Horticultural I n s p e c t i on S o c i e t y Volume 42, Number 1 September 2013 Central Chapter Newsletter

President’s Message

Bob Buhler - HIS Central Chapter President HIS Kansas Department of

Where has the time gone? It just seems like yesterday that I was inspecting newly arrived nursery  stock and now hints of fall are appearing. The Central Chapter of HIS has had a good year. The annual conference in Manhattan, Kansas was informative and well attended. Susan Ehlenbeck received the Central States Chapter States Central Carl Carlson award. She is certainly deserving of the award for her inspection work in Missouri, and her involvement in HIS. More recently she has been involved in the developement and implementation SANC and to organize HIS chapters into a more cohesive group.

At the HIS Central conference in Manhattan, KS there was a lot of good discussion on Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) which was timely as Kansas had just reported their first find. There were also speakers from Kansas State University and the USDA that enlightened us on entomology, plant pathology and audit-based certification. The group visited the Kansas State, Insect Zoo which was a big hit.

Dale Anderson also deserves some thanks. He has been the lone cowboy in corralling the officers of all the HIS chapters into national conference calls. I personally have learned a lot of new things on how the other chapters operate by attending these conference calls. Dale has recently announced that he will be stepping down from this position. Thank you for all of your organizing efforts over the past few years.

The multi-state inspector training was held a few weeks ago in Ottawa, KS. We had inspectors attending from North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and California. Continued on page 9

Inspectors partipating in mock Incident Command Exercise during the multi-state training held in Ottawa, KS, August 19th through the 21st nclude from left to right: Paul Anderson - South Dakota, Beth Slate - California, Kathleen Pratt - Nebraska, Libby Smith - Nebraska, Sue Kohles – Nebraska, Bob Buhler - Kansas, Jeremy Maples - Kansas, Liz Meils - Wisconsin, Christel Zillmer - Wisconsin, Dr. Raymond Cloyd - Kansas, Susan Ehlenbeck - Missouri, Mandy Franklin - Missouri, Charles Elhard - North Dakota. Missing from picture, Tom Sanders - Kansas, Ken Rauscher - National Plant Board, Dr. Megan Kennelly - Kansas, Catherine Smith - Missouri

Making Professionalism a Part of Every Effort

Some of the the residents of Membership Challenge Display at Kansas State Insect Zoo Nature Conservancy’sNature Konza Prairie to HIS members in each state to make sure all committed to “Making Professionalism staff update their contact a Part of Every Effort” information and pay their HIS-Central membership dues. Please invest in your profession and encourage your colleagues to do the same. As new staff is hired, staffing changes occur or is hired, staffing As new staff budget shortfalls or retirements happen, many potential and past members become This is a challenge uninvolved and uninformed.

HIS Meeting Highlights Highlights HIS Meeting Kansas Mahattan, 2012 Central States Chapter Chapter States 2012 Central Adjourn. Business Meeting of the Central Chapter HIS at Conference Center. Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Thursday October 25, 2012 Understanding Fine, USDA, Troy AuditTraining - Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, (APHIS), National Plant Board - Systems Approach to Nursery Inspection (SANC) - How to Make SANC - KenWork Raucher Why are we still planting Ash? - Jason Griffen Kansas State University Techniques in Nursery Inspection - Bill Mc Adams, Mc Adams Consulting NatureTour Conservancy’s Konza Prairie summary of plant pest regulatory highlights. Wednesday-October 24, 2012 Megan Kennelly and Holly Davis State Reports - Each member state presents a Interdiction of Foreign Pests and Illegal Commodities - Jeff Hash SITC Plant Diagnostic KansasTour State Campus - Dr. Susceptibilities toWorldwide PestsTrees of - Dr. John Ball - South Dakota State University Plant Disease in Nursery Stock Megan - Dr. Kennelly - Kansas State University Emerald Ash Borer Discussion - Kansas and Missouri Department of Agriculture. Tuesday-October 23, 2012 toWelcome KansasVogel - Jeff Monday October 22, 2012 Arrival - evening gathering at Clarion Hotel, Manhattan, Kansas

HIS  Central States Chapter HIS  Central States Chapter , and www..org Continued on page 4 a brief course on botany, a brief course on botany, Botany for High Schools and Colleges The Essentials of Botany’

written in 1914, with the aid of Dr. Ernest Bessey, Charles’s son. These son. Charles’s Ernest Bessey, written in 1914, with the aid of Dr.

Charles Bessey was a man of many outstanding attributes that qualify him as a great leader, teacher, teacher, him as a great leader, Charles Bessey was a man of many outstanding attributes that qualify He was well known as a botanist, a great forward thinker. researcher and father, The Essentials of College Botany college courses. texts would become the most widely used books in high school and high school and colleges. The first of which in 1878 was high school and colleges. Then followed ‘ was edited by Bessey several times. He would produce one more textbook which went through several editions and was a widely used text. Bessey would again spend some time with at Harvard. Bessey would again spend some time with Bessey began to write books on botany for At the request and recommendation of Gray and a publisher, He was beginning to create a name for himself, and in 1875 was asked to be a guest lecturer, by the asked to be a guest lecturer, He was beginning to create a name for himself, and in 1875 was In the following winter, botany. President of Berkley College. Bessey then gave a lecture series on 1872-73, to study at Harvard for three months, learning morphology, systematics, and the of three months, learning morphology, 1872-73, to study at Harvard for . Bessey would The leading research at the time was cataloging all the flora of the plants. West. of the new land in the become a leader in identifying, classifying, and cataloging the flora Bessey was chiefly interested in the aspects of botany especially those related to applied agriculture. the aspects of botany especially those related to applied agriculture. Bessey was chiefly interested in in the winter of the leading botanist at the time, Gray invited Bessey, who was Asa Gray, After he met job was the Greenhouse manager at Michigan State. In 1870 He was the first to become an instructor of at Michigan State. In 1870 He was the first to become an instructor job was the Greenhouse manager his M.S. Ames. He would later receive Agriculture in State College of Botany and Horticulture at Iowa then advanced to professor at Iowa State. from Michigan State in 1872, and Michigan State he realized his enthusiasm for botany. After the encouragement of his professor Alfred After the encouragement of his professor for botany. Michigan State he realized his enthusiasm first changed majors. He would graduate with a B.S. in 1869. His Nelson Prentiss, Bessey eventually Prior to college he entered an academy in Seville, Ohio to prepare for a civil engineering program at in Seville, Ohio to prepare for a civil engineering program Prior to college he entered an academy would later attend in 1866. But before Agriculture College or “Michigan State” where he Michigan While studying at 1863, at which time he moved home and taught. he could attend his father died in scholar gave young Bessey a great foundation for his education. His first educational desires led him to foundation for his education. His first educational desires led scholar gave young Bessey a great Certificate. Teaching teaching; by age 17 Bessey had his He was born May 21, 1845 in Milton, Ohio. He grew up on the farm, and was primarily taught by his Ohio. He grew up on the farm, and was primarily taught by He was born May 21, 1845 in Milton, Mathematic and Greek Latin, fine a being father His Training. Academic Classical had who Adnah, father, at Iowa. Then the Regents offered a larger larger a offered Then the Regents at Iowa. which included the the Dean of the Industrial College, of the Botany Department and position, the Head and move to Lincoln. the offer, Agriculture. Bessey would later that year accept Department of the new Department of Botany. Bessey of Botany. the new Department after realizing he would initially declined the scratch as he once did have to start from Bessey. He was lured to Nebraska by the He was lured Bessey. in 1884, from Iowa State. Board of Regents they wanted him to build The Regents knew One of Nebraska’s most influential, yet influential, yet most One of Nebraska’s men is Charles Edwin least recognized More Than Just A Botanist Than Just More J. Krull By: Ryan PROFESSOR PROFESSOR BESSEY EDWIN CHARLES Continued on page 5 page on Continued companionable, students would be infected with the matter with which he dealt. Many parents told their companionable, students would be infected with the matter with have a class, not because they needed it, because it is so great to children to take Professor Bessey’s professor such a Bessey, has known. His powerful presentation of subject matter in the classroom was magnified by a personality, was magnified by a personality, has known. His powerful presentation of subject matter in the classroom won the admiration of thousands of students. (Pool) which, because of its quaint paternal cordiality, at the early age of 17. He would Bessey would be inspired by his father to earn his teaching certificate The art of teaching classroom. teach many high school classes before he stepped foot into a college of boyish enthusiasm, he was so was what Bessey knew best. “His methods in the classes were full have testified. life we still must conclude man’s But after all has been said about all of the other features of this great in the of his captivating magnetism were recorded effects that the most powerful and far-reaching in the college and in the university as a teacher and guide for the young. classroom, in the laboratory, of the greatest teachers that the world Professor Bessey utilized this potential to the limit, for he was one in details but was the he was the center of the rethinking the methods of taxonomy. Cronquist’s book book Cronquist’s center of the rethinking the methods of taxonomy. in details but was the he was the influenced subsequent taxonomic work, stating his work would “profoundly gives due credit to Bessey’s thought”. people, to be the greatest professor at the University of Bessey has been said, by many influential beautifully what the culmination of many biographies, and interviews Nebraska in his time. Pool states and finally the work that encompassed a quarter of a century of work “The Phylogenetic Taxonomy Taxonomy a quarter of a century of work “The Phylogenetic and finally the work that encompassed of botany “Das Pflanzenfamilien” work rethought the German bible of Flowering Plants”. Bessey’s study of The serious was considered revolutionary. theories to the work and and applied different reentered the scientists and 1960’s for several years. In the 1950’s higher plant phylogeny did not come from Bessey entered this field and differed Takhtajan and Thorne, research. Men such as Cronquist, such as Plant Pathology in “The Diseases of Plants” (1882), and “The abundance of Ash Rust” (1885). Diseases of Plants” (1882), and “The abundance of such as Plant Pathology in “The many other areas. His fields of research spread across of several leading papers evaluating the foundations of the His lifelong research was the product first “The His monumental discoveries and work were the product of American Botany. superstructure of “Evolution and Classification”, “The Phyletic Idea” Angiosperms”, of the Taxonomy Phylogeny and to construct job descriptions for these experiment stations. Bessey could foresee questions and had the stations. Bessey could foresee descriptions for these experiment to construct job were only a few trees for plants he wondered why there answers. In his travels looking desire to find the in the prairie states. in isolated areas “ into many fields. Fields such as Entomology writing in Iowa His relationship with research extended Cicada” (1878). Other fields Year The Seventeen the Distribution of Iowa Orthoptera” (1876), and “On Bessey was a great researcher, writing about flora within Nebraska and other prairie states. Much of the other prairie states. Much of the about flora within Nebraska and writing researcher, Bessey was a great of the plant world, evolution of all the main groups the survey of the structures and time was given to of Flowering Plants” Taxonomy Phylogenetic to eventually produce “The which would culminate (1915). US. He was asked Research Stations across the Agriculture establishment of proponent in the large A proclaimed by many as the leading botanist in the United States at that time. His research at Iowa and His research States at that time. in the United leading botanist by many as the proclaimed plants such as are based on all fields that it covered of botany, the young field not only covered Nebraska was field of botany The Agriculture. Forestry and especially Entomology, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, fields together. that weaved all these and thread like a needle being proclaimed as the father of modern botany. After the death of his mentor, Asa Gray, Bessey was was Bessey Asa Gray, his mentor, death of the After botany. of modern the father as proclaimed being

HIS  Central States Chapter HIS  Central States Chapter Continued on page 6 page on Continued them. Bessey did not believe in pure conservation, rather a more utilitarian view similar to Gifford Pinchot, utilitarian view similar to Gifford them. Bessey did not believe in pure conservation, rather a more with affiliations to use them without destroying them. Bessey had many political strongly supported national leadership in Forestry and Conservation. Bessey believed at that time, that strongly supported national leadership in Forestry and Conservation. nor the local, state or even federal government was ready to successfully neither the scientific community, can save them until we fully understand manage forests. He believed in conserving them now so that we Bessey’s political affiliation fit the mold of a Liberal-Republican-Progressive, opposing monopolies and fit the mold of a Liberal-Republican-Progressive, opposing monopolies and political affiliation Bessey’s cared little about the future. Bessey corporations as they are only concerned with short-term gain and On the arrival home this event three years later, when he resigned as the president, he had a grand On the arrival home this event three years later, thanking him for 29 years of service to welcoming committee congratulating him on his achievements and the University of Nebraska. Through this Chapter he stayed very active in conserving the native flora of Nebraska, and the US. The flora of Nebraska, and the US. Through this Chapter he stayed very active in conserving the native was when Bessey was elected most prestigious and honorable of all achievement in any organization Advancement of Science in July of 1909, in Minneapolis. Association for the American The President of the Calveras groves of Sequoia from private ownership and destruction, in the Outdoor Art League of private ownership and destruction, in the Outdoor the Calveras groves of Sequoia from was his involvement with organization longest and most strongly affiliated California. One of Bessey’s America, which many years were president of the state chapter. Flower Preservation Society of Wild The Gov. Furnas also organized the first series of Farmers Institution, this was created to educate farmers on the first series of Farmers Institution, this was created Furnas also organized Gov. proponent in the campaign to remove increase yields. He was a large better agricultural practices and to students to give researchers a chance to present their research findings to a group of their piers. The seminar The seminar to present their research findings to a group of their piers. students to give researchers a chance famous to share leading research to young, fresh scientists. Many very would draw many famous people Bessey and members of this honorary and exclusive organization. and influential scientists were also as the State Park and Forest Association with the purpose of awakening interest in home adornment, city Association with the purpose of awakening as the State Park and Forest very well known and famous organization Another and forests (pool). improvement, and planting of parks by his in is the “Sem. Bot.” Seminar series that were essentially created that Bessey had much influence Bessey amongst many other things was a great man of organizations, and political affiliation. He was a and political affiliation. was a great man of organizations, Bessey amongst many other things his years, many he would at some point become president, through member in countless organizations himself, such He created many organizations within these organizations. vice president, or a guiding light lives as meristem tissue, so that you may grow, never let your attitudes become sclerenchyma tissue, hard never let your attitudes may grow, lives as meristem tissue, so that you and unchangeable”. (Holck) Gooding. botanical and fatherly advice “Keep your quote of Professor Bessey to his young pupils was including A a college professor he had taught around 4,000 students. A few of Bessey’s more prominent students were, more prominent students were, few of Bessey’s A he had taught around 4,000 students. a college professor D. Keim, and J.H... F. Th. Kiesselbach, Raymond Pool, Ernst Bessey, Roscoe Pound, Frederick Clements, of thousands of students and look at all the positions that they have held all over the US and Globe. If a that they have held all over and look at all the positions of thousands of students and would almost get a great letter of recommendation, a product of Bessey they could student should be in his forty-five years as of his students once and figured Bessey made a careful count always get the job. smallest rooms in the building. His door always had two signs posted “busy” and under that “come in” had two signs posted “busy” and the building. His door always smallest rooms in to Lincoln it was rare If ever a student would come back his importance for the students. which expressed was to look over the list favorite things to do Bessey’s One of in to chat with Bessey. that he did not stop a lab and a microscope. Bessey wrote several well-known and well-used books about botany. Bessey built books about botany. and well-used well-known wrote several a microscope. Bessey a lab and in 1884. He was the head from scratch when he arrived at Nebraska, starting the program Dept. of Botany was one of the His office Agriculture. which included Dean of the Industrial College, of the program and in Nebraska high schools” (Pool) high schools” in Nebraska to bring botany professor the first undergraduate era by being into the modern the classroom Bessey took As Dean, Bessey was instrumental in building up the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture and in and in Agriculture of School of Nebraska University up the building in instrumental was Bessey As Dean, courses to provide agriculture the state legislature also convinced He of Botany. the Department developing Continued on page 7 page on Continued As the character builds, the trail of Charles Bessey leads to a great man. If you took away As the character builds, the trail to these words till his last days. As a boy his father never thought of life as “a money getting race”, upon As a boy his father never thought of life as “a money getting race”, to these words till his last days. with little to live on, friends and which Bessey died a monetarily very poor man. Leaving his family Bessey had a strong ethical and moral foundation for life. Two statements from his parents frame his Two Bessey had a strong ethical and moral foundation for life. character well. one that has never been filled due to his When Bessey died there was a huge void at the University, He stuck department at the University. enthusiasm, and hard work. He alone was the equivalent a single through his professorship, lead hundreds of bright, young scientists to lead the nation in their fields. through his professorship, lead hundreds of bright, young scientists and students into loving Bessey enchanted many Presidents, Governors, scientists, local organizations and high schools, which were the outdoors. Bessey also wrote several books on botany for college including becoming president of widely used. He has been the guiding light into many organizations, Association for the American The that an educator could be part of, the most prestigious organization Advancement of Science. strengths and character. When you add back all the accomplishments, there is nothing that could When you add back all the accomplishments, strengths and character. time. researcher and great forward thinker of his father, teacher, leader, separate him from being a great led correspondence, interviews and achievements frame the man that The culmination of biographies, of recognition for his Botany Department. Has lead the State the University of Nebraska to national acres of the only hand planted National Forest in the Nation! Bessey, Nebraska to conserve over 80,000 a colleague stated, “It was useless for him to dwell upon the character of the departed, that his life was for him to dwell upon the character of the departed, that his life a colleague stated, “It was useless his God”. “Bessey would rather live the life of God, rather than boast the best testimony of his belief in religion”. (Daily Nebraskan, 1915) achievements, and honors you would still see a great man of ideals, all the accomplishments, books, Industrial College enrollment each year increased. Industrial College enrollment each Whenever he believed fully in God, and being a member of a Church. Bessey was a man of beliefs, he while Church to attend. In a few situations he even took the pulpit would move he always found a local Congregational Church, where he In Lincoln he helped in the building of the First a minister was away. and often even taught Sunday school. In the services of his death, was a member for almost 30 years, Bessey received his masters from his Alma Mater, Michigan Agriculture College, in 1872, then received College, in 1872, then Agriculture Michigan Alma Mater, his masters from his Bessey received to botany and in 1879, due to his work and contribution Ames, in Philosophy from his honorary PhD of the University and later became a great leader was a great advisor to students related fields. Bessey and of the College. He was interim Chancellor in 1888-1891, of Nebraska as a Dean and Chancellor Agriculture, Botany and the Under his lead the Department of became the Dean of Deans in 1909. successfully the federal government to put aside many acres in conservation. Bessey successfully many acres in conservation. Bessey federal government to put aside successfully the Teddy Pinchot and and later Gifford of Forestry, Fernow the head of the Division lobbied first Bernard of many Forest. Bessey lobbied for the conservation creation of now Halsey National Rosevelt for the Arbor Lodge, forest left including Ft. Calhoun, that had any residual natural other parts of Nebraska and parts of the Niobrara. Thurston County several prominent people including great men such as Gifford Pinchot, Teddy Rosevelt, Bernard Fernow, Fernow, Bernard Rosevelt, Teddy Pinchot, Gifford such as men great including people prominent several Bryan. Jennings William Furnas, and Governor of such as the deforestation before others, problems arising and could see great foresight, Bessey had to plant the early 1880’s promoted from Nation. Bessey the rapidly growing homes for trees to build and the local, state He would lobby timber industry. aid in the expanding Sand Hills to trees in the

