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Thursday, November 15, 2012
NASF delivered comments alongside the NAASF regarding Advice from the FSC related to the evaluation of nurseries under the FSC standard. State forestry agencies responsibilities’ often include the operation and management of nurseries that produce millions of seedlings for reforestation efforts on both public and private...
Friday, November 9, 2012
Maine communities are making determined efforts to control the spread of the Winter Moth. The defoliating insect has been identified in two parts of the Maine coast and once the moth becomes established, it can start defoliating whole trees, and mortality becomes a significant issue.
The Harpswell outbreak is now fairly...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
A study funded by the National Science Foundation show that episodes of reduced precipitation in the Southern Rocky Mountains, especially during the 2001-2002 drought, greatly accelerated a rise in numbers of mountain pine beetles. The overabundance is a threat to regional forests. The research is the first to chart the...
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Many Hawaiians buy imported holiday plants and trees, but they may end up with the unexpected gift of invasive species. While many people will buy imported Christmas trees and wreaths, the State Department of Agriculture is asking residents to buy local for the holidays.
The Ag Department and nursery industry teamed up to...
Friday, November 2, 2012
For fear of losing their ash trees, the UK Forestry Commission has announced that it is closing some of its forests to the public after discovering infected trees. The fungus, Chalara fraxinea, which has severely affected other European countries and has now spread to Britain, kills 90 per cent of trees it infects.
On...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
After an intensive, area-wide survey of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, entomologists from Texas A&M announced they have detected the presence of a palm tree-killing weevil that has caused extensive damage in other parts of the world.
The South American palm weevil is black, about an inch and a half long and originated in...
Monday, October 15, 2012
A new study published in the Journal of Economic Entomology reports that live insects were found in 47% of firewood bundles purchased from big box stores, gas stations and grocery stores in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
The study highlighted how untreated firewood can harbor pathogens and destructive insects such...
Friday, October 12, 2012
Recent aerial and ground surveys conducted by the U.S. Forest Service in California documented 375,700 new cases of dead live oak and tan oak trees over 54,400 acres of California where the pathogen is known to exist. That's compared to 38,000 dead trees covering 8,000 acres a year ago. This means that the disease has...
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
With homeowners facing the choice of spending large sums, sometimes thousands of dollars, to take down their dead ash trees or assuming liability for them, the Ohio DNR program covers 40 percent of the cost of removal of two ash trees per property owner. It requires estimates from three certified arborists and is available...
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Attendees showed up early and stayed late for the 16th annual Bugfest hosted by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, NC. The Southern Research Station (SRS) was a co-sponsor of this year’s event, trapping lots of interest in the Station’s Bad Bugs in the Forest exhibit. The exhibit’s mock FBI “wanted”...
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