Carolina Canopy Workshop- Tree Pests
Jul 29, 2026
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Campbell Lodge 3237 Spottswood St, Raleigh, NC 27615
Agenda:
8:45 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Registration
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Introduction to Forest Health
Dr. Kelly Oten, NCSU
Dr. Kelly Oten is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist of Forest Health at NC State University. Kelly has degrees entomology from Texas A&M (B.S.), University of Tennessee (M.S.), and NC State University (Ph.D.). Following graduation, Kelly worked 8 years with the NC Forest Service as Forest Health Monitoring Coordinator and joined NC State Faculty in 2020, where she leads a forest health research and Extension Program. Her program focuses primarily on invasive forest insects, such as the emerald ash borer, Asian longhorned beetle, and elm zigzag sawfly.
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. It Zigs, We Zag: Elm Zigzag Sawfly Management and Identification
Delaney Serpan, NCSU Grad Student
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Biology and Management of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Robert Jetton, NCSU Grad Student
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Emerald Ash Borer: Management and A Hope for the Future of Ash
John Kressuk, NCSU PhD Student
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Stinky, Sticky, and Spotty: Spotted Lanternfly in North Carolina
Abby Ratcliff, NCSU Grad Student
CEUs:
- All Pending
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