Workshop Proceedings 2008 including: tree biology, insects, diseases, weeds, diagnosing problems, pesticides (insecticides, fungicides, miticides and herbicides) and more. The links shared here are to workshop presentations and resource materials distributed to workshop participants.
Workshop and Laboratory Presentations
- Balsam Gall Midge
- Diagnostic Basics Posters
- Foliage Diseases
- Know Your Pests: Foliage Feeding Insects and Mites
- Life Cycles of Insects and Mites
- Management of Rhabdocline and Swiss Needlecast
- Methods and Materials For Managing Weeds in Christmas Trees
- Root Rot Rudiments
- Tree Physiology
- Twig, Shoot and Root Feeders
- Weed Management
Insects
- Balsam Shootboring Sawfly
- Balsam Twig Aphid
- Biological Control of Pests in Christmas Tree Production
- Common Insect Pests of Christmas Trees
- Common Pests of Christmas Trees in Vermont 2007
- Management of the Balsam Gall Midge in Christmas Tree Plantations
- Pest Alert: Asian Longhorned Beetle
- Pest Alert: Common Pine Shoot Beetle
- Pest Alert: Conifer Weevils
- Pest Alert: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
- Pest Fact Sheet: Scale Insects
- Pest Alert: Spruce Spider Mite
- Pest Fact Sheet: Spruce Gall Adelgid
- Pest Fact Sheet: White Pine Weevil
- Survey and Monitoring of Fir Christmas Trees to Detect Insects and Diseases
Diseases
- Abiotic Diseases from the Integrated Pest Management Field Guide for Christmas Trees
- Canavirgella Needlecast of White Pine
- Clearing the Field by Dr. Gary Chastagner
- Diseases of Christmas Tree Seedlings and Transplant Beds
- Disease Problems in Connecticut Christmas Tree Plantations
- Effectiveness of Stump Removal in Reducing Annosus Root Rot Losses
- Managing True Fir Root Rots
- The Concept of Type: Diseases
Weeds
- Christmas Tree Weeds and Thoughts on Plantings for 2007
- Review of Weed Management Practices Fall 2006
- Weed Management References and Weeds as Indicators of Stress Conditions
- "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" If Weeds Were Not a Problem for Christmas Tree Growers
Diagnostics
- Developing Diagnostic and Decision-Making Skills
- Diagnosing Plant Problems
- UNH Plant Diagnostics Laboratory
- Cornell University Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic
- UMass Amherst Tree and Shrub Diagnostics
- University of Maine Insect and Plant Disease Lab
- University of Rhode Island Plant Protection Clinic
- UVM Plant Diagnostic Clinic
- Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network
Integrated Pest Management
- IPM For Christmas Trees
- New York State Growing Degree Day Calendar
- New York State Phenology Table
- Pest Management Resources for New Hampshire Farmers
Pesticides and Herbicides
- UNH Cooperative Extension Christmas Tree Pest Manual
- 2011 New England Guide to Chemical Weed and Brush Control in Christmas Trees
- Alternative Spring Herbicide Mixes for Christmas Trees
- Calibrating a Tractor Mounted Sprayer
- Compatibility of Mixing Insecticides with Fungicides
- Fungicides for Christmas Tree Diseases
- Home Garden Equivalents
- Measurements for Pesticide Application
- Modifying Knapsack Sprayers for Precise Applications of Herbicides
- New England Poison Control Centers
- Nozzles Suitable for Herbicide Application in Nurseries or Christmas Trees
- Pesticide Safety and Poison Control Centers
- Pesticide Storage
- Station Workers Evaluate Constant Flow Valves
- Update on Glyphosate Products for Christmas Trees
