free spotted lantern fly webinar monday 3-19 @ 12 noon est

Daniel said:
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1708839370871393794?dm_i=41N9,1Z7S,13TAU0,7JML,1

Rainbow is putting on a seminar on the spotted lantern fly which has been found in SE PA..
This bug is bad news for the human race...
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How bad news is the SLF for trees though? I heard that it is devastating for crops, but not so much a concern for arboriculture. I have seen them all over, but the only trees I have seen being affected by them are the Ailanthus altissima... I attended a seminar at TCIA a few years ago and the presenter was not that concerned in our industry. But I agree they are bad news.
 
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John_KAYS said:
How bad news is the SLF for trees though? I heard that it is devastating for crops, but not so much a concern for arboriculture. I have seen them all over, but the only trees I have seen being affected by them are the Ailanthus altissima... I attended a seminar at TCIA a few years ago and the presenter was not that concerned in our industry. But I agree they are bad news.
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Attacking Ailanthus is the only good thing about the bug! Grapevines are the real economic concern. It is a tree pest...I think where you hear "crops" they are probably talking about fruit crops - several fruit trees (apple, cherry, plum, peach, nectarine, almonds....) are hosts.

There are several other tree hosts identified. Not sure how significant of a pest it will be for them, but they are a hosts:
*Oak
*Apple (pretty safe bet that includes crabapple)
*the ornamental Cherry would also be included
*Sycamore
*Maple
*Pine
*Walnut
*Willow
*Poplar
*et. al......
 
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