Optimized Insecticide Dosage for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Suppression in Hemlock Trees
Imidacloprid in an insecticide used to suppress hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) populations on hemlock trees. One application of this insecticide can result in numerous years of HWA control. Recent research has resulted in new imidacloprid dosage recommendations, which will provide effective control while using less insecticide. The new recommendations will ...
Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
The Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (PSAC-CESU) is a network of 10 federal agencies, 22 universities, and 11 non-governmental partners who aim to provide relevant research, education, and technical assistance for stewardship of natural and cultural resources in the piedmont and coastal region of the southeast United States. ...
Using Imidacloprid to Control Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
The chloronicotinyl insecticide imidacloprid has become one of the most widely used insecticides in the world based on its unique mode of action, its excellent activity towards a wide range of pests, and its favorable toxicological and environmental profiles. In the United States, imidacloprid has established an excellent reputation for ...
Forest-A-Syst
Forest*A*Syst is a self-assessment guide, designed for a national audience, with the goals of helping new forest landowners articulate their objectives in a written management plan and foster a working relationship with a resource professional who can provide them with technical assistance. The national document was intended to serve as ...
EcoScapes
Georgia Coastal Plain Native Plants for Sustainable Landscaping and Wildlife Habitat: EcoScapes is a tool to help users identifying native plants that meet their needs. Users select criteria in any or all of the categories listed below (county, growth habitat, light requirement, soil moisture, leaves, bloom period, bloom color, pollinators, etc.) ...
How To Collect And Prepare Forest Insect And Disease Organisms And Plant Specimens For Identification
Forest insect and disease specimens often must be sent to distant locations for identification. Almost invariably, poorly prepared or badly packaged specimens arrive damaged-often to the point that identification is impossible. You can avoid the disappointment of a notice asking you for another specimen (which you may not be able ...
Field Guide to Diseases and Insect Pests of Idaho and Montana Forests
Field guide contains descriptions and color photographs of diseases and insect pests common in conifer forests of Idaho and Montana. Diagnostic keys, comparative tables, line drawings, and an index by host aid in the identification of damaging agents; 138 color illustrations, 10 line drawings.
Insects and Diseases of Trees in the South
This publication has been prepared to assist forest managers and home-owners in identifying pests of southern trees. The insects and diseases discussed are the more common ones attacking forest and ornamental trees. Prompt identification and treatment of these pests may mean the difference between losing or saving a valuable shade ...
Workshops increase invasive species records to EDDMapS in the Mid-Atlantic United States
As the prevalence of smartphones and smartphone applications has penetrated the cellular phone market, and the capabilities of features within smartphones allowed for the replacement of commonly used mapping and identification tools, Bugwood developers began to release smartphone applications for reporting invasive species. To encourage and demonstrate reporting, workshops have ...
Lights, Camera…Citizen Science: Assessing the Effectiveness of Smartphone-Based Video Training in Invasive Plant Identification
The rapid growth and increasing popularity of smartphone technology is putting sophisticated data-collection tools in the hands of more and more citizens. This has exciting implications for the expanding field of citizen science. With smartphone-based applications (apps), it is now increasingly practical to remotely acquire high quality citizen-submitted data at ...