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<h2 id="understanding-tree-pests-disease-interactions-invasive-threats-and-management-strategies">Understanding Tree Pests: Disease Interactions, Invasive Threats, and Management Strategies<a class="headerlink" href="#understanding-tree-pests-disease-interactions-invasive-threats-and-management-strategies" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
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- Category 24 — Ornamental and Turf Pest Control (likely primary)
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This archived webinar may be used for self-paced continuing education. Viewers should watch the full presentation (approximately 52 minutes), complete any required assessment activities, and submit documentation per county or program requirements. Sign-in sheets should be submitted to gtbop@uga.edu or mailed to the address printed at the top of the sign-in sheet.</p>
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<p>Dr. Ignazio Graziosi presents a framework for understanding tree pest damage using the disease triangle (pest, host tree, environment) and spiral of tree decline. The presentation is organized around three case studies that cover the major pest-host interaction scenarios landscape professionals encounter:</p>
<p><strong>Case Study 1 — Emerald Ash Borer (EAB): Non-native pest on native trees</strong>
Covers EAB life cycle and damage identification (water sprouts, D-shaped exit holes, canopy dieback), the role of firewood in spreading the invasion, Georgia's ash species diversity and the white fringetree as an alternate host, the invasion curve concept, importation biological control using specialist parasitoid wasps from Asia, and chemical protection methods (tree injection, bark spray, soil drench). Relevant for agents advising on ash tree conservation and urban forest management.</p>
<p><strong>Case Study 2 — Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (CMBS): Non-native pest on non-native trees</strong>
Covers CMBS identification (white females, pink eggs, sooty mold), overlapping generations, host range expansion to American beautyberry and St. John's wort, urban heat island effects, chemical control options (soil drench, soil injection, foliar spray — note trunk injection is not effective for crapemyrtle), and the role of lady beetles and green lacewings as predators. Particularly relevant for Georgia agents, as the invasion is still at an early stage in much of the state.</p>
<p><strong>Case Study 3 — Orange-Striped Oakworm Moth: Native pest on native trees</strong>
Covers life cycle and seasonal timing (late summer/fall, two generations in the South), vulnerability of clonal urban tree plantings with low genetic diversity, natural enemies, and a practical decision framework: 25% defoliation threshold for treatment, and the reduced harm of late-season defoliation. Btk (<em>Bacillus thuringiensis</em> kurstaki) as a selective foliar spray is the recommended first option.</p>
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<h3 id="key-concepts-for-agent-programs">Key Concepts for Agent Programs<a class="headerlink" href="#key-concepts-for-agent-programs" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
<p>These concepts from the presentation are well-suited for county programming and client consultations:</p>
<p><strong>Disease Triangle</strong> — Damage is an interaction of pest, host, and environment. Helps clients understand why the same pest causes different levels of damage in different settings.</p>
<p><strong>Spiral of Tree Decline</strong> — Multiple stressor categories (predisposing, inciting, contributing) interact. Soil compaction alone can bring a tree to death. Useful for educating clients on urban tree care beyond pest control.</p>
<p><strong>Invasion Curve</strong> — Early detection enables more effective and less costly control. Relevant for CMBS messaging in counties where the pest has not yet established at high levels.</p>
<p><strong>Urban Heat Island Effects</strong> — Stresses trees while accelerating insect development. Relevant for any agent working in urban/suburban landscapes.</p>
<p><strong>Aesthetic vs. Actual Damage</strong> — The 25% defoliation threshold and seasonal timing consideration help agents advise clients on when treatment is and isn't warranted.</p>
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<p>This webinar complements other GTBOP content covering urban tree care, scale insect management, and integrated pest management principles. It pairs well with presentations on ornamental pest identification, systemic insecticide application, and biological control in landscape settings.</p>
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<p><strong>Webinar Date:</strong> January 15, 2026
<strong>Speaker:</strong> Dr. Ignazio Graziosi, Assistant Professor, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
<strong>Moderator:</strong> Dr. Bodie Pennisi, UGA Horticulturist
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<p>Dr. Ignazio Graziosi, an assistant professor in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia, presents a framework for understanding tree pest damage through ecological interactions. Using the disease triangle and spiral of tree decline, he examines how the pest, host tree, and environment interact to produce damage — particularly in stressful urban settings.</p>
<p>Three case studies illustrate different ecological scenarios. The emerald ash borer (EAB), a non-native pest devastating native ash, demonstrates the value of importation biological control using specialist parasitoid wasps from Asia, the invasion curve concept, and the continued importance of chemical protection for high-value trees. Crapemyrtle bark scale (CMBS), a non-native pest on non-native crapemyrtle (<em>Lagerstroemia indica</em>), highlights challenges including overlapping generations, expanding host range to American beautyberry and St. John's wort, urban heat island effects, and the limitations of generalist native predators. The orange-striped oakworm moth, a native pest of native oaks, illustrates how low genetic diversity in clonal urban plantings and environmental stress create vulnerability, with practical guidance on the 25% defoliation threshold and Btk (<em>Bacillus thuringiensis</em> kurstaki) as a selective foliar treatment.</p>
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<p>0:00 Introduction and speaker credentials
1:28 The disease triangle: pest, tree, and environment
3:02 The spiral of tree decline
6:07 Native vs. non-native pest and tree interactions
7:22 Example 1: Emerald ash borer (EAB) — overview
8:23 EAB life cycle and damage symptoms
10:48 EAB generation time and temperature effects
11:57 EAB spread across North America and firewood
13:47 EAB in Georgia and native ash species diversity
15:26 White fringetree as alternate EAB host
16:43 Global trade and non-native species introductions
18:20 The invasion curve: detection, eradication, and control
21:32 Why EAB is not a pest in Asia
22:34 Chemical control methods for EAB
23:57 Importation biological control: parasitoid wasps
28:01 Native natural enemies and the goal of balance
29:42 Example 2: Crapemyrtle bark scale (CMBS) — overview
31:47 CMBS biology, life cycle, and overlapping generations
33:47 CMBS invasion timeline and early detection
35:02 CMBS and the invasion curve in Georgia
36:06 CMBS host range expansion in North America
36:42 Urban heat island effects on scales
37:28 Chemical control options for CMBS
38:31 Natural enemies: lady beetles and lacewings
42:04 Balancing chemical and biological control for CMBS
42:25 Example 3: Orange-striped oakworm moth — overview
43:53 Oakworm life cycle and seasonal timing
44:51 Why urban and clonal trees are vulnerable
46:35 Natural enemies of the oakworm
47:56 Control decisions: damage thresholds and Btk
49:19 Presentation wrap-up and key takeaways
50:01 Moderator comments on CMBS expansion in Georgia</p>
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<p><strong>Q: What is the disease triangle, and why is it important for understanding tree pest damage?</strong>
A: The disease triangle describes how damage to a tree results from the interaction of three components: the pest, the host tree, and the environment. Damage is not caused by the pest alone — a susceptible tree in a stressful environment amplifies the impact. Dr. Graziosi emphasized that this framework helps professionals identify which factors they can influence when managing pest problems, particularly in urban settings where environmental stress is high.</p>
<p><strong>Q: What is the spiral of tree decline, and how does it relate to tree death in urban environments?</strong>
A: The spiral of tree decline is a diagram with three levels of stressors — predisposing factors (such as soil compaction and genetic potential), inciting factors (such as defoliating insects and drought), and contributing factors (such as wood-boring insects, nematodes, and Armillaria). Each level can independently bring a tree to death, and urban environments intensify these stressors. The key takeaway is that tree death typically results from multiple interacting factors rather than a single cause.</p>
<p><strong>Q: How does firewood movement contribute to the spread of the emerald ash borer?</strong>
A: The movement of infested firewood by campers and travelers was the primary pathway for EAB's rapid spread across North America. Researchers were able to connect the pattern of EAB spread closely with the highway and freeway system. This led to the "Don't Move Firewood" campaign, which also helps contain other invasive insects such as the Asian longhorned beetle.</p>
<p><strong>Q: Why is the emerald ash borer not considered a pest in its native range in Asia?</strong>
A: Two main reasons explain this. First, native Asian ash species co-evolved with the EAB and are resistant or less susceptible — only very weak, stressed trees are attacked there. Second, a community of specialist natural enemies, including parasitoid wasps, keeps EAB populations low in Asia. This understanding directly informed both the chemical protection approach (making North American trees artificially resistant) and the importation biological control program.</p>
<p><strong>Q: What are the chemical control options for protecting ash trees from the emerald ash borer?</strong>
A: Three main application methods are available: tree injection, bark spray, and soil drench. Some products can be applied by homeowners while others require a professional applicator. Timing is important — for example, soil drench needs to be applied in spring before leaves emerge. Dr. Graziosi noted that chemical protection remains critical for saving individual high-value trees, since biological control has not yet been fully successful for EAB in North America.</p>
<p><strong>Q: Why is trunk injection not effective for controlling crapemyrtle bark scale?</strong>
A: Crapemyrtle does not absorb systemic insecticides well through trunk injection — the chemical moves very slowly through the plant, making it an ineffective delivery method. Instead, soil drench, soil injection, and foliar sprays are the recommended chemical control approaches for CMBS. Soaps can also be used to target crawlers, the young mobile nymphs.</p>
<p><strong>Q: What native predators help control crapemyrtle bark scale, and what are their limitations?</strong>
A: Three lady beetle species — the twice-stabbed lady beetle, the bigeminal lady beetle, and the non-native Harlequin lady beetle — are active predators of CMBS, feeding on both nymphs and adults. Green lacewings, particularly the red-lipped green lacewing, also prey on CMBS nymphs and eggs and are commercially available. However, these predators are generalists that often arrive late in the season and do not build sustained populations on infested trees, limiting their effectiveness as standalone control agents.</p>
<p><strong>Q: How should a landscape professional decide whether to treat for orange-striped oakworm?</strong>
A: Dr. Graziosi outlined a two-part decision framework. First, distinguish between aesthetic damage and actual harm to the tree — the threshold is approximately 25% defoliation. Second, assess the season: late-season defoliation, even if substantial, is less harmful because the tree has already stored its nutrients. Treatment is most warranted for young or small trees experiencing significant early-season defoliation.</p>
<p><strong>Q: Why are urban landscape trees particularly vulnerable to the orange-striped oakworm?</strong>
A: Urban landscape trees are often clonal nursery stock with very low genetic variability. Dr. Graziosi used the example of Nuttall oaks on the UGA Athens campus — beautiful, high-quality trees that are essentially genetically identical, meaning the susceptibility of one tree is the susceptibility of all. Combined with urban heat island effects that accelerate insect development, this creates conditions favoring pest outbreaks.</p>
<p><strong>Q: What is importation biological control, and how has it been applied to the emerald ash borer?</strong>
A: Importation biological control involves studying the natural enemies that effectively control a pest in its native range and introducing them to the invaded region. USDA conducted risk assessments and introduced three specialist parasitoid wasp species from Asia to target EAB. Two species attack EAB larvae under the bark using ovipositors to locate them through vibrational cues, while the third parasitizes EAB eggs. These wasps are specialists that only attack EAB, ensuring they won't harm other insects.</p>
<p><strong>Q: What is the significance of the white fringetree for emerald ash borer management in Georgia?</strong>
A: The white fringetree, which belongs to the same family (Oleaceae) as ash, was discovered in 2014 to be an alternate host for the EAB. This is significant not only because it means another native plant species is at risk, but more importantly because white fringetree can serve as a population reservoir, allowing EAB to persist in an area even after all ash trees are gone. This has direct implications for long-term management strategies in Georgia.</p>
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<li>Dr. Graziosi referenced QR codes linking to UGA publications on EAB status and control in Georgia, the full insecticide protocol for EAB, and CMBS biology and management.</li>
