Dr. Karen Vail, Professor

Selected Extension Publication Catagories

Household/structural IPM
Pesticide Applicator Training
Landscape IPM
School IPM
Fire Ants
Selected Publications- Research

Household/structural IPM

Common Ticks of Tennessee and Their Control - PB 726 (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/pbfiles/pb726.pdf)

The Brown Recluse Spider - PB 1191 (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/pbfiles/pb1191.pdf)

The Black Widow Spider - PB 1193 (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/pbfiles/PB1193.pdf)

Managing Pest Around the Home - PB 1303 (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/pbfiles/pb1303.pdf)

Subterranean Termite Control - PB 1344 (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/pbfiles/pb1344.pdf)

Chemical and Non-chemical Management of Fleas - PB 1596 (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/pbfiles/pb1596.pdf)

Carpenter Ants: Those Big Ants in Your Kitchen and Bathroom - PB 1599 (http://www.utextension.edu/publications/pdfiles/pd1599.pdf)

Managing Structure Invading Ants - PB 1629 (http://www.utextension.edu/publications/pbfilespb1629.pdf)

Bed Bugs: Making a Comeback in Tennessee, Too! - PB1763 (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/pbfiles/PB1763.pdf)

Bed Bug Web Sites - E&PP Info #776 (http://Eppserver.ag.utk.edu/personnel/Vail/BEDBUG WEB SITES.pdf)

European Hornets Tapping at Your Window at Night? - SP 290A (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/SP290-A.pdf)

Boxelder and Red-Shoulder Bugs - SP 341H (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/sp341-H.pdf)

Carpet Beetles -SP 341I (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/SP341-I.pdf)

Clothes Moths - SP 341J (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/SP341-J.pdf)

Yellowjacket Wasps in Tennessee - SP 341M (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/sp341m.pdf)

Silverfish and Firebrats - SP 341O (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/sp341o.pdf)

Head Lice - SP 341S (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/SP341-S.pdf)

Mud Daubers and Cicada Killers - SP 341T (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/sp341t.pdf)

Mosquito Control Around Homes - SP 503B (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/sp503b.pdf)

Lady Beetles Infesting Homes - SP 503C (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/SP503-C.pdf)

Foreign Grain Beetle Invades Homes - EPP 654 (http://web.utk.edu/~extepp/pubs/frgrnhtml99.pdf)

Pesticide recommendation for Household and Structural Pest Management for Professionals- Chapter in the Insect and Plant Disease Control Manual. UT Extension PB1690 (http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/redbook/pdf/professionalinsects.pdf)

Pesticide recommendation for Managing Pests Around the Home Suggestions for the General Public- Insect and Plant Disease Control Manual. UT Extension PB 1690 (http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/redbook/pdf/homeinsects.pdf)

Pesticide Applicator Training

General Pest and Rodent Control Pesticide Applicator Licensing Manual (GRC) - PB1673 (http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/psep/secondlevel/thirdlevel/GRC/GRCindex.htm)

Public Health Mosquito Control: The Tennessee Mosquito Control Handbook (Pesticide Applicator Licensing Manual) - PB1685 (http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/psep/secondlevel/thirdlevel/PHC/PHCindec.htm)

Wood-Destroying Organisms Licensing Manual - PB 1703 (http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/psep/secondlevel/thirdlevel/WDO/WDOindex.htm)

Commodity and Structural Fumigation - PB1734 (http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/psep/secondlevel/thirdlevel/FUM/FUMindex.htm)

Public Health Pest Control (Certification Category 8) - PB1733 (http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/psep/secondlevel/thirdlevel/C08/C8index.htm)

Industrial, Institutional, Structural and Health Related Pest Management Certification Manual (Category 7) - PB1732 (http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/psep/secondlevel/thirdlevel/C07/C7index.htm)

Landscape IPM

Vail, K.. and J. Croker [eds.], Integrated Pest Management of Landscapes Manual. The University of Tennessee/ Agricultural Extension Service.

Vail, K.M. and E. Wills. 2000. PB1639. Chapter 1 - Introduction to Integrated Pest Management of Landscapes.

Hale, F., K. Vail, M. Raupp and J. Davidson. 2000. PB1639. Chapter 5 - Insect and Mite Pests of Ornamentals. In, K. Vail and J. Croker [eds.], Integrated Pest Management of Landscapes Manual. The University of Tennessee/Agricultural Extension Service.

Vail, K. and F. Hale. 2000. PB1639. Chapter 8 - Insects and Other Pests Associated with Turf. In, K. Vail and J. Croker [eds.], Integrated Pest Management of Landscapes Manual. The University of Tennessee/Agricultural Extension Service.

Vail, K., J. Croker, R. Pereira, F. Hale, J. Davidson and M. Raupp. 2000. PB1639. Chapter 11 - Conserving and Managing Natural Enemies in the Landscape. In, K. Vail and J. Croker [eds.], Integrated Pest Management of Landscapes Manual. The University of Tennessee/Agricultural Extension Service.

