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IUFRO International Forest Biosecurity Conference NZFRI Bulletin No. 233 IUFRO International Forest Biosecurity Conference Incorporating the 6 th International Forest Vegetation Management Conference 16-20 March 2009 Rotorua New Zealand Popular Summaries Compiled by Margaret Richardson, Carolyn Hodgson, Adrienne Forbes New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited (trading as Scion) Rotorua New Zealand 2009 ISBN : 0-478-11023-5 ©New Zealand Forest Research Limited 2009 Produced as a handbook for participants of the IUFRO International Forest Biosecurity Conference Authors have been encouraged to submit full scientific versions of these summaries for publication in a Special Issue of the New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science Conference participants will be advised when proceedings are available Copyright 2009 New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited Private Bag 3020 Rotorua 3046 New Zealand Disclaimer In producing this publication reasonable care has been taken to ensure that all statements represent the best information available. However, the contents are not intended to be a substitute for specific specialist advice on any matter and should not be relied on for that purpose. Scion and its employees shall not be liable on any ground for any loss, damage, or liability incurred as a direct or indirect result of any reliance by any person upon information contained or opinions expressed in this work. Contents Opening Session – Monday, 16 March Developing phytosanitary treatments for international trade ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 Author: Dr Michael Ormsby Forest insect fitness on novel host trees: a matter of genetic relatedness and host specificity---------------- 3 Authors: Hervé Jactel, Coralie Bertheau, Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, François Lieutier Space, biodiversity and plant defence --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Author: Malcolm (Nod) Kay st Trends in forest vegetation management in Europe in the 21 century --------------------------------------------- 9 Authors: Nick McCarthy, Ian Willoughby, Philippe Balandier, and Niclas Scott Bentsen Concurrent Session - Quarantine - Monday, 16 March Forest biosecurity and methyl bromide use ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15 Author: K L Glassey In-transit fumigation with phosphine – an alternative to methyl bromide ------------------------------------------ 19 Author: Mike Gos Phosphine for disinfestation of pine logs from New Zealand--------------------------------------------------------- 20 Authors: Brash, D.W., C.W. van Epenhuijsen, Z. Zhang, B.L. Bycroft, S. Wimalaratne, J. Tumambing, G.P. Hosking, M. Goss Pests in wood packaging – where to now?------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 Authors: J.A. Simpson, C. A. Grgurinovic, K. Thomas, D. Letham Using differential responses to light spectra to reduce methyl bromide fumigation of sawn timber exports ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 Authors: Stephen M. Pawson*, Michael S. Watt, and Eckehard G. Brockerhoff Concurrent Session - Pest Risk Analysis 1 - Monday, 16 March The use of sentinel planting in biosecurity-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 Authors: T.I. Burgess, P. Thu, G.S. Pegg, B. Dell, M.J. Wingfield and G.E.StJ. Hardy Detecting invasive species in advance of the border ------------------------------------------------------------------ 30 Authors: Fagan, L.; Kean, J.; Bithell, S.; Dick, M.; Fletcher, J.; Cromey, M.; Martin, N.; Bell, N.; Aalders, L.; Cousins, K.; Barratt, B. Identifying and assessing entry pathways for hitchhiker organisms: a case study using lymantriid moths --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 Author: Melanie Newfield Arboreta as tools to detect new potential alien pests and test ecological hypotheses on biological invasions------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 Authors: M. Kenis, N. Kirichenko, Y. Baranchokov, J.