03/01/2018

01/20/2019

The following is a partial list of the publications produced by working group members in 2018:

 

Books

Hansen, E.M., K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). 2018. Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

 

Book Chapters

Chastagner, G.A., J.M. van Tuyl, M. Verbeek, B. Miller, and B.B. Westerdahl. 2017. Diseases of Lily. In: Plant Disease Management. Handbook of Florist's Crops Diseases. R.J. McGovern and W.H. Elmer (eds). Springer Int.

Garfinkel, A., and G.A. Chastagner. 2018. Diseases of Peony. In: Plant Disease Management. Handbook of Florist's Crops Diseases. R.J. McGovern and W.H. Elmer (eds). Springer Int.

Hanks, G., and G.A. Chastagner. 2018. Diseases of Daffodil. In: Plant Disease Management. Handbook of Florist's Crops Diseases. R.J. McGovern and W.H. Elmer (eds). Springer Int.

 

Refereed Journal Articles

Beckerman, J. and Perras, P. 2018. Comparison of fungicides for control of Botrytis blight of geranium, 2016. Plant Disease Management Reports OT013.

Beckerman, J. 2018. Comparison of preventative versus curative application of fungicides for control of Botrytis blight of geranium, 2017. Plant Disease Management Reports 12:

    OT016.

Beckerman, J. 2018. Evaluation of fungicides for management of black root rot of vinca, 2017. Plant Disease Management Reports 12:OT015.

Beckerman, J. 2018. Comparison of curative applications of fungicides for control of powdery mildew of zinnia, 2017. Plant Disease Management Reports 12:OT014.

Beckerman, J. 2018. Evaluation of fungicides for management of black root rot of pansy, 2016. Plant Disease Management Reports 12:OT017.

Beckerman, J. 2018. Efficacy of Empress Intrinsic and BAS703 to control black root rot on pansies, 2014. Plant Disease Management Reports 12:OT018.

Beckerman, J. 2018. Evaluation of fungicides for management of black root rot of pansy, 2015. Plant Disease Management Reports 12:OT019

Conrad A, McPherson BA, Lopez-Nicora H, D’Amico KM, Wood DL, Bonello P. 2019. Artificial inoculation and natural infection reveal long term disease progression and phenotypic patterns in the coast live oak/sudden oak death pathosystem. Forest Ecology and Management 433: 618-624.

Elliott, M., J. Yuzon, M. Malar, S. Tripathy, M. Bui, G.A. Chastagner, K. Coats, D.M. Rizzo, M. Garbelotto and T. Kasuga. 2018. Characterization of phenotypic variation and genome aberrations observed among Phytophthora ramorum isolates from diverse hosts. BMC Genomics (2018) 19:320 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-4709-7.

Fayyaz A, Bonello P, Tufail MR, Amrao L, Habib A, Talib Sahi ST. 2018. First report of citrus withertip (tip dieback), a disease complex caused by Colletotrichum siamense and Lasiodiplodia iraniensis on Citrus reticulata cv. Kinnow in Punjab, Pakistan. Plant Disease DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-04-18-0576-PDN.

Griffin, JJ., W. R. Jacobi, G. McPherson, C.S. Sadof, J.R. McKenna, M.L. Gleason, N.W. Gauthler, D. A. Potter, D.R. Smitley, G. C. Adams, A.B. Grould, C. R. Cash, J.A. Walla, M.C. Starrett, G. Chastagner, J.L. Sibley, V.A. Krischik, and A.F. Newby. 2017. Ten-year performance of the United States National Elm Trial. Arbor. and Urban Forestry 43:107-120

López-Goldar X, Villari C, Bonello P, Borg-Karlson AK, Sampedro, L, Zas R. 2018. Inducibility of plant secondary metabolites predicts genetic variation in resistance against a key insect herbivore in maritime pine. Frontiers in Plant Science - Functional Plant Ecology – DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01651.

