We utilize several types of media to distribute information on various topics:

• Many publications are available as printed and electronic documents through the K-State, Cooperative Extension, Department of Communications, and Distribution Center.  This includes publications on a variety of  insect pests, insect management guides and and pesticide applicator training manuals. A listing is available at: Extension>Publications> Distribution Center
• A second group of publications was developed as  Limited Distribution Publications and are not available as printed documents from the Distribution Center.   These documents are listed at:  Extension>Publications>Limited Distribution
• In addition we have several documents linked to various pages on our web site (some of these are links to the documents from the distribution center, but many are additional documents not available from the distribution center):
      
  • Crop Pests
  • Field Crop Efficacy Trials
  • Beneficial Organisms
  • Household Pests
  • Human Health Pests
  • Lawn, Garden, Tree and Shrub Pests
  • Livestock Pests
  • Stored Grain Pests
  • Newsletters
  • Current Topics (which includes links to press releases). 

• In addition, several articles on insects are maintained by the Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources.

Recent Publications Include:

Ants MF2887

Insect Identification Service EP-162 (April 2009)

Cowpea Aphid MF2865 (January 2009)

Hessian Fly MF2866 (January 2009)

Alfalfa Insect Management 2009 MF 809 pdf (January 2009)

Corn Insect Management 2009 MF 810 pdf (January 2009)

Cotton Insect Management 2009 MF-2674 (January 2009)

Sorghum Insect Management 2009 MF 742 pdf (January 2009)

Soybean Insect Management 2009 MF 743 pdf (January 2009)

Sunflower Insect Management 2009 MF 814 pdf (January 2009)

Wheat Insect Management for 2009 MF 745 pdf (January 2009)

Termites MF722 (January 2009)

Pillbugs MF2855 (November 2008)

Got Bugs? If you've been wondering what kind of critters are invading your house, crawling across the road or laying eggs on your pine trees -- help is on the way!

"Insects in Kansas," published by the Kansas Department of Agriculture in collaboration with K-State Research and Extension. The 21st century update of the original version, published in 1943 and first revised in 1962, is a 520-page field guide with more than 900 color photographs to help readers identify insect species common in the central states. It includes tips on using the book and on assembling an insect collection, and identifies insects by common and scientific names. Revision authors are Stephan C. White and Glenn A. Salsbury, both entomologists with the Kansas Department of Agriculture.

Contact the Distribution Center to place orders. Price for external customers is $25, plus shipping and tax, as applicable. Orders may be placed now and will be filled as soon as the book is printed.

How to order

• via e-mail from orderpub@lists.oznet.ksu.edu 
• fax 785-532-7938
• or phone 785-532-5830.

Publication number for ordering "Insects in Kansas" is S-131. Be sure to include your full mailing address! All orders for this publication are shipped via UPS, so a street address is required for delivery. Customers will receive invoices with their shipments and should NOT prepay, since shipping costs vary, and some orders may be tax-exempt.