<li>The iTree tool suite for calculating ecosystem services and benefits of trees, and for right-tree-right-place selection, is available at <a href="https://www.itreetools.org">itreetools.org</a>.</li>
<li>Submit sign-in sheets for CEU credit to gtbop@uga.edu or mail to the address on the sign-in sheet.</li>
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<p><em>Getting the Best of Pests (GTBOP) is a continuing education webinar series for pest management and Green Industry professionals, hosted by the University of Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture.</em></p>
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<p>Understanding Tree Pests: Disease Interactions, Invasive Threats, and Management Strategies | GTBOP Webinar Series</p>
<p>Dr. Ignazio Graziosi, Assistant Professor in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia, presents a framework for understanding tree pest damage through ecological interactions. Using the disease triangle and spiral of tree decline, he examines how the pest, host tree, and environment interact to produce damage — particularly in stressful urban settings.</p>
<p>Three case studies illustrate different ecological scenarios: the emerald ash borer (EAB), a non-native pest devastating native ash; crapemyrtle bark scale (CMBS), a non-native pest on non-native crapemyrtle; and the orange-striped oakworm moth, a native pest on native oaks. For each, Dr. Graziosi explores host susceptibility, environmental factors, natural enemies, and chemical and biological control strategies, providing a practical decision-making framework for landscape professionals.</p>
<p>Presented January 15, 2026 | Getting the Best of Pests (GTBOP) Webinar Series | Green &amp; Commercial
Hosted by the UGA Center for Urban Agriculture
Moderator: Dr. Bodie Pennisi, UGA Horticulturist</p>
<p>⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction and speaker credentials
1:28 The disease triangle: pest, tree, and environment
3:02 The spiral of tree decline
6:07 Native vs. non-native pest and tree interactions
7:22 Example 1: Emerald ash borer (EAB) — overview
8:23 EAB life cycle and damage symptoms
10:48 EAB generation time and temperature effects
11:57 EAB spread across North America and firewood
13:47 EAB in Georgia and native ash species diversity
15:26 White fringetree as alternate EAB host
16:43 Global trade and non-native species introductions
18:20 The invasion curve: detection, eradication, and control
21:32 Why EAB is not a pest in Asia
22:34 Chemical control methods for EAB
23:57 Importation biological control: parasitoid wasps
28:01 Native natural enemies and the goal of balance
29:42 Example 2: Crapemyrtle bark scale (CMBS) — overview
31:47 CMBS biology, life cycle, and overlapping generations
33:47 CMBS invasion timeline and early detection
35:02 CMBS and the invasion curve in Georgia
36:06 CMBS host range expansion in North America
36:42 Urban heat island effects on scales
37:28 Chemical control options for CMBS
38:31 Natural enemies: lady beetles and lacewings
42:04 Balancing chemical and biological control for CMBS
42:25 Example 3: Orange-striped oakworm moth — overview
43:53 Oakworm life cycle and seasonal timing
44:51 Why urban and clonal trees are vulnerable
46:35 Natural enemies of the oakworm
47:56 Control decisions: damage thresholds and Btk
49:19 Presentation wrap-up and key takeaways
50:01 Moderator comments on CMBS expansion in Georgia</p>
<p>❓ Q&amp;A HIGHLIGHTS</p>
<p>Q: What is the disease triangle?
A: Damage results from the interaction of the pest, the host tree, and the environment — not the pest alone.</p>
<p>Q: How does firewood spread the emerald ash borer?
A: Infested firewood was the primary pathway for EAB's rapid spread, closely matching the highway system and leading to the "Don't Move Firewood" campaign.</p>
<p>Q: Why is trunk injection ineffective for crapemyrtle bark scale?
A: Crapemyrtle absorbs systemic insecticides very slowly. Soil drench, soil injection, and foliar sprays are recommended instead.</p>
<p>Q: When should you treat for orange-striped oakworm?
A: The threshold is about 25% defoliation. Late-season defoliation is less harmful. Btk is effective against young larvae with minimal impact on natural enemies.</p>
<p>📚 RESOURCES
• Submit sign-in sheets for CEU credit: gtbop@uga.edu
• iTree tools for calculating tree benefits: itreetools.org
• QR codes for UGA extension publications on EAB and CMBS were shown during the presentation</p>
<p>🔗 ABOUT GTBOP
Getting the Best of Pests (GTBOP) is a continuing education webinar series for pest management and Green Industry professionals, hosted by the University of Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture.</p>
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