environment / Insects & Pests / Landscape & Gardening / AgResearch / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Agricultural Education / Landscape / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Soil / Turf