Workshops and meetings - forest health and invasive species

Technical meeting to develop a guide on implementing international standards for phytosanitary measures in the forest sector

Organizers and/or sponsors: FAO, IPPC
Date: 13-15 May 2009
Location: Rome, Italy

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is an international treaty to secure action to prevent the spread and introduction of pests of plants and plant products, and to promote appropriate measures for their control. The IPPC is governed by the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) which adopts International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs). ISPMs provide guidance that is broadly applicable for forest health, monitoring, the safe transfer of germplasm and trade in trees and forest products. FAO is working on a written guide, Guide to implementing international standards for phytosanitary measures in the forest sector, to clarify how these ISPMs apply to forestry. More information on the project can be found here.

A core group of forest health specialists from around the world have been assembled and engaged in consultations to outline the purpose, scope, objectives, target audience and content of the Guide. At this first core group meeting, members discussed the best methods for explaining and presenting information on ISPMs to the target audiences and further refined the preparation process and the draft outline of the guide.

Documentation:

Meeting report 

IUFRO International Biosecurity Conference 2009

Organizers and/or sponsors: International Union of Forest Research Organization (IUFRO), SCION, Biosecurity New Zealand, OECD, Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, Agrissentials, Bioprotection, Plant Protection Chemistry New Zealand, Environment Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Environment Waikato Regional Council, Asure Quality, IVS
Date: 16-20 March 2009
Location: Rotorua, New Zealand

The IUFRO International Biosecurity Conference 2009 provides a forum for forest entomologists, pathologists and vegetation management scientists, forest managers and policy-makers to share knowledge, create networks and promote international actions.

The Conference incorporates the 6th International Forest Vegetation Management Conference, a Workshop on managing the biosecurity threats to forests in a changing global environment, and the Working parties of IUFRO Division 1 (Silviculture), Division 7 (Forest Health) and Division 8 (Environment).

Documentation:
Conference Web site
Conference brochure

Plant invasion and forest ecology: concerns and solutions

Organizers and/or sponsors: Centre for Environment and Department of Botany, Panjab University; International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) WP 8.02.04 and 4.02.02; IUFRO Special Programme for Developing Countries; Dayanand National Academy of Environmental Sciences; Society of Environmental Scientists, New Delhi; Eco-Transformation, New Delhi
Date: 16-18 March 2009
Location: Panjab University, Chandigarh, India 

The ecological impacts of invasive alien plant species on forest ecosystems have attracted the attention of researchers, managers, and policy makers the world over. The real challenge before man is to control their spread for meeting the objectives of the Convention on Biodiversity and save the global ecology from destruction. The dimensions and nature of the issue is such that no individual or a nation alone can combat the threat. The world at large will have to join hands to tackle the problem collectively. In order to frame some guidelines and prepare scientists for collectively combating the invasion, a 3-day international conference "Plant Invasion & Forest Ecology: Concerns & Solutions" is being held.

Documentation:

Conference brochure 

Asia and the Pacific Forest Health Workshop - Forest health in a changing world

Organizers and/or sponsors: International Union of Forest Research Organization (IUFRO); Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN); Asia-Pacific Association of Forest Research Institutions (APAFRI); Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM); Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI); FAO.
Date: 1-3 December 2008
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The main objective of the workshop is to provide a forum for linking various international, regional and national agencies and institutions dealing with forest health issues, and to share strategies, experiences and knowledge, related to forest health. The workshop will provide an opportunity for individuals and their associated agencies, organizations and networks to build collaborative linkages and better align programmes to capture synergies. Special emphasis will be given to plant pests and diseases, as well as environmental services of the forests. The workshop will also provide an opportunity for various organizations – including IUFRO and APFISN – to assess capacity-building needs in terms of research and extension related to forest health in the Asia-Pacific region.

Documentation:
APAFRI Web site

Expert meeting to establish a forest invasives species network for South Cone countries

Organizers and/or sponsors: La Asociación Guyra Paraguay; FAO
Date: 9-13 September 2008
Location: Asunción, Paraguay

A forest invasive species network, provisionally entitled “Red de Países del Cono Sur sobre Especies Exoticas Invasoras a Ambientes Forestales”, was formulated during the meeting. Twenty-six participants from research institutes, NGOs and the private sector represented the five South Cone countries; Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. Unfortunately due to civil unrest no participant from Bolivia was able to attend.

Documentation:
Meeting Web site

Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Changing Climate with Emphasis on Forest Health: A review of science, policies, and practices

Organizers and/or sponsors: FAO, International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Date: 25-28 August 2008
Location: Umeå, Sweden

The conference will focus on the current state of knowledge of ongoing changes in climatic conditions in different regions of the world, and the implications of these changes for forest management and conservation. Presentations and discussions will emphasise research, policies and practices that are needed to enable us to plan for and manage healthy, productive forests to meet future societal needs for forest products and the full range of forest goods and services. Ongoing research in various fields of forest and forest related sciences will be presented in parallel sessions of the conference.

Documentation:
Conference Web site

XXIII International Congress of Entomology (ICE 2008)

Organizers and/or sponsors: Council for International Congresses of Entomology; Entomological Society of Southern Africa
Date: 6 - 12 July 2008
Location: Durban, South Africa

The International Congress of Entomology is held every four years and is regarded as "the main event" in this field. ICE 2008 will provide a forum for over 2000 scientists, researchers, technicians, government, industry and commercial representatives to discuss applications in the many fields of entomology, to share expertise in their specific fields of interest, and to present their products. The congress will be an international gathering of delegates from many countries in both hemispheres, including the developed and developing world. The Congress objectives are to bring together all those concerned with developments in diverse fields of entomology including researchers and scientists, teachers and educationalists, agrochemical industries, equipment suppliers, manufacturers, editors, computer science, video communications and data bank scientists.

Documentation:
ICE 2008 Web site

Second meeting of IUFRO Working Unit 7.03.12 Alien invasive species and international trade

Organizers and/or sponsors: International Union of Forest Research Organization (IUFRO); USDA Forest Service
Date: 26-30 May 2008
Location: Shepherdstown, WV, USA

This conference covered all taxa, with the focus on pathways and mitigations to prevent the spread of invasive species.

Documentation:
Conference Web site

19th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species

Organizers and/or sponsors: USDA Interagency R&D Coordinating Group; USDA Forest Service
Date: 8-11 January 2008
Location: Annapolis, MD, USA

The USDA Forum on Invasive Species is an annual meeting that began in 1990 as the "USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Forum". The purpose was to coordinate research on the European and Asian gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar L., among USDA agency scientists and their university cooperators by facilitating the exchange of information and data and encouraging their collaboration. This assured a degree of accountability and minimized the duplication of effort among the many scientists who conduct research on this serious forest pest. This meeting gained added stature when scientists from Europe, Asia, and elsewhere in North America learned of this meeting and began to attend and participate. The involvement of foreign scientists from countries where gypsy moth and related species have been native pests for centuries has added a different perspective to the meeting and has enhanced international cooperation, particularly in the use of biologically based technologies.

Consequently, beginning with the 1996 meeting, the scope of the Interagency Research Forum was broadened and the Program Committee has devoted a significant portion of the agenda to highlight the threat of select non-native invasive species. In recent years, a complex of non-native species (NIS) including the Asian Longhorned beetle, large-pine shoot moth, hemlock woolly adelgid, cedar emerald ash bores and Asian gypsy moth have been introduced into North America and collectively threaten North American forest and urban ecosystems. Additionally, pathogens (e.g. Beech Bark Disease, sudden oak death, and butternut canker) and exotic weeds (e.g. mile-a-minute weed and kudzu) contribute to management problems.

Documentation:
Agenda
Forum Web site

Expert meeting to establish a Forest Health and Invasive Species Network for the Near East region

Organizers and/or sponsors: General Directorate of Forests, Tunisia; FAO
Date: 11-13 December 2007
Location: Tunis, Tunisia

During the 17th Session of the Near East Forestry Commission (Larnaka, Cyprus, 5-8 June, 2006) member countries expressed concern about the increased threat to forests and trees outside forests posed by climatic changes that may influence movement and establishment of new insect pests and diseases. The Committee recommended that the issues be highlighted during the Task Force meeting in Cairo in December 2006 and again in Rabat in July 2007. The Task Force issued a Technical Paper on Forest Health in the Near East Region, and further recommended that an expert meeting should be organized by end of 2007 in order to discuss regional cooperation and regional strategies for addressing forest health and invasive species issues in the region.

