Minnesota’s Big 4 Invasive Forest Health Threats: MDA Update Angie Ambourn
EAB Life Cycle David Cappaert, MSU
EAB Host Trees David Cappaert Black ash Green ash White ash Blue ash Manchurian ash Green ash (througout MN) Black ash White ash Susceptibility low high
EAB US Distribution
EAB Distributio n in MN
Anoka County
Fillmore County
Chisago and Scott Counties
Washingto n County
Park Point
Purple Prism Trapping
EAB Bio Control Tetrastichus planipennisiOobius agrili
Where is Gypsy Moth? Europe and north Africa (native) U.S. and Canada (invasive)
Gypsy Moth Life Cycle
Life Stages
Early Detection Daniel Herms, The Ohio State UniversityChris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan
State Survey Program MDA staff 16,044 traps total- there more set by cooperators 1052 total moths ( MDA+ cooperators) Double from last year
Gypsy Moth Trends in Minnesota
MPB in Minnesota MPB in a cabin log MPB in firewood
Kenneth Gibson, USDA FS Funnel Trapping
Thousand Cankers Disease Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State Univ. Ned Tisserat, Colorado State University Jennifer Juzwik USFS
TCD Presence
Black Walnut Native Range Miles, P.D Forest Inventory EVALIDator web-application
TCD Symptoms Rapid wilting Top-down dieback Epicormic shoots Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State. Univ. B.Moltzan, USFS
Ned Tisserat, ColoradoState Univ. Cankers grow together
Pinhead size holes Insect tunnels, dead area Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State. Univ. Ned Tisserat, Colorado State University
Funnel Trapping
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