Interested in forest health? Here are some webinars on demand

Posted on November 10, 2016 by southernipmcenter

The Southern Regional Extension Forestry Program sponsors and produces webinars on various aspects of forest health. On November 17 and 1 PM Eastern, the program will sponsor a webinar on Heterobasidion root disease. Other webinars that are available at their website include:

  • Chinese tallowtree
  • Laurel wilt
  • Gypsy moth
  • Emerald ash borer
  • Cogongrass
  • Oak wilt

You can find these webinars at http://southernforesthealth.net/webinars . Webinars are archived on this page about a week after they air.

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Webinar on the management of oak wilt in the Southeast

Posted on October 24, 2016 by southernipmcenter

oakwiltwebinar-previewimageThe Southern Regional Extension Forestry Forest Health Program will host a webinar entitled “The Biology, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, and Management of Oak Wilt in the Southeastern U.S.” on Wednesday, October 26 at 1 pm EST.  This webinar will cover the identification, biology, and management of oak wilt, with emphasis on the southeastern U.S.  Oak wilt is a lethal disease of oaks (Quercus spp.) caused by the fungus Ceratocystis fagacearum.  This disease is prevalent throughout the eastern U.S., and is the most serious on trees in the red oak family (e.g. red oak, black oak, pin oak, etc.).  Ceratocystis fagacearum is an introduced (non-native or exotic) fungus, is transmitted by insects, and can travel through root grafts to infect neighboring trees.  Attendees to this webinar will learn how to identify oak wilt (and distinguish it from similar oak maladies) and what to do once it’s infected a tree.  Management options, including chemical, will be covered.

Link to webinar:  http://www.forestrywebinars.net/webinars/oak-wilt-identification-biology-and-management

ISA and SAF CEUs are available.

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Weather stress is making post oaks more susceptible to disease

Posted on September 20, 2016 by southernipmcenter

by Kathleen Phillips, Texas A&M AgriLife

In the lush green landscape of a season with plentiful rain, memories of the record Texas drought of 2011 could fade. But hundreds of calls, emails and tree samples sent to the Texas Plant Diagnostic Lab in College Station tell a different story.

“Since the early spring to late summer, there have been many inquiries as to why post oaks have ‘suddenly’ died,” said Dr. Kevin Ong, director of the lab, which is operated by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Continue reading →

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Oak wilt, other tree diseases examined at program in San Antonio

Posted on June 24, 2016 by southernipmcenter

By: Paul Schattenberg, Texas A&M AgriLife

Tree diseases, with oak wilt taking center stage, were the focus of the Tree Disease Identification and Management program held recently at the Urban Ecology Center at Phil Hardberger Park in San Antonio.

More than 120 people, including landscapers, tree care experts, certified arborists, green industry representatives, Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists, attended the program, presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M Forest Service and City of San Antonio. Continue reading →

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