-H. Sun, A. Roques Challenges in assessing risk posed by new forestry incursions: Uraba lugens as a case study------------ 37 Authors: Lisa Berndt and Toni Withers Susceptibility of Australian plant species to Phytophthora ramorum ----------------------------------------------- 41 Authors: K.B. Ireland, D. Hüberli, B. Dell, I.W. Smith, E.J. Fichtner, D.M. Rizzo and G.E. St J. Hardy Concurrent Session - Vegetation Management - Monday, 16 March An economic case for vegetation management research for plantation forests in New Zealand ----------- 47 Author: B. Richardson, M.O. Kimberley, J.A. Turner and C.A. Rolando Effects of herbaceous and woody vegetation control on early boreal mixed wood stand development --- 52 Authors: Philip G.Comeau, Douglas G. Pitt, Dan MacIsaac, Milo Mihajlovich, Michael Hoepting , and Susan Humphries Effects of vegetation control treatments for release of Engelmann spruce from a mixed-shrub community in Southern British Columbia – Year 15 results--------------------------------------------- 56 Authors: Philip G. Comeau, and George J. Harper Wildling conifer control in the South Island of New Zealand ( Pinus contorta , P. mugo and Pseudotsuga menziesii ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59 Authors: Stefan F. Gous, Michael S. Watt, Brian Richardson and Mark O. Kimberley Evaluation of Amicarbazone herbicide for forest weed control ------------------------------------------------------ 62 Authors: J A Zabkiewicz, K D Steele and S F Gous The invasion of broom ( Cytisus scoparius ) in New Zealand --------------------------------------------------------- 66 Authors: Quentin Paynter 1; A. Hugh Gourlay; Paul G. Peterson; Simon V. Fowler Concurrent Session - Pest Risk Analysis 2 - Monday, 16 March Application of deliberative multi-criteria evaluation to prioritize invasive pest species------------------------- 71 Authors: Michael Hurley, Kim Lowell, David Cook, Shuang Liu, Abu-Baker Siddique, Art Diggle Mapping risks of invasive species with Stochastic models: A cross-border US-Canada application for Sirex Noctilio Fabricius------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 73 Authors: Denys Yemshanov, Frank H. Koch, Daniel W. McKenney, Marla C. Downing, Frank Sapio Evaluating critical uncertainty thresholds in a spatial model of forest pest invasion risk ---------------------- 75 Authors: Frank H. Koch, Denys Yemshanov, Daniel W. McKenney, William D. Smith Robustness of risk maps and pest survey networks to the knowledge gaps about a new invasive pest-- 77 Authors: Denys Yemshanov, Frank H. Koch, Yakov Ben-Haim, William D. Smith Qualitative modelling for risk analysis in forest biosecurity and productivity prediction------------------------ 79 Authors: M. Glen, L. Pinkard, A. Herr, J. Dambacher, K. Hayes and C. L. Mohammed Developing pyramid lure combinations to improve surveillance efficiency --------------------------------------- 82 Authors: DM Suckling, EG Brockerhoff, A Roques, H Jactel, AM El-Sayed, M Branco and V Mastro Field Trip - Wedneday, 18 March Establishment and early spread of the buddleia leaf weevil---------------------------------------------------------- 87 Authors: M.C. Watson, D.J. Kriticos, L.A. Berndt, T.M. Withers Opening Session - Thursday, 19 March Nectria flute canker in New Zealand: an exotic pathogen on an exotic host results in a new disease----- 93 Authors: Anna J.M. Hopkins, Margaret A. Dick and Lindsay S. Bulman The rise and fall of wild kiwifruit ( Actinidia spp.) in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand -------------------------------- 96 Authors: John Mather and Jon Sullivan Dispersion of pheromone in forest environments: Considerations in anti-aggregation, attraction and confusion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 98 Authors: Harold Thistle, Holly Peterson, Steve Edburg, Tara Strand, Brian Lamb, Brian Strom Management of Kauri dieback and Phytophthora ‘ taxon Agathis’ -------------------------------------------------101 Authors: N. Waipara, A. Davis, J. Meys, B. Osborne, P. Lee, A. Peart, A. Campion, S. Hill, B. Sheeran, J. Craw, S. Bellgard & R.E Beever Early detection and rapid response via a global network of sentinel plantings: Recruiting botanic gardens and arboreta to stop the spread of invasive insects and pathogens -----------104 Authors: Kerry O. Britton, Peter White, Andrea Kramer, and George Hudler Concurrent Session - Vegetation Management 2 - Thursday, 19 March Maximizing growth response in newly planted Douglas-fir seedlings through the integrated study of fall-spring herbicide treatments, soil moisture, and xylem water potential--------------------------109 Author: Eric J. Dinger and Robin Rose Vegetation manager – a decision support system developed to optimise forest vegetation management across an environmental gradient ----------------------------------------------------------------------------110 Authors: Michael S. Watt, Mark O. Kimberley, Brian Richardson, Wayne Schou, Stefan F. Gous Twenty years of forest vegetation management research in South Africa – have the original objectives been met? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------114 Authors: Keith M. Little and Carol A. Rolando Estimating rotation-length impacts of weed control during
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