Conference on Laurel Wilt Disease Presentations Available
The Conference on Laurel Wilt Disease and Natural Ecosystems
was attended by nearly 100 professionals who gathered to address laurel wilt
disease, one of the most damaging invasive exotic tree diseases to affect
forests in North America.
This was a timely opportunity to learn the most recent state
of knowledge regarding laurel wilt, its biology, impacts in native ecosystems
and efforts to mitigate for its devastating effects.
In addition to an all-day field trip featuring several stops
to view severe mortality due to laurel wilt, the conference featured a diverse
group of expert presentations on the most pressing challenges of laurel wilt.
Missed the conference? No worries! Audio files of each talk
and the accompanying PowerPoint are now posted on the conference web site so
you can see and hear what you missed.
Conference Organizer
Jason A. Smith,
Associate Professor of Forest Pathology
-and-
Co-Founder,
Emerging Threats to Forests Research TeamSchool of Forest Resources and Conservation
University of Florida/IFAS
Gainesville, FL
352-846-0843 (office)
352-327-1742 (cell)
jasons@ufl.edu
