Laurel Wilt in New York Webinar-September 10
Please join us on September 10th for an informative webinar about laurel wilt, a new plant disease recently discovered in New York for the first time.
Cornell University Plant Pathologists are hosting this event to share information about this new plant disease of sassafras and spicebush and the insect vector that can spread it from tree to tree. Several experts from southern states with experience with the laurel wilt disease and vector will share their observations and what they have learned. The webinar topics include the discovery on Long Island, the history and impacts of laurel wilt in the US, sassafras and spicebush as hosts, understanding the beetle vector, the disease diagnostic methods, how to report suspect trees, and how to submit samples for a disease diagnosis.
If this interests you, please mark your calendars!
Webinar-Laurel Wilt in New York
September 10, 2025, 1:00pm-3:30pm edt
Join Webinar-Laurel Wilt in New York Zoom Meeting
https://cornell.zoom.us/j/95299762336?pwd=fkhgbfzeMNzAbuYDLSIQHdAgZ9NdgM.1
Meeting ID: 952 9976 2336
Passcode: LaurelWilt