Emerging Invasive Forest Pests: Identification, Prevention & Management
When: Friday, March 29, 2019 from 9:00 AM until 3:30 PM (Registration starts at 8:15 AM)
Where: St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES Education Center, Classroom A, 40 W. Main St., Canton NY
Cost: $15.00 Includes lunch and materials.
Pre-registration required; please call (315) 379-9192. For information, email ph59@cornell.edu
ISA CEU Credits: Arborist—5; Municipal—5; BCMS Science—2.5; BCMA Practice—2.5 NYLT CEU Credit: 1
NYSDEC Pesticide Credits and SAF Credits Requested
Agenda
8:15-8:45 Registration
8:45-9:00 Welcome and Introduction
9:00-9:45 Spotted Lanternfly: An invasive planthopper which poses a real threat to hardwoods, notably maples. As of January 2019, scores of SLF adults have been confirmed in 8 NYS counties. Learn to ID all life stages, egg masses, host species, and IPM options.
9:45-10:30 Asian Earthworms: 3 species in 2 genera known. They deplete forest soils, inhibit regeneration, increase erosion, & disrupt native plant communities. First NNY finds (2 sites) near Potsdam, NY in 2018. Learn signs, symptoms, sample methods, & ways to slow the spread.
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:45 Oak Wilt: Kelsey McLaughlin of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will present on oak wilt; its history, spread, case studies, successes, and potential mitigation measures.
11:45-12:15 Lunch: Provided.
12:15-1:15 Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: Charlotte Malmborg of the New York State Hemlock Initiative at Cornell University’s Department of Natural Resources will present on the history of HWA, its biology, spread, and options for monitoring and control, as well as updates on biocontrol rearing and deployment at Cornell’s Whitmore Lab.
1:15-3:30 Scouting, offsite 10 minutes away. Please dress for the weather! Participants will scout for HWA in hemlock stands using a variety of sampling methods.
3:30 Questions, Discussion, NYSDEC Pesticide Certificates, Wrap-up
Presenters:
Charlotte Malmborg, NYS Hemlock Initiative, Cornell University Department of Natural Resources
Kelsey McLaughlin, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Lands & Forest
Paul Hetzler, Horticulture & Natural Resources Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension – St. Lawrence
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