1999 North Central Forest Pest Workshop Agenda
Monday (September 13)
3:00 – 7:00 PM Registration and Poster set up
5:00 PM Fun Run
7:00 – 1:00 PM Ice Breaker (salad/sandwich bar & cash bar)

Tuesday (September 14)
7:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Welcome: Gord Jones, Manitoba Director of Forestry
8:15 AM Pest Management in the Urban Forest
    The Role of the Coalition in DED Management in Winnipeg
Judy Werier – Coalition to Save the Elms
Dutch Elm Disease Management in Winnipeg
Mike Allen – City of Winnipeg Forestry Department
Dutch Elm Disease Management in Manitoba
Larry Matwee – Manitoba Natural Resources
Managing Urban Tree Pests Using a Computerized Tree Inventory
Dave Domke – City of Saskatoon
The Threat of the Asian Longhorned Beetle
Dennis Haugen – US Forest Service
Community Forest Partnership Management of Asian Longhorned Beetle
Gina Childs - US Forest Service
11:45 AM New Approaches in Forest Pest Management
Stump Removal to Control Armillaria Root Disease in Jack & Red Pine
Ken Mallet – Canadian Forest Service
12:15 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Poster Session
  1998 Eastern Ontario Ice Storm; Chuck Davis, Canadian Forestry Service, Great Lakes
Collection of Forest Health Information in Manitoba Forest Surveys; Yvonne Beaubien and Linda Christianson, Manitoba Natural Resources
Causes of Mortality of Fruits of Arceuthobium americanum: Their influence on inoculum levels and Population Dynamics; David Punter, Dept of Botany, University of Manitoba
Asian Longhorned Beetle Display; Dennis Haugen, USDA Forest Service NA S&PF
Gypsy Moth Program in Iowa; John Haanstad, IA Dept. of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Damage Assessment, Impact, and Management of Wood Boring Insects in the Interior of British Columbia; Keith Deglow, Phero tech Inc., Delta, British Columbia
Northern Titon- Husqvarna
1:45 PM New Approaches in Forest Pest Management (Cont'd.)
Biological Control of Gypsy Moth
Andrea Diss – State of Wisconsin
Mimic 240LV, Spruce Budworm Oviposition and Carryover
Leo Cadogan – Canadian Forest Service
Spruce Budworm Management with Mimic 240LV
Larry Matwee - Manitoba Natural Resources
3:15 PM   Break
3:45 PM Targeting First Instar Spruce Budworm Larvae
Arthur Retnakaran - Canadian Forest Service
4:15 PM Slide Contest

Field Tour Agenda
Wednesday (September 15)
7:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Boarding of tour buses
8:00 - 12: 00 PM Tour of Winnipeg Elms - Phil Pines, City of Winnipeg
Elm Tree Removals - Larry Matwee, Manitoba Natural Resources
Overview of Belair Forest - Stan Kaczanowski, Manitoba Natural Resources
Dwarf Mistletoe Management - Keith Knowles, Jon Leferink, Manitoba Natural Resources
12:00 PM Lunch- Dockside Restaurant
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Western Gall Rust Resistance Study - Irene Pines
Root Disease and Stem Decays - Ken Mallet
Forest Health in Pre-Harvest Surveys - Yvonne Beaubien
Root Disease in Red Pine Plantations - Keith Knowles, Manitoba Natural Resources
3:30 PM Interpretation of Grand Beach/Belair area – Monique Nault, Morgan Schneider
5:00 PM Travel to the Hoedown Saloon for the Manitoba Buffalo Barbecue
11:00 PM Arrive at Fort Garry hotel

Thursday (September 16)
8:00 - 12:00 PM Short presentations (~ 15 min. each)
8:30 AM   New Approaches in Forest Pest Management
The Low Temperature Basidiomycete as a Bio-Control Agent for Calamagrostis canadensis; Ken Mallet – Canadian Forest Service
GPS/GIS Technology for Aerial Insecticide Applications; Rob McMahon – Manitoba Natural Resources
Status of Important Forest Pests in Ontario; Gordon Howse, Canadian Forest Service
10:00 AM Break
10:30 AM Oak Anthracnose; Ed Hayes, MN Dept. Natural Resources
10:45 AM State, Provincial, CFS and US Forest Service Reports
11:45 AM View Winning Slides from Slide Contest
12: 00 PM Lunch (provided with registration)

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