The US Forest Service hosted a webinar on Thousand Cankers Disease on Thursday, May 30 to discuss TCD research and advances in TCD science. This seminar series on thousand cankers disease is for landowners, extension educators, and natural resource professionals. Everyone is welcome to participate in the live webinar.
Click on the title of a presentation in the agenda below to view a recording of the presentation.
Webinar Agenda (all times eastern) | ||
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Time | Topic | Speaker |
10:00 – 10:35 | TCD Background + Evaluating heat treatments for efficacy against the TCD vector and pathogen in black walnut logs | Dr. Bruce Moltzan USFS (Plant Pathologist) Dr. Bud Mayfield USFS (Research Entomologist) |
10:35 – 11:00 | Development of methyl bromide fumigation schedules for thousand cankers disease | Dr. Scott Myers APHIS (Entomologist) |
11:00 – 11:30 | Use of girdled branches and stems to detect invasive pests and pathogens of black walnut | Dr. Jennifer Juzwik USFS-NRS (Plant Pathologist) |
11:30 – 11:45 | BREAK (15 min) | |
11:45 – 12:15 | Bark and ambrosia beetles and their associated fungi colonizing stressed walnut in Missouri and Indiana | Dr. Sharon Reed University of Missouri (Entomologist) |
12:15 – 12:45 | TCD at Ground Zero: A team approach to research and extension outreach
The slide on the new TCD website was incorrect and removed from the recorded presentation (occurs at 11:17). Click here to view the corrected slide. |
Dr. Jerome Grant University of Tennessee |
12:45 – 1:30 | Thousand cankers disease: Influence of girdling on volatile organic compounds released from black walnut genotypes + Questions and closing remarks | Dr. Matt Ginzel Purdue University (Forest Entomologist) Dr. Manfred Mielke USFS (Plant Pathologist) |
This seminar series is brought to you by the following partners: USDA Forest Service State & Private Forestry and Forest Health Protection, Hardwood Tree Improvement & Regeneration Center at Purdue University, Purdue University Department of Entomology, and the Walnut Council.
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