Loaner Kit Program

Loaner Kit Program

Loaner Kits

The Loaner Kit Program aims to support landowners in managing their woodlands through the provision of 'loaner kits'. The initiative aims to empower individuals interested in forest health management on their property by offering kits containing all necessary equipment, with the only additional requirement being the purchase of relevant pesticides.

Learn More About the Individual Kits

Invasive Species Kit

This kit assists landowners attempting to remove invasive plants from their property such as bush honeysuckle, kudzu, and callery pear. Kit includes herbicide applicators, personal protection equipment, instructional information, and forestry tools such as folding saws and loopers. Click below for more information.

Invasive Species Kit

Tree Injection Kit

The use of tree injectors with target fungicides can save trees threatened by fungal infections, such as laurel wilt (Raffaelea lauricola) in Sassafras. Included in this kit is a fully assembled tree injector, detailed instructional information, and personal protection equipment. Click below for more information.

Tree Injection Kit

HWA Kit

Landowners battling Hemlock Woolly Adelgid can use equipment in this kit to save individual hemlock trees via soil drenching with a targeted pesticide. The kit includes pesticide mixing containers, instructional information, and personal protection equipment. Click below for more information.

Hemlock Wooly Adelgid Kit

How the Program Works

Step 1: 

Evaluate and decide what kit you are interested in

Step 2: 

Contact your local county agent to assess availability

If you do not know what county you are in, who your agent is, or how to contact them, go here:

https://extension.ca.uky.edu/county

Step 3: 

Check out the kit, use it to treat your woodlands, and then return it to your county office.

Return Protocol Here:

Return Protocol - Video Instructions

Contact Information

Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073