Climbers' Corner • Tree Academy
Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday
Why Tree Diseases Are So Difficult to Manage
Summary
Infectious tree diseases are sometimes difficult to understand and manage, especially relative to how they differ from insect infestations and non-infectious tree diseases. This talk will focus on the unique aspects of infectious diseases and why they are so difficult to manage, including the fact that pathogen inoculum is microscopic when infections occur, and the fact that infections can be latent for days, weeks, months and years before symptoms develop. We will use case studies and profiles of key historic, emerging, and threatening tree diseases to elucidate the difficulties of plant health management for infectious diseases.
Conference Proceedings Documents
Presenters
Jim Chatfield is an Associate Professor and Extension
Specialist for Ohio State University Extension. His focus is on community
forestry, plant pathology, plant problem diagnostics, and tree selection
research. He holds an M.S. degree in plant pathology from Ohio State University
and is the President of the International Ornamental Crabapple Society.
Joe Boggs is an Assistant Professor and Extension Educator
with Ohio State University Extension in Hamilton County and the Entomology
Department. He focuses on invasive
insect educational and control strategies and all things entomological.
Climbers' Corner • Tree Academy
Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday