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  • Wednesday, July 2, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Tiny Beetle, Big Impact: Southern Pine Beetle Biology, Ecology, and Management

    Join The Polly Hill Arboretum on July 2 at 5:30 pm for a journey into the biology and ecology of the southern pine beetle. Although this tiny beetle is a newcomer on Martha’s Vineyard, where it is causing extensive pitch pine mortality in parts of the island, it is well known in the southeastern United States. Caroline will share what scientists know about the southern pine beetle from research throughout its range, including how to manage for this native (yet sometimes destructive) insect. Dr. Caroline Kanaskie is a forest entomologist and community ecologist. She recently earned her Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Science at the University of New Hampshire, where she studied the southern pine beetle at its northern range limits.  This special lecture is co-sponsored by BiodiversityWorks MV.

    This event is free. Please pre-register here.

  • Tuesday, February 5, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Botany Blast: New and Emerging Pests at the Arnold Arboretum

    Jared Rubinstein, Living Collections Fellow, Arnold Arboretum, and Javier Marin, Forest Pest Outreach Coordinator, Crop & Pest Services, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, will speak on Tuesday, February 5, 6:00–7:00pm at the Hunnewell Building at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston.

    The Arnold Arboretum has a long history of finding innovative ways of responding to threats to the collection from pests and diseases. Come learn about some new and emerging pests in the region and how the Arboretum is trying to get ahead of their arrival. We’ll talk specifically about spotted lanternfly, thousand cankers disease (pictured below, courtesy of the Arbor Day Foundation), southern pine beetle, and winter moth. Fee Free, but registration requested at my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.

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