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Journal of Forest History American Journal of Botany 1 Mar 1915 1 Mar. 1915 1 Mar. Daily Nebaskan Semi-Centennial Anniversery Book; The University of Nebraska 1869- Anniversery Book; Semi-Centennial Daily Nebraskan Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences of the Nebraska Transactions .1919 “Last Services for Dean Bessey in Memorial Hall.” Pool, R. J. “A Brief Sketch of the Life and Work of .” Edwin Bessey.” of Charles Work Brief Sketch of the Life and Pool, R. J. “A Pool, R. J. “Dean Charles E. Bessey” Reprinted from 1919 Overfield, R.A. “Trees for the Great Plains; Charles E. Bessey and Forestry” for the Great Plains; Charles E. Bessey Overfield, R.A. “Trees Ames, IA.20. Charles Edwin Bessey. Met: Dr. Pammel, L.H. 1928. Prominent Men I Have Overfield, R.A. 1993. Science with Practice: Charles E. Bessey: The impact of the “new” The impact of the “new” Charles E. Bessey: Overfield, R.A. 1993. Science with Practice: and Culture 16:162-181, Technology American agriculture. Botany on Holck, H.G.O. “History and Philosophy of Science: Niche for Past Nebraska Scientists of Note Holck, H.G.O. “History and Philosophy Charles Edwin Bessey (1845-1915)” Holck, H.G. “Charles Edwin Bessey (1845-1915), Inspired Botanist and Horticulturist, Outstanding Agricultural Developer, Agricultural Developer, Inspired Botanist and Horticulturist, Outstanding Holck, H.G. “Charles Edwin Bessey (1845-1915), Conservationist and Educator.” Avery, S. “Friends of Dean Bessey Join in Appreciations.” Dean Bessey Join in S. “Friends of Avery, C.E. “Botany Instead of Engineering” (date or source unknown) Bessey, at his feet until they too shall have passed into the other room. (Pool) at his feet until they too shall have Sources Cited to have been intimately associated with him was a benediction; to have walked with him in the fields and a benediction; to have walked with associated with him was to have been intimately master was to have been view of the realm of which he was received from him a glorious woods and to have who sat heart whose pulsations will never cease in the breasts of those led very close to the great throbbing Nebraska. taught by him was a priceless privilege; was to honor him; to have been he is one, but to have met him Yes, letter to Professor Erwin Barbour “I do not wonder that you have your fighting clothes on”. Bessey would that you have your fighting clothes Erwin Barbour “I do not wonder letter to Professor 25, 1915 in Lincoln, defeated. He passed on February see the day when the idea was unfortunately not control of the Legislature. This would be defeated, but not before political slander pointed at the old gray pointed at the old slander but not before political be defeated, This would the Legislature. control of Bessey’s This would rile up many of Professor Bessey. College, presumably Professor men of the Industrial Law at Harvard, stated in a then Dean of the College of As Roscoe Pound, associates. past students, and and the State to maintain the Industrial College and the University as one Institution. Senators Beal and Institution. Senators as one and the University the Industrial College to maintain and the State Farms from the Agriculture the stations, and College, Research Agriculture to separate the wanted Taylor the and under out of the University these departments the control of They wanted the regents. control of associates of Bessey created a memorial fund to support Bessey’s wife Lucy. Many remember Bessey as an as an Bessey remember Many wife Lucy. Bessey’s to support fund a memorial created Bessey of associates the University he was lobbying before his death, Only three days young mind. that still had a very old man

