Dry Forest Symposium
Workshop: Pests & Diseases
http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/nelsons/DryForestPestWorkshop.htm
Date: February 26, 2009
1:00 – 4:30 pm
Location: Kainaliu Cooperative
Extension Service, Hawaii
Presenters:
Scot C. Nelson, Plant Pathologist and Extension
Specialist, University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM), College of Tropical
Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), Department of Plant and Environmental
Protection Sciences (PEPS), Cooperative Extension Service (CES), 875 Komohana
St., Hilo, HI 96720 snelson@hawaii.edu,
tel: 808-981-5199; fax: 808-981-5211; home page: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/nelsons
J. B. Friday, UH-CTAHR Forester and Extension Specialist,
Hawaii at Manoa (UHM), College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
(CTAHR), Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM),
Cooperative Extension Service (CES), 875 Komohana St., Hilo, HI 96720 jbfriday@hawaii.edu, tel: 808-981-5199;
fax: 808-981-5211; CTAHR Forestry website: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/
Pat Conant, Entomologist for the HDOA Plant Pest Control
Branch for the Big Island, 16 East Lanikaula St. Hilo HI 96720 Pat.Conant@hawaii.gov
Walter T. Nagamine, Walter T. Nagamine, Entomologist,
Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Plant Pest Control Branch, Biological Control
Section, 1428 S. King Street, Honolulu, HI
96814, Phone: (808) 973-9526,
Fax: (808) 973-9533 Walter.T.Nagamine@hawaii.gov
Topics
(as time permits):
Walter T. Nagamine: Erythrina gall wasp and its
parasitoid/biological control, common insect pests (such as whiteflies, scales,
mealybugs, thrips) Handout: Recognizing the Erythrina gall wasp (Quadrastichus erythrinae) and its
parasitoid (Eurytoma erythrinae).
Insect specimens (live and dead): Different life stages (larvae, pupae, and
adults) of EGW and parasitoid. Powerpoint talk: Overview of Erythrina Gall Wasp
Biological Control Program (15 min.).
Pat Conant: nursery pests (such as aphids, broad mites,
spider mites, eriophyid mites); black twig borer, miscellaneous other pests; handouts;
specimens.
J. B. Friday: koa wilt, Puccinia rust of ohia, forest nursery problems. Specimens,
Powerpoint
Scot C. Nelson: parasitic seed plants (Cassytha filiformis, Korthalsella species, dodders); rusts,
powdery mildews, root-knot nematodes (Meldoidogyne
species); specimens, sample articles, discussion of resources, photographs
presentation.
Resource
materials:
UH-CTAHR
PLANT PEST ARTICLES APPLICABLE TO HAWAII DRY FORESTS:
Nelson,
S. C. 2008. Cassytha filiformis: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/PD-42.pdf
Nelson, S. C., and Friday,
J. B. 2008. Hawaiian mistletoes (Korthalsella
species) http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/PD-62.pdf
Nelson, S. C. 2008. Rusts of
Acacia koa – Atelocauda digitata (gall rust). http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/PD-63.pdf
Nelson, S. C., and Sewake,
K. 20080. Volcanic emissions injury to plant foliage. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/PD-47.pdf
Nelson, S. C. 2005. Rust of
ko'oloa 'ula (Abutilon menziesii). http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/PD-31.pdf
Nelson,
S. C., and Bushe, B. 2006. Collecting plant disease and insect pest samples for
problem diagnosis. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/SCM-14.pdf
Uchida, J. Y., Anderson, R.C.,
Kadooka, C. Y., and LaRosa, A. M. 2008. Disease index of
the rust Puccinia psidii on ohia in Hawaii. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/PD-38.pdf
Anderson, R. C., and Uchida, J. Y.
2008.
Disease index of the rust Puccinia psidii on rose
apple in Hawaii. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/PD-37.pdf
Nelson, S. C. 2005. Noni root knot, a
destructive disease of Morinda citrifolia in Hawaii. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/PD-27.pdf
Schmitt, D. P., and Sipes, B. S. 1998. Plant-parasitic
nematodes and their management. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/PD-15.pdf
Nelson, S. C. 2008
Sooty mold.
http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/PD-52.pdf
Insect control chart
for ornamental crops: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/IP-19L.pdf
Andrew F. Kawabata, Arnold Hara, Brian
Bushe, and Christopher Jacobsen. 2005. Mite control chart for ornamental
crops: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/MP-4L.pdf
Other articles available at UH-CTAHR free publications
page: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ctahr2001/PIO/FreePubs/
CHEMICAL
CLASS CHART: http://www.scotnelson.org/ChemicalClassMOAOHP.pdf
MITICIDE
CHART: http://www.scotnelson.org/miticidechart0607.pdf
Crop Knowledge Master: (Descriptions of Hawaii pests, including
biology, ecology, management and photos) http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/crop/crop.htm
Farmer’s Bookshelf: (Useful production and horticultural
information for various crops) http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/fb/
HPIRS (Hawaii Pesticide information retrieval system):
Comprehensive
and up-to-date information and listings for pesticides, by crop. http://state.ceris.purdue.edu/doc/hi/statehi.html
University of Hawaii Agricultural Diagnostic Service
Center: Submit plant, soil, and tissue samples for analysis.
