Laurel Wilt

Meetings

• 2009 Laurel Wilt Disease and Redbay Ambrosia Beetle Research Symposium, Homestead , FL

• 2009 Laurel Wilt Conference, Savannah, GA (agenda)

• 2007 Jekyll Island Redbay Symposium

A meeting highlighting the research and current information available on the redbay ambrosia beetle and associated disease epidemic which is devastating redbay trees in coastal Georgia , Florida , and South Carolina was held January 18 and 19, 2007 on Jekyll Island in southeast Georgia . The meeting was jointly sponsored by the Florida Division of Forestry, Georgia Forestry Commission, South Carolina Forestry Commission, and USDA Forest Service. Over 80 people including researchers, natural resource managers, regulators, policy makers, and public and private interest groups participated in the meeting.

 

A series of talks on the disease history, beetle, pathogen, vectors, hosts, surveys, ecological concerns, and potential management options were presented during the 2-day session, with open discussion on potential impacts, research needs, and management options. A field tour on Jekyll Island was hosted by the Georgia Forestry Commission.

 

Future action items discussed included: 1) developing a Laurel Wilt Website, 2) setting up a working group to coordinate information exchange, and 3) organization of a follow-up science forum.

 

Abstracts and slideshows for many of the presentations given at the Jekyll Island Redbay Mortality Symposium can be viewed by clicking on the "Resources - Posters / Presentations" sidebar topic.

 

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