Dear colleague,
As many of you will know, the number of emerging pests and diseases of woody plants (i.e. species that have never previously been recorded outside their native continent) is continuously increasing. Early warning of these potential invaders before they arrive can be based on surveys of sentinel plantings and nurseries, and of arboreta. However, such surveys will necessarily face the presence of organisms and symptoms that have never been observed before by the surveyors.
To facilitate the identification of the most likely causal agents of damage to woody plants in situations where the exact identity of such agents is unknown, a field guide for the identification of damage on woody sentinel plants has now been published. The book is now available as a free open-access e-book under the following link. No hard copies of the book will be sold. http://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/ebook/20173265430
This guide is intended as an aid for managers of sentinel plantings, botanical gardens or arboreta, as well as phytosanitary inspectors, who may have knowledge of common pests and diseases of woody plants, but may not know the likely cause of damage that they have not encountered before. It aims to provide a tentative identification of relatively broad groups of organisms and not definitive identification of the causal agents.
There are chapters that explain how to use the guide, followed by keys (for different organs of conifer and broadleaf species) to guide the user to the relevant sections of the book, based on the questions entomologists and pathologists ask themselves when looking at a damaged or diseased tree in a fashion similar to how a doctor interrogates a patient to arrive at a diagnosis. The largest part of the book is devoted to the description and illustration of damage types and typical causes of the observed damage.
The book is an output of COST Action FP1401 - A global network of nurseries as early warning system against alien tree pests - "Global Warning" (www.ibles.pl/cost<http://www.ibles.pl/cost>).
Regards,
René.
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Dear friends and colleagues,
In just a few days many of you will be at the 125th Anniversary IUFRO Congress and participate in sessions of Division 7 (Forest Health). There will be numerous sessions sponsored by Division 7 Working Parties and Research Groups (all starting with "D7"), and we will have two sessions with sub-plenary speakers (Barbara Bentz, Treena Burgess, Andrea Battisti and Bill Manning).
Two of the sub-plenary presentations will be given in the 'Division 7 Opening Session' at 8:00 am on Monday morning (18 Sept.) in the main room of the concert hall (Rolf Böhme Saal (Konzerthaus Freiburg).
The other two sub-plenary presentations will be given in the session 'Forest health - critical global issues in the 21st century' on Thursday (21 Sept.), 13:30 - 15:00 in room KG II - Auditorium Maximum of the University of Freiburg.
We will also have a business meeting where you will have the opportunity to meet and discuss with Div. 7 coordinators and deputies, learn about upcoming meetings, and propose meetings and conferences that you would like to organise. The business meetings will take place on Tuesday (19 Sept.) from 20:00 h (8 pm) in room KG I - 1199 (Uni Freiburg). This will be followed by a business meeting of RG 7.03 (Entomology) from 21:00 (9 pm) in KG I - 1139 (Uni Freiburg).
There has been much interest in the social event on Monday evening (18 Sept.). We have just reached maximum capacity (140 people) at the venue, and those who registered for it (by email to me) will shortly receive instructions on how to find it. There is a possibility that some will not come, so if you are still interested in joining us for this, please get in touch with me (eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com<mailto:eckehard.brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>).
Also, attached to this email is a report on recent and planned activities and meetings, and changes in coordinators in Div. 7. It includes a special thanks to Jolanda Roux who recently resigned from her position as coordinator of Research Group 7.02 (Pathology). Former deputy Tod Ramsfield has been appointed as the new coordinator, and Beccy Ganley and Julio Diez Casero are the new deputies.
On behalf of all the coordinators and deputies in the Forest Health Division of IUFRO I can say that we look very much forward to seeing you next week!
Kind regards,
Ecki Brockerhoff (Coordinator Division 7, Forest Health)
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Dear For-Entoids,
For those of you who will be at the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress in
Freiburg, Germany next week, I'd like to encourage you to come to the
Entomology Research Group (7.03) business meeting which will be held in
room KG I - 1139 (Uni Freiburg) on Tuesday at 21:00. This will be right
after the Division 7 business meeting which is at 20:00 hrs in Room KG I -
1199 a.
At the Entomology business meeting we will discuss matters of common
interest to forest entomologists including future meetings, ideas for new
working parties, etc. It should be fun and I will offer enticing
beverages...
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Dear colleague,
TO EVERYONE INTERESTED IN FOREST ENTOMOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND TREE PEST DIAGNOSTICS:
The Forest Entomology Lab at the University of Florida is pleased to invite you to the THIRD Bark and Ambrosia Beetle Academy. This comprehensive and fun workshop on the most intriguing forest pests will be held in Gainesville, FL, on May 7-11, 2018.
Are you a researcher or a student interested in bark and ambrosia beetles? Are you a government insect identifier or a forest manager? Do you need to know more about bark and ambrosia beetle identification, ecology, or damage with emphasis on invasive species? Learn from international experts through hands-on labs, field demonstration, lectures, and socializing. See details at http://www.ambrosiasymbiosis.org/academy/.
NEW this year: everyone can take home a unique Reference Collection of the world's most invasive bark and ambrosia beetles. Register as soon as possible! In 2014 and 2016 the Academy filled up within two months of the announcement.
See you in Gainesville!
Jiri Hulcr
University of Florida
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Dear Colleague.,
We are pleased to announce the joint VKM & EFSA Symposium "Advancing Environmental Risk Assessment by Accounting for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services as Protection Goals", which will be held in Oslo, Norway, on 26th - 27th October 2017.
How can we derive operational protection goals for use in environmental risk assessments? This question will be addressed at the Symposium where EFSA's latest guidance on making protection goals operational will be presented. The Symposium also aims at fostering dialogue and cooperation on protection goals between risk assessors and risk managers. The Symposium will include presentations from international speakers, as well as a panel discussion with representatives from environmental and food safety Agencies in the Nordic Zone.
The programme, as well as information about the venue and accommodation, is available on VKM's website<http://www.english.vkm.no/eway/default.aspx?pid=278&trg=Content_6444&Main_6…> and as well attached.
Interested parties are requested to register online<https://response.questback.com/nasjonaltfolkehelseinstitutt/i3ccmrcgfa> by 19th September 2017. There is no fee for participation. Please be aware that there is a limited number of seats for the Symposium (200), and therefore registrations are on a first-come / first-serve basis. Registrations may close once the maximum number of participants is reached.
For more information, feel free to contact VKM at EFSAFocalPoint-norway(a)vkm.no<mailto:EFSAFocalPoint-norway@vkm.no>.
We kindly ask you to disseminate this information through the relevant national networks/organisations/stakeholders.
Thank you for your cooperation!
Your sincerely,
Micael Wendell
PhD Plant Sciences
Coordinator Plant Health, The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety.
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Dear friends and colleagues,
(Div. 7 list servers and presenters in Div. 7 (Forest Health) sessions at the upcoming IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress)
Social evening on 18 Sept.
Thanks very much to all those who already replied previously. We can confirm that this will go ahead on Monday, 18 Sept. 2017, starting from about 7:30 or 8:00 pm / 19:30 or 20:00 hrs.
There will be a change to a nicer venue. This is in a suburb of Freiburg that can be reached easily by tram (a 10-minute tram ride, with a tram leaving every 10 minutes; more details to come in the next few days).
This promises to be a very nice opportunity to socialise in the beer garden outdoors or in the hall inside (depending on the weather). There will be local beers and other drinks available, including non-alcoholic drinks, as well as dinner, including several affordable options. Dr Horst Delb, a local forest entomologist, is kindly helping organise this. Please note, this is not restricted to presenters; anyone interested in the Forest Health Division and their partners and friends can come along.
Important: We need to confirm the approximate number of participants. If you would like to join us, or if you have any questions about this, please email me (eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com)
Div. 7, Forest Health, business meeting of on 19 Sept.
This meeting will be of interest to anyone who would like to know a little more about IUFRO, the Forest Health groups and their activities, upcoming conferences, opportunities to discuss relevant topics, become involved, etc. Attendance of this is not limited to office holders and, in fact, everyone is welcome to come along.
This is scheduled for Tuesday, 19 Sept. 2017, from 8 pm / 20:00 hrs in Room KG I - 1199 at the University of Freiburg. It is listed in the congress programme. Please mark this in your diaries.
Please send me an email if you have any questions or suggestions (which we welcome).
We look forward to seeing you soon at the congress!
Kind regards,
Ecki Brockerhoff
Eckehard Brockerhoff, PhD
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 7 (Forest Health)
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Dear members of FORENT and FORPATH,
The IUFRO Working Party 7.03.11 has recently changed its title and scope from "Resistance to Insects" to "Resistance to Insects and Pathogens".
Tree resistance to insects and pathogens relies on multiple host defense mechanisms, and while these mechanisms are often specific toward either insects or pathogens, there are mechanisms that affect cross resistance and susceptibility. Moreover, the interconnection between resistance to insects and pathogens is particularly important when trees interact with both agents simultaneously, such as when insects vector pathogens or facilitate infection.
