Hello Forest Entomologists!

 

The IUFRO Division 7, Unit 7.02.11 Parasitic flowering plants in forests, is hosting a global meeting, “Mistletoes: Pathogens, Keystone Resource, and Medicinal Wonder” on July 17-22, 2016 at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon.  Ashland, Oregon is located in southern Oregon near the California border, and is surrounded by diverse forests with a diverse flora of Viscaceae (Arceuthobium and Phoradendron). 

 

We are now accepting abstracts for oral talks and/or posters.

 

Please visit the website to submit abstracts:  http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/mistletoe/

 

This will be an exciting meeting, please consider participating and please spread the word!  This may seem like a forest pathology meeting, but as you all know, insects interact with mistletoes and infected hosts in many ways…herbivory, pollination, and host susceptibility! 

 

Sincerely, the Organizing Committee:

 

David Watson, Australia

Marcelo Wagner, Argentina

Simon Shamoun, Canada

Cindy Ross Friedman, Canada

Robert Mathiasen, USA

David Shaw, USA

 

Conference coordinator: Brianna Beene, USA

 

 

David Shaw

Associate Professor, Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management

Forest Health Specialist, Forestry and Natural Resources Extension

Director, Swiss Needle Cast Cooperative (http://sncc.forestry.oregonstate.edu/)

College of Forestry, Oregon State University

dave.shaw@oregonstate.edu

541.737.2845