Pine wood nematode. Courtesy Canadian Forest Service

 

 

 
An International Online Workshop to reduce movement of forest pests with a minimal impact on trade held April 16-29, 2001.
   
This symposium is made financially possible by the following:













Male gypsy moth. Courtesy Canadian Forest Service.

Event endorsed by:
The American  Phytopathological Society

The Asian Association of Societies for Plant Pathology

The Canadian Phytopathological Society

The Chinese Society for Plant Pathology

The Entomological Society of America

The Entomological Society of China

The Mycological Society of America

The Society of American Foresters

The Society of Nematologists

The Australasian Plant Pathology Society

Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

 


Executive Summary

This global issue continues to be important to ALL of us, our export/import markets, and our environment. Knowledgeable professionals have been invited to present papers in eight different presentation sessions covering issues associated with solid wood packing materials, logs, wood chips, unseasoned lumber, and nursery and propagative material. The papers and discussion summaries of the workshop will be archived at www.apsnet.org and will be freely available to anyone wishing to access them.

Thank you for joining us. AND, special thanks to our financial sponsors listed below.

The American Phytopathological Society

The United States Department of Agriculture

The USDA Forest Service

Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Plant Protection Service

The Sociedade Portuguesa de Fitopatologia

The Sociedad Espaņola de Fitopatologia

Plant Health Progress journal

Port dunnage. Courtesy Jon Bell.