Hilo: 875 Komohana St., Hilo, HI 96720 981-5199. Kona: 79-7381 Mamalahoa
Highway, Kealakekua, HI 96750 322-4892.
University of Hawaii at Manoa Cooperative Extension
Service: Hilo: 875 Komohana St., Hilo, HI 96720 981-5199. Kona:
79-7381 Mamalahoa Highway, Kealakekua, HI 96750 322-4892. (A list of local
County Agents and Extension Specialists is http://www.scotnelson.org/2005
CES can help you.doc
Hawaii Department of Agriculture: Main
website http://ww.hawaiiag.org/hdoa/
University of Hawaii, College of Tropical Agriculture
and Human Resources: College home page http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu
Ask the Experts: Online pest advice and
FAQs (UH-CTAHR), http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ate/
PEPS (Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences,
UH-Manoa): Department home page http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps/
The Noni Website: http://ctahr.hawaii.edu/noni
Kava Pest and Disease Image Gallery: http://www2.hawaii.edu/snelson/kava
Koa Pest and Disease Image Gallery: http://www2.hawaii.edu/snelson/koa
Palm Pest and Disease Image Gallery: http://www2.hawaii.edu/snelson/palms
MISCELLANEOUS
PLANTS PEST AND DISEASE IMAGE GALLERY: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/nelsons/Misc/
CTAHR
FORESTRY PEST AND DISEASE WEBSITE (Including koa wilt and
Puccinia rust on ohia) http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/Data/pests_diseases.asp
(J. B. Friday):
▪ The CTAHR Sustainable
Agriculture site features a special section on Sustainable
Pest Control for the Tropics. The site includes many presentations from a
January 2003 workshop in Hilo, Hawaii.
▪ The Hawaii
Extension Pesticide Programs home page has
information on the Pesticide Risk Reduction Education Program
(formerly Pesticide Applicator Training), Special Local Need Registrations for
Hawaii, and the Hawaii
Pesticide Information Retrieval System (HPRIS). HPIRS is an index to agricultural-use
pesticide labels licensed for sale in Hawaii by the Hawaii State Department of Agriculture, including some
pesticides with forestry and nursery uses.
▪ The UH Termite Project
web page includes information for both builders and homeowners and features
pages on naturally
durable woods (including some Hawaii-grown woods) and wood
preservatives.
▪ Hawaii
Plant Disease is a series of online, illustrated bulletins on plant
diseases and plant health issues, many regarding native and forest tree
species.
▪ Articles on Acacia
koa diseases and associated fungi and koa
wilt appear on the University of Hawaii Botany Department web site.
▪ The Hawaii
Ecosystems at Risk website has pages featuring plant pathogens of Hawaii.
▪ The USDA Forest Service Institute of
Pacific Islands Forestry works on bio-control
of invasive alien plants, particularly strawberry guava or waiawi (Psidium
cattleianum), cane tibouchina, and miconia.
▪ The Hawaii Department of
Agriculture Pesticides Branch posts lists of licensed pesticides
and current 24(c)
[Special Local Needs] registered pesticides for Hawaii.
▪ Forestry
workshops http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/workshop.html
Illustrated Glossary of Plant Pathology / Pests: http://scotnelson.org/plantdoctor/glossary/index.htm
UH-CTAHR Office of Publications and Information: various for-sale agricultural
publications http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ctahr2001/PIO/ForSalePubs.asp
uh-ctahR adsc: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/adsc/
▪
Analytical services fees: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/adsc/downloads/price_list.pdf
(call main office to confirm current prices)
ARNOLD
HARA (UH-CTAHR, Entomologist, Hilo) LINKS: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/haraa/grower.asp
Pesticide Labels and MSDS Sheets: http://www.greenbook.net
American Phytopathological Society (APS): Disease
Compendia, articles, information, resources http://www.apsnet.org
▪
APS Education Center http://www.apsnet.org/education/
The Plant Pathology Internet Guide Book: Comprehensive
source of information and links http://www.pk.uni-bonn.de/ppigb/ppigb.htm
International Society of Plant Pathology: http://www.isppweb.org/
Google (also Google Scholar): http://www.google.com type: “plant pathology
resources” or “plant pest resources”
UNIVERSITY
OF FLORIDA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE PESTS: http://www.entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures
DON
GARDNER (SOME HAWAIIAN FORESTRY DISEASES): http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/gardner/default.htm
HAWAIIAN
ECOSYSTEMS AT RISK: http://www.hear.org/