Kentucky Forest Health Conference

Registration (8:30-9)

Welcome and Introductions, Dr. Ellen Crocker, University of Kentucky, (9-9:05)

Kentucky Forest Health Updates, Alexandra Blevins, Kentucky Division of Forestry (9:05-9:35)

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Biological Control Session:

• Biological Control Using Laricobius spp.: a Key Tool in Integrated Pest Management of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Dr. Rafael Ferreira dos Santos, University of Tennessee (9:35-10:05)
• Leucotaraxis spp. Rearing, Release, and Signs of Establishment in Eastern North America, Nicholas Dietschler, Cornell University (10:05-10:35)

Break 10:35-10:50

Responding to Climate Change in Kentucky's Forests, Dr. Jacob Muller, University of Kentucky (10:50- 11:20)

Tips for Using Seed Zones to Guide Movement of Seed for Assisted Migration, Dr. Carolyn Pike, USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station (11:20-11:30)

Spotted Lanternfly: A Looming Threat to Kentucky, Seth Spinner, University of Kentucky and the Office of the State Entomologist (11:30-12:00)

Lunch (provided) (12:00-1:00)

Surveillance for Ticks and Tick-borne Pathogens in Kentucky, Anna Pasternak, University of Kentucky (1:00-1:30)

Saving Butternut: Recent Progress in Detecting Hybrids and Disease, Dr. Carolyn Pike, USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station (1:30-2:00)

Southern Stingers: Imported Fire Ant in Kentucky, Dr. Jonathan Larson, University of Kentucky (2:00-2:15)

Break (2:15-2:30)

Conservation Opportunities: NRCS programs that support forest landowners, Jon Shultz, Natural Resources Conservation Service (2:30-2:50)

Practical Drone Uses for Natural Resource Managers, Jody Thompson and Jeremy Sandifer, Kentucky State University (2:50-3:20)

NRCS Perspectives on Invasive Plant Management in Kentucky, Jon Shultz, Natural Resources Conservation Service (3:20-3:50)

Wrap-up, Survey, and Adjourn, Dr. Ellen Crocker, University of Kentucky, (3:50-4)