Dr. Frederic Miller Frederic Dr. anniversary meeting and and meeting anniversary th - Kelly Estes, IL History Natural Survey - Kelly Estes, – Stephanie Adams, The Morton Arboretum Current MortonThe Arboretum Current – Stephanie Adams, - The Morton grounds. Arboretum - – Dr. Colleen Warfield, Ball Horticultural Warfield, Colleen – Dr.

Mark Cinnamon, IL Dept. of Agriculture IL Dept. Cinnamon, Mark A look at the Promising Asian Ash. Asian Ash. at the Promising A look October 21st - 25th 2013 21st October Dr. James Ault Dr. – Bill McAdams, McAdams Consulting McAdams – Bill McAdams, Ken Rauscher – Stephanie Porter, U of I Plant Diagnostic Specialist – Stephanie Porter, The Central 43 HIS Chapter The gathering will be held at The Morton Arboretum Lisle, IL. Lisle, Arboretum Morton The at held be will gathering mark your calendars, pester your supervisors and inform your peers! your and inform supervisors your pester calendars, mark your Inspectors will receive in the field training in plant pest identification and management. Inspectors will receive Compliance Agreement Programs - a nursery between Information agreement will in developing compliance an effective be provided and the state plant health agency of a plant pest. concerning the management Diagnostic inspection of plant material will be provided on identification and management of greenhouse plant diseases. identification of greenhouse will on and management be provided Chicagoland Grows Program - to the growing of new well-adapted program plant cultivars that are plant introduction Innovative successfully plants can be grown the program’s While in focus, regional of the Upper Midwest. conditions in all of North America. zone-appropriate regions Emerald Ash Borer has caused the deaths of millions of native ash trees in the Midwest. Information will in the Midwest. has caused ash trees Emerald the deaths of millions of native Ash Borer tolerance to EAB and could be planted in the Central have U.S. may Asian ash species that on be provided VirusesDiseases & of the Greenhouse Information Plant disease and especially plants. of greenhouse viruses a serious issue in the production are management. The program requires the nurseryrequires The program and nursery pest to insure together work to inspectors management. freedom to foster and nation. uniformity the across programs of pest inspection The MortonProjects Arboretum Research industry. applicable the green projects to Arboretum research Host Plant and EAB: Resistance Scale insects are small sap sucking insects that can be difficult to detect and identify. Techniques in Scale small sap sucking insects are insects that can identify. be difficult to detect and will be provided. identification and control detection, SANC Program Updates - strategies best-management in the nursery to encourage and concept SANC is a program concerning pest identification and prevention of on trees. identificationcankers and prevention SurveysPest - Illinois ProgramForest CAPS OverviewThousand Cankers Disease of the surveys such detection as for pest/disease conducted exotic at ports inspections eluded first-line and others that have of entry. Scale Control pests & their Planned Presentations include: Planned include: Presentations Trees of Canker Diseases Information on will be provided serious a are and costlyCanker diseases in nurseries. problem