Mason CJ, Keefover-Ring K, Villari C, Klutsch J, Cook S, Bonello P, Erbilgin N, Raffa KF, Townsend PA. 2018. Anatomical defenses against bark beetles relate to degree of historical exposure between species and are allocated independently of chemical defenses within trees. Plant, Cell, and Environment – DOI: 10.1111/pce.13449.

McKeever, K.M. and G. Chastagner. 2018. Interactions between root rotting Phytophthora, Abies Christmas trees, and environment. Plant Disease

Posted online on 25 Sep 2018, First Look. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1094/PDIS-01-18-0174-RE

Munck IA, Bonello P. 2018. Modern approaches for early detection of forest pathogens are sorely needed in the United States. Forest Pathology – DOI: 10.1111/efp.12445.

Pepori AL, Michelozzi M, Santini A, Cencetti G, Bonello P, Gonthier P, Sebastiani F, Luchi N (2018). Comparative transcriptional and metabolic responses of Pinus pinea to a native and a non-native Heterobasidion species. Tree Physiology – DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpy086.

Quesada, C. R. , A. R Witte, C. S. Sadof. 2018. Factors influencing insecticide efficacy against armored and soft scales. HortTechnology 28:267-275.

Rigsby CM, Villari C, Peterson DL, Herms DA, Bonello P, Cipollini D. 2018. Girdling increases survival and growth of emerald ash borer larvae on Manchurian ash. Agricultural and Forest Entomology – DOI: 10.1111/afe.12292.

Showalter DN, Raffa KF, Sniezko RA, Herms DA, Liebhold AM, Smith JA, Bonello P (2018). Strategic development of tree resistance against forest pathogen and insect invasions in defense-free space. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution – Conservation 6 – DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00124.

Showalter DN, Villari C, Herms DA, Bonello P (2018). Drought stress increased survival and development of emerald ash borer larvae on coevolved Manchurian ash and implicates phloem-based traits in resistance. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 20: 170-179.

Smitley, D., Hotchkiss, E. and K. Buckley. 2018. Natural epizootics of Ovavesicula popilliae lag behind outbreaks of Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica, in Michigan by at least 10 years. Biological Control. (submitted 1-15-18).

Villari C, Dowkiw A, Enderle R, Ghasemkhani M, Kirisits T, Kjaer E, Marčiulynienė D, McKinney L, Metzler B, Muñoz F, Rostgaard Nielsen L, Pliūra A, Stener L-G, Suchockas V, Rodriguez-Saona L, Bonello P, Cleary M (2018). Advanced spectroscopy-based phenotyping offers a potential solution to the ash dieback epidemic. Nature Scientific Reports 8:17448 – DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-35770-0.

 

 

Poster Presentations

Coats, K., A. Garfinkel and G. Chastagner. 2018. Novel sequencing reveals diagnostic assay of MAT1-1 and MAT1-2 mating type idiomorphs in Botrytis paeoniae. APS Pacific Division Meeting. Portland, OR. (Poster presentation).

DeWald, L.E., M. Elliott, R. Sneizko, and G.A. Chastagner. 2018. Geographic and local genetic variation in Pacific madrone leaf blight. Sixth International Workshop on the Genetics of Tree-Parasite Interactions: Tree Resistance to Insects and Diseases: Putting Promise into Practice. Ohio. (Poster presentation).

DeWald, L.E., M. Elliott, R. Sneizko, G.A. Chastagner and J.R. Russell. 2018. Genetic variation in Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii): Early results of a multiple site common garden study. SAF Convention, Portland, OR. (Poster presentation)

Elliott, E., and G. Chastagner. 2018. Steaming as a method of eradicating Phytophthora ramorum in soil. APS Pacific Division Meeting. Portland, OR. (Poster presentation).

Garfinkel, A. and G. Chastagner. 2018. Multiple new pathogens revealed in a survey of peony diseases in the United States. APS Pacific Division Meeting. Portland, OR. (Poster presentation).

 

Popular Articles

Chastagner, G. 2018. Improving postharvest needle retention on cut Christmas trees. Lookout 51(2): 7-9.

