Scripted PowerPoint Presentations

The presentations are scripted in that they have speaker notes (along with references for those notes) that accompany each slide. The scripted presentations are comprehensive which means that they contain a large amount of information. This information is not meant to be read verbatim to the audience, but is meant to provide the speaker with the necessary background to lecture on the subject matter. You, as an educator, know your audience best. Feel free to go into more detail or less detail depending on your audience (i.e. you may tweak these presentations as needed).

The following oak presentations were developed for the oak train-the-trainer workshop. Scroll down for more topics.

Asian Gypsy Moth, Lymantria dispar asiatica

  • The Asian Gypsy Moth is a pest of over 500 species of trees and shrubs including oaks. This pest in particular poses a higher risk than related moths because the females can fly. As a result, the spread of the pest could be much faster than others.

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City Longhorned Beetle,
Aeolesthes sarta

Egyptian Cotton Worm, 
Spodoptera littoralis

  • There are two species of cotton leaf worm that are geographically isolated; S. litura and S. littoralis. S. litura is found in Asia while S. littoralis is primarily in Africa. Some literature cites the two as the same species.
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European Oak Bark Beetle,
Scolytus intricatus

False Codling Moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta

  • False codling moth has a wide range of hosts, and is a pest of economic importance in its native habitat of Africa. It is frequently intercepted in both cargo and passenger luggage. This is a major concern, since it could easily become established in the United States.

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Green Oak
Tortrix

  • Green oak tortrix is an exclusive feeder on Quercus spp., in particular Q. robur. Feeding and defoliation of oak trees from the larvae can cause the trees to be weakened and infected by many other pests and diseases.

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Japanese Oak Wilt
Raffaelea quercivora

  • Japanese Oak Wilt (Raffaelea quercivora) is a symbiotic ambrosia fungus belonging to the fungal phylum Ascomycota and Family Ophiostomataceae.
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Mountain Oak Longhorned Beetle
Massicus raddei

  • The mountain oak longhorned beetle is a major pest of oaks and chestnuts in Asia but it has been noted on some other hosts.
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Oak Ambrosia Beetle Platypus quercivorus

  • The Oak Ambrosia Beetle, Platypus quercivorus, belongs to the wood boring ambrosia beetle Family Platypodidae (2). Platypodidae is a very diverse family with over 1,000 species distributed primarily throughout the tropics.
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Oak Decline,
Phytophthora quercina

  • Oak Decline is gradual and progressive occurring after several years with defoliation and dieback as primary symptoms.

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Oak Processionary Moth

Oak Splendour Beetle,
Agrilus biguttatus

  • The oak splendour beetle will slowly damage hosts until they eventually die after several generations of invasion.
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Rosy Moth,
Lymantria mathura

  • The rosy moth larvae cause damage to the leaves of trees. They are defoliators that consume whole leaves and vein as well as flowers and young shoots.
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Summer Fruit
Tortrix Moth,
Adoxophyes orana

  • Summer fruit tortrix moth larvae can cause a significant amount of damage to host plants as they feed. Initially, they will eat the leaves of the host and web the damaged leaves together.

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Tremex woodwasp,
Tremex fuscicornis

  • Little is known about the Tremex woodwasp because most of the life cycle occurs within the trunk of a tree. In its native habitat, wasps select weakened or dying trees to oviposit.

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Twolined
Chestnut Borer
Agrilus bilineatus

  • The twolined chestnut borer is a pest in the eastern and central United States and some southeastern parts of Canada.

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Variegated Golden
Tortrix,
Archips xylosteanus

  • The variegated golden tortrix is a species of leaf roller that causes damage to oaks, peaches, apples, cherries, and many other fruit and ornamental trees every year.

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Bagrada bug, Bagrada hilaris

Kudzu bug, Megacopta cribraria

  • A malodorous insect pest that can occur in extremely large numbers. Its range is rapidly expanding from the southeastern U.S. across the mid-south and up the Atlantic seaboard where it threatens soybean crops (published June 2014).
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Brown marmorated stinkbug, 
Halyomorpha halys

  • A highly polyphagous plant feeder that is spreading across the United States affecting agricultural and ornamental commodities as well as being a nuisance pest (published June 2014).


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European Pepper Moth, Duponchelia fovealis

  • A known greenhouse pest in Europe and Canada that has recently been introduced into the U.S. It has a wide host range including plants of commercial importance to both the ornamental and agricultural industries. (published March 2014).
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Exotic Pests of Ornamental Plants

  • Discusses diseases (such as boxwood blight and impatiens downy mildew) and pests (such as brown marmorated stink bug and daylily leaf miner) that affect common ornamental plants (updated January 2014.)

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Thousand
Cankers
Disease

  • A fungal disease transmitted by a native twig beetle that affects species of walnut. It is spreading to parts of the Eastern United States where black walnut plays a large and important role in the forest ecosystem (updated January 2014.)

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Common and Invasive Pests of Stonefruits: Arthropods

  • Covers bacterial, viral, and fungal diseases of importance to all regions of the United States where peaches are grown. Also covers nematodes of concern and arthropods that damage peaches either indirectly or directly (updated January 2014).
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Common and Invasive Pests of Stonefruits: Fungal disease

  • Covers bacterial, viral, and fungal diseases of importance to all regions of the United States where peaches are grown. Also covers nematodes of concern and arthropods that damage peaches either indirectly or directly (updated January 2014).
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Common and Invasive Pests of Stonefruits: Bacterial/viral

  • Covers bacterial, viral, and fungal diseases of importance to all regions of the United States where peaches are grown. Also covers nematodes of concern and arthropods that damage peaches either indirectly or directly (updated January 2014).
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Wheat
Stem Rust,
Ug99

  • A fungal pathogen that affects wheat and barley. This particular strain of wheat stem rust is able to overcome the resistance that has been provided by the Sr31 gene that was bred previously into wheat varieties (updated January 2014).

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Potato Psyllid and its Associated Pathogens

  • Discusses hosts, diseases, and plant damage caused by potato psyllids in the United States (updated January 2014).


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Giant African Land Snail, Achatina fulica

  • Listed as one of the world's worst invasive species. This presentation covers identification, monitoring, and risks associated with this snail (updated January 2014).
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Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii

  • Lays its eggs in soft skin fruits as they ripen. Spreading across the United States and presents a particular threat to the fruit industry (updated January 2014).

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Overview:
Invasive Species that Affect Plants

  • An introduction to invasive species, how they can affect your life, and who is involved in invasive species detection, managment, and education (updated January 2014).

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Laurel Wilt and the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Xyleborus glabratus

  • A fungal disease transmitted by an exotic ambrosia beetle that affects redbays as well as other members of Lauraceae such as avocado (updated January 2014).

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Plant
Biosecurity




  • Discusses the importance of protecting the U.S. food supply, the risk of agroterrorism, and the USDA APHIS PPQ list of select agents and toxins (updated January 2014).

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Citrus Greening Disease (Huanglongbing) and the Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri