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Martin MacKenzie/R5/USDAFS
12/15/2010 11:15 AM
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Subject
Harry Potter and other misc stuff
Folks,
(!) What
do you recommend for dissolving the glue on sticky traps? I'm thinking
of cutting up sections of a sticky trap and shaking them up in misc solvents
to find the best one
(!!)
I believe I had read some place that mixing ethyl acetate with alcohol
would produce a mixture to mimic a declining tree. As I can not,
now find my reference, can any one confirm this ?
(!!!)
Although I have never seen beech Bark Disease on a European Beech,
for a fraction of a second I thought I saw its symptoms while watching
the most recent Harry Potter movie. Can anyone confirm? It is an
insect mediated disease!
Yours,
Dr. Martin MacKenzie,
Forest Pathologist
Southern Sierra
Shared Service Area
(209) 532 3671
ext 242
Stanislaus National
Forest
19777 Greenley
Road
Sonora, CA 95370