Chastagner, G. 2018. Washington’s Collaborative fir germplasm evaluation (CoFirGE) project test plot. Christmas Tree Lookout: 51(2): 30- 33.

Chastagner, G., and B. Cregg. 2018. Christmas Tree Promotion Board supports Christmas tree research programs. Christmas Tree Lookout: 51(1).

Garfinkel, A., and G. Chastagner. 2018. A survey of peony diseases in the Central and Eastern United States. Cut Flower Quarterly 30(3): 24-27.

 

Other Creative Works

Callan, B. and G. Chastagner. 2018. Atropellis canker. P. 89-90. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Callan, B., and V. Talgø; revised by E. Hansen, G. Chastagner, and V. Talgø. 2018. Other canker diseases. P. 93-99. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Chastagner, G. 2018. Procerum Root Disease. P. 26-27. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Chastagner, G. 2018. Thyronectria canker on Abies spp. Christmas trees. P. 76-77. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Chastagner, G. 2018. Cyclaneusma needle cast. P. 119-120. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Chastagner, G. 2018. Interior needle blight on Abies spp. Christmas trees. P. 130. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Chastagner, G., and E. Hansen. 2018. Herpotrichia needle browning. P. 127-128. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Chastagner, G. and J. LeBoldus. 2018. Web blight. P. 128-130. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Chastagner, G. and V. Talgø. 2018. Grovisella canker. P. 91-93. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Chastagner, G. and V. Talgø. 2018. Botrytis blight. P. 126-127. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Chastagner, G. and V. Talgø. 2018. Current season needle necrosis. P. 130-132. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Chastagner, G., and V. Talgø. 2018. Rhizosphaera needle cast in Christmas trees. P. 134-135. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Chastagner, G., and V. Talgø. 2018. Stigmina needle cast on Christmas trees. P. 135-136. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Chastagner, G. and V. Talgø. 2018. Diseases of conifers grown as Christmas trees. P. 158-162. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Chastagner, G., J. O’Donnell, and B. Cregg. 2018. Fall needle drop (Interior needle yellowing). P. 147-148. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Dwinell, L.D. and E.G. Kuhlman; revised by T.R. Gordon, G. Reynolds, J.A. Smith and G. Chastagner. 2018. Pitch canker. P. 83-85. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Garbelotto, M., P. Gonthier, and G. Chastagner. 2018. Heterobasidion root and butt rot. P. 33-35. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Hansen, E.M., K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner. 2018. Diseases of conifers. P. 1-4 In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Hansen, E., V. Talgø, and G. Chastagner. 2018. Needle and broom rusts. P. 102-107. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Hellgren, M., J. Stenlid, and G. Chastagner. 2018. Scleroderris canker. P. 87-89. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Hunt, R.; revised by R. Hunt, A. Shoettle, and G. Chastagner. 2018. White pine blister rust. P. 57-60. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

McKeever, K. and G. Chastagner. 2018. Phytophthora Root Rot, Stem Canker, and Shoot Blight in Christmas Trees. P. 20-22. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Mota, M., C. Vicente, M. Espada, P. Vieira, and Chastagner, G. 2018. P. 29-32. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Omdal, D. C.G. Shaw, III, and G. Chastagner. 2018. Armillaria root disease. P. 35-38. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Peterson, R.S., and G. Chastagner. 2018. Gymnosporangium stem rusts. P. 71-73. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Powers, H., and G. Kuhlman. Revised by K. Lewis, and G. Chastagner. 2018. Fusiform Rust. P. 61-62. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Stone, J. and G. Chastagner. 2018. Other foliage diseases of Abies spp. p. 132-133. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Talgø, V. and G. Chastagner. 2018. Neonectria canker on Abies Christmas trees. P. 75-76. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Talgø, V. and G. Chastagner. 2018. Delphinella shoot blight on Christmas trees. P. 90-91. In: Compendium of Conifer Diseases. Revised Second Edition. E.M. Hansen, K.J. Lewis, and G.A. Chastagner (eds). APS Press. Saint Paul, MN.

