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Author: Smith, Allen
Email: lasmith@tfs.tamu.edu
Phone: 903-297-5094
Organization: Texas A&M Forest Service
Address: 1203 W. Loop 281 Ste. B102, Longview, TX, 75604

Abstract Title: STATUS OF EMERALD ASH BORER, REDBAY AMBROSIA BEETLE AND LAUREL WILT COMPLEX IN TEXAS: A TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE UPDATE. Allen Smith, Texas A&M Forest Service, Longview, TX.

Abstract Text: Texas is large state covering almost 270,000 square miles with a population of just over 28.3 million. We have the largest highway and railway systems in the United States and over 1,150 seaports; handling an average of 317 million metric tons of cargo per year. More foreign tonnage comes in to the Port of Houston than any other port in the United States. Texas shares a 1,254-mile border with Mexico and abuts four Mexican States. Texas’ size, diversity, exposure to global markets and extensive transportation network provide fertile ground for the establishment of invasive pests. Two pests, the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, and the redbay ambrosia beetle, Xyloborus glabratus, an invasive beetle vector for the fungus that causes Laurel Wilt, Raffaellea lauricola, are currently in the early stages of establishment in Texas. Texas A&M Forest Service is at the forefront of these issues and this talk will discuss the challenges, techniques and results of our efforts in combating these emerging pests.

Conference
Year: TIPPC_2018
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Presenter Type (Student or Regular): Regular
Session: 3. Control and Management
Submission Date: 2018-10-15

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