The major objective of the expert meeting is to create a functional network which is able to foster integrated and dynamic forest pest management in the Near East region and provide decision makers with baseline data for making informed decisions.

The expert meeting will identify the mandate and membership of the network, including geographic coverage; confirm network dissemination methodologies; prepare a work plan; assign responsibilities for sharing information; and prepare a budget.

Documentation:
Meeting proposal 

1st Executive Committee Meeting of the Forestry Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA)

Organizers and/or sponsors: FISNA
Date: 14-18 May 2007
Location: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Documents and presentations

The Sirex woodwasp: expanding frontiers. An international workshop

Organizers and/or sponsors: Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Institute for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR), USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), National Sirex Coordination Committee (NSCC)
Date: 10-16 May 2007
Location: Nelspruit, South Africa

Sirex noctilio represents a growing threat to worldwide conifer forests and forestry. While a great deal of knowledge has been accumulated relating to this damaging insect pest, new invasions around the world are vividly illustrating the fact that aspects of its biology and control are still poorly understood. The time is clearly most opportune to hold an international symposium and workshop to share experiences and condense recent knowledge regarding the Eurasian woodwasp. Hopefully, such a gathering will lead to a substantially increased understanding of S. noctilio and its threat to worldwide forestry. Perhaps more importantly, the aim of a meeting focused on S. noctilio should establish a new trajectory of international collaboration regarding the pest, its biology and its management. Associated with this meeting, there will also be a workshop, which will focus on the management of the Sirex woodwasp invasion in South Africa.

Documentation:
Meeting Web site
Meeting Announcement
Meeting Programme (includes links to presentation/paper abstracts)

18th Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO)

Organizers and/or sponsors: FAO
Date: 12-16 March 2007
Location: Rome, Italy

Forest protection will be considered by the 18th session of COFO on 14 March in plenary.

A side meeting on forest health will be held on on 13 March 2007. The objectives of the meeting are to:

  • inform participants of the standards, networks and partners involved in preventing the transboundary movement of pests as well as in suppressing and managing outbreaks of insects, diseases, and invasive woody plants in the forestry sector;
  • identify key actions and partnerships to enhance international cooperation in forest health management.

Documentation:
FAO Committee on Forestry: Web site
Documents and presentations

Inaugural Meeting of IUFRO Working Party S7.03.12 - Alien invasive species and international trade

Organizers and/or sponsors: IUFRO, Forest Research Institute, Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture
Date: 3-7 July 2006
Location: Radom, Poland

The worldwide spread of invasive organisms, whether insect, pathogen or plant, through international trade is a cause for concern. Indeed, invasive organisms have often featured within IUFRO working party meetings covering a range of different topics (e.g. Population Dynamics, Bark Beetles, etc.). The new Working Party on Alien Invasive Species and International Trade has been established to focus specifically on global forestry issues related to the unwanted international movement of alien invasive species, including fungi, insects, nematodes, and plants. The increasing emphasis on pathways for movement of alien invasive species, especially those associated with packaging wood and nursery stock will provide a broad focus for the work of the WP. This emphasis provides an opportunity to integrate across a range of invasive organisms so that links to other IUFRO Working Parties dealing with insects, pathogens and invasive plants will be a priority.

The inaugural meeting was held in the European Forest Training Center in Jedlnia of the Regional Directorate of State Forests in Radom, Poland from 3 to 7 July 2006.

Documentation:
Meeting Web site
Meeting programme
Detailed list of topics
Travel report of Dr. C.Z. Chilima, Coordinator FISNA 

Workshop on the joint global work plan on terrestrial and freshwater invasive alien species

Organizers and/or sponsors: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP)
Date: 23-25 November 2005
Location: Montreal, Canada

In its decision VI/23 paragraph 26(e), the Conference of the Parties to the CBD, requested the Executive Secretary, in cooperation with GISP, to develop a joint programme of work among the relevant bodies. In response to this decision, the CBD Secretariat and GISP have formed a partnership to develop a Joint Global Work Plan on Terrestrial and Freshwater Invasive Species, which culminates in this workshop, involving all major international partners and stakeholders participating in terrestrial and freshwater invasive species management.

The aim of the workshop is to identify and reach consensual agreement on how to address existing gaps in international efforts on terrestrial and freshwater invasive species. The main output will be a comprehensive work plan, and will include an outline of the responsibilities of relevant role-players.

Documentation:

First Workshop of the Forestry Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA)

Organizers and/or sponsors: Forestry Research Institute of Malawi (FRIM), Sokoine University of Agriculture (SAU)
Date: 29-31 August 2005
Location: Morogorro, Tanzania

The FISNA workshop was jointly organized by the Forest Research Institute of Malawi (FRIM) and the host institute Sokoine University of Agriculture (SAU). The USDA Forest Service provided full sponsorship and FAO provided technical support during the preparatory stages and during the workshop.

Twenty participants from nine countries were represented at the meeting, including Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe with participants from FAO and CAB International. All participants are members of the Interim Committee while FRIM in Malawi is the Secretariat of FISNA.

The meeting included country briefs on the present status of invasive species and control actions and technical presentations on major pests of concern to Africa, including the woodwasp, Sirex spp. (presented by South Africa) and the blue gum chalcid, Leptocybe invasa (presented by Kenya). A summary was provided of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) invasive species meeting held in Pretoria (23-26 August 2005) and attended by Clement Chilima, FRIM Secretariat. Presentations were made on behalf of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) including background information about the IPPC and detailed information on ISPM No. 15. Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade. An update of the activities carried out since the inception of the network was presented and the way forward was discussed.

A matrix was prepared of the most important and commonly occurring invasive species discussed during the meeting including the country status, i.e. where considered invasive or beneficial (in the case of woody plants). Of those listed, four of the most significant species (two insect pests and two woody tree species) were selected and working groups were established with the task of preparing briefs on status and management measures, for inclusion on the FISNA Web site.

Documentation: Workshop proceedings

Committee on Forestry - 17th session

Organizers and/or sponsors: FAO
Date: 18 March 2005
Location: FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy

At the 17th session of COFO, a side-meeting on invasive species and their impact on forest health was held. The meeting provided a neutral forum for exchanging information, experiences and viewpoints on the issue of invasive species and the forest sector. The increasing awareness and concerns over invasive species in forests, their impact on forest health, human activities and sustainable development, and present potential mechanisms for management that are being used in forestry and other sectors were highlighted.

Documentation:
Information handout - English  Arabic  Chinese  French  Spanish 
Meeting schedule - English  French 
Presentations:

International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) workshop on the practical application of ISPM No. 15 -
Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade

Organizers and/or sponsors: IPPC Secretariat; Canadian Food Inspection Agency; Canadian Forest Service; United States Department of Agriculture - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Standards and Trade Development Facility
Date: 28 February - 4 March 2005
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This workshop was held to address the practical application of ISPM No. 15 (Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade), particularly for developing and least-developed countries, and to facilitate national abilities to implement this standard. Countries in Europe, North America and Asia have already indicated that they will begin full implementation of the standard in 2005. It is critical that all countries utilizing wood packaging materials with their export commodities establish certification methods in accordance with the standard to avoid unnecessary trade disruption. This workshop provided national plant protection organizations with the opportunity to develop implementation plans to facilitate this process.

Documentation: Workshop Web site

Developing an Asia-Pacific Strategy for Forest Invasive Species: the coconut beetle problem - bridging agriculture and forestry

Organizers and/or sponsors: Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN); USDA Forest Service; FAO; Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions (APAFRI)
Date: 22-25 February 2005
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

Recognizing the dangers of invasive species in the sustainable management of forests in Asia and the Pacific, the Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN) was established in 2004. Recently, the Network has noted with concern the rapid spread of an invasive species, Brontispa longissima, the coconut leaf beetle, in Asia. Many countries have been hard hit by outbreaks of the coconut leaf beetle. An Expert Consultation on Coconut Beetle Outbreak, organized in October 2004 by the FAO Regional Office for Asia and Pacific, recommended further regional collaboration in combating the coconut beetle problem.