Garfinkel, A and G. Chastagner. 2018. Peony (Paeonia spp.)-Anthracnose. In: Plant Disease Management Handbook. C.M. Ocamb and J.W. Pscheidt (eds.). Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 https://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisease/host-disease/peony-paeonia-spp-anthracnose

Media Story - Research identifies new fungi causing ugly disease in peonies. WSU Insider, December 21, 2017. https://news.wsu.edu/2017/12/21/peonies/

Media Story - New Botrytis species for Alaska. HortAlaska, October 28, 2017 https://alaskapeony.wordpress.com/2017/10/28/new-botrytis-species-for-alaska/

Media Story - Peonies from heaven. Washington State Magazine. Fall 2018. https://magazine.wsu.edu/2018/08/06/peonies-from-heaven/

 

Scientific and Outreach Oral Presentations.

Bonello P. 2018. A conceptual framework and practical solutions to forest invasions by PIPs. Continental dialogue on non-native forest insects & diseases 14th meeting, Irvine, CA. Nov. 6-7. Invited speaker.

Bonello P. 2018. A conceptual framework and practical solutions to forest invasions by PIPs. Halvor Solheim Forest Pathology Symposium, As, Norway. Nov. 2.

Bonello P. 2018. Defense responses of Austrian pine to two opportunistic pathogens of contrasting aggressiveness under combined drought and temperature stress. OSU-USP-RU Tripartite Collaborative Meeting, Columbus, OH. Oct. 25.

Bonello P. 2018. Defense responses of Austrian pine to two opportunistic pathogens of contrasting aggressiveness under combined drought and temperature stress. International Union of Forest Research Organizations International Workshop - Tree resistance to insects & diseases: putting promise into practice. Mount Sterling, OH. Aug. 8.

Bonello P. 2018. A conceptual framework for solutions to black swan events in forest health. Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz Queiroz, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. May 21. Invited speaker.

Bonello P, Conrad A, Slot J, Visser EA, Naidoo S. 2018. Defense responses of Austrian pine to two opportunistic pathogens of contrasting aggressiveness under combined drought and temperature stress. The 6th International Workshop on the Genetics of Tree-Parasite Interactions – Tree Resistance to Insects and Diseases: Putting Promise into Practice. Mt. Sterling, OH. Aug. 5-10.

Bonello P, Liu D, Nahar N, Rodriguez-Saona L, Shearer S, Stewart C, Stewart L, Wang G.-L. 2018. Aerial plant disease surveillance by spectral signatures. Annual meeting of the Grand Challenges Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Berlin, Germany. Oct. 14-18.

Chastagner, G. 2018. Overview of a Potpourri of Disease Control Trials on Peonies, Tulips, Daffodils, & Gladiolus. Wilbur-Ellis Professional Markets Technical Seminar. Puyallup, WA.

Chastagner, G. 2018. Optimizing Disease Management on Christmas Trees. Wilbur-Ellis Professional Markets Technical Seminar. Puyallup, WA.

Chastagner, G. 2018. Research update on ways to improve pre-and postharvest control of Botrytis. Annual Alaska Peony Grower Association Conference, Anchorage, AK.

Chastagner, G. 2018. Overview of Phytophthora Root Rot and the CoFirGE Project. PCTGA Short Course, State College, PA

Chastagner, G. 2018. Strategies to improve the postharvest quality of Christmas trees. PCTGA Short Course, State College, PA

Chastagner, G., and M. Quintanilla. 2018. Soil Borne Disease and Nematode Management. MSU Ornamental Nursery and Christmas Tree Production Webinar Series.

Chastagner, G. 2018. Overview of Sudden Oak Death (Phytophthora ramorum) in WA. Washington Native Plant Society - South Sound Chapter Meeting, Olympia, WA.

Chastagner, G., and M. Elliott. 2018. Overview of the Ornamental Program at WSU Puyallup. T & L Nursery Meeting, Redmond, WA

Chastagner, G. 2018. WSU - WSDA Cooperative projects in plant pathology. Olympia, WA.

Chastagner, G. 2018. Progress on WSDA NAC Funded WSU Puyallup Projects. Kent, WA

Chastagner, G. 2018. Potential new tools to manage diseases on peonies, tulips, daffodils, iris, and lilies. Bulb and Cut Flower Field Day, Puyallup, WA.

Chastagner, G. 2018. Steaming Green Waste. WSDA Skype meeting.

Chastagner, G., and M. Elliott. 2018. WSU Puyallup Yard Waste Steaming Demo. Puyallup, WA

Chastagner, G. 2018. Genetic Screening to Improve Postharvest Needle Retention of Cut Christmas Trees and Greenery. IHC2018. Istanbul, Turkey

Chastagner, G., and A. Garfinkel. 2018. Multiple pathogens revealed in a survey of peony diseases in the United States. NCSU 2018 Kanuga Ornamental Workshop on Diseases and Insects. Hendersonville, NC.

Chastagner, G., and C. Landgren. 2018. Rhizoctonia Web blight on Christmas trees in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. NCSU 2018 Kanuga Ornamental Workshop on Diseases and Insects. Hendersonville, NC.

Conrad A, Villari C, Sniezko R, Rodriguez-Saona L, Bonello P. 2018. Development of a tool for rapid identification of resistant trees in species affected by alien invasive pathogens. The 6th International Workshop on the Genetics of Tree-Parasite Interactions – Tree Resistance to Insects and Diseases: Putting Promise into Practice. Mt. Sterling, OH. Aug. 5-10.

Conrad AO, Sniezko R, Rodriguez-Saona L, Bonello P. 2018. Application of chemical fingerprinting as a tool to screen trees for resistance against invasive and non-native. 29th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species. Annapolis, MD. January 9-12.

Conrad A, Sniezko R, Rodriguez-Saona L, Bonello P. 2018. Developing a phenotyping tool for disease resistance using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and Raman spectroscopy. International Congress of Plant Pathology, Boston, MA, July 29-August 3.

Ewing C, Bonello P. 2018. Identifying the causal agent of the emerging beech leaf disease epidemic. OARDC Annual Conference. Wooster, OH, April 27.

Ewing C, Bonello P. 2018. What is causing the emerging beech leaf disease? 29th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species. Annapolis, MD. January 9-12.

Rigsby, CM, Body M, Showalter DN, Muhamed A, Casagrande RA, Bonello P, Schultz JC, Appel HM, Keefover-Ring K, and Preisser EL. 2018. The identification of resistance markers and chemical characterization of eastern hemlocks persisting in hemlock woolly adelgid-decimated forests. 29th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species. Annapolis, MD. January 9-12.

Smitley, D. 2017. Regional publications on best management practices for street trees and pollinators. Protecting Pollinators in Urban Landscapes Conference, Traverse City, MI, Oct. 10, 2017.

Smitley, D. 2017. Long-term biological control of Japanese beetle with Ovavesicula popilliae. Invited speaker in Japanese beetle symposium, ESA National Mtg., Denver, CO, Dec. 7, 2017.

Smitley, D. 2017. Marketing ecosystem services provided by food plants for pollinators. Professional Plant Propagators National Conference, Grand Rapids, MI October 13, 2017.

 

02/15/2020

02/16/2021

Adams, G. and L. Winton.  2020.  Aspen running canker.  https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/r10/forest-grasslandhealth/?cid=FSEPRD536250&width=full#AlaskaForestHealth

Bonello P, Campbell FT, Cipollini D, Conrad AO, Farinas C, Gandhi KJ, Hain FP, Parry D, Showalter DN, Villari C and Wallin KF.  2020.  Invasive tree pests devastate ecosystems – A proposed new response framework.  Frontiers in Forests and Global Change - Pests, Pathogens, and Invasions – DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2020.00002.

