### 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":**
- "This is the map, is the trap" → "This is the trap" (Block 186)
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## 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.
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## 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 ✓
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## New Patterns for Common Corrections Reference
The following Whisper error patterns are new to this webinar and should be added to the project reference:
