Southern Forest Health Newsletter
Summer 2019
In this issue: SPB outbreak waning in Mississippi, Investigating understory plant species turnover, Laurel wilt in KY and TN, Fighting the laurel wilt fungus with fungus, Autotoxicity research, and more.
Fall 2018
In this issue: SRS 4552 Update from the Project Leader, Coarse woody debris in longleaf pine stands, Role of Agrilus macer in sugarberry decline, Odor discrimination among bark beetles, Tracking laurel wilt disease in sassafras, Jim Meeker awarded Regional Forester Honor, Camcore partnerships highlighted in Columbia, Field tour highlights hemlock silviculture, Thomas Whitney wins graduate student award, Technology Transfer.
Summer 2018
In this issue: Use of non-native wood by saproxylic insects, Eastern white pine workshop and initiative, SPB Road Shows shares knowledge with managers, Forest pathology at LTU, Andy Whittier completes thesis on teak nutrition, Undergraduate wins scholarship to study abroad, Asheville 6th graders learn about forest research, UGA students win presentation awards, and Jim Meeker completes 15 years with FHP.
Winter 2018
In this issue: Walnut twig beetle and kiln-dried wood, Avoiding unwanted insects in SPB traps, Native lace bugs and Chinese privet, Ulyshen edits new book on saproxylic insects, Noxious weed DNA barcode project wins honors, New York SPB team honored by USFS Chief, SGSF For. Health Meeting, Hemlock Conservation on the Chattahoochee NF, Brian Strom new FHP Field Representative.
Fall 2017
In this issue: Insect-killing fungi, Sudden oak death pathogen survey, Multi-state SPB outbreak, High school students take “Time 4 Real Science”, Experimental Forests tour, Sharing insect science with children at “BugFest”, State Line Meeting in MS, White Pine Workshop, Technology Transfer.
Summer 2017
In this issue: SPB in Mississippi, Termites and CWD, Hemlock Silviculture, Kent House Bug Day, Remembering Lary Roton, Staff Changes, Tech Transfer.
Spring 2017
In this issue: Screening chestnuts, Conserving beetles, Fire, drought and Ips, Intercepting invasive weeds, Woodborer detection, Biological control of HWA, In the News, Staff Changes, Tech Transfer.
Winter 2017
In this issue: Laurel wilt pathogen, Sunlight helps hemlocks, Ips outbreak in Georgia, Carolina hemlock health, Michael Ulyshen receives Presidential Science award, Staff Changes, Tech Transfer.
Fall 2016
In this issue: Fire and pollinators, Laurel Wilt in Arkansas, Noxious weed prevention, International Congress of Entomology, Staff Changes, Tech Transfer.
Summer 2016
In this issue: SPB Activity Escalates, Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Sugarberry Mortality, Gypsy Moth Conditions, Emerald Ash Borer, Bug Day Success, Staff News, Tech Transfer.
Spring 2016
In this issue: Wood Decomposition Research, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Sebastian Seibold visits SRS 4552 in Athens, Science Fair Judges, Forest Health Committee, Boy Scout Project, Staff Changes, Tech Transfer.