Chong, J. H. 2020. These guys suck! pp. 6-7. In 2020 Grower Talks Insecticide, Miticide & Fungicide Guide. https://www.growertalks.com/pdf/2020_IMF_Guide.pdf

Chong, J. H. 2020. Soft scale crawlers, Bt and herbicide crop safety summaries. PestTalks 8 May 2020.

Chong, J. H. 2020. Mites and bittercress; Grotto fungicide; adelgid-resistant hemlock. PestTalks 21 April 2020.

Chong, J. H. 2020. What the … ?; Oxalis efficacy; Neonicotinoid reviews; Women rule over bugs. PestTalks 24 February 2020.

Chong, J., H. 2020. Scale insect management. Eastern North Carolina Nursery IPM Workshop, Wilson, NC.

Chong, J. H. 2020. Untangling the relationship among pollinators, flowering plants, and systemic insecticides. AFE Webinar.

Conrad AO, Li W, Lee D-Y, Wang G-L, Rodriguez-Saona L, Bonello P (2020).  Machine learning-based presymptomatic detection of rice sheath blight using spectral profiles.  Plant Phenomics – DOI:10.34133/2020/8954085.

Conrad AO, Villari C, Sherwood P, Bonello P (2020).  Phenotyping Austrian pine for resistance using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy.  Arboriculture and Urban Forestry 46: 276–286.

Chong, J. H. 2019. Nematodes vs flea beetles; Boxwood health workshop and hemp pesticides. 26 December 2019.

Chong, J. H. 2019. Hungry, hungry caterpillars. GrowerTalks November 2019. https://www.growertalks.com/Article/?articleid=24398

Chong, J. H. 2019. What the … ?; Efficacy against scales and mealybugs, and Orkestra Intrinsic. PestTalks 8 November 2019.

Gill, S., and B.A. Kunkel.  Management of Two Major Below Ground Feeding Plant Pests - Root Mealybug, Rhizoecus sp. and Root Aphid, Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominalis (Sasaki) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae and Aphididae) in nurseries (J Environmental Hort, in prep)

Klingeman, W. E., J. H. Chong, C. Harmon, L. Ames, A. V. LeBude, and P. Chandran. 2020. Scale insect records from ornamental plants help to prioritize plant health resource development. Plant Health Progress 21: 278-287.

Klingeman, W. E., J. H. Chong, C. Harmon, L. Ames, A. LeBude, P. Chandran. 2019. The most commonly diagnosed scale insects on ornamental plants in the United States. International Symposium on the Studies of Scale Insects (ISSIS).

Raffa KF, Bonello P, Orrock JL (2020).  Why do entomologists and plant pathologists approach trophic relationships so differently?  Identifying biological distinctions to foster synthesis.  New Phytologist 225: 609-620. DOI: 10.1111/nph.16181.

Showalter DN, Saville RJ, Orton ES, Buggs RJA, Bonello P, Brown JKM.  2020.  Resistance of European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) saplings to larval feeding by the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis). Plants, People, Planet 2:41-46. DOI: 10.1002/ppp3.10077.

 

(Notable/relevant) Scientific and Outreach Oral Presentations:

Chong, J. H. 2019. Comparison of chordotonal organ modulators for their efficacies against aphids on greenhouse

ornamentals. Member Symposium: New Discoveries and Practical Approaches to Greenhouse Insect Management. Annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA).

Chong, J. H. 2019. Insect pest identification and management. UpState IPM Workshop, Spartanburg, SC.

Chong, J. H. 2019. Challenges and progress in thrips management. ProFlora, Bogota, Colombia.

Gill, S., and B.A. Kunkel.  2020.  Control of Root Mealybug and Root Aphid in Ornamental Plants in Greenhouse and High Tunnels.  Greenhouse Arthropod Management: Encompassing Past Experiences and Challenging Future Expectations (On Demand).  Annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA).

Kunkel, B.A. 2020.  Redheaded flea beetle: the native invasive.  North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Webinar Series

Kunkel, B.A.  2020.  Wow!  These Suck! Options for Managing Scales.  Pen-Del Chapter International Society of Arboriculture Meeting, Lancaster, PA.