16th Ornamental Workshop on Diseases and Pests

 leaf gall

Kanuga Conference Center
Hendersonville, NC
September 22 - September 26, 2008

 leaf hoppers

Entomology Program
(Click on underlined titles to view pdf of presentation. Not all presentations available, but may become available later)

Tuesday morning:  September 23

Plenary Session: “Ornamental Pests & Diseases – Vectors & Viruses” 
Vectors.  Raymond Cloyd, Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan
Viruses. James Moyer, Department of Plant Pathology, NC State University, Raleigh
 
Posters
Invasive Erythrina gall wasp control. Arnold Hara, et al. University of Hawaii
Azalea's worst nightmare. Grant Kirker, USDA ARS, Poplarville, MS
Azalea lace bug: Host resistance. Grant Kirker, et al., USDA ARS, Poplarville, MS
 
Tuesday afternoon: September 23 
Neonictonoid chemistry. Casey Sclar, Longwood Gardens, Inc.
Euonmyus leaf notcher. Eric Day, VA Tech
 
Wednesday morning:  September 24th 
Chilli thrips. Scott Ludwig, Texas AgriLife Extension
 
Thursday morning:  September 25th 
 
Thursday afternoon:  September 25th 
 
"Special Plenary Session"-Graphics file information. Joe LaForest, The Bugwood Network, Univ. of Georgia