2 - Emerging Needle Diseases of Loblolly Pine: What Do We Know and What Can We Do?

Thursday, September 19, 2024

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A

Speaker(s)

Caterina Villari, PhD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia, United States

Co-author(s)

CM

Colton Daniel Meinecke, MS

Research Professional
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia, United States
RE

Rhys Eshleman

Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Simone Lim-Hing, PhD (she/her/hers)

University of Georgia, Georgia, United States
Gabriel Maciel

Master Student Forest Biometrics
Univ. of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry & Nat. Res.
Athens, Georgia, United States
SK

Stephen Kinane, PhD

Assistant Professor • Warnell-Sch Forestry & Nat Res
University of Georgia, United States

Addressing brown spot needle blight and other needle diseases of loblolly pine has become a priority in the Southeast. Our team focuses on evaluating the long-term impacts on stand productivity, identifying all fungal organisms associated with the outbreaks, developing diagnostic tools, and testing different potential management strategies

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to understand the role of different fungal organisms in the recent loblolly pine needle disease outbreaks.
Upon completion, participants will be able to list ongoing efforts aimed at evaluating the long-term impacts of loblolly pine needle disease outbreaks.
Upon completion, participants will be able to list some of the strategies that are currently being developed to reduce the damage caused by loblolly pine needle disease outbreaks.