June 19, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm CDT
Speaker: Dr. Deborah McCullough, Professor, Department of Entomology and Department of Forestry, Michigan State University
This webinar will address options for protecting valuable ash trees in landscapes from Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) with systemic insecticides. Tactics to integrate systemic insecticides with other EAB management tactics in forested areas, as well as landscapes, will be included. We’ll cover some myths about treating ash trees that just won’t go away and talk about trunk injection and potential wounding. Factors related to the economics of treating vs removing ash trees will be included. Questions will be welcome!
Deborah G. McCullough is a Professor at Michigan State University with a joint appointment in the Dept. of Entomology and Dept. of Forestry, with research, extension and teaching responsibilities. McCullough’s research focuses on the ecology, impacts and management of forest insects, particularly invasive species including emerald ash borer, beech bark disease, and hemlock woolly adelgid. She works with forest managers, regulatory officials, arborists and landowners to develop sustainable management strategies to protect forest health. McCullough also assists chestnut growers and Christmas tree producers with insect management issues. McCullough teaches a 4 credit course on Forest Insects and Diseases annually and has served as the major advisor for more than 35 graduate students, many of whom work in forest health and related positions. McCullough has authored or co-authored more than 135 papers about forest insect ecology and management in scientific journals, approximately 250 extension bulletins, websites, videos or articles in trade publications and given more than 600 presentations on forest insects.