The rationale for this change was to create a more inclusive Working Party which could be of interest to many additional researchers, and to enhance the already strong connection between the Entomology and Pathology units of the Forest Health Division.
Given the broadening of the focus, we are building a new lists of scientists who are interested in the Working Party.
If you would like to be included on the new Working Party 7.03.11 scientist list, please send your contact information to the Working Party Coordinator Caterina Villari (cvillari(a)uga.edu<mailto:cvillari@uga.edu>). Email addresses will not be posted on the IUFRO website.
The next upcoming event jointly sponsored by the Working Parties 2.02.15 and 7.03.11 will be the 6th International Conference on the Genetics of Tree-Parasite Interactions: Tree Resistance to Insects and Diseases - Putting Promise into Practice, which will be held August 5-10, 2018 in Mt. Sterling, Ohio, USA. More information can be found on the conference website: https://treeresistance2018.ca.uky.edu/.
Kind regards,
Caterina Villari, WP Coordinator
Dan Herms, WP Deputy
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D.B. Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
University of Georgia
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Athens, GA 30602
Workshop on Tree Resistance to Insects & Diseases: Putting Promise into Practice (Aug 5-10, Ohio, USA)
1st Announcement
Hello,
We have now picked the date and location for the 6th International Workshop of the Genetics of Host-Parasite Interactions in Forestry, Tree Resistance to Insects & Diseases: Putting Promise into Practice. This workshop will be a continuation of the recent workshops held in Orleans, France (2015) and Eugene, Oregon, USA (2015). The past workshops were highly successful, and we anticipate the same in 2018 for this important topic. Please have a look at the information below and on the website, and please pass the notice along to colleagues who work on aspects of Insect or Disease Resistance in Trees.
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For more information: https://treeresistance2018.ca.uky.edu/
We are very excited to announce this upcoming workshop, but due to several factors, the workshop will be limited to 110 participants, which is similar in size to the 2011 and 2015 workshops. For organizational planning (including contracts we need to make for lodging), it would be VERY helpful if you would respond to the survey below (no 'commitment' but will provide us some guidance for planning purposes):
__ I am planning on attending the workshop
___ I may attend the workshop
___ I cannot attend the workshop but am interested in the Resistance (in trees) topic - please keep me on the mailing list
Also, we are updating our mailing list for people interested in this topic and workshop, so having a note back from you helps us to focus the future emails.
For more information: Richard Sniezko (rsniezko(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:rsniezko@fs.fed.us>) or Jennifer Koch (jkoch(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:jkoch@fs.fed.us>
Past Conferences
* 5th International Workshop on the Genetics of Tree-Parasite Interactions, Orleans, France, 2015, https://colloque.inra.fr/tree-parasite-interactions2015
* 4th International Workshop on Disease and Insect Resistance in Forest Trees (2011) Eugene, Oregon, 2011, http://ucanr.edu/sites/tree_resistance_2011conference/Home/ (Sniezko et al., 2012)
* Mechanisms and Deployment of Resistance in Trees to Insects, Iguassu, Spain, 2000 (Wagner et al., 2002)
* Breeding Insect and Disease Resistant Forest Trees Eugene, Oregon, 1982
* 3rd International Workshop on Resistance to Diseases and Pests in Forest Trees, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 1980 (Heybroek et al., 1982)
* Workshop on Biology of Rust Resistance in Forest Trees, Moscow, Idaho, 1969 (considered the 2nd International Workshop in this series) (Bingham et al., 1972)
* Workshop on Breeding Pest-Resistant Trees, University Park, Pennsylvania, 1964 (considered the 1st International Workshop in this series) (Gerhold et al., 1966)
We look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Jennifer Koch
Richard Sniezko
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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
after receiving numerous requests from colleagues, we are happy and pleased
to inform you that* the Early Bird Registration Deadline* of the Joint
Meeting of IUFRO WPs 7.03.05 & 7.03.10 "Forest Insects and Pathogens in a
Changing Environment: Ecology, Monitoring & Genetics", that will be held in
Thessaloniki, Greec this September,* has been extended until the 10th of
July! *So, take the advantage and register now
<http://us14.campaign-archive1.com/?e=%5bUNIQID%5d&u=3042a30974535d5c9741b19…>
to benefit from the reduced rates and secure your presence in Thessaloniki,
Greece for the *Joint Meeting of IUFRO WPs 7.03.05 & 7.03.10. *
Looking forward to welcoming you in Greece,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee
Dimitrios N. Avtzis
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