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# SRT Transcript Correction Summary

## File: Tree Pests in the Landscape — Dr. Ignazio Graziosi

Date Corrected: February 8, 2026 Webinar Date: January 15, 2026 Series: Green & Commercial Topic: Entomology / Tree Health / Urban Forestry Speaker: Dr. Ignazio Graziosi, Assistant Professor, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia Moderator: Dr. Bodie Pennisi, UGA Horticulturist Closing: Rich Braman

## SOURCE VERIFICATION

- Original blocks: 529
- Corrected blocks: 529 ✓ MATCH CONFIRMED
- Time range: 00:00:01,100 to 00:52:11,580
- Runtime: ~52 minutes
- File reading: COMPLETE ✓
- Coverage proof:
- Early [~2:28]: Disease triangle concept — pest, tree, and environment interaction causes damage
- Middle [~24:03]: Importation biological control for EAB — parasitoid wasps brought from Asia to North America
- Late [~48:46]: Btk (Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki) as foliar spray for orange-striped oakworm control; 25% defoliation threshold

## Corrections Applied

### Proper Nouns — Speaker Names

- "Ignacio" → "Ignazio" (Blocks 2, 503)
- "Bori" → "Bodie" (Blocks 15, 62)
- "body" → "Bodie" (Block 502)
- "Bodhi" → "Bodie" (Block 526)
- "buddy" → "Bodie" (Block 519 — Graziosi farewell to Pennisi)

### Emerald Ash Borer — Name Corrections (extensive)

Whisper produced dozens of garbled variants of "emerald ash borer" and its abbreviation "EAB" throughout the transcript. All were corrected to the standard forms:

Full name variants corrected → "emerald ash borer": - "emeralish borer" (Blocks 84, 85) - "emeralash borer" (Blocks 87, 88) - "gemaralash borer" (Block 100) - "Emmerlash border" (Blocks 123, 124) - "emeralosh borer" (Block 91) - "Yemalash Bor" (Block 146) - "Ammonash war" (Block 150) - "MLA-Scheish border" (Block 163) - "Amaralash border" (Block 220)

Abbreviation variants corrected → "EAB": - "EAD" (Block 91) - "IAB" (Blocks 278, 280, 281) - "AAB" (Blocks 170, 171, 172, 173) - "EEA-B" (Block 229) - "AB" (Block 297) - "AEB" (Blocks 185, 186) - "yebby" / "yebe" / "yee-be" / "yeb" / "yebis" (Blocks 188, 193, 243, 254, 257, 263, 265, 266, 269, 270) - "the baby" (Block 243 — context: "the EAB there") - "the bee" (Block 264 — context: parasitoid drilling into bark) - "YB" (Block 170)

Total EAB-related corrections: ~45+ individual instances

### Crapemyrtle Bark Scale — Name Corrections

All variants standardized to "crapemyrtle bark scale" (one word, no hyphen per extension convention): - "crepe-mirtle bark scale" → "crapemyrtle bark scale" (multiple blocks) - "crepe-myrtle bark scale" → "crapemyrtle bark scale" - "crepe myrtle bark scale" → "crapemyrtle bark scale" - "crepe-mirtle bar scale" → "crapemyrtle bark scale" - "crepe myrtle bar scale" → "crapemyrtle bark scale" - "crab myrtle basket" → "crapemyrtle bark scale" (Block 337) - "capemir" → "crapemyrtle" (Block 404) - "bar scale" → "bark scale" (Blocks 334, 405) - All standalone "crepe myrtle" / "crepe-myrtle" / "crepe-mirtle" → "crapemyrtle"

### Scientific Names

- "Lagerstrenia indica" → "Lagerstroemia indica" (Block 304)
- "La Grestorhemia speciosa" → "Lagerstroemia speciosa" (Block 353)
- "armillaria" → "Armillaria" (Block 57 — genus capitalized)
- "oleese" → "Oleaceae" (Block 165)

### Technical Terms — Entomology

- "four-inch star" → "fourth instar" (Block 102)
- "pre-culture" → "prepupa" (Block 107)
- "ovopositor" → "ovipositor" (Block 264, 2 instances)
- "T's tail … T's ovipositor" → "Its tail … its ovipositor" (Block 264)
- "BDK, Bacillus thuringiensis, Crustacea" → "Btk, Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki" (Blocks 488–489)
- "inseticides" → "insecticides" (Block 231)
- "twice-tapped" → "twice-stabbed" (Block 392)
- "ladybeadle" → "lady beetle" (Blocks 393, 394, multiple instances)
- "Geminal" / "begeminal" → "bigeminal" (Blocks 392, 393)
- "infuriate the biological control" → "interfere with the biological control" (Block 415)
- "incident" → "insect" (Block 327 — "stages of the insect")

### Technical Terms — Tree Biology

- "the camium, the artoxylem" → "the cambium, the outer xylem" (Block 92)
- "are incapacity" → "carrying capacity" (Block 207)
- "interesting trace" → "interesting tree" (Block 155 — about blue ash)