HIS  Central States Chapter HIS  Central States Chapter Continued fromContinued 1 page coming up in October in Lisle, Illinois. Nanette Nanette Illinois. up in October in Lisle, coming to past year the over Kalscheur hard has worked like it will It looks together. put this conference registration forms and The conference. be a great Please sent out a few ago. weeks were agendas supervisorstalk to your attend. to let you to be a HISIn conclusionpleasure it has been a reigns it go of the As I let years. over the officer served not is time for members who have to take like I would up the challenge and be involved. to thank the followingfor people making this KalscheurVice Nannette - organization work: Sarah Phipps & Bock-Secretary, John President, Dale Anderson-HIS Treasurer, Susan Ehlenbeck - Susan Ehlenbeck Committee, - SANC Board, Steve - HIS & website, Manual Editor Voss Todd Bock and John & Shimek-Newsletter Editor, - List-serve. Voss Todd It was great to have someone from someone have to It was great California out done are things how insights on Her attend. The training included opening. eye were west PlantKen Rauscher having (National Board) time SANC interviewa real with the Nursery Kansas State University gave professors Grower. In the scale on and plant diseases. insects lectures afternoon a mock Exercise Incident Command team” “strike was held for inspectors at the the surveying Everyone seemed to enjoy and level. Easter were adults The “Egg Scale”. eradicating Plenty”.“Good & eggs and the crawlers were reporter of CNN interviews injections Various insertedand fainting spells into the exercise were finished with a We realistic. to make things more the inspectors where classic nursery walk through, teach the inspectors. is Conference The next CentralAnnual Chapter v Additionally, 90 different kinds 90 different Additionally, : [email protected]

DeKalb, IL 60115 DeKalb, 815-787-5476 IL Dept. of Agriculture IL Dept. Rd. 2280 Bethany Nanette KalscheurNanette ViceHIS President Questions about the program or site? Contact: Questions or site? Contact: about the program conference; learnconference; from and presenters the knowledgeable the wisdom and experience of into inspectors. HIS tap The HIS fall conference is designed to bring topics that areThe HIS fall conferenceto bring is designed Join the nursery the work of State relevant to inspectors. state, federal, or world lists. federal, state, on endangered a diversity of plants fromrepresent the world around in the U.S. and here or threatened considered are the grounds of plants on ability to perform well in Northern Illinois’ challenging NorthernIllinois’ abilityperformin to well climate as and freezing of hot summers cold winters, The collections to our soils. as forwell their adaptation settings and are designed for and both enjoyment settings and are Plants selected for their are educational purposes. The collections are displayed in beautiful landscape displayed The collections are China), special habitats (e.g. Plants of Acid Soils), Plants Soils), of Acid (e.g. special habitats China), and rare and collections of horticultural collections, plants. endangered nearly 4,300 taxa. Specimens are arranged according to Specimensarranged according are nearly 4,300 taxa. elms and oaks), collections (e.g. taxonomic groups: five shrubs and trees from (e.g. collections geographic northern temperate zone of the world. The collections The northern temperate zone world. of the includetoday plants representing 222,000 live over one of the most comprehensive collections of woody of woody collections most comprehensive of the one the Arboretum’s Throughout Northplants in America. from plants it has acquired countries 40 in the history, Sitedetails represent living collections The Morton Arboretum’s HIS 10 Central States Chapter

Todd Voss - Iowa Department od Agriculture Agriculture od Department - Iowa Voss Todd and Land Stewardship Iowa Finds Emerald Ash Borer in Second Second in Borer Ash Emerald Finds Iowa Counties and Third with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in southeast Iowa in the near future. in southeast Iowa with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), With these new EAB finds in counties with close proximity to one another, there is likelymulti- there to be a With these new EAB finds in counties with one another, to close proximity along Department the Iowa state quarantine of Agriculture and Land issued by Stewardship (IDALS), unknown how many public and residential ash trees are located in Fairfield. According to the USDA Forest Forest to the USDA According located are in Fairfield. trees ash public and residential many how unknown in ash trees 3.1 million more has an estimated 52 million rural Iowa and approximately ash trees Service, urban areas. where the invasive beetle has been found. been found. beetle has the invasive where It is trees. Burlington right-of-way in the public 2,000 residential and an estimated has about 700 ash trees EAB has been positively identified in residential trees in the city of Burlington in Des Moines County, and the city in residential trees EAB has been positively of Burlington identified in in Des Moines County, respectively, locations; and third the second making these in Jefferson County, also in the city of Fairfield total of three counties. EAB was first found on Henderson Island in the Mississippi River in Allamakee in Island in the Mississippi River was first on Henderson EAB found counties. total of three WisconsinCounty 2010 near the Minnesota and in borders. Iowa has added two more counties that have been confirmed positive for emerald ash borer (EAB), for a (EAB), for emeraldpositive been confirmed ash borer that have counties more two has added Iowa