Japanese Beetle and Its Control - PB946 (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/pbfiles/PB946.pdf)

An Introduction to Integrated Pest Management of Landscapes - SP503D (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/SP503-D.pdf)

Disease and Insect Control in Home Fruit Plantings - PB1622 (http://web.utk.edu/~extepp/pubs/pb1622.pdf)

You Can Control Garden Insects - PB595 (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/pbfiles/pb595.pdf)

The Bagworm and Its Control - SP341U (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/SP341-U.pdf)

Insect and Plant Disease Control Manual (Redbook) (http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/redbook/redbook.htm):
Insects Control for the Home Lawn
Home Fruit Spray Schedule
Insect Control for Home Gardens

School IPM

Suggested Guidelines for Managing Pests in Tennessee's Schools: Adopting Integrated Pest Management - PB 1603 (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/pbfiles/pb1603.pdf)

Survey Report of IPM in Schools (http://web.utk.edu/~extepp/ipm/surveyschool.pdf)

Tennessee School Systems Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Questionnaire (http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/urban.htm)

Managing Pests in Childcare Facilities - PB1764 (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/pbfiles/PB1764.pdf)

Getting Started with IPM in Child-serving Facilities - SP674 (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/SP674.pdf)

Fire Ants

UT's Fire Ant Website (http://fireants.utk.edu))

A Two Step Method: Managing Fire Ants Around Homes and in Neighborhoods - SP419 (http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/sp419.pdf)

Managing Fire Ants in Urban Areas (PB 1739, B-6043)

Managing Red Imported Fire Ants in Agriculture (PB 1740, B-6076)

Broadcast Baits for Fire Ant Control. Southern Region IPM Center (B-6099 )

Vail, K., T.A. Toennisson and P. Parkman. 2004. SP 624 Fire Ants: What they are and what they aren’t. UT Extension Poster.

Croker, J., K. Vail and R. Pereira [eds]. Proceedings of the 2000 Imported Fire Ant Conference, Chattanooga, TN, March, 2000.

Selected Publications - Research

James, S.*, R. M. Pereira, K. M. Vail, and B. H. Ownley. 2002. Survival of Imported Fire Ant Species
Subjected to Freezing and Near-Freezing Temperatures. Environmental Entomology 31(1):127-133. *graduate student

Oi, D.H., K.M. Vail and D.F. Williams. 2000. Bait Distribution among multiple colonies of Pharaoh ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 93(4): 1247-1255.

Klotz, J.H., K.M. Vail and D.F. Williams. 1997. Toxicity of a boric acid-sucrose water bait to Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 90: 488-491.

Klotz, J.H., K.M. Vail and D.F. Williams. 1997. A liquid boric acid bait used against structural infestations of Pharaoh ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 90: 523-526.

Klotz, J.H., D.H. Oi, K.M. Vail and D.F. Williams. 1996. Laboratory evaluation of a boric acid liquid bait on colonies of Tapinoma melanocephalum, Argentine ants, and Pharaoh ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 89: 673-677.

Oi, D.H., K.M. Vail and D.F. Williams. 1996. Field evaluation of perimeter treatments for Pharaoh ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) control. Florida Entomol. 79: 252-263.

Vail, K. M., D. F. Williams and D. H. Oi. 1996. Perimeter treatments of two bait formulations of pyriproxyfen for control of natural infestations of Pharaoh ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 89: 1501-1507.

Vail, K. M. and D. F. Williams. 1995. Pharaoh ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) colony development after consumption of pyriproxyfen baits. J. Econ. Entomol. 88: 1695-1702.

Klotz, J. H., J. R. Mangold, K. M. Vail, L. R. Davis, Jr. and R. S. Patterson. 1995. A Survey of the urban pest ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of peninsular Florida. Florida Entomol. 78(1): 109-118.

Klotz, J. H., J. R. Mangold, L. R. Davis, Jr., K. M. Vail and R. S. Patterson. 1995. Urban pest ants of peninsular Florida. Pest Control Technology 23: 80-82.

Williams, D. F. and K. M. Vail. 1994. Control of a natural infestation of the Pharaoh ant,Monomorium pharaonis (L.) (Hymenoptera:Formicidae) with a corn grit bait of fenoxycarb. J. Econ. Entomol. 87: 108-115.

Oi, D. H., K. M. Vail, D. F. Williams, and D. N. Bieman. 1994. Indoor and outdoor foraging locations of Pharaoh ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and control strategies using bait stations. Florida Entomol. 77: 85-91.

Klotz, J., B. Reid, D. Williams and K. Vail. 1993. Food for thought about ant control. Service Technician. 1(3): 46-48.

Klotz, J., D. Williams, B. Reid, K. Vail and P. G. Koehler. 1993. Ant trails: a key to control with baits. Univ. of Fl., Inst. of Food and Ag. Sci., Gainesville, FL, Fact Sheet ENY-270.

Koehler, P. G., K. M. Vail and J. L. Castner. 1993. Pest Ants. Univ. of Fl., Inst. of Food and Ag. Sci., Gainesville, FL, Ext. Bull. SP 119.

Williams, D. F. and K. M. Vail. 1993. The Pharaoh ant, (Hymenoptera:Formicidae): fenoxycarb baits affect colony development. J. Econ. Entomol. 86(4): 1136-1143.