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  • Southern Forest Health - Brazilian Peppertree

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Chinese Privet

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Chinese Tallow Tree

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Cogongrass

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Emerald Ash Borer

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Ips Bark Beetles

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Japanese Climbing Fern

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Japanese Stiltgrass

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Johnson Grass

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Kudzu

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Laurel Wilt

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Oak Wilt

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Sirex Woodwasp

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Spongy Moth

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Spotted Lanternfly

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Thousand Cankers Disease

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • Southern Forest Health - Tree of Heaven

    • USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

    • Includes species related publications, webinars and other resources.

  • SRS (Southern Research Station) Researcher Receives Grant to Study White-Nose Syndrome

    • Sep 27, 2017

    • USDA. FS. Southern Research Station. CompassLive.

    • White-nose syndrome (WNS) has killed more than six million bats over the past decade. WNS is caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd). Studies show that bats eat enough insect pests to save the U.S. corn industry more than $1 billion a year in crop damage and pesticide costs, and more than $3 billion per year to all agricultural production including forests.
       

      To help fund the research needed to combat this deadly disease, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced $2.5 million in grants for research of high priority questions about WNS that will improve our ability to manage the disease and conserve affected bats.

  • Study Supports Single Introduction of Laurel Wilt Pathogen in the U.S.

    • Mar 2019

    • USDA. FS. Southern Research Station. CompassLive.

    • Laurel wilt has devastated plants in the Lauraceae family – redbay, sassafras, pondberry, avocado, and others – since it was first detected in the southeastern U.S. around 2002. There is no widespread, effective treatment for laurel wilt. Genetics research is focused on learning more about the pathogen's genetic structure in order to improve detection methods and screening for possible resistance in Lauraceae host species. "We have developed genetic markers to describe the population of the pathogen in the U.S.," says USDA Forest Service plant pathologist Tyler Dreaden. "Knowing which genotypes to use contributes to a quicker, more cost-effective resistance screening process." Dreaden led a new study to shed light on the genetic structure of the pathogen and its reproductive strategy. The research team included Marc Hughes at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Randy Ploetz and Jason Smith at the University of Florida, and Adam Black, horticulture director of the Peckerwood Garden Conservation Foundation in Texas. Their findings were published in Forests.