### Species Names

- "orange-type wormoth" → "orange-striped oakworm moth" (Blocks 461, 464)
- "orange-type oak wormoth" → "orange-striped oakworm moth" (Block 421 was correct; Block 461 corrected)
- "orange stripe, / awkward mouth" → "orange-striped / oakworm moth" (Blocks 474–475)
- "natal oaks" → "Nuttall oaks" (Block 456)
- "Nuttal oak" → "Nuttall oak" (Block 460)
- "white fring tree" → "white fringetree" (Blocks 165, 357)
- "white fringe tree" → "white fringetree" (Blocks 168, 169, 172)
- "four webworm" → "fall webworm" (Block 29)

### Pest Names / Other

- "also can't send John's work" → "also on St. John's wort" (Block 358)
- "in the festive fire" → "infested firewood" (Block 137)
- "non-80 species" → "non-native species" (Block 181)
- "expansion of the past" → "expansion of the pest" (Block 506)
- "contain the incident to quarantine" → "contain the insect through quarantine" (Block 130)

### Grammar / Transcription Cleanup

- "invasive invasive species" → "invasive species" (Block 5 — Whisper doubled word)
- "those past" → "those pests" (Block 76)
- "different tests" → "different pests" (Block 77)
- "This is the map, is the trap" → "This is the trap" (Block 186)

## Flagged for Verification

- Block 45: [VERIFY: "Dr. Klein"] — Speaker references "Dr. Klein" as the previous presenter on the webinar. Confirm name against webinar program for January 15, 2026.

- Block 161: [VERIFY: "swamp white and small ash"] — Speaker lists Georgia ash species. "Swamp white ash" is not a standard species name. "Small ash" may refer to Fraxinus smallii (Small's ash). Verify species list against audio.

- Block 176: [VERIFY: "this not accidental introduction"] — Meaning is likely "this accidental introduction" (EAB was accidentally introduced via trade). Whisper may have misplaced "not" from later in the sentence. Verify against audio.

- Block 277: [VERIFY: "the O-binator"] — Name of egg parasitoid release device. Possibly "Oobinator" (a play on Oobius agrili, the egg parasitoid). Verify device name against audio and USDA-ARS biocontrol literature.

- Block 392–393: [VERIFY: "bigeminal lady beetle"] — Corrected from "begeminal" / "Geminal ladybeadle." Likely refers to Hyperaspis bigeminata, a documented predator of crapemyrtle bark scale. Confirm species name against audio.

- Block 473–474: [VERIFY: "pinnacle leaf"] — Speaker describes underside of a leaf with oakworm eggs. "Pinnacle" is not a standard botanical term. Possibly "pin oak leaf" spoken with Italian accent. Verify against audio.

- Block 511: [VERIFY: "the planet"] — Bodie Pennisi says "all across the areas around the planet." Context suggests she may have said "the plantings" (discussing CMBS in Savannah plantings). Verify against audio.

- Block 528: [VERIFY: "buddy"] — Rich Braman says "I'll see you soon, buddy." Could be the word "buddy" or a misheard "Bodie." Left as-is pending audio verification.

- Blocks 13–14: [VERIFY: "education and analysis. / outreach."] — These blocks have overlapping timestamps (13 ends at 01:01.380, 14 starts at 01:00.920). Block 13's "analysis" may actually be "outreach" (matching block 14). Verify against audio.

## SRT Format Compliance

✅ All timestamps preserved exactly as original ✅ All sequence numbers maintained (1–529) ✅ Blank lines between segments preserved ✅ Maximum 2 lines per subtitle segment maintained ✅ No segments merged or split ✅ Block count: 529 original = 529 corrected ✓

## New Patterns for Common Corrections Reference

The following Whisper error patterns are new to this webinar and should be added to the project reference:

Whisper Output | Correct Form | Context
--- | --- | ---
emeralish/emeralash/gemaralash/Emmerlash/emeralosh borer | emerald ash borer | Multiple phonetic approximations
yebby / yebe / yee-be / yeb | EAB | Whisper interpreting the abbreviation spoken with accent
IAB / AAB / EAD / EEA-B / AEB / AB | EAB | Abbreviation variants
four-inch star | fourth instar | Entomology life stage
ovopositor | ovipositor | Entomology anatomy
pre-culture | prepupa | Entomology life stage
ladybeadle | lady beetle | Common name
twice-tapped | twice-stabbed | Lady beetle common name
BDK / Crustacea | Btk / kurstaki | Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies
La Grestorhemia / Lagerstrenia | Lagerstroemia | Crapemyrtle genus
natal oaks | Nuttall oaks | Oak species
crab myrtle basket | crapemyrtle bark scale | Pest common name
in the festive fire | infested firewood | EAB spread pathway
can't send John's work | St. John's wort | CMBS alternate host

Total Corrections: ~120+ individual corrections across 529 subtitle blocks Processing: Complete file (529 subtitle blocks, 2116 lines)