Entomology PhD Student @ University of Tennessee | FFAR Fellow | MS Ag Econ | 🐮🪰🍊
Joined March 2013
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Katy Smith retweeted
16 Sep 2024
Have you heard about the longhorned tick? Native to East Asia, this tick was first found in the U.S. in 2017 and poses a risk to livestock and wildlife.
Learn more about this pest and its impact on animal health in Tennessee in our latest publication: utia.tennessee.edu/publicati….
ALT Longhorned Tick and Bovine Theileriosis Tennessee 2024 Update. Photo: Tennessee counties with confirmed detections of longhorned ticks (Haemaphysalis longicornis) and Theileria orientalis Ikeda as of March 2024.
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Katy Smith retweeted
15 Nov 2023
Thrilled to announce the stellar accomplishment of Katy Smith and Elias Zuchelli! Both PhD students have been honored with the 2023 -2026 FFAR Fellowship. Congratulations, Katy and Elias! 🎉
herbert.utk.edu/2023/11/15/t…. #epptn
@FFARFellows @UT_Herbert @UTIAg @UTKGradSchool
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Katy Smith retweeted
6 Nov 2023
Great way to start the day. @epp_tn graduate student @katyvsmith shared her dissertation work of with @MUVE_ESA & #EntSoc23
She rocked it, but needs more images of tick-infested animals
Please sign up & share your images!
tiny.utk.edu/CattlePestImage…
ALT Image of the methods for the development of model
ALT Image of Katy sharing her work
ALT Image of how of qr code to share images
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Katy Smith retweeted
26 Jun 2023
Reminder that we always accept #ticks from the public for tick identification & UG/Grad Research. You can send them to us via our website (epp.tennessee.edu/). Be sure to include YOUR contact information, date tick was encountered, & host information (you, your dog) @epp_tn
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Katy Smith retweeted
14 Jun 2023
My penultimate (great word) #LIWC2023 post.
@epp_tn PhD students Rebecca Butler & @katyvsmith gave excellent talks about Asian longhorned ticks & detecting livestock pests. BOTH received travel awards from the group...and lots of questions!
ALT Katy Smith and Rebecca Butler with their certificates.
ALT Rebecca Butler, PhD candidate, presenting her research to the LIWC audience, applying what she learned/discovered
ALT Kary Smith, PhD student, presenting her research to the LIWC audience and requesting help from the audience to make monitoring, surveillance, and science easier.
12 Jun 2023
Happy I was able to corral @epp_tn & FWF alumni & students for a quick group pic
Drs McGregor, Mays Masteas, & Maestas are @USDA_ARS scientists
Dr Lohmeyer is Center Director for Knipling-Bushland ARS lab
& Dr Mullens is emeritus from UCR & migrating to/from Knox
@UTIAg
ALT LR: McGregor, me, Lohmeyer, @katyvsmith, almost DrButler, Mays Maestas, Maestas, Mullens
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7 Mar 2023
Do you own cattle (beef and/or dairy)?
Do they have flies and/or ticks?
Are you willing to take pictures of those pests and share them with me?
If you answered yes to these questions, you can help with my PhD research!
Please fill out this survey: tiny.utk.edu/CattlePestImage…
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Katy Smith retweeted
7 Feb 2023
I know yall with #cattle have #flies &/or #ticks...maybe not right now but..."soon"
Help Katy w her #PhD work by taking photos of your animals & sharing them with her
If you can see them in the pic 💯
@UTAnimalScience @utbeefandforage @UTAgResearch @utextension @UT_Herbert
7 Feb 2023
Do you own cattle (beef and/or dairy)?
Do they have flies and/or ticks?
Are you willing to take pictures of those pests and share them with me?
If you answered yes to these questions, you can help with my PhD research!
Please fill out this survey:
forms.gle/HRq6MH6ufFm7NNtx9
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7 Feb 2023
Do you own cattle (beef and/or dairy)?
Do they have flies and/or ticks?
Are you willing to take pictures of those pests and share them with me?
If you answered yes to these questions, you can help with my PhD research!
Please fill out this survey:
forms.gle/HRq6MH6ufFm7NNtx9
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Katy Smith retweeted
14 Nov 2022
We're Hiring: Assistant or Associate Professor, with particular emphasis on insect-microbe interactions. For more information about our department and position, visit apply.interfolio.com/117059.
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Katy Smith retweeted
14 Nov 2022
VirtualPoster! Check out @katyvsmith poster
US organic dairy farm trends for fly and pathogen management and barriers to adopting organic practices
In the virtual meeting: MUVE Poster
Only image I have is head shot, but that'll change with time!
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Katy Smith retweeted
14 Nov 2022
The best talks at #EntSoc22 are ALWAYS by students. Check out the UT MedVet students today!
1) Rebecca Butler-#AsianLonghornedticks-1042Rm203
2) @CoreyDay-#Aedes mosquitoes- 1154Rm201
3) @katyvsmith virtual poster on #DairyProducers & #organic decisions
details in the tweets 1/4
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Katy Smith retweeted
24 Sep 2022
the best thing in the world is a smoothie but the worst thing in the world is washing a blender. wherein lies my peace
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Katy Smith retweeted
30 Aug 2022
@epp_tn at @UTIAg wants YOU! Our vibrant #Entomology #PlantPath Dept will start looking through the #AssistantProfessor applications Sept 15 2022. Come work with us!
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26 Aug 2022
Enjoyed getting to share my research on #hornfly control costs for TN & TX cow-calf producers at the UTIA Steak & Potatoes Field Day in Crossville, TN!🪰🐮
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Katy Smith retweeted
12 Aug 2022
Hey east Tennessee, it's time to go for a walk and check for containers holding #mosquitoes. These are a few of the culprits around my yard. I use the rain gage & toy dump truck to monitor when I need to check the rest of the yard. Don't forget to apply repellent this weekend
ALT Kids plastic toy dump truck holding water in my yard
ALT Yep, there are mosquito larvae & pupae in this kids toy dump truck. With or without larvae, it's time to dump the water load
ALT Kids plastic toy garbage truck holds water too. I use it as a way to see how much water is accumulating in my area and then dump it. If it has a little bit, I know a larva can hatch
ALT This rain gage helps me decide when to walk the property looking for mosquitoes. Over 2inches and I hunt (and I also dump this water)
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Katy Smith retweeted
10 Aug 2022
Check out this opportunity!
9 Aug 2022
My amazing undergrad Loren will have opportunities for hands-on learning until the end of Fall 2022 semester. Reach out for details! @UT_Herbert @UTAgResEcon @UTExt_Dean @drgarybates @FarmMgt @DrVectorBio @UTAnimalScience @ResearchUTK @UTAgResearch
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Katy Smith retweeted
27 Jul 2022
How will the summer drought in parts of Tennessee affect the state’s mosquito population? UTIA’s Dr. Rebecca Trout Fryxell of the Entomology and Plant Pathology Department spoke with @WKRN to answer this question.
wkrn.com/news/local-news/wil…
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Katy Smith retweeted
10 Jun 2022
A new, potentially dangerous, disease of cattle has been reported in Tennessee. Theileria orientalis Ikedia, which is a protozoon carried by the Asian Longhorned tick (ALT), has been diagnosed in a herd in Middle Tennessee.
utianews.tennessee.edu/asian…
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Katy Smith retweeted
17 May 2022
A few of us wrote something about using real data to make sustainable decisions for fly management.
Blog gives link to the open access article in Journal of IPM
@katyvsmith @K_DeLong_UT @cnboyerUTAgEcon @yx_tian @jtalleyosu1 @MachtingerLab and a few more not on Twitter!
13 May 2022
The state of managing fly pests in livestock shows a need for better understanding of economics. A group of researchers outline what's needed to build a transdisciplinary IPM approach for controlling flies in animal production. /by @DrVectorBio @katyvsmith entomologytoday.org/2022/05/…
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Katy Smith retweeted
13 May 2022
The state of managing fly pests in livestock shows a need for better understanding of economics. A group of researchers outline what's needed to build a transdisciplinary IPM approach for controlling flies in animal production. /by @DrVectorBio @katyvsmith entomologytoday.org/2022/05/…
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