Asian Longhorned Beetle: Raising Awareness of Forest Pests

PA Forests Web Seminar Center 

Date: September 9, 2014
Times: noon - 1:00 PM and 7:00 - 8:00 PM, eastern time. Questions often last an extra 15 to 20 minutes

Registration: Presentation URL (for both times): https://meeting.psu.edu/PAForestWeb/
Handouts, PowerPoints and Recorded Presentations will be available at
http://extension.psu.edu/private-forests/tools-resources/webinars

Presentation summary: 
Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) has been found in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Ohio. This webinar will help forest landowners and stakeholders become more aware of this threat and help get more eyes on the forest to watch for its presence. The webinar will cover: history/status of ALB, its biology, signs and symptoms in the trees, what Pennsylvania is doing to watch for and respond to the threat, lookalike species, reporting procedures and similar threats.

Presented by: Sven-Erik Spichiger, Entomology Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry

*** Please note: Continuing Education credits are not available for reviewing recorded webinars. You must participate in the live seminar to receive credit.

This webinar counts for 1 hour of PA SFI Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. You must complete 3 additional hours of C.E. credit to add 1 year to your training card expiration date. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form  (Please request that the webinar administrator send PA SFI confirmation of your participation), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.