Ornamental Entomology

Organizer(s)

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  Thomas Whitney

  Technical Advisor
  The Davey Tree Expert Company
  Corvallis, Oregon
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  Adam Baker

  The Davey Tree Expert Company
  Kent, Ohio
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  Chris Riley

  Research Entomologist and Technical Support Specialist
  Research Laboratories
  Bartlett Tree Experts
  Fairfax, Virginia

Integrated pest management, IPM, invasive species, nursery pests, woody plants, ornamentals, trees, biological control, pesticides

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:35 PM MST

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Thomas Whitney – The Davey Tree Expert Company
• 1:35 PM – 1:50 PM MST

  Flight dispersal patterns of Xylosandrus germanus and Anisandrus maiche (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) among flooded trees
  

  Presenting Author: Julie Baniszewski – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Alejandro Del-Pozo – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Michael E. Reding – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Christopher M. Ranger (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS
• 1:50 PM – 2:05 PM MST

  Evaluation of entomopathogenic nematodes as a management tactic against ambrosia beetles
  

  Presenting Author: Kyle Slusher – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Christopher M. Ranger (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: David I. Shapiro-Ilan – USDA-ARS
• 2:05 PM – 2:20 PM MST

  Efficacy of Aphidoletes predator releases to mitigate aphid populations on linden street trees
  

  Presenting Author: Thomas Whitney – The Davey Tree Expert Company

  Co-Author: A.D. Ali – The Davey Tree Expert Company
• 2:20 PM – 2:35 PM MST

  Assessing natural enemy diversity and abundance in urban forest habitats
  

  Presenting Author: Jeremy Slone – Bartlett Tree Experts

  Co-Author: Isabel Marez – Bartlett Tree Experts
• 2:35 PM – 2:50 PM MST

  Management of staining associated with the black olive tree in Florida and the Caribbean
  

  Presenting Author: A.D. Ali – The Davey Tree Expert Company
• 2:50 PM – 3:00 PM MST

  Break
• 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM MST

  Update on an invasion: Phenology, mating disruption and chemical control of the box tree moth in the US
  

  Presenting Author: Alejandro Del-Pozo – Virginia Tech

  Co-author: David J. Rivera (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech

  Co-author: Julie Brindley – Virginia Tech

  Co-author: Matthew Havers – IR4 Project

  Co-author: Cristi Palmer – IR4 Project

  Co-author: Phillip A. Lewis – USDA-APHIS

  Co-author: Gregory S. Simmons – USDA-APHIS

  Co-author: Ignacio Baez – USDA-ARS
• 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM MST

  The hurdles of horned oak gall wasp management: Next steps to understanding the efficacy issue
  

  Presenting Author: Adam Baker – The Davey Tree Expert Company

  Co-Author: Donald M. Grosman – Arborjet Inc.

  Co-Author: Emmett Muennink – Arborjet Inc.

  Co-Author: Christopher M. Ranger (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS
• 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM MST

  Exploring potential applications of paclobutrazol in ornamental landscape pest control
  

  Presenting Author: Kendra Wagner (she/her/hers) – Rainbow Ecoscience

  Co-Author: Adam Dale – University of Florida
• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM MST

  Recent advancements in products & equipment in tree health care
  

  Presenting Author: Donald M. Grosman – Arborjet Inc.