Documentation:
Workshop information

Task force meeting: revitalization of the forest pest management network for Africa

Organizers and/or sponsors: Forest Research Institute of Malawi (FRIM); FAO; Forestry Department of Malawi; United States Forest Service; African Forestry Research Network (AFORNET)
Date: 13-15 December 2004
Location: Zomba, Malawi

The meeting was held to address the serious concerns of African forest protection scientists and to revitalize the existing network, the African Pest Management Network for Central, Eastern and Southern Africa, which was formed in 1995 but which has not been active for some time. The meeting resulted in the creation of the Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA), renamed to keep in line with present day forest health issues and increasing problems with invasive species in Africa.

Documentation:
Meeting report
Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA) Web site

Towards Sustainable Development of Plantations in the Tropics.
Pest management in tropical plantations: Concepts and applications of silviculture and genetic resistance

Organizers and/or sponsors: IUFRO, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana; Northern Arizona University, School of Forestry; African Forestry Research Network (AFORNET); FAO
Date: 21-23 July 2004
Location: Kumasi, Ghana

This joint meeting of IUFRO working groups: 7.03.09 Protection of Forests in the Tropics and 7.03.11 Tree Resistance to Insects (formerly 7.01.02) focused on silvicultural and genetic resistance approaches to the management of forest pests in tropical plantations. A side meeting also discussed the issue of revitalizing the forest pest management network for Africa.

Documentation:

Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission - 20th session

Organizers and/or sponsors: FAO
Date: 17-18 April 2004
Location: Nadi, Fiji

The Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC), one of FAO's six regional forestry commissions, focuses on issues pertinent to Asia and the Pacific, a region characterized by its diversity and rapid changes. In conjunction with the twentieth session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission, a pre-session workshop - Developing an action plan for addressing forest invasive species in Asia and Pacific - was held in Nadi, Fiji, 17-18 April 2004. The objective of the workshop was to develop an action plan for activities to be implemented by the newly created Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network.

Documentation:
Summary report of the pre-session workshop, Developing an action plan for addressing forest invasive species in Asia and Pacific. Convened in conjunction with the twentieth session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission , Nadi, Fiji, 17-18 April 2004.
Report of the twentieth session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission. Nadi, Fiji, 17-18 April 2004.

Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission - 19th session

Organizers and/or sponsors: FAO
Date: 26-30 August 2002
Location: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

The Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC), one of FAO's six regional forestry commissions, focuses on issues pertinent to Asia and the Pacific, a region characterized by its diversity and rapid changes. During a special in-session seminar at the 19th session, the Commission focused on the threats posed by alien invasive species (plants, pests and diseases) and potential regional cooperation for dealing with the problems.

Documentation:
Invasive species: regional co-operation in combating threats. Item 5 of the provisional agenda.
Report of the nineteenth session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 26-30 August 2002.

North American Forest Commission - 20th session

Organizers and/or sponsors: FAO
Date: 12-16 June 2000
Location: St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada

The North American Forest Commission (NAFC), one of FAO's six regional forestry commissions, provides a policy and technical forum for Canada, Mexico, and the United States to discuss and address forest issues on a North American basis. In response to a growing awareness of the spread of alien forest pests and the subsequent threat to North American forests, its international trade in forest products, and communities dependent on healthy forests and forest industries, the 20th session of the NAFC held in 2000 addressed the issue of alien species harmful to North American forests.

Documentation:
Alien species harmful to North American forests. Item 6(b) of the provisional agenda.
Report of the twentieth session of the North American Forest Commission. St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, 12-16 June 2000.

Die-back of sissoo (Dalbergia sissoo)

Organizers and/or sponsors: Department of Forest Research & Survey, Ministry of Forest Research & Survey Nepal; Forestry Research Support Programme for Asia & the Pacific (FORSPA), FAO
Date: 25-28 April 2000
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal

Dalbergia sissoo is an important multipurpose tree species in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and many other countries. The tree is mostly grown in single stand species by individual farmers to provide ready cash at time of harvest, starting from 20 years onwards. However, with increased incidence of die-back, farmers are being discouraged from planting and/or replanting and land use may consequently be altered. The purpose of this seminar was to discuss common problems and to make the first movement towards the establishment of a regional cooperation network through the exchange of scientific information.

Documentation:
Appanah S., Allard G. & Amatya, S.M. (eds). 2000. Proceedings of the Sub-regional seminar "Die-Back of Sissoo (Dalbergia sissoo). Kathmandu, Nepal, 25-28 April 2000. FO:GCP/RAS/163NET, Field Document No. 18, FORSPA/DFRS, Nepal/FAO, 65pp.

Pest Management in Tropical Forest Plantations

Organizers and/or sponsors: International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO) Working Group 7.03.09: Protection of Forests in the Tropics; Royal Forest Department of Thailand; Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA); Forestry Research Support Programme for Asia & the Pacific (FORSPA); FAO
Date: 25-29 May 1998
Location: Chanthaburi, Thailand

In the context of ongoing rapid expansion of forest plantations, particularly in the tropics, the workshop was intended to assess the risk of pest attacks in tropical forest plantations and discuss management options.

Documentation:
Hutacharern, C., Napompeth, B., Allard, G. & Wylie, F.R. (eds). 2002. Pest Management in Tropical Forest Plantations. Proceedings of the IUFRO/FAO Workshop, 25-29 May, 1998, Chanthaburi, Thailand. Forestry Research Support Programme for Asia and the Pacific (FORSPA), FAO, Bangkok, 174 pp.

Workshop on Tree Pest Management in East, Central and Southern Africa

Organizers and/or sponsors:
Date: 20 - 25 October 1996
Location: Nairobi, Kenya

This workshop reviewed progress in the management of important tree pests in the east, central and southern Africa region. The meeting also developed a charter (Memorandum) for the running and operations of the Tree Pest Management Network for Central East and Southern Africa.

Documentation:
Memorandum

Formation of an African Forest Pest Management Network

Organizers and/or sponsors: Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI); International Institute of Biological Control (IIBC); FAO
Date: 24-28 April 1995
Location: Muguga, Kenya

The value of regional interactions and collaboration in controlling specific forest pests has been increasingly recognized, leading to the concept of a regional forest pest management network. An informal network of forest pest management personnel has been established in Africa since 1992. Through this network, a number of linkages have been created allowing for information and scientific exchange throughout eastern and southern Africa. This workshop was intended to formalize the network and prepare a draft charter agreement about its establishment.

Documentation:
Allard, G.B., Murphy, S.M., Ciesla, W.M. & Mbagathi, S.M. (eds). 1995. Formation of an African Forest Pest Management Network - Workshop Proceedings. Muguga, Kenya, 24-28 April 1995. FAO, Rome, 90 pp.

Leucaena psyllid: a threat to agroforestry in Africa

Organizers and/or sponsors:Tanzania Forest Research Institute (TAFORI); USDA Forest Service; International Institute of Biological Control; International Centre for Research in Agroforestry; Sokoine University of Agriculture; FAO
Date: 10-24 October 1994
Location: Dar-es-Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

The rapid spread of the leucaena psyllid, Heteropsylla cubana, throughout Asia and the Pacific during the mid-1980s was well-documented. In 1992, this destructive insect pest was detected in East Africa. The purpose of this subregional workshop was to bring together research scientists, forest pest management specialists and foresters from African countries were leucaena psyllid is already established or threatens to become established. The importance of leucaena, the threat posed by the newly introduced leucaena psyllid, and available pest management options were reviewed.

Documentation:
Nshubemuki, L. (ed). 1994. Leucaena psyllid: a threat to agroforestry in Africa. Proceedings of a workshop, Dar-es-Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, 10-24 October 1994. FAO, Rome, Tanzania Forestry Research Institute, Morogoro, Tanzania.

Exotic aphid pests of conifers: a crisis in African forestry

Organizers and/or sponsors: Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI); International Institute of Biological Control (IIBC); FAO
Date: 3-6 June 1991
Location: Muguga, Kenya

Since 1968, three species of conifer aphids have been introduced into eastern and southern Africa with devastating effects. A number of pest management tactics with the potential to reduce populations of these insects have been developed. However, researchers in the infected countries worked independently to develop effective and environmentally friendly pest management measures. Since these studies could have direct application in neighbouring countries, this workshop brought together researchers and practitioners from eastern and southern Africa to exchange scientific information and share their observations and experiences with the newly introduced aphids.

Documentation:
FAO. 1991. Proceedings of the Workshop - Exotic aphid pests of conifers: a crisis in African forestry. Muguga, Kenya, 3-6 June 1991. FAO, Rome, Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Muguga, International Institute of Biological Control, Nairobi, Rome, Italy, 160 pp.

last updated: Friday, July 24, 2009