Invasive Ambrosia Beetle Conference
The Situation in California
August 12 - 14, 2012
Session 1 - Setting the stage for further discussion
What's wrong with ambrosia beetles these days? (Video)
Hulcr, J.
Discussant Comments (Q&A) (Video)
Hulcr, J.
Session 2 - Systematics
Ambrosia Beetle Systematics: Non-Natives in the US (Video)
Rabaglia, Robert J.
Systematics of Fusaria Associated With Ambrosia Beetles (Video)
O'Donnell, Kerry, Freeman, Stanley, Mendel, Zvi, Sharon, Michal, Geiser, Dave, Kasson, Matt, Rooney, Alejandro P., Cossé, Allard, Aoki, Takayuki, Ploetz, Randy C.
Discussant Comments (Video)
Atkinson, Tom
Session 3 - Biology of the Beetles
Introduction (Video)
Rabaglia, Bob
Non Chemical Management of Shot Hole Borer: Sri Lankan Experiences (Video)
Mohotti, Keerthi
Shot Hole Borer of Tea - The Situation in Sri Lanka (Video)
Walgama, Sampath
Life history of the red bay ambrosia beetle Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and research needs for a successful rearing system (Video)
Pena, Jorge
Ambrosia beetles that breed in laurel wilt‐affected trees can carry Raffaelea lauricola and transmit it to healthy avocado and redbay trees (Video)
Carillo D., Duncan, R., Ploetz, J., Campbell, A., Ploetz, Randy C., Peña, Jorge E.
What did we learn so far in Israel about the biology of Euwallcea fornicatus, host range, natural and artificial rearing, beetle behavior and its seasonal history? (Video)
Mendel, Zvi, Protasov, Alex, Sharon, Michal, Okon-Levy, Netta, Eliahu, M., Maoz, Yonattan, Golan, Omer, Noy, Michael, Freeman, Stanley
Final discussant comments (Video)
Session 4 - Biology of the Fungal Symbiont
Introduction (Video)
Ploetz, Randy
Uncommon but significant phytopathogenicity is exhibited by some ambrosia beetle symbionts (Video)
Ploetz, Randy C.
Yet another ambrosia beetle with a Fusarium symbiont: Euwallacea validus associated with Verticillium wilt of Ailanthus (Video)
Kasson, Matt, Short, Dylan P.G., Fenstermacher, Kristi A., Davis, Donald D., O'Donnell, Kerry, Freeman, Stanley, Mendel, Zvi, Geiser, Dave
The situation in Australia... (Video)
Geering, Andrew, Campbell, Paul
Update from Israel regarding the fungal symbiont Fusarium sp. nov., genetic diversity, interaction with its hosts as a plant pathogen, and as a feed for Euwallacea fornicatus (Video)
Freeman, Stanley, Sharon, Michal, Okon-Levy, Netta, Protasov, Alex, Eliahu, M., Noy, Michael, O'Donnell, Kerry, Mendel, Zvi
A complex of fungal species associated with polyphagous shot hole borer in California (Video)
Eskalen, Akif, González, Adonis, Lynch, S.J., Wang, D.H., Twizeyimana, M., Mayoquin, J., Rugman-Jones, P.F., Stouthamer, Richard
Discussant Comments (Video)
Where do we go from here? Interdiction, management and prediction
Ploetz, Randy C.
Session 5 - Monitoring and Control Strategies
Introduction (Video)
Millar, Jocelyn
How do you control this pest complex in an ecological landscape? (Video)
Paine, Tim
Monitoring and development of detection methods (Video)
Hanula, Jim
Lessons and insights from the chemical control trials of E. fornicatus and its fungal symbiont in avocado plantations in Israel (Video)
Mendel, Zvi, Protasov, Alex, Sharon, Michal, Okon-Levy, Netta, Eliahu, M., Maoz, Yonattan, Golan, Omer, Noy, Michael, Freeman, Stanley
Fungicide screening for inhibition of the fungal symbiont Fusarium sp. nov. in Israel (Video)
Freeman, Stanley, Sharon, Michal, Okon-Levy, Netta, Protasov, Alex, Eliahu, M., Mendel, Zvi
Closing comments (Video)
Millar, Jocelyn
Session 6 - Invasion Epidemiology
Introduction (Video)
Hoddle, Mark
Invasion biology of vector‐borne diseases: factors that drive outbreaks (Video)
Daugherty, Matt
Ecological analysis of native and exotic ambrosia beetles in the U.S. - Implications for pest management (Video)
Atkinson, Tom
Stopping the Spread of Invasive Species (Video)
Fravel, Deborah
Forest Health Protection's response to the invasion of the tea shot hole borer (Video)
Coleman, Tom W.
Insect Fauna Associated with Muga-Ecosystem in North East India and Ambrosia Beetle (Video)
Kumar, Rajesh
Discussant Comments (Video)
Hoddle, Mark
Session 7 - Planning for the Future
Opening Comments (Video)
Stouthamer, Richard
Lessons Learned from the Laurel Wilt - Redbay Ambrosia Beetle Situation in the Florida Avocado Industry (Video)
Crane, Jonathan H.
Discussant Comments (Video)
Stouthamer, RIchard