Conference on Thousand Cankers Disease and Emerald Ash Borer in the Eastern United States |
Summary:
In 2010, two highly invasive and significant threats to Tennessee's forests - Emerald Ash Borer and Thousand Cankers Disease - were discovered in the Knoxville area within a week's time. The discoveries marked the anticipated advancement of the Emerald Ash Borer to the southeastern US and the fretted arrival of Thousand Cankers Disease to black walnut's native range.
This conference will report on the current status of these forest pests in the eastern United States and showcase response activity, research findings, control measures, and lessons learned. It will also provide the opportunity for multiple constituents to gather in one location and discuss future implications of these significant threats to our eastern forests.
Participation Information:
Note that the EAB day is focused on basic information and practical education for a general audience, while the following TCD days are slightly more technical and research focused.
Location:
Hollingsworth Auditorium
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
(map)
Registration:
$30 per day if only attending on Wednesday or Thursday
$60 for all three days and includes
lunch Wednesday and Thursday, breaks and Ag Campus parking pass. (Breakfast on your own)
To register for the conference, please follow this link:
https://web.dii.utk.edu/agstore/pc-2791-2423-registration.aspx
For a guide to the registration process, click here.
Posters:
Open invitation through Friday, November 18.
Notify Beth Long (ealong@utk.edu) by deadline so that adequate space can be provided.
Maximum size is 4’x4’.
Presenters are requested to provide an abstract summary for the conference proceedings to jgrant@utk.edu within 2 weeks post conference for publishing.
Certification Credits:
Pesticide certification points: 15 points in categories 2, 3, 10, 12 (7 - Wed; 8 - Thurs)
SAF CFE: 13.5 hours of Cat-1 CFE Credits (6 - Wed; 7.5 - Thurs)
ISA: 20 points (7 - Wed; 8 - Thurs; 2 - Thurs Lab; 3 - Fri)
Accomodations:
Holiday Inn Downtown World's Fair Park
525 Henley Street, Knoxville, TN 37902 (map)
1-800-HOLIDAY or 865-522-2800 direct
UT conference hotel rate: $86/night + tax
Group code: EAB
Conference rate direct link - click here
The link should automatically search for the conference's negotiated rate. Look along the left side of the hotel web page to see if your group code EAB has been entered, and then enter your reservation dates. If you have trouble with the link, feel free to call the hotel and mention this code and your group when giving the reservationist your dates.
Please note that this hotel rate includes a free continental breakfast to hotel guests (2 guest passes per day per room) plus free guest parking. This is one of the closest hotels to the University of TN and they have a shuttle service to campus.
If you have already made a reservation at this hotel without the code, contact Beth Long and she can get you rebooked into the conference room block for the confirmed rate, free parking and free breakfast.
- other local accomodations are listed at the bottom of this page.
Contact Beth Long, 865-566-7516 or ealong@utk.edu for questions or for more information about this program.
Hosted by the University of Tennessee Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, USDA APHIS, and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture |
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
Hollingsworth Auditorium
University of Tennessee - Ag Campus
|
| 7:30-10:00 |
Registration
Hollingsworth Auditorium |
| 8:30-8:45 |
Welcoming Remarks
Larry Arrington, UTIA Chancellor |
| 8:45-9:15 |
EAB: How to ID the Pest and Recognize the Symptoms
Frank Hale, Professor, University of TN, EPP |
| 9:15-10:00 |
EAB Status in the Eastern Region
Philip Bell, USDA APHIS PPQ, Raleigh, NC |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Break |
| 10:15-11:15 |
EAB; Do Something or Kiss Your Ash GOODBYE!
Deb McCullough, MSU, East Lansing, MI
Dept of Entomology & Forestry
|
| 11:15-12:00 |
State Quarantine/Regulatory & Survey Issues
Bob Spaide, UT, Gray Haun, Steve, Powell, TN Dept Agr |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00-1:30 |
Guidelines for Managing Forested Sites with Ash to Address the Threat of EAB
Wayne Clatterbuck, Professor, Silviculture & Forest Mgt.
University of TN, Forestry Wildlife Fisheries, |
| 1:30-2:15 |
Options for EAB Control in Shade Trees
Deb McCullough, MSU, East Lansing, MI
Dept of Entomology & Forestry
|
| 2:15-2:45 |
Collaborative Messaging for Firewood in the Southern Region
Tim Phelps, TDA Division of Forestry, Nashville |
| 2:45-3:00 |
Break |
| 3:00- 3:20 |
Implication of EAB to the Nursery Industry
David Vandergriff, UT Knox County Extension |
| 3:20-3:40 |
Ash Resources at the GSMNP – What’s at Stake?
Glenn Taylor, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
|
| 3:40-4:00 |
Problems in Ash Taxonomy, Germplasm Collection, and Ecological Understanding
Julian Campbell, Bluegrass Woodland Research Center
|
| 4:00-4:20 |
Update on Ash Breeding & Implications to Forest Systems
Paul Merten, USDA FS, Ashville, NC |
| 4:20- 4:40 |
Biological Control of EAB: A Southern Perspective
Jerome Grant, Professor, University of TN, EPP |
| 4:40- 4:55 |
Where Do We Go From Here?
Gray Haun, TN Dept of Agriculture
|
| 4:55-5:00 |
Wrap Up |
| |
Dinner (on your own) |
| 7:30-9 pm |
State Regulators Meeting
Room 160 Plant Biotech Bldg
|
| 7:30-9 pm |
Research Collaboration Meeting
Room 118 Plant Biotech
|
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) & Walnut Twig Beetle (WTB)
Hollingsworth Auditorium
University of Tennessee - Ag Campus |
| 7:00-10:00 |
Registration
Hollingsworth Auditorium |
| 8:00-8:45 |
History of TCD in the West – An Overview
Steve Seybold, USDA Forest Service
Pacific SW Research Station Davis, CA |
| 8:45-9:00 |
Discovery of TCD in Its Native Range
Darren Bailey, Area Forester, TDA Division of Forestry |
| 9:00-9:25 |
Potential Impact of TCD on the North American Black Walnut Industry and Grower Concerns
Harlan Palm, President Walnut Council |
| 9:25-9:50 |
TCD Impact on Logs and Lumber: An Industry Perspective
Grafton H. Cook, Missouri-Pacific Lumber Co., Inc |
| 9:50-10:10 |
Break |
| 10:10-10:40 |
Comparison of Out-breaks within the Native Range of Black
Walnut and What Happened Out West
Manfred Mielke & Noel Schneeberger, USDA Forest Service |
| 10:40-11:00 |
TCD Pathology Research at UT
Mark Windham, Professor, University of TN, EPP |
| 11:00-11:20 |
Geosmithia Genetics within the Native Range of Black Walnut
Denitia Hadziabdic Guerry, University of TN, EPP |
| 11:20-11:40 |
WTB Research at UT: What Have We Learned?
Jerome Grant |
| 11:40-12:00 |
WTB Life History and Control
Katheryne Nix, University of TN, EPP |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00-1:30 |
Evaluation of Heating and Debarking on the Survival of the
TCD Vector and Pathogen in Small Black Walnut Logs
Bud Mayfield, USDA Forest Service, Ashville, NC |
| 1:30-2:10 |
Lure and Pheromone Research, TCD Genetics Update
Steve Seybold, Research Entomologist
USDA Forest Service, Pacific SW Research Station, Davis, CA |
| 2:10-3:00 |
Walnut Twig Beetle Trap and Lure Development
Alicia Bray, Jason Oliver, TN State University, McMinnvillle
Bill Klingeman, University of TN |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Break |
| 3:30-3:45 |
How States Handle TCD Outbreaks
Gray Haun, TN Dept of Agriculture |
| 3:45-4:00 |
PA Status and Research Update
Dana Rhodes, Plant Inspection Program Specialist
PA Dept of Agriculture, Harrisburg, PA |
| 4:00-4:15 |
VA Status and Research Update
Larry Nichols, SPRO VA, Richmond, VA
VA Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
| 4:15-4:30 |
State Regulations and TCD Impact
Vince Burkle, Nursery Inspector and Compliance Officer
IN Dept of Natural Resources, Ft. Wayne, IN |
| 4:30-4:45 |
Questions and Wrap Up |
| |
Dinner (on your own) |
| 7:00-9:00 |
UT Lab Open House: Lab Facilities
Drs. Grant, Klingeman, Lambdin and Windham |
Friday, December 2, 2011
Research Planning
Hollingsworth Auditorium
University of Tennessee - Ag Campus |
| 8:00-9:30 |
Regional and National Research Planning Meeting and
Establishing Collaborative Research Groups |
| 9:30-10:00 |
Break |
| 10:00-11:30 |
Discussion on Joint Grant Proposals |
Additional Hotel Options
West Knoxville Hotel Information:
I-40 Cedar Bluff Road Hotels with Gov't/State Rates
Country Inn and Suites 1-865-693-4500
$86 + tax government rate http://www.countryinns.com/knoxville-hotel-tn-37923/tnknxced
Best Western Plus Cedar Bluff Inn
$86 + tax government rate
http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/US/TN/Knoxville-hotels/BEST-WESTERN-PLUS-
Cedar-Bluff-Inn/Hotel- Overview.do?propertyCode=43131
North Knoxville Hotel Information:
I-75 Merchants Drive Hotels with Gov't/State Rates
Days Inn Knoxville North -1-865-687-5800
$55.00 plus tax govt/state rate http://www.baymontinns.com/hotels/tennessee/knoxville/days-inn-
knoxville-north/hotel-overview?hotel_id=07795&propId=DI07795&adults=1&brand_id=DI&children=
0&teens=0&Wyndham_Rewards=false&rooms=1
Quality Inn Merchants Drive - 865-342-3701
$65.00 plus tax govt/state rate http://www.qualityinn.com/hotel-knoxville-tennessee-TN570?pmf=google&promo=pmfgqitn570&chain=Q&campmf=prop- quality&cha=pmfgqitn570&aid=8262362953&pkw=quality%20inn